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EGA • Local Stitching/Handicraft Groups • American Guilds • Guilds from Other Countries • Museums • Stitching Festivals • Embroidery Blogs • Stitch Guides • Other Sites
- Embroiderers’ Guild of America — The national organization website
- Pacific Southwestern Region — Our region’s website
- Threaded Needle — Escondido, California chapter
- Torrey Pine Needlers — Encinitas, California chapter
- CyberStitchers — Internet chapter for those who do not live near a physical chapter
Local Stitching/Handicraft Groups
- Back Country Quilters
- Canyon Quilters of San Diego
- Chula Vista Quilters Guild
- Friendship Quilters of San Diego
- Kaleidoscope Quilt Guild
- Legacy Quilter’s Guild
- North County Quilters
- Palomar Mountain Stitchers
- San Diego ANG
- San Diego Creative Stitchery Guild
- San Diego North Coast Knitters
- San Diego People of Color Quilt Guild
- Stitching Sisters Quilt Guild
- Textile Study Guild of San Diego
- Threaded Needle
- Torrey Pine Needlers
- Village Quilters
- American Needlepoint Guild and their San Diego Chapter
- Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild
- International Organization of Lace, Inc.
- National Academy of Needlearts
- Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework
- Smocking Arts Guild of America
- Cross Stitch Guild — Based in the U.K.
- Embroiderers’ Association of Canada
- Embroiderers’ Guild — Based in the U.K.
- Embroiderers’ Guild of NSW — Based in Australia
- Embroiderers’ Guild of South Australia
- Embroiderers’ Guild of Victoria — Based in Australia
- Embroiderers’ Guild of Western Australia
- Goldwork Guild — Based in the U.K.
- Lace Guild — Based in the U.K.
- Northern Ireland Embroidery Guild — Based in Northern Ireland
- Sampler Guild — Based in the U.K.
- Young Embroiderers — Based in the U.K.
- Royal School of Needlework — Hampton Court Palace, U.K.
- San Francisco School of Needlework and Design — San Francisco, U.S.A.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fashion Museum — Bath, England, U.K.
- Museum of Fine Arts — Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. — Sampler collection on-line
- Textile Museum — Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
- Textile Museum of Canada — Toronto, Canada
- Victoria & Albert Museum — London, England, U.K.– One of the best collections of decorative arts in the world
Stitching Festivals
For EGA National and Regional Seminars, please view our calendar.
- Celebration of Needlework — Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
- International Craft & Hobby Fairs — Numerous sites around the U.K.
- Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition — Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
Embroidery Blogs
Blogs by embroiderers focusing on embroidery
- EGA National’s Blog — Keep up with the latest from EGA National
- Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘n Thread — Focuses on surface embroidery, provides free patterns and instructions
- The Embroiderer’s Story — Recreating a 17th century jacket and more
- Lil Book of Embroidery Stitches — Compact 1 page stitch guide for basic embroidery stitches from Muse of the Morning
- Needlework Stitch Dictionary — Online illustrated stitch dictionary
- Pocket Guide to Embroidery Stitches — Short and sweet stitch guide from Stitched Stories
- RSN Stitch Bank — Video dictionary of stitches by the Royal School of Needlework (contains more than 400 different stitches with more added regularly!)
- San Diego County Fair — Website of the San Diego County Fair
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EGA • American Guilds • Guilds from Other Countries • Museums • Stitching Festivals • Embroidery Blogs • Stitch Guides • Other Sites