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Happy World Embroidery Day, 2020

July 30, 2020 by harrietalonso

Happy World Embroidery Day to all! I submitted the piece above to the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design for its World’s Longest Band Sampler project. The saying is a riff on Robin Morgan’s classic work, Sisterhood is Powerful. I posted the message on a few Needlepoint Facebook pages and sent it to those on […]

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Happy World Embroidery Day, 2019

July 28, 2019 by harrietalonso

Once again, July 30, is a day to celebrate World Embroidery Day. And once, again, I would like to recognize the origin of the day, reprint the “Manifest,” and include one of my own pieces that, I believe, reflects the meaning of World Embroidery Day. The initiative came from Skåne Sy-d, a local group of […]

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Celebrate World Embroidery Day, July 30

July 27, 2018 by harrietalonso

On July 30, join me in celebrating World Embroidery Day. Les Chapeaux designed by Judi Alweil of Judy & Co. (See discussion further down in article.) The initiative came from Skåne Sy-d, a local group of Broderiakademin, the Swedish Embroiderers Guild. The first World Embroidery Day took place on July 30, 2011, in Vismarlöv, Sweden. […]

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