The UK's most exciting Textile Art Show

Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch is celebrating its 21st Birthday and is moving to the UK's most prestigious venue, the NEC Birmingham. The Show will co-locate alongside the popular Sewing for Pleasure & Hobbycrafts shows giving you the opportunity to visit 3 great shows for the price of 1!

In addition to all the supplies, materials and ideas you need for your own sewing projects, Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch 2010 offers:

• Catwalk Shows
• The Duchess Costumes
• In Celebration of Stitch
• Stylish Stitches
• Pearls of Wisdom
• The Country Wife Mural
• Madeira Competition

Read on to find out more about these exciting features:

Afghanistan Inspiration

We are proud to launch the selected tour of 'Afghanistan Inspiration' at Fashion Embroidery & Stitch. Supported by Madeira Germany, the DAI (Deutsch-Afghanische Initiative) is a humanitarian project involving the women and girls in Laghmani village, Afghanistan. The aim is to help the women of this poor war-torn region to become more self-sufficient by creating 8 x 8cm embroideries to their own designs, which are systematically paid for and sold in Europe. The DAI take the risk if the squares cannot be sold.
For more details click here.

'The Duchess' Costumes

A superb capsule collection of stunning OSCAR and BAFTA winning costumes from the celebrated British film 'The Duchess' starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes The film traces the controversial life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who shared strikingly tragic similarities to Diana, Princess of Wales. Although born two centuries apart, both women were Spencers, married to older, wealthy men. Like Diana, Georgiana suffered a complicated love life, but found consolation in the outpouring of public affection. Both charismatic women, they became celebrated fashion icons of their time, guaranteeing celebrity status. Enter an exciting Fashion Design competition in the theme of The Duchess! More details here shortly.

In Celebration of Stitch

‘In Celebration of Stitch’ showcases the stunning work of Dr Isabel Elliot, former Mistress of Embroidery at Gloucester Cathedral. Click here for more details.

Embroidery Competition - Butterfly Magic

To celebrate the 21st Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch show's new home at the NEC, Flair Magazine invite you to enter an exciting Embroidery Competition sponsored by ICHF together with Husqvarna Viking and Madeira Threads! Click here for full details.

Pearls of Wisdom

The 'Pearls of Wisdom' collection is the second 'In the Spotlight' exhibition from the Quilters Guild, who are celebrating their 30 year anniversary this year! The display brings together quilts selected from each UK region - putting unknown quilters literally 'in the spotlight'. Here is your chance to see this fabulous showcase of quilts, each region represented with a quilt of their choice.

Stylish Stitches

In 2008, the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) launched a brand new competition, challenging members to pick up their knitting needles and crochet hooks to create an original home or fashion accessory, using fascinating fibres and tantalising textures. Sponsored by the UK Hand Knitting Association (UKHKA), this is the first venture that the two organisations have worked on together. Stylish Stitches will be displaying the winners of each category, plus the best of the rest

The Country Wife Mural

The National Needlework Archive will be introducing its latest venture to conserve Constance Howard's 4m x 5m embroidered mural The Country Wife, made for The Festival of Britain in 1951. Call at the NNA stand to find out how you can help with this exciting project. www.nationalneedleworkarchive.org.uk

£1,500 of Prizes to be won! Glimpses of 'The Swinging Sixties'

Stitch/Madeira Competition 2010
Stitch Magazine has once again joined forces with Madeira Uk Ltd and Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch to bring you the Stitch/Madeira Competition 2010. The theme of the competition is Glimpses of 'The Swinging Sixties' and entry is open to all embroidery enthusiasts. Whether you work by hand, machine or mixed media, or are a beginner or an experienced embroiderer, you can enter! All entrants will be displayed and judged at the show and there will be a prize for each Category Winner and a superb prize for the Overall Winner!
Click for more details: (Page 1) (Page 2)

Catwalk Fashion Shows

FREE catwalk shows will be hosted each day by Brenda Killigrew and the Inkberrow Design Centre and held at 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 each day. Just turn up, take your seats and enjoy these exciting shows!

All this and 2 other shows as well!

Your ticket to Fashion & Embroidery will give you free access to Sewing for Pleasure and Hobbycrafts.

	Cutting edge Textile Art to excite and inspire - A Textile Artist's Paradise!
	This popular hobby supplies show has won 'Best Show' 5 years running and is where you will find all the materials you need for your own creative craft hobbies.

For more details visit the Sewing for Pleasure and Hobbycrafts pages.