The Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch Show offers the very best in textile art with cutting edge displays, expert demonstrations, latest supplies & inspiring catwalk shows.

In 2010, Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch celebrates it's 21st Birthday and with this - the show is moving to the UK's most prestigious venue, the NEC Birmingham to co-locate alongside the popular Sewing for Pleasure & Hobbycrafts Shows giving you the opportunity of visiting 3 great shows for the price of 1 ticket! Make sure you put the dates on your calendar now for 2010!

Find all the latest materials, supplies and ideas, plus tips and advice from the experts and inspiration from the many different textile artists who with be showcasing their exciting work. The 2010 show is sure to be inspirational with a whole host of colleges and displays, plus the popular Catwalk Fashion Show hosted by Brenda Killigrew and the Inkberrow Design Centre, enabling talented students and exhibitors the chance to showcase their creations.

£1,500 of Prizes to be won!
Glimpses of 'The Swinging Sixties' Stitch/Madeira Competition 2010

Madeira/Stitch Competition Machine Winner 2008

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 Fashion, Embroidery + Stitch show at the NEC, 25-28 March 2010 and there will be a prize for each Category Winner and a superb prize for the Overall Winner!
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Talk to our Experts

ICHF's academy of demonstrators will host a whole range of talented Textile Artists at the show who will be happy to give you all the advice, tips, encouragement and inspiration you could possibly want! More details to follow shortly.

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!

Costume Display

Your chance to see fantastic costumes not usually seen outside their specialist collections. More details to follow shortly.

Knitting Feature

We will shortly be announcing a new Knitting Feature and will once again be looking for lots of help and involvement from our show visitors - so if you enjoy knitting and would like to be a part of this fascinating new feature, do keep checking here for more information shortly.

Other Show Features include

• Stylish Stitches - NFWI Knitting Competition
• In The Spotlight - Display by the Quilters Guild with the theme 'Pearls of Wisdom
• Sensational Stitches - Embroidery Display
• College displays

Some photos courtesey of Rawman Photography