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Explore our online events, including our free monthly Q&A and the Lady Anne's Needlework Festival.

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Lady Anne's Needlework Festival 2025

Celebrating the Gawthorpe Textile Collection, our 2025 Festival takes place over the whole month of February. Enjoy the company of others during formal classes, lectures, and free demonstrations. Learn from the best to create your own needlework masterpieces!

All Live Events

Free Monthly Q&A with Phillipa Turnbull & Special Guest Natalie Dupuis

Each month Phillipa hosts a relaxed, free session where anyone can join, stitch together and ask questions. Join our community of embroiderers with varying skill levels, no prior experience is needed. Simply sign up to receive the Zoom link each month!

Free Live Demo with Deborah Wilding

Join Deborah as she talks about her latest collaboration with the Crewel Work Company and demonstrates a stitch from this new design.

Free Live Demo with Kate Barlow

Join Kate as she talks about her newest Feller Frame design and demonstrates a stitch from upcoming kit.

Free Live Demo with Zina Kazban

Join Zina as she talks about the Sweet Valentine project, its evolution and demonstrates one of the stitches from this stunning design.

Lecture Replay with Jacqui Hyman

A chance to watch a replay of Jacqui's lecture from our 2022 Lady Anne's Needlework Festival. The lecture, ‘Going to the Ball’ – Fancy Dress Re-Cycling in the 19th Century, gives us a fascinating insight into life in that century and we are lucky to be joined for a live Q&A with Jacqui after the replay!

Free Live Demo with Phillipa Turnbull

Join Phillipa as she talks about her latest Gawthorpe design and shares a stitch from this incredible new project.

Free Live Demo with Lucy Martin

Join Lucy as she talks about our latest collaboration with Hand & Lock, the Lord of the Privy Councillor Jacket Goldwork design, developed by Lucy exclusively for Lady Anne's Festival and based on a jacket in the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection.

Lecture Replay with Ninya Mikaela

We are thrilled to have permission to replay Ninya's incredible lecture from our Lady Anne's Needlework Festival in 2022 - For Comlynesse Only: Decorative Embellishment and Sumptuary Legislation during the Reign of Elizabeth I

Free Live Demo with Natalie Dupuis

Natalie will demonstrate a stitch from her latest collaboration with the Crewel Work Company and share her journey to creating this charming new design.

Free Monthly Q&A with Phillipa Turnbull

Lady Anne's Needlework Festival 2025

Lowers blood pressure

Embroidery calms the nervous system, promotes relaxation, and contributes to lower blood pressure, reducing stress for improved well-being.
Regulates breath

Engaging in embroidery encourages mindful, rhythmic stitching, promoting focused breathing patterns that can induce a sense of calm and relaxation.
Calms nervous system

Embroidery, with its repetitive and rhythmic hand movements, engages the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing stress levels.
Form deep social bonds

Our online community fosters connection through a shared creative space, encouraging communication and supporting the exchange of ideas, nurturing deep social bonds among members.