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EGA • American Guilds • Guilds from Other Countries • Museums • Stitching Festivals • Embroidery Blogs • Internet Resources • Other Sites

EGA 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

Other American Guilds

•  American Needlepoint Guild and their San Diego Chapter
•  Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild
•  International Old Lacers, Inc.
•  National Academy of Needlearts
•  Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework
•  Smocking Arts Guild of America

Guilds from Other Countries

•  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
•  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. 

Museums

•  Cloisters -- New York, New York, U.S.A. -- Home of the Unicorn Tapestries
•  Metropolitan Museum of Art -- New York, New York, U.S.A.
•  Museo Nazionale del Bargello -- Florence, Italy -- Now in English
•  Museum of Costume -- 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. 
•  Creative Sewing and Needlework Festivals -- Festivals in Toronto, Canada
•  International Craft & Hobby Fairs -- Numerous sites around the U.K. 
•  Pins & Needles -- Newcastle, 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

Useful Internet Resources

•  Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, & Stitchery -- Must be the largest collection of stitching links on the web
•  Johanna's Needlework Stitch Guide -- Online illustrated stitch guide
•  Magazines and Newsletters -- Collection of links to stitching magazines and newsletters
•  Needlework Stitch Dictionary -- Online illustrated stitch dictionary

Other Sites

•  San Diego County Fair -- Website of the San Diego County Fair

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