Lady Anne's Needlework Festival · 4-17 July 2021
Two weeks of needlework & great company in a fabulous, rural location
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A Celebration of Historic Needlework
Learn about historic textiles from the time of Lady Anne Clifford, 1590-1676
Exclusive Designs
Choose from over 60 designs from our programme of 1, 2, 3 and 4 day workshops
Relax in Beautiful English Countryside
Visit the nearby Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Northumbrian national parks
Learn Hand Embroidery from the Best
Twenty-three international needlework tutors, historians and textile experts await you
Visit our Favourite Castles and Stately Homes
Meet the owners and view their needlework collections during private visits
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
Set in historic Appleby-in-Westmorland in the heart of the Eden Valley
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The festival at a glance

60

Workshops

23

Tutors

9

Speakers

3

Excursions

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View the designs

Sixty historically-inspired designs to choose from

The Moth · Di Van Niekerk
2 day class in Silk Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork
The Beetle · Michele Carragher
1 day class in Costume Special Effects
Elizabethan Rose · Zinaida Kazban
3 day class in Historic Stumpwork and Goldwork
Spring Wreath · Jo Butcher
2 day class in Surface Embroidery
Unicorn & Borrage · Zinaida Kazban
2 day class in Tapestry shading, Elizabethan seeding and metalwork
Little Elizabethan Stalk · Kate Barlow
3 day class in Silk Shading, Satin Stitch, Laidwork, Couching, Cutwork
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A gathering of top international
embroidery tutors in a remote rural setting.

Class venues will be located in and around the beautiful and tranquil rural setting of Appleby and the Eden Valley, on the doorstep of the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and the Scottish Borders.

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Meet the tutors.

Twenty-three expert needlework tutors from five countries convene to teach 1, 2, 3 and 4 day workshops. 

Among the tutors joining us will be Phillipa Turnbull, Tony Minieri, Di Van Niekerk, Alison Cole, Nicola Jarvis, Meredith Willett, Nicola Jarvis, Michele Carragher, Jenny Adin-Christie, Jacqui Carey, Zinaida Kazban, Trish Burr, and Sarah Thursfield.

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COVID-19

Read our latest COVID-19 statement and how this might affect our Festival plans and your booking.
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Who is Lady Anne?

Our local hero and muse. Find out who this enigmatic lady was and why she has inspired our festival.
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Meet Trish Burr

Read our interview with festival tutor Trish Burr and learn more about what inspires her to teach.
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