Wishing you a happy and creative World Embroidery Day!
The initiative came from Skåne Sy-d, a local group from the Swedish Embroiderers’ Guild. The first World Embroidery Day took place in Vismarlöv, Sweden on the 30th July 2011 and is now celebrated annually all over the world.
We have selected some of our favourite quotes from the manifesto:
“Textile reflects our world; embroideries can show the expressions of our time.”
“To engage in creativity that leads to a better understanding between countries and between people. To embroider is a peaceful occupation.”
“You embroider for joy, beauty, decoration and for the creation of identity. Stitches can be decorative, beautiful, comforting, repeating, healing, telling, pleasurable, rebellious, caressing and perfect.”
“People embroider out of joy, as a hobby, professionally, for the bare necessities of life and as an act of freedom. You embroider together with others or in meditative solitude.”
“We want to acknowledge embroidery as an act of free creativity, which can lead to free, creative thoughts and ideas. We want to tie our embroidery threads from the privileged northern hemisphere together with stitches that are sewn by embroidering sisters and brothers all over the world. We want to be part of a joyfully creative peace movement.”
Make 30th July a day filled with creativity for the sake of Peace, Freedom and Equality.
At Dicraft, we invite you to celebrate embroidery with us today and the rest of the week in a way that is meaningful to you.
As a celebratory gift to our lovely Dicraft subscribers we are launching 4 new products and giving you an exclusive discount code for all of them along with some of our other bestselling kits.
Spoil yourself or your loved ones this World Embroidery Day.
