The Embroiderer's Directory

Your trusted guide to independent hand embroidery designers, teachers, shops and more

The Embroiderer's Directory gathers hand embroiderers from around the world who earn their livelihoods by sharing their talents with you. There are no corporations or AI, just humans creating for humans. Whether that's designing patterns, teaching workshops, running an embroidery supply shop or any of the other helpful and creative stuff embroiderers do to share with you and keep the art form thriving. 

There's one entry per independent, and each has been vetted so you can confidently support the individuals and small businesses who enhance your embroidery life. There are indexes – sorted according to specialty, embroidery style, product or service offered and country – to make navigating the directory quick and easy. And it's in the form of a digital book, so you can click or tap your way around the directory as well as go straight to all the individual websites. There are also gorgeous images of all the embroidery on offer, so you could simply immerse yourself in our world for a bit and see what catches your eye.

This first edition is an idea I'm testing, so I'm offering the directory as pay-what-you-want but with three predetermined prices. So you can decide what you feel it's worth to you, but avoid a blank, blinking cursor situation. There's no obligation and it's purely to keep the directory accessible to everyone, no matter your financial status. All the paid options do is help cover the time it took me to compile and create the directory.