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inspire the art of embroidery in New Zealand.
ANZEG | ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND EMBROIDERERS' GUILDS INC
ANZEG Threads magazine
The Association of New Zealand Embroiderers' Guilds produces a magazine every six months featuring the best of New Zealand embroidery, news from Guilds all over New Zealand and special features on different embroiderers and techniques.
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Threads was first published in October 1980 and started out as a black and white issue of 28 pages.
It is now 68 glorious full colour pages full of embroidery delights. It comes out every April and October. Subscriptions are welcome.
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< Our latest 64 page issue, #90 | April 2025, includes:
•Conference 2026 'Threads of Connection' exhibition conditions
•Conference 2026 Te Wero Tuia pattern revealed
•A profile on Mia Hansson and her epic Bayeux Tapestry replica
•Honiton lace and Irish embroidery articles
•Ever wondered how tutors develop a workshop? Find out how in this issue...
•Five fabulous exhibitions with lots of photos
•The new way to order ANZEG's Resources
plus other news from New Zealand's Guilds.
Our next issue comes out in OCTOBER 2025.
Please send articles to the Editor before FRIDAY August 29, 2025.
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For more information please contact the Threads Editor:
Margaret Rietema
email: editor.threads@gmail.com
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To advertise or subscribe contact:
Amanda Sherman
email: embroiderynzwebsite@gmail.com
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The cover image for this issue is SPOONBILL by Marie Keeves of Coromandel Guild. The spoonbill is an original design, based on a New Zealand calendar of birds. Marie has done a number of them from the calendar to send to her family overseas. They are very beautiful. Marie is an expert stitcher, past tutor and still does all this without glasses and she is almost 90! You can read more about Coromandel’s exhibition from p33...
The cover image for this issue is SPOONBILL by Marie Keeves of Coromandel Guild. The spoonbill is an original design, based on a New Zealand calendar of birds. Marie has done a number of them from the calendar to send to her family overseas. They are very beautiful. Marie is an expert stitcher, past tutor and still does all this without glasses and she is almost 90! You can read more about Coromandel’s exhibition from p33...