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National Embroidery Awards 2025

I’m pleased to announce that Lancashire Rich Jam Cake is part of the National Embroidery Awards 2025 at the Fashion & Embroidery Show, NEC Birmingham, England.

This exhibition of machine and hand embroidery features around a 100 stunning artworks from across the UK. The Fashion & Embroidery Show is hosted by the Creative Craft Show in Hall 20 at the NEC centre, Birmingham, England, 13th – 16th March 2025.

National Embroidery Awards 2025

I visited on day two of the show, busy with visitors from both stitching and mixed media backgrounds.

As I popped into the exhibition I snapped the image below – a visitor totally absorbed with my hand embroidered recipe.

Visitor reading the recipe.
National Embroidery Awards 2025 — Visitor reading the recipe

Towards the end of the day I took these images showcasing the diverse work on show.

Images from the show.
National Embroidery Awards 2025 — Images from the show.

There could only be one overall winner.

The Best in Show was awarded to my dear friend and textile artist Aran Illingworth. Congratulations Aran.

Best in Show at the National Embroidery Awards

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Lancashire Rich Jam Cake

Lancashire Rich Jam Cake is a new piece of work I’ve created about my love of food. The embroidery is based around one of my late mother’s recipes and celebrates a Lancashire version of a jam pasty or a jam slice.

The words and original design are my own.

Lancashire Rich Jam Cake

Good food and good memories form the foundation to this artwork.

“This cake were a firm favourite at every school or church event I went to as a kid. Folk would make it to sell or cut it up and share it with a hot brew. This crowd pleaser were perfect to cut into little squares; or as my aunt used to do – cut it into pie slice wedges and arrange it on a big flowery china plate for an afternoon treat.” ~ Catherine Hill.

Close up of the work
Lancashire Rich Jam Cake — Close up of the work

Vintage Sylko threads used in Lancashire Rich Jam Cake — Vintage Sylko threads

Hand embroidered cotton cloth, vintage Sylko threads. Size 23.5 x 11.5cm

This piece forms part of a body of work celebrating Lancashire food.

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Fashion and Embroidery Show 2025

I’m pleased to share that my hand embroidered work will be on display on the Embroiderers’ Guild stand at the Fashion & Embroidery Show, NEC Birmingham 13th-16th March 2025.

‘Darning Sampler 2’ and ‘They Shall Grow Not Old’ created for the ‘Repair Restore Recreate’ Members’ Project plus ‘Good Grub’ created for the Members’ Challenge are available to view on the Embroiderers’ Guild stand H28 at the show.