We dispatch shop orders 3 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Christmas opening times
We are away for the first two weeks of January so will be open on various days over the Christmas period! See dispatch dates and times here:
Monday 22nd December - Last dispatch before Christmas
CLOSED - 23rd-28th December
Monday 29th December - Morning disaptch
Wednesday 31st December - Morning dispatch
Friday 2nd January 2026 - Morning dispatch
CLOSED: Saturday 3rd January -Saturday 18th January 2026
Monday 19th January 2026 - Dispatch as normal
Welcome!
Sarah Homfray.com is a site dedicated to hand embroidery; passing on skills, inspiring you to stitch and providing the tools and materials to do so! Sarah trained on the 3 year Royal School of Needlework Apprenticeship, at the Cyprus Collage of Art, has a teaching certificate from North Kent Collage and now works with her husband Jonathan in their studio based on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England.
Check out the shop below for over 500 items of specialist hand embroidery materials & equipment; worldwide shipping (free UK shipping over £50) and super fast dispatch times!
Visit the Learning Zone to see Class information and the Community Page for free designs and galleries and of course the video page for over 400 videos with Sarah on all things embroidery!
Postal strike update: We are now shipping to Canada again
Canada Post strikes have now been suspended so we are shipping to Canada again. Please note, there may be delays while the back log is cleared
USA Tariffs September 2025 UPDATE
We are now shipping to the US again! From 29th August 2025, orders going into the USA via the postal service will be subject to tariff charges. A 10% charge will be added to your order total at the checkout before you commit to buy (please note, the charge is on the goods AND the postage). Choose Tracked or Tracked and Signed service at the checkout.
EU GPSR regulations
UPDATE (16/9/25): We are now shipping to Northern Ireland again
New EU GPSR regulations: Services to the EU, EAA countries (Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland) and Switzerland are suspended until further notice due to the new GPSR regulations brought in in December 2024, please accept our apologies for this.
Join us on Patreon and YouTube Channel Memberships!
Join us now on Patreon and YouTube Channel Membership for extra perks and content, click the links below to see what it's all about...
Visit our online shop
We have hundreds of items for sale, click the button below to have a browse!
We have lots of resources for embroiderers of all levels, see what we have below...
Embroidery beginners
If you are an embroidery beginner and need some handy tips and advice then this page is just for you!
Videos
See over 400 videos on hand embroidery! A wonderful resource for students, practitioners and hobbyists alike.
Community
Head to the community page to get free designs, see the embroidery galleries, and check out our Stitching Around the World project!
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