Beth Somerville, Embroiderer

Young Embroiderer of the Year Award 2024

Gloucestershire embroiderer Beth Somerville won the inaugural Young Embroiderer of the Year Award, supported by the Worshipful Company of Broderers, including a £1,000 prize awarded at a special presentation at Eltham Palace on Tuesday 26 November 2024.

The inaugural award celebrates a young embroiderer who has made an outstanding start to their craft career. The winner is highly skilled amongst their peers, whilst raising the perceived value of their craft through sharing and awareness raising. They have given themselves a fantastic chance of achieving long-term success, perhaps overcoming disadvantage or setbacks along the way.

Beth Somerville started a degree in plant science at Manchester University, before diverting to pursue a career as a textile designer at Falmouth University. In 2023 she was awarded the New Designer of the Year after exhibiting at New Designers, and invited to show her work at the Knitting and Stitching Show. Since graduating, Beth has completed the Chanel and King’s Foundation Metiers d’Art Fellowship.