#WorldEmbroideryDay was started in 2011 by Skåne Sy-d, a local group of Broderiakademin, the Swedish Embroiderer’s Guild, as a call to recognize embroidery as a way to bring forth peace and creative understanding. You can read the full manifesto here: https://tacklebony.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/embroidery_manifesto_-english.pdf