Siren’s Song

A world of colour

Nikki has created an exclusive video to accompany

My New Pad

Use a kaleidoscope of thread shades and special techniques such as fused fabrics and free machining, to create our fabulous frog on his lily pad

A New Leaf

Work with metallic and silk threads, plus beads to make a pair of statement earrings – with two beautiful leaf-shaped designs to choose from

Strawberries & Cream

Sharpen your needlelace skills with our sweet stumpwork strawberries set, complete with workbox, scissor keep and pincushion

Delicate Beauty

Practise your Hardanger stitches with this beautiful band of intricate work, taken from a sampler featured in Yvette Stanton’s latest book

Bridal Reflections

Create our Periwinkle Mirror with silk pouch as a gift for the bride-to-be to use on her big day, or for yourself to use on special occasions

Bunny Beware!

Practise Jacobean crewel embroidery with our little bunny design that incorporates both classic and more unusual stitches

Crewel Embroidery

Ilke Cochrane gives her hints and tips for working with wool to stitch crewelwork creations

What’s On

NORTH EAST THE BORDER TEXTILE GROUP EXHIBITION: BORDERS

For Your Bookshelf

FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS SEE PAGE 16!

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STITCH: MAKING BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY EASY

Templates

All the templates, guides and patterns you will need to complete this issue’s projects. Please note the scale before starting.

Stitch Guide

Applying a Bead Secure the bead with a

Timeless Elegance

Yvette Stanton, Hardanger expert and author, shares the story behind her new book and why historical authenticity is so important to her when creating new stitches

Stitch Together

Carole Nicholls of Bath Textile Artists shares with us their mission to expand the concept of textile art, their annual exhibitions program, fundraising and more…

Meet the Artist

We chat with one of our embroidery artists. Stitch contributor Ilke Cochrane shares with us her love of crewelwork and goldwork, her time at RSN and her favourite materials to work with