Christmas CLASSICS

A lighter touch

There are so many beautiful embroidery techniques,

Festive Flora

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Fiery Autumn

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Focus on: Working with soluble fabric

Claire Muir shares her top tips for creating textiles pieces using this clever material

O Wise One

Feel a little wiser with our brown owl brooch, which is created using mainly straight, satin and seed stitch, making it a great introduction to thread painting

First Day of Christmas

Inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas song, our fabulous partridge in a pear tree has been created with mIxed media and free machine embroidery

Star of Wonder

Create a dramatic star for your tree, or to decorate your home this Christmas, using beads, buttons and sequins, inspired by 1950s ‘atomic’ patterns

All Things Nice

Combine needlelace, stumpwork, stitches you may never have used before and appliqué to whip up this most delicious looking gingerbread Christmas tree!

The Silver Wood

Build upon our shibori focus feature from last issue to show how to mix paint, dye, textiles and hand stitching to create a beautiful silver birch woodland scene

For Your Bookshelf

FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS SEE PAGE 65! 365

Stitch Together

Karen Barrett of North Kent Embroiderers shares with us their recent successes, exhibitions and future plans…

Delicate Beauty

Trained at and now a tutor at The Royal School of Needlework, Auburn Claire Lucas has a particular love for whitework, culminating in her beautiful new book Whitework Embroidery

Meet the Artist

EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED INTERVIEW FOR DIGITAL READERS!

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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

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Christmas CLASSICS

Welcome... LUCY EVANS STITCH EDITOR “I’ve chosen two

The Gingerbread House

Forget the calories! Feel free to gorge yourself on all the sugary delights in an ultra-sweet design that’s crammed with delicious stitching goodies.

Robin Red Breast

This fiercely territorial little bird is synonymous with Christmas. His bright red breast makes him easy to identify and his song can be heard throughout the long winter months. Let him bring cheer with a detailed needle-painting tutorial to keep you occupied as the nights draw in.