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Each issue of Stitch magazine takes you on an exciting, creative, textile journey... bringing you traditional embroidery techniques and a wealth of creative contemporary ideas.

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A lighter touch

More than a magazine…

Festive Flora • A pure celebration of Christmas flowers, foliage and berries, our stocking is packed with detail and makes a striking addition to your festive decor

Fiery Autumn • Capture the colours of the season in this stunning toadstool decorative bowl created using fibres, fabrics and free machine embroidery

Focus on: Working with soluble fabric • Claire Muir shares her top tips for creating textiles pieces using this clever material

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

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

What’s On

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

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

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!

HOW-TO WORK THE NEEDLELACE

Meet the Artist • We chat to one of our talented embroidery artists… Regular Stitch contributor Loëtitia Gibier shares with us her love of stumpwork, goldwork and silk shading

Do your future self a huge favour! • Stitch is your No.1 embroidery magazine with each issue taking you on an exciting, creative, textile journey…

DON’T MISS OUT!

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

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

STITCH GUIDE

OUR FAVOURITE BOOK PICKS THIS MONTH! Stitch

Welcome…

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.