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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 world of colour

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

What’s On

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

For Your Bookshelf

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…

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

Siren’s Song • Bring to life all the stunning details of our underwater mermaid using classic silk shading techniques

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

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

Your next issue… • NEW IDEAS & TOP TIPS!

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

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