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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 Royal Affair

FEELING LUCKY?

Colour Pop! • You’ll be putting on the glitz with our colourful chameleon, Disco Dave! Bring him to life with couching, goldwork and cutting stitches

HOW-TO WORK WITH PEARL PURL

HOW-TO STITCH USING OR NUE

HOW-TO STITCH USING CHIPPING METHOD

Forever Blooming • Use free-motion embroidery to create a magnificent magnolia flower in 3D. Create several to display in your home or use one to make a stunning floral fascinator for a summer wedding

What’s On

Allium Elegance • Transform a plain garment into something truly special! Learn how to embroider allium flower seed head motifs onto an item of clothing, featuring beads for a beautiful, textural finish

Fit for a Queen • As we celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, a new book about the history of the Royal School of Needlework details the story behind the embroidery of the Queen’s Coronation Robe of Estate…

EXHIBITION: PLATINUM JUBILEE: THE QUEEN’S CORONATION

WIN! WIN! WIN!

Catnap Dreams • Sweet dreams are guaranteed with our adorable cat eye mask, based on traditional crewelwork designs

Threads of Time • Create a colour wheel clock using blackwork stitches and brighten your home in an instant. With a whole rainbow of threads included, you’ll learn how to give blackwork a bold, modern twist

HOW-TO WORK BACK STITCH FOR BLACKWORK

Colouring The Lines • Debbie Harding and Zoe Acketts are a stitching match made in heaven! Here they share their creative process, as they combine Debbie’s designs with the perfect thread shades from Zoe

Shrivel Up & Dye • Combine hand-dyeing techniques with shrinkable fabrics for a completely original finish and brighten your home this summer with our textural cushion

HOW-TO ADD HAND EMBROIDERY

DON’T MISS OUT!

All Change • A new exhibition from All Threaded Together is inspired by the theme of ‘Changes’ as well as the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed interiors of its venue, 78 Derngate. Diana Sharvill shares how the exhibition evolved…

Ancestral Art • Travel back to the prehistoric past! Cave art is the inspiration for these unique wall hangings that combine painting with free-motion embroidery and stitching

GO WILD!

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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.

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