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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 Feather’s Light • Add an extra element of interest to your silk shading and create this modern feather design incorporating metallic highlights and ink-style circular border

Stitch Together • Jill Crowther from Threadmill in Cheshire shares tales from the group and explains their mission to exhibit together in the North West and beyond…

Barge Art Blooms • Taking inspiration from traditional narrowboat art, whip up a modern crewelwork cushion with this bold, bright design featuring roses, forget-me-nots and daisies

The New Nature Winners from the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery • Stitch speaks to the winners of the The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery in the Textile Art Open category for 2022 as we find out their stitching inspirations

Shimmer & Shine • Learn to work with cellophane, leftover materials and machine embroidery to create a unique fan for display – a great stash-busting project!

Set The Scene • Work in miniature to layer up a textiles landscape collage filled with texture and dimension – our mini tag makes the perfect size for some fun with stitches and fabric scraps

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Spread your Wings • Get to grips with punch needle techniques to stitch a beautiful butterfly design, We show how to make a stylish bag too

Focus: Punch Needle • Debbie von Grabler-Crozier shares her top tips to getting the punch needle basics right first time.

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Little Ripples • Use quilting techniques to create embroidery worked on white to show off the 3D elements patterns with dimension – our underwater scene is

Shades of Pale • Experiment with combining stencilling, printing and hand embroidery to create a delicate ferns design – the multi layers create a unique result every time

Meet the Artist • We chat to one of our talented textiles artists. Chris Yates chats with us about her love of experimentation and how teabags became her textiles triumph…

Your next issue… • 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.

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