Issue 37: October/November 2005

cover of issue 37

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What's On: Dates for your diary
Your Letters: - share your news and views
Shopping Around: Some of the best new products and ideas
Helping Hand: Buy, swap and sell, or seek advice
Book Reviews: Top titles for creative stitchers - see books reviewed in STITCH 37

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 37


Bags of Style by Jenny Rolfe Give a new twist to stylish accessories	Oh, Christmas Tree! by Jane Iles Create a stunning 3D centrepiece	Victorian Flower Sampler Jane Greenoff's design inspired by Berlin embroidery	The Shrinking Embroiderer Maggie Grey experiments with Shrink Plastic


On the Cards by Diana Springall Stitching on card is easy and economical to do	A Precious Gift by Jenny Burns This richly stitched bag will be treasured for years	Red, Red Robin by Philippa Turnbull from The New Anchor Book of Crewelwork, pub. David & Charles Worked in crewelwork using a mixture of threads	We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Tracy A Franklin & Jacqui McDonald Hand-crafted cards combine papercraft and embroidery


What's a Foot? Valerie Campbell-Harding explores sewing machine attachments	Just One Stitch Chris Berry introduces double knot stitch	In a Wildlife Garden Helen M Stevens captures the scene perfectly	Falling Leaves by Hilary Naghashi Create lovely textures using 'Veggie Silk'

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery


Museum Collection Lynn Szygenda Discover one of the treasures in the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection	Mapped and Charted Katherine James A special collection of 18th and 19th-century map samplers	From Sketch to Stitch Sandra Meech reveals the inspirations behind Near North and Near North II


Smocking Banner A fresh look at an old technique	The Shows Must Go On! Andrew Salmon Behind the scenes at the Knitting and Stitching Shows