Issue 3: February 2000

CREATING...

Workshop - Laying it on the Line: Explore couching and variations with Jan Beaney
A Box to Treasure: Canvaswork and padded Jacobean swirls stitched in random-dyed threads
Cross Stitch Connections - Can Spring be Far Behind...?: Capture the freshness of spring flowers in a variety of counted thread techniques
As Good as Gold: Develop the Midas touch with this beautiful couched goldwork
Patchwork & Stitching: A stunning design based on two techniques and using just one stitch
Feel Free: Explore the liberating technique of free cross stitch

And Sew to Thread...: A close look at some of the different threads that are available
In Focus - A silver Qilin: Another inspiring embroidery from the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection
Insight - Double Trouble: Jean Littlejohn and Jan Beaney are a force to be reckoned with
Stitches in Time...: An extraordinary piece of contemporary embroidery, the Leeds Tapestry has become the talk of the North
Embroiderers' Guild News: Find out what's going on at the Guild
Back to Basics: Useful tips and techniques to help you complete the projects in this issue