Issue 30: August/September 2004

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Projects and Techniques

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Cornfield Under Clouds
Liz Maidment
Using the simplest of stitches, this delightful scene encourages embroiderers to develop a free and interpretive way of working

A Little Mermaid
Patti Medaris Culea
Created from white or neutral coloured silks, the doll is dyed and embellished, transforming her into a unique work of art

Simply Hardanger Part 3
Jenny Burns
Create a stylish case to hold sunspecs or a mobile phone

Mediterranean Garden
Jane Iles
Conjuring up hot and happy memories of Mediterranean holidays, this delightful stumpwork picture is full of texture and depth

Lacy Days
Lorraine Pickles
Pulled thread embroidery distorts the threads of the fabric to create a range of wonderful textures and lacy effects. The miniature sampler is the perfect introduction to a range of stitches, while the worked samples in the book are designed to fire your imagination and encourage you to explore the possibilities of the technique...

Golden Shell
Clare Hanham
This precious shell recaptures the joy of discovering treasures from the sea scattered on the shore...

Workshop On the Edge
Valerie Campbell-Harding
A neat hem or bound edge may seem adequate, but a decorative edging can turn the simplest embroidery into something very special

For Treasures and Trinkets...
Kathleen Laurel Sage
A bouquet of bullion stitch roses adorns this little trinket pot

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

In Focus An Embroidered Garden
Lynn Szygenda
A close-up look at one of the treasures in the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection

Insight Computer Design for Stitch
Discover the Computer Textile Design Group

A Rich Tradition
Elizabeth Fletcher's exquisite needlework celebrates the rich tradition of ecclesiastical embroidery

From Sketch to Stitch
Rosemary Campbell
The ideas, inspirations and techniques used to create'Tayside: Light of Other Days 1'

The New Elizabethan Embroideries
Susan Berry
Inspired by the original Tudor hangings, the new embroideries at Sulgrave Manor recreate the glories of a bygone age...