Issue 31: October/November 2004

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Letters Page
The place to share your stitching news and views
Free thread
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Competition
Win a Bernina sewing machine
What's On
Dates for your diary
Book Reviews
Top titles for your bookshelf - see books reviewed in STITCH 31

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 31

Festive Tablecloth
Rico Designs
Glowing candles create a beautiful table setting

Glad Tidings They Bring
Dorothy Wood
Create a unique card and gift bag

Fungi Fantasy
Shirley McKeand
A subtle colour scheme provides the perfect way to display a wide range of stitches

The Finishing Touch
Hilary Naghashi
 Tactile and tempting, tassels can add a touch of glamour to all sorts of textiles

Poinsettias from Plastic
Jan Wagner
Turn waste into treasure!

Embroidery - by Design Part 1
Jenny Bullen
 Practical Study Group member Jenny Bullen develops a piece of work inspired by historical textiles

Simply Hardanger - Part 4
Jenny Burns
 This beautiful sampler, worked in the stitches and techniques featured in the previous instalments, is the perfect way to display your skills

Pull Yourself Together!
Lorraine Pickles
Tyvek shrinks when heated, pulling and distorting the stitches to create a lacy, textural surface

Nina's Fishies
Orna Willis
Creative canvaswork from Orna Willis

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

Gifts from a Queen
Lynn Szygenda
A close-up look at some of the treasures in the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection

Insight A Lasting Impression...
Discover the work of Richard Box

From Sketch to Stitch
Rosemary Deag
Guest artist Rosemary Deag reveals the ideas, inspirations and techniques used to create Machair