Issue 33: February/March 2005

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Letters Page
The place to share your stitching news and views
Guild News
The World's Longest Embroidery takes the Embroiderers' Guild into the Guinness Book of Records
What's On
Dates for your diary
Book Reviews
Some of the best new needlework titles - see books reviewed in STITCH 33

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 33

Good Enough to Eat!
Sally McCollin for Coats Crafts UK
The colours and textures in this cushion are reminiscent of an old-fashioned sweetshop

A Touch of Frost
Judy Dixon, Sew to be Seen Designs
A delicate sampler worked in a variety of stitches using subtle, frosted shades

Paperwork
Jane Wild
Simple stitching is embellished with paint and wax to produce an effect that resembles old metal

On the Grapevine
Clare Hanham
Wrapped beads produce wonderful stumpwork grapes

A Taste of India
Surjeet Husain
Traditional techniques and stitches are worked in the clear, bright colours so typical of Indian textiles

A Sampler of Knots
Jennifer Rochester
 Knotted threads produce a yarn like a string of beads

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

Joan Drew's Sampler - a link with the past
Lynn Szygenda
Discover one of the treasures in the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection

Embroidery by Design - Part 3
Jenny Blackburn
 Practical Study Group member, Jenny Blackburn, develops a piece of work inspired by an early 20th-century dress

Mirror Embroidery
Angela Thompson
Discover the rich history of sheesha embroidery

The Art of Knotting
Three hundred years ago knotting was a royal pastime

From Sketch to Stitch
Tracy Franklin
The ideas, inspirations and techniques used to create three teaching pieces of silk shading

 A Rich Heritage
An accomplished musician, artist and embroiderer, Surjeet Husain has so many talents at her fingertips ...