Issue 42: August/September 2006

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Your Letters
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Shopping Around
Some of the best new products and ideas
Book Reviews
Top titles for creative stitchers - see books reviewed in STITCH 42
What's On
Dates for your diary
Stitch Glossary
General stitches for this issue

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 42

Low Tide
Daphne Macready
Shells, beads and stitches capture the textures of the tideline

Ribbons and Roses
Lorna Bateman
A perfect introduction to silk ribbon embroidery

A Bowl Full of Sunshine
Ann Kirk
Create a sunflower in machine embroidery

Contemporary Whitework
Tracy A. Franklin
White embroidery allows the stitching to take centre stage

Embellished Beginnings
Carol Coleman
Discover the new Embellisher machines

Time to Bead
Barbara Case
Make a stylish beaded watch

Simple Pleasures
Annette Bolton
Add a touch of summer to your workbox all year round

Rackwick Bay
Rosalind Fisher
Capture land, sea and sky in canvaswork

The Wonder of Walnut Ink
Valerie Campbell-Harding
Use it to give an antique look to paper and fabrics

Dorset Crosswheel Buttons
Sarah Beaman
Make beautiful buttons using time-honoured techniques

Pretty Pouches
Josie Storey
The perfect place to store those little hard-to-find items

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

Moses in the Bulrushes
Lynn Szygenda
Discover the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection

From High Fashion to the High Street
Jo Hall
Designs by Nicola Jarvis grace all sorts of garments

Embellishers
Take a look at embellishing machines and attachments

Glittering Gowns
80 glamorous gowns fit for a Queen

art of the STITCH and SCHOLAR
The Embroiderers' Guild's biennial exhibition showcases innovative contemporary embroidery

From Sketch to Stitch
Jan Hagen-Bossom reveals the inspirations and techniques used to create Delirious Delphiniums