Issue 43: October/November 2006

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Helping Hand
The place to buy, swap and sell or to seek advice
Your Letters
- share your news and views
Shopping Around
Some of the best new products and ideas
Book Reviews
Top titles for creative stitchers - see books reviewed in STITCH 43
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 43

Christmas on Paper
Erica Fortgens, from her book Basics of Embroidery on Paper
Stylish designs that are quick - and fun - to make

Skinny Scarves
Liz Maitland
Make your own style statement

Seeds of Time
Janet Edmonds
Create 3-dimensional forms ravaged by the weather

Along the River
Gilda Baron creates a glowing golden sunset

Bedeck the Tree
Joan Harper
It's the perfect introduction to pulled work

Colour Discharge
Joanna O'Neill
Transform fabric and create dramatic designs

Pastel Square
Judy Dixon's Hardanger design is a joy to stitch

Star Struck
Jane Iles
These richly decorated stars are fun to make

Twinkle, Twinkle
Liz Maitland
Starry ideas - make some to keep and some to swap

Bejewelled Bags
Angie Hughes
Create a rich surface with sweet wrappers and transfer foils

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

A Scarf from Chios
Lynn Szygenda
Discover a treasure from the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection

A Passion for the Past - and the Future
Hazel Reid
As Chairman of the Embroiderers' Guild, Chris Berry is looking to the future

From Sketch to Stitch
Margaret Vant Erve reveals the ideas inspirations and techniques used to create 'The Welcoming Committee'

In Our Time
Discover the pieces that inspired these embroiderers