Issue 44: December 2006/January 2007

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Your Letters
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Helping Hand
The place to buy, swap and sell or to seek advice
Book Reviews
Top titles for creative stitchers - see books reviewed in STITCH 44
What's On
Dates for your diary
Shopping Around
Some of the best new products and ideas
Stitch Glossary
General stitches for this issue

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 44

Reflected Glory
Sally Kelly
Weave a magical mirror frame

Gone Fishing!
Annette Bolton
Make an exquisite stumpwork fish

Wild Women
Sarah Lawrence
Wacky brooches - create the latest in wearable art

Wrap Up!
designed by Katherine Shaughnessy from her book The New Crewel, pub. Lark Books
Simple stitches embellish a cosy scarf

Paper Patterns
Ruth Issett
Explore colour with paints and stencils

You Wear It Well!
Kathleen Laurel Sage
Stitch stunning organza jewellery

Penguin Parade
Christine Wilkins of Alchemy Stitchcraft
Our appealing sampler is worked in a variety of techniques

A Hint of the Orient
Michael Bingham
Goldwork butterfly and fan - it's simply exquisite

Meltdown!
Wendy Cotterill
Discover the burning qualities of Kunin felt

Colour Discharge, Part 2
Joanna O'Neill
Create a striking velvet bag

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

A Jacket from Transylvania
Lynn Szygenda
Discover a treasure from the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection

Barbara and Roy Hirst's Millennium Casket
Take an in-depth look at an incredible feat of virtuoso needlework

From Sketch to Stitch
Prinkie Roberts reveals the inspirations and techniques used to create Together United

Cloth of Nature
Discover Jane E. Hall's spellbinding world of thistledown and daydreams