Issue 46, April/May 2007

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Stepping Out in Style
designed by Charmaine de Freitas; worked by Gay Booysen. Design © Lady Slipper Needlecraft 2006
Stitch these luscious evening slippers

Art Nouveau Inspirations
Kathleen Laurel Sage
Delightful iris and snowdrops with stumpwork

Blooming Marvellous!
Kit Strathairn
Create a big, blowsy flower with Angelina fibres

Simply Stylish
Dorothy Wood
Create a beautiful and unusual necklace

Crewel and Unusual
Fay Maxwell
This luscious cushion combines crewel work and Indian edging stitches

It's a Wrap!
Deena Beverley
A glamorous pashmina embellished with Dorset feather stitchery

Flying with Fly Stitch
Sally Kelly
Fly stitch is so versatile, it can be used to create a variety of shapes

Enchantment
Irene Junkhun for Rajmahal
Rich colours, beads and goldwork produce an embroidery that delights the eye

Mastering the Fabric-Master
Kathleen Laurel Sage
A soldering iron is a must-have textile tool

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

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

Valerie Campbell-Harding - a Celebration
Deena Beverley
Tribute to a legendary tutor

Dorset Feather Stitchery
Deena Beverley
Discover a stitching style that reached its heyday in the 1950s

From Sketch to Stitch
Carol Naylor reveals the inspirations and techniques used to create her work