Issue 48, August/September 2007

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Projects and Techniques

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Impressionist Sunflower
Ann Kirk
A beautiful flower created using just one type of stitch

Precious Metals
Alysn Midgelow-Marsden
Stitch and embellish with metals and metal meshes

Garden Melody
Jan Hagen-Bossom
These blooms look so natural - all that's missing is the scent

A Floral Brooch Pillow
Gary Clarke
Delicately stitched, the transferred design acts as a shadow to the embroidery

Embellish and Stitch
Maggie Grey explores the creative opportunities of needle-felting machines

Flower Power
designed by Charlotte Liddle for Coats Crafts UK
Make a boho-chic corsage

Bags of Shabby-Chic
Isobel Hall
Fibre paper and textural stitching create a wonderfully distressed style

Fabulous Philomena!
Jan Horrox
This gorgeous doll can be embellished in any way you choose

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery

Museum Collection
Lynn Szygenda
A close-up look at an embroidery from the Greek island of Skyros

The Occupation Tapestry
Wayne Audrain
This magnificent textile tells the story of the German occupation of Jersey

Competition
Win a Pfaff smart 350p embellishing machine

Jane Lemon - From Costumes to Cathedrals
Deena Beverley
Jane Lemon's work is gloriously displayed in some of the greatest churches in the country

Threads of Friendship - from New Zealand to England
A five-year stitching project for Sulgrave Manor

Here comes 'Summer'
A textile project by pupils at Loreto Grammar School in Omagh