Love Embroidery

Love Embroidery is the monthly magazine that is a celebration of decorative stitch. It is full of creative ideas for anyone who loves – or would love to learn – modern hand and machine embroidery.

Welcome

Welcome

We love • KITS ACCESSORIES PATTERNS HOOPS GIFTS

Mini marvels • WORK A SMALL-SCALE MOUNTAIN SCENE AND A SWEET CHERRY BLOSSOM MOTIF TO DISPLAY IN THIS ISSUE’S TWO EXCLUSIVE WOODEN EMBROIDERY FRAMES

Flower Forever • CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF A STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD, AND FILL YOUR HOOP WITH A DREAMY DISPLAY OF SUNLIT POPPIES

Love Embroidery FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD

Tihara Smith • MEET THE DESIGNER AND TEXTILE ARTIST CELEBRATING HER CARIBBEAN ROOTS AND HIGHLIGHTING THE WINDRUSH STORY THROUGH RAFFIA EMBROIDERY…

Flower power • ELEVATE PLAIN KNITS – THE NORWEGIAN WAY! – WITH BOLD BLOOMS WORKED IN COLOURFUL YARN AND FIVE ESSENTIAL STITCHES

Let love bloom • FILL YOUR HEART AND YOUR HOOP WITH EVERLASTING LOVE AS YOU STITCH THIS TATTOO-INSPIRED DESIGN IN FRESH SPRING SHADES

Breakfast club • STITCH UP A STACK OF DELICIOUS PANCAKES TO PIN TO YOUR FAVE KNITS, WITH THIS EASY-STITCH FAUX LEATHER BROOCH TUTORIAL

Mon amour • FALL HEAD OVER HEELS WITH THIS CATWALK-INSPIRED SHIRT HACK, FEATURING REPEATED TEXT WORKED IN ROMANTIC RED HUES

Be mine • FROM VALENTINES TO GAL PALS, LET YOUR LOVED ONES KNOW HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU WITH A SET OF PERSONALISED FELT CONVERSATION HEARTS

Bird of paradise • WORK WITH RAFFIA FABRIC TO CREATE A STATEMENT WALL HANGING FEATURING A BRILLIANTLY BRIGHT PARROT BASKING IN CARIBBEAN SUNSHINE

Sculpted beauty • WORK WITH COLOURFUL CLAY TO CREATE A PAIR OF PAINTERLY STATEMENT EARRINGS, COMPLETE WITH EMBROIDERY THREAD TASSELS

Italian hills Stitch-along • JOIN US AS WE BRING GEORGIE EMERY’S LUSCIOUS THREE-PART TUSCAN-INSPIRED LANDSCAPE HOOP TO LIFE MONTH-BY-MONTH

TRY 3 ISSUES FOR £15

All tied up • EMBELLISH WASH BAGS, PURSES, BEDDING AND MORE WITH THESE SIMPLE BOW MOTIFS WORKED IN A SELECTION OF FUN STITCHES AND SHADES

Cennin Pedr • CELEBRATE ST DAVID’S DAY BY STITCHING WALES’ NATIONAL FLOWER – THE DAFFODIL – A SYMBOL OF NEW BEGINNINGS, REBIRTH, HOPE AND JOY!

Skills Workshop Figure of Eight Knot • ADD THE FABULOUS FIGURE OF EIGHT KNOT TO YOUR STITCH REPERTOIRE AND THEN USE IT TO EMBELLISH LINEN GIFT BAGS WITH PRETTY ROSE MOTIFS…

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Machine embroidery

Throwing shapes • MAKE THE PERFECT POUCH TO STOW YOUR GLASSES IN, FINISHED WITH A MACHINE-QUILTED HEARTS AND A SWEET HEART-SHAPED FASTENER

Perfect pair • MAKE A FUN GREETINGS CARD FOR ANNIVERSARIES, VALENTINE’S DAY AND MORE, FEATURING A PAIR OF MACHINE-STITCHED LADYBIRDS WITH 3D WINGS!

Materials • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED ON YOUR EMBROIDERY ADVENTURE

Techniques • LEARN THE BASICS OF EACH STAGE OF YOUR EMBROIDERY PROJECTS

Templates • HERE ARE ALL THE TEMPLATES YOU NEED TO MAKE THE PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE

Next issue • ISSUE SEVENTY SIX

Love Embroidery

Hilary Leslie • WE CATCH UP WITH THE EMBROIDERY ARTIST BEHIND HLESLIE DESIGN, TO TALK ABOUT HER BRIDGERTON-INSPIRED HOOPS