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Fire up the festive tunes – it’s that time of year again! And we couldn’t be more delighted to share all of the gorgeous festive projects that we have squeezed into this issue for you. From quick-stitch Christmas tees and embroidered felt decorations

‘Tis the season to get stitching – no, really! It might feel a little early, but if you’re planning to treat everyone to hand embroidered gifts this Christmas (like I am), you definitely can’t start too soon. Especially if you’re also hoping to indul

Our eye was drawn to this hoop by the bold, high-contrast lettering. But our threadloving hearts were won over by those joyful sprigs of festive foliage sprouting from each character. If, like us, you can’t wait to get stitching this design, then you

Cover gift • Seven pre-cut felt pieces • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of pink, red, white • Sewing thread: turquoise • Card, 300gsm • 6mm-wide ribbon: 12cm long • Tracing paper (optional) • Basic embroidery kit Buttonhole Wheel, Fly Stitch, French K

As an extra thanks to you, our lovely readers, we’re giving you all a free digital copy of Ultimate Stitch Guide – all you need to do is sign up to our newsletter (existing newsletter subscribers will receive one, too)! Inside, you’ll find 87 step-by

• Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, blue, white • DMC Stranded Cotton: 1 skein each of B5200 (white), 03 (light grey), 225 (light peach), 336 (dark blue), 498 (dark red), 500 (dark teal), 503 (light teal), 729 (gold), 783 (bright gold), 945 (light pink), 3033

T hrough her studio Mixed Color, artist and teacher Christi Johnson delves into her creativity and fosters it in others. Embroidery is the primary vessel of her handcraft magic. A life-long crafter, she turned to stitching as a screen break. “12 year

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• Wool felt: 20x30cm, burgundy, peach, mustard yellow • Metallic stranded thread: 2 skeins of gold • Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter • Tear-away stabiliser: 40x36cm • Machine thread: burgundy, peach, mustard yellow • Basting (AKA tacking) thread Basic

• Cotton fabric: 30x30cm, light turquoise • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of dark grey, pink, red, yellow • DMC Metallic Pearl Cotton no.5: 1 skein of gold (5282) • Embroidery hoop: 20cm diameter • Felt circle: 19cm diameter (optional) • Adhesive sol

• Linen dressing gown: pink • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of blue, dark blue, burgundy, green, mint green, olive green, peach, fuchsia pink, yellow • Embroidery hoop: 18cm diameter • Iron-on interfacing: 15x35cm x2 • Basic embroidery kit Full Knot

Stitch Guide Turn to PAGE 67 • Cotton top: striped x3 •Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of brown, green, pink, red, white, yellow •Embroidery hoop: 13cm diameter •Water-soluble stabiliser •Basic embroidery kit Brick Stitch, Chain Stitch, French Knot, Le

• Cotton fabric: 5x21cm, pink x2, yellow x2, green x2, orange x1; 5x16cm, orange x1, teal x3; 33x7cm, 21x60cm, patterned • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of green, orange, pink, purple, teal, yellow • Pearl cotton no.8: 1 skein of white • 1cm-wide bia

• Calico fabric: 1x1.4m, off white Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of charcoal, red, teal, yellow • Embroidery hoops: 18cm diameter, 30cm diameter • Mini wooden pegs x24 • Tracing paper and pencil • Cardboard: 10.5x8cm • Fine string or cotton yarn: whi

Stitch Guide Turn to PAGE 67 • Cotton fabric: 20x20cm, off white • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of dark blue, green, light pink, mustard, red • Metallic stranded thread: 1 skein of silver • Embroidery hoop: 10cm diameter • Basic embroidery kit Frenc

Amy is an embroidery artist and Royal School of Needlework tutor based in East Sussex. She regularly works for the fashion industry, was a Senior Embroiderer at Ralph & Russo, and recently published her first book, Stitch: Embroidery Makes for Your H

A reyou ready for Part Four of our stitch-along hoop with Rebecca Ringquist of Dropcloth Samplers? In this section, Rebecca shows you how to add geo snowflakes, surrounded by rainbow speckles. You’ll be using Backstitch, Blanket Stitch, French Knot a

W e’re covering two aspects of your décor this month; the pretty and the practical. Helping us to get organised is Sophie Tarrant with her clever rope bowls. They use zigzag stitch to hold everything together and feature scraps of fabric throughout t

Zigzag stitch is a basic function on most sewing machines and is worked using a standard sewing machine foot. The width and length of the stitch can be adjusted to achieve different effects. Changing the width setting will alter the size of the stitc

Prepare your sewing machine by attaching a freemotion (AKA darning) foot. Next, drop the feed dogs – the mechanism that grips and pulls fabric through your sewing machine. The manual should tell you how to do this, but there is usually a lever to pul

MATERIALS TECHNIQUES STITCH GUIDE TEMPLATES For the majority of the projects in this issue you will need the following items. There are different types available, so read on to choose the correct materials for each project. • Fabric • Thread • Needle

TRACING Place light-coloured and fine fabrics over the design and trace over it. For thicker or dark-coloured fabrics a light source such as a window or lightbox makes this process much simpler. TRANSFER PENS AND PENCILS Choose a colour that will sh

T extile artist Pippa Haynes recreates elements of nature using classic stumpwork techniques. Her three-dimensional pieces, shared through her Wiltshire-based business, Lemon Pepper Studio, are a trick of the eye, convincing the viewer that they’re l