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Hands up if you’re ready to make this your best hand-stitched Christmas yet! We’ve got magical hoops to adorn your walls, chic homewares to impress dinner guests, clever gifts for even the hardest people to buy for on your list and, of course, part 2

One of the best things about the holidays is being able to deck the halls with Christmas treasures. We just love delving into boxes filled with bubble wrap, tissue paper – and all of our fave decorations! Plus, sitting down to stitch in a space that’

Sometimes, less really is more – and we think this beautifully simple, one-word design by Stella Caraman (@WhyKnotStitches) is the perfect example. Scattered Seed Stitch perfectly captures the warm glow of colourful string lights in this joyous, begi

Bow loops and tails: Satin Stitch, dark red, 2 strands Bow centres: Satin Stitch, dark pink, 1 strand Bow shading: Straight Stitch, dark pink, 1 strand Leaves: Satin Stitch, dark green, green, 2 strands Mini baubles: French Knot, metallic gold, 2

Template for digital readers on p84 COMBINE STITCHING AND RIC RAC TO CREATE CHIC NAPKIN RINGS FOR YOUR DINNER TABLE ADD A FLOURISH TO CANDLES USING SIMPLE LINEN WRAPS ADORNED WITH BERRY SPRIGS Becki is a talented, multidisciplinary designer based in

?Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, peach ?DMC Stranded Cotton: 1 skein each of B5200 (bright white), blanc (white), 05 (beige), 436 (brown), 498 (dark red), 562 (green), 598 (blue), 718 (dark pink), 818 (light pink), 832 (golden brown), 890 (dark green), 958 (

“It felt like society didn’t value creative people. Like I was trying to fit into a box that wasn’t for me...” For Shikira Alleyne, founder of embroidery pattern and workshop business, Kreative Pursuit, the path to creative fulfilment never did run s

⚫Calico fabric: 150x110cm,natural ⚫Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of dark grey ⚫Tapestry wool: 1 skein of green, dark green, grass green, mint green, sage green, dark brown, light brown, white ⚫Embroidery hoop: 10cm diameter ⚫1.5cm wooden dowel: 50c

?Wicker basket ?Raffia: green, pink ?DMC Diamant Metallic: Gold ?Paper and pen ?Heat erasable pen ?Low-tack tape (such as washi or masking tape) ?Basic embroidery kit Backstitch, Straight Stitch, Granitos Stitch ?Find the templates on p74. ?We used a

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?Cotton twill fabric: 25x25cm, unbleached ?Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of rust brown, dark green, sage green, peach, light peach, muted pink, deep red ?Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter ?Basic embroidery kit Lazy Daisy Stitch, Long and Short Stitch, O

LEARN MORE Visit our website www.gathered.how for a step-by-step guide to Running Stitch ?Tablecloth (either bought or handmade) ?Sashiko thread: indigo ?Paper, paper and thin cardboard ?Sashiko needle ?Sewing machine with matching thread (optional)

• Wool felt sheets: A4, mint green, light blue, turquoise and white • Glitter felt scrap: gold • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of white, pink, red, green • Metallic stranded thread: 1 skein each of green, silver • 4mm sequins: pink, gold and silver •

• Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, cream • Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of beige, black, green, dark grey, red, dark red, brown, white • Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter Felt sheet: 14cm diameter, cream (optional) • Basic embroidery kit Double Fern Stitch, Fr

?Cotton fabric: 25x35cm, cream ?Felt sheet: A4, cream ?Fabric scraps: green, red ?Felt scrap: white ?Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, cream, green, light green, gold, dark gold, red, light red ?Bondaweb: A4 ?Pearl cotton: no8, red ?Pressing cl

Welcome back to our new threepart Cosy Christmas Stitch-along with Kseniia Guseva! We hope you enjoyed Part One as much as we did, and that you’re now feeling suitably festive? Don’t worry if you missed it – you can grab a copy of issue 44 via our Ba

For this project we will be using free-motion embroidery – you will need to attach an embroidery (aka darning) foot to the sewing machine, and lower the feed dogs so that the fabric isn’t being pulled by the machine when embroidering. Using an embroi

Loud Christmas jumpers are one way to show your appreciation for the holiday season, but here at LE we prefer something a little less shouty and a little more stitchy! Cue Connie Mabbott’s cute festive t-shirts tutorial. She’s created three sweet lit

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 • Needles • Scissors •Embroidery hoop • Transfer pens

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. Choose a colour that will show up on the fabric. Use a perman

Thank you for making these projects from Love Embroidery. The copyright for these templates belongs to the designer of the project (and/or Our Media). The magazine and all of its contributors work extremely hard to create projects for you to enjoy, s

Leigh has been stitching and selling her work for 12 years – and there’s still nothing she loves more than surprising people with her cheeky (and occasionally explicit) designs... Tell us a little bit about yourself! I’m based in Macclesfield, UK wi

Meet the team Editor Nikki Morgan Art Editor Matilda Smith Production Editor Daisy Game Technical Editor Heather Nugent Contributors • Anna Alicia • Arounna Khounnoraj • Beth Jordan • Becki Clark • Charlotte Smith • Chloe Redfern • Christine Leech

Thank you for making these projects from Love Embroidery. The copyright for these templates belongs to the designer of the project (and/or Our Media). The magazine and all of its contributors work extremely hard to create projects for you to enjoy, s

Charlotte is an Essex-based crafter and flower grower and has been sharing craft tutorials for many years through her blog. Giving ordinary items a dusting of magic is at the heart of Charlotte’s practice. She wants to show others that taking time to

●Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, white ●Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of beige, black, light blue, brown, dark green, moss green, light peach, light peach, bright pink, turquoise, red ●Variegated stranded cotton: 1 skein of yellow ●Embroidery hoop: 15cm diam