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It’s punchy, it’s pink, AND it’s bringing all kinds of Barbiecore vibes to our embroider y hoops! Yes, this stunning, monochrome flower design by Lucy Freeman has won our hearts multiple times over with its timeless tulips, exquisite texture, and rat

Time flies when you’re… stitching! It feels like only yesterday that we were working on and unveiling the very first issue of LE, and now here Ifind myself writing the Editor’s letter for our 4th birthday issue! To celebrate, we’ve got ajam-packed is

Needlepoint is back! And it’s brighter and better than ever before thanks to Anaîs Hervé’s brilliant new book, 500 Needlepoint Patterns. Essentially a treasure trove of contemporary needlepoint designs, it features heaps of tips and tricks to help ge

Templates for digital readers on p72 01 02 03 04 05 06 ● Printed cotton and backing fabric from your kit, or any cotton fabric: 12x16.5cm, white x2 ● Stranded cotton from your kit, or 1 skein each of brown, green, pink, yellow ● Dowel rod from your k

01 02 03 04 05 06 ● Denim jeans ● DMC Stranded Cotton: 1 skein each of 23 (very light pink), 153 (lilac), 336 (dark blue), 470 (olive green), 500 (dark green), 563 (light green), 603 (pink), 606 (bright red), 725 (yellow), 832 (golden brown), 992 (tu

When asked to describe herself in a sentence, blogger Clare Albans knew just what to say: “I’m a proud Northerner, tea drinker – and lover of colour charts!” We’d add Love Embroidery fave to the list, too. Clare set up her blog, Hello! Hooray! – a di

01 02 03 04 05 06 ● Linen fabric: 15x60cm, natural (outer) ● Cotton fabric: 15x60cm, rainbow stripe (lining), 8x12cm, black ● Pearl cotton, size 5: 1 skein each of black, blue, green, orange, purple, red, yellow ● Machine thread: 1 spool each of beig

01 02 03 04 05 06 (FOR SIX REPEATS OF EACH MOTIF) ● Throw: blue ● Tapestry wool: 3 skeins each of dark green, mustard, orange; 6 skeins of light green; 8 skeins of light yellow; 10 skeins of cream ● Embroidery hoop: 18cm diameter ● Sulky Tender Touch

● Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, pale pink ● Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of dark beige, light blue, burgundy, brown, dark brown, light brown, rich brown, light coral, green, dark green, forest green, grass green, light green, pistachio green, rich green,

● Linen napkins: 45x45cm, pink x4 ● Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of gold, green, red, white ● Flat sequins, 3mm: gold Flat sequins, 5mm: gold, rainbow red ● Cup sequins, 5mm: metallic red, glossy lemon sorbet ● Flat sequins, 6mm: white ● Basic embro

● Cotton fabric: 20x20cm, white ● Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of rose pink, lilac, blue, yellow, light lime, light pink, light blue, peach, aqua ● Embroidery hoop: 10cm x3, 12cm diameter ● Ruler (optional) ● Emulsion or acrylic paint: yellow, lime

01 02 03 04 05 06 Cotton fabric: 30x30cm, fuchsia pink Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of fuchsia pink Embroidery hoop: 20cm diameter Basic embroidery kit Couching Stitch, Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Straight Stitch NOTE Find the template on p76. 01 Tr

And just like that, we’re halfway through this amazing butterfly design! In Parts 1 and 2 of Emillie Ferris’ Stitch-along, we worked all of the pretty, floral detail surrounding the Painted Lady herself, before getting started on the butterfly’s stun

● Scraps of cotton/linen fabric: in a selection of natural tones ● Stranded cotton: 1 skein of black, light yellow ● Thread: in a colour matching the fabric (for assembly) ● Toy stuffing ● Small metal ring ( such as a ‘washer’) ● Thin leather necklac

Sarah has been curating hand embroidery tutorials, which she shares through her website, for over 15 years. She has authored more than seven books on hand embroidery, and has also curated her own stitching curriculum for students of different ages fr

H op to it, we have two beautiful makes for your sewing machine this month! First up is a cute kitchen potholder featuring a curious bunny and his butterfly pal (p60). This charming tutorial has been stitched up by Andrea Gorman using pretty, waterco

A physicist, Andrea happily abandoned projects with NASA to immerse herself in a busy home life. She now designs quilting patterns, writes, illustrates, and has recently published her first children’s book. www.raggedyruffdesigns.com Prepare your sew

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. Your machine manual should tell you how to do this. This project does not requ

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 pen

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 s

Self-taught stitcher Anastasia started embroidery four years ago – and it’s been all go ever since! Today, she is the owner of embroidery pattern store, Why Not Stitching, and the founder of the WNS ‘academy’, where stitchers can enjoy learning from

Page 14 Patterns at 100% 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 pro