Love Embroidery

Once upon a time there lived a fairytale princess who spent all her days stitching in her huge castle garden...well, a girl can daydream, can’t she? This month, daily life meets fantasy with Georgie Emery’s regal hoop infused with dreamy jewel-like e

The summer months give us the chance to be a bit braver with our wardrobe. We're talking bright colours, fun prints and, of course, the chance to elevate our mostloved garments with stitches. This issue's summer upgrades will carry you through all th

Finding gifts that won’t get the recipient hinting for the receipt isn’t always an easy task. And someone who knows all about this is Hannah Read-Baldrey, owner of Makebox & Co. In her new book, Couture Craft Gifts (£16.99), she shares luxury handmad

Templates for digital readers on p73 01 02 03 04 05 06 Printed cotton fabric from your kit, or any cotton fabric: 16x16cm, cream Stranded cotton from your kit: or 1 skein each of brown, green, purple Embroidery hoop from your kit: or 11cm diameter Fa

01 02 03 04 05 06 Crochet crossbody bag Felt sheet: A4, straw (or a shade to match your bag) Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of 433 (brown), 728 (yellow), 739 (straw), 744 (lemon yellow), 839 (dark brown), 890 (forest green), 917 (dark fuchsia), 3346 (

“Embroiderer Victoria Richards chats to us from the comfort of her quirky home studio at her parents’ house where she resides in picturesque south-west Devon. Surrounded by her dad’s old school desk, an antique chair, and some old tins for her threa

Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, light teal Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of beige, dark blue, light blue, navy blue, blue-grey, light blue-grey, green, emerald green, light green, dark moss green, light grey, gold, bright gold, peach, pink, dark pink, dusty

Cotton/linen bedding set: white Linen fabric: fat quarter, orange, green, yellow Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of orange, bright green, teal, emerald green, olive green, yellow Embroidery hoop: 13cm diameter Iron on adhesive: 1m Basic embroidery kit

01 02 03 04 05 06 V-neck beach cover up: teal Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of aqua, blue, coral, green, light green, orange, pink, yellow Embroidery hoop: 13cm diameter  Adhesive soluble stabiliser  Sulky Tender Touch Permanent Stabilizer (optional)

01 02 03 04 05 06 Linen fabric: 30x30cm, sky blue Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, blue, dark blue, very light blue, beige, brown, green, dark green, light green, yellow, gold, light gold Kreinik Blending Filament: silver Machine upholstery th

01 02 03 04 05 06 Linen long tail hair bow: light pink Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of coral, green, pink, terracotta, yellow Embroidery hoop: 10cm diameter Basic embroidery kit Fishbone Stitch, French Knot, Lazy Daisy Stitch, Long and Short Stitch,

LEARN MORE Visit our website www.gathered.how for a simple step-bystep guide to French Knots 01 02 03 04 05 06 Calico fabric: 25x25cm, natural Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of bright blue, green, orange, purple, red, violet, yellow Embroidery hoop: 1

350gsm card: A5, unboarded Stranded cotton: 1 skein of deep red Tracing paper, A5 Carbon transfer paper (blue), A5 Black ballpoint pen Fineliner pen, 0.7mm Seam ripper Washi tape Corrugated cardboard, or a cutting mat: size A5 minimum Pencil Basic em

Wool blend felt sheets: A4, cream x2; A4, light orange, light blue, light yellow, light pink, light turquoise, light purple Wool blend felt sheet scraps: orange, blue, pink, turquoise Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of blue, light blue, cream, orange,

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

O ver the past six issues, the queen of thread painting, Emillie Ferris has taught us how to blend stitches seamlessly, just like a pro. In Parts 1-5, we’ve mastered four essential embroidery stitches using a rich palette of hues to capture the beaut

This month’s small but mighty machine embroidery makes, both designed by LE fave Talia Bills-Moore, are going to help you clear some space in your stash! First up, you’ll be refashioning a pre-loved teacup into a pretty and practical pincushion using

Prepare your sewing machine by attaching a freemotion embroidery (aka darning) foot. Next, drop the feed dogs – the mechanism that grips and pulls fabric through your sewing machine. Your sewing machine manual should tell you how to do this, but ther

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/pencils E

Prepare your sewing machine by attaching a freemotion embroidery or darning foot. Next, drop the feed dogs – the mechanism that grips and pulls fabric through your sewing machine. Your sewing machine manual should tell you how to do this. Now mount y

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

H aving recently graduated with a PhD in History of Art Dr Cai, or Craft by Cai as you might be more familiar with, is a keen cyclist, constant crafter, and proud cat parent living in the heart of Birmingham. Cai identifies as non-binary and here the