Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2023/January 2024 i Stitch

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PART 2 FIND THE TEMPLATE FOR THIS PROJECT ON PAGE 59 Welcome to the second part of my sparkling festive floral stocking! Last issue I showed you how to stitch the winter berries and flowers design. This time, once you’ve completed all the stitching using issue 145’s instructions and the remainder of the pattern on page 59, you can now sew your stocking together! YOU WILL NEED NOTE! These materials and the equipment listed cover the whole stocking, parts 1 & 2 MATERIALS • Fabric: - Cream cotton, fat quarter (I’ve used Ivory – Kona Cotton) - Cotton, Deep purple, fat quarter (I’ve used Bordeaux – Kona Cotton) • Wadding, 2oz/6mm, 50 x 67cm • Gutermann Sewing cotton: - Purple, 369 - Cream, 722 • 15mm Bias tape, Gold, 2m…

SEE PAGE 62 FOR THE TEMPLATES FOR THIS PROJECT This winter moth is a very versatile project as you can mix up the colour scheme to use different shades of metallic thread if you wish. As you can see, once you’ve made one, it will be tempting to make more – they are ideal to make as Christmas tree decorations. This is a great project for getting to grips with Kreinik braid threads, Bright Check Purl and metallics. YOU WILL NEED MATERIALS • Fabrics: - Silk dupion (Powerwoven), White, 8 x 8in NB. This does not have slubs (size of fabric depends on size of ring) - Very lightweight cotton backing for backing silk, 8 x 8in - Gauze or voile, White or Pale Silver, 8 x 8in, for backing glitter…

FIND THE TEMPLATES FOR THIS PROJECT ON PAGE 59 Give your gift wrapping an upgrade with these beautiful tactile rosettes. Sumptuous colours with glistening beads and sequins will make your gift stand out from the crowd. Simple hand stitching with beads and sequins mixed with soft velvet ribbons will create these stunning results. YOU WILL NEED MATERIALS • Fabric: - Silk dupion squares, 15x15cm: - Lime - Aqua - Purple - Woven iron-on interfacing squares, x • Groves velvet ribbon, 1cm wide x 100cm: - Lime - Aqua - Purple • Sequins: - Gutermann flat sequins, 8mm wide: - Aqua - Purple - Cupped sequin, Pink, 6mm wide • Beads - Seed: - Purple - Aqua - Petite seed, Aqua - Bugle, Purple, 2cm - Bugle, Lime green, 5mm •…

RRP £16.99 £13.59 What’s Inside? 32 Inspiring Floral Patterns: From delicate spring blossoms to vibrant winter blooms, you’ll find a rich variety of botanical motifs to adorn your embroidery projects. 10 Beautiful Projects: Get hands-on with Alice’s step-by-step instructions for creating embroidered treasures such as purses, brooches, drawstring pouches, sachets, and bookmarks. They make wonderful gifts or stylish additions to your own collection. Seasonal Delights: Organized by season, this book offers a delightful array of patterns and colour palettes to suit every time of year. Celebrate the changing seasons with your needle and thread! GET YOUR COPY! bit.ly/STCHBOTANICAL This product is subject to availability and priced correctly at the time of publication. Geographic restrictions apply.…

FIND THE TEMPLATES FOR THIS PROJECT ON PAGE 62 This project comes with some options. You can use a lampshade-making kit, or gather the components separately. Then, there is the choice of piercing – this design has holes which can allow as much or as little light through the finished shade, as you might wish. Attach translucent sequins behind the holes to subdue the effect, or allow the light to twinkle directly. Finally, choose your colourway. I’ve used two – a soft mauve and grey to reflect the seasonal landscape, or the single blues-on-neutral for a slightly crisper effect. YOU WILL NEED MATERIALS • Fabrics: - Sturdy cotton fabric, 65 X 25cm approx. - Version A – Mauve - Version B – Natural • Threads: Version A: - DMC threads:…

FIND THE TEMPLATE FOR THIS PROJECT ON PAGE 61 The idea for this stitch tutorial was developed from my Sycamore Gap textile collage. I have to admit to being something of an accidental landscape artist, which has come about from years of dog walking in all seasons, around the beautiful North East! I’m really inspired by the bands of colour and textures of the local landscape and I enjoy translating these into stitched collages. I hope you enjoy creating your own piece of landscape textile art! YOU WILL NEED MATERIALS • Linen or light coloured cloth for base • Felt or a thick, light coloured fabric to use as a backing • Selection of fabric scraps for textile collage • Machine thread for tacking, White/Neutral • Selection of embroidery threads…

SEE PAGE 59 FOR THE TEMPLATES FOR THIS PROJECT PART 2 Based on highly decorated gingerbread cookies, this Christmas tree comes complete with cookie ornaments and icing. It is the opportunity to work unusual stitches and stumpwork on a base of felt appliqué. This is part 2, which builds upon the instructions and templates in issue 145 of Stitch. Have fun completing this satisfying project! YOU WILL NEED PLEASE NOTE - this covers both parts 1 and 2 of the gingerbread tree MATERIALS • Fabric: - Calico – enough for your slate frame or hoop. I used a 12in slate frame so used 30 x 50cm - Quilting quality cotton fabric, Cream, John Louden Craft Mixer, enough for your frame or hoop - Felt (any type, I selected the felt…

NORTH WEST THREADMILL WITHIN THE LOOP – A STITCH & MIXED MEDIA EXHIBITION 6 DECEMBER 2023 – 17 FEBRUARY 2024 Nantwich Museum Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5BQ Meet the Artists - Saturday 9 December – 11am – 2pm Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30am – 4.30pm Free admission. nantwichmuseum.org.uk MIDLANDS THE HARLEY FOUNDATION WORK LIFE: LIFE’S WORK 20 JANUARY 2024 – 7 APRIL 2024 The Harley Foundation, North Nottinghamshire. Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30am – 4.30pm Free admission. A chance for visitors to understand the breadth of the work undertaken in the Harley Studios. From sculptures crafted from the remnants of the other artists’ studios to an intricately embroidered death shroud, this exhibition promises to intrigue and inspire. The exhibition is free to enter and there is a large, free car park.…

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Applying a Bead Secure the bead with a single stitch. Back Stitch Bring thread through on the stitch line and take a small backward stitch through the fabric. Bring the needle through again a little in front of the first stitch, take another stitch, inserting the needle at the point where it first came through. Repeat. Battlement Couching See full instructions on page 39. Blanket Stitch Bring the thread out on the lower line, insert the needle in position in the upper line and take a straight downward stitch, keeping the working thread under the point of the needle. Pull up the stitch to form a loop and repeat. Buttonhole Stitch Bring the thread out on the lower line, insert the needle in position in the upper line and take…

FIND THE TEMPLATES FOR THIS PROJECT ON PAGE 60 The Emerald Toucan is a beautiful rainforest dweller, making its home in Mexico to Central America. They are the smallest of Toucans, are highly social and extremely intelligent. They spend their time high in the canopy, rarely coming onto the ground. Toucans are always brightly coloured, but the Emerald Toucan is a brilliant, ethereal green. So brilliant is their plumage, with so many shades of green, they practically sparkle. Just as I know your embroidery will. It will be an amazing work of art. YOU WILL NEED MATERIALS • Fabric: - Linen, medium to heavy weight, or 56 count, White. (Cut on thread to 33 x 38cm (13 x 15in) if working on a slate frame. If working on stretcher bars…

ABSTRACT EMBROIDERY By: Emily Botelho Publisher: Search Press ISBN: 978-1800920965 RRP: £17.99 World renowned Emily Botelho is a master abstract embroiderer. This is her first book and showcases 12 projects inspired by three distinct environments: coastal, mountain and urban. She deftly leads you through her complete creative process, and shows you how to find inspiration from the environment, how to create bespoke backgrounds and how to embellish each embroidery with a range of stitches, beads and found items. Emily uses intuitive, slow stitching and a vibrant colour palette, taken from her surroundings with sources as diverse as mossy rocks or peeling paint – meaning her results are always truly unique. Here she shows how to do the same with photographs, creative insights and helpful advice to guide you, along with…

TURN TO PAGE 14 FOR JAY’S SNOWFLAKE PROJECT! We love the snowflake lampshade you created for this issue – what did you enjoy the most about making it? The stitching was definitely the most enjoyable part. I worked on several versions and found the decision about fabric and thread colour the most difficult part of the project. However, once I’d found the combination that felt right, it was fun from that point on! Tell us about your journey to becoming an embroiderer and your general artistic background… The need to create is something that’s always been very strong in me. In primary school, I often sneaked into the classroom and adorned the blackboard board with artwork in chalks. One of my teachers wrote in a school report (I still have…

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