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love Embroidery FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD Do you have a favourite stitch? In this issue we are revisiting some of the most useful and beautiful techniques in the LE library – and falling in love with them all over again! Like the satisfyingly smooth Satin Stitch used to create this pretty little Valentine’s Day envelope by Jessie Newton, and the tactile clusters of French Knot hearts that are bursting out from it (p29). We’ve also got a gorgeous new Stitch-along for you to try by the brilliant Julie Stuart (aka Clever Poppy) on p33, and of course our leading lady 3D hair portrait hoop by Rachael Dobbins on p14, which will stretch and delight your stitching skills in equal measure. Enjoy!…

Templates for digital readers on p72 MATERIALS Printed cotton fabric from your kit, or any cotton fabric: 20x20cm, white Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of blue, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red, turquoise, yellow Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter Felt sheet: 14cm diameter, white Basic embroidery kit STITCHES USED Backstitch, French Knot, Lazy Daisy Stitch, Scallop Stitch, Straight Stitch NOTES The template outline for the 2025 Thread Journal is printed on the fabric in your kit, but you can also find it on p72. We’ve provided a library of 84 mini motifs on p73 to help get you started, but you can also sketch your own designs to fill your journal. 01 Mount the pre-printed fabric into a hoop with the outer ring on the back of the fabric, the design…

CROWN FLOWERS Small roses: Woven Wheel, terracotta, 3 strands Large roses centre: French Knot, Cast-on Stitch, pink, 6 strands, 3 strands Large roses petals: Satin Stitch, pink, light pink, 3 strands Blue flower petals: Satin Stitch, blue, light blue, 6 strands Blue flower centre: Straight Stitch, light yellow, 2 strands HAIR Hair fill: Straight Stitch, brown, gold, blonde, light yellow, 1 strand Loose strands: Whipped Backstitch, light yellow, 2 strands CROWN LEAVES Curved sprigs leaves: Satin Stitch, light turquoise, 2 strands Curved sprigs stem: Couching Stitch, light turquoise, 2 strands Pointy sprigs leaves: Satin Stitch, light green, 2 strands Pointy sprigs stem: Couching Stitch, light green, 2 strands Individual leaves: Satin Stitch, green-grey, 2 strands BODY T-shirt outline: Backstitch, peach, 1 strand Shoulder and arm outlines: Whipped Backstitch, cream, 3…

MATERIALS Cotton fabric: 20x20cm, white Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of dark green, light green, orange, dark pink, light pink Metallic thread: 1 spool of gold Embroidery hoop: 13cm diameter Basic embroidery kit STITCHES USED Backstitch, French Knot, Satin Stitch, Stem Stitch, Straight Stitch NOTES Find the template on p72. Each brand of metallic thread is slightly different so you’ll need to adjust the number of strands to achieve your desired thickness. 01 Transfer the design from the template onto the fabric using your preferred method. We used a heat-erasable pen and a light source. Then mount the fabric into a hoop with the design central and the fabric taut like the skin of a drum. Use Satin Stitch in three strands to fill the outside of the envelope in…

MATERIALS Tulle fabric: 25x25cm, white Dried flowers used: mangles everlasting (pink, white), German statice (pink), statice (purple), winged everlasting, peppercorn berries, strawflowers (pink), globe amaranth (dark pink) Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter Small, sharp scissors (for cutting and trimming the flower stems) Craft tweezers (optional) PVA glue and small paintbrush NOTES There is no template for this project as the dried flowers used will make each design unique. Store your project in a box when you’re not working on it, rather than a bag to protect the flowers from damage. 01 Mount the tulle fabric into a hoop, making sure that it’s nice and taut to give a smooth surface to work on. Take care when stretching the fabric in the hoop as it’s easy to distort the weave of the…

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GETTING STARTED 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. The fabric of our dungarees was stiff enough that a hoop wasn’t needed. However if your material is thinner you may wish to mount the fabric in a hoop. Do this in reverse to the normal way, with the inner hoop uppermost. Start with test fabric to make sure the tension is correct and the bottom thread doesn’t show though. Remember, the stitch length is determined by the speed at which you move the fabric – the faster you go, the longer the stitches will be. When machine embroidering, try…

After a well-earned break, the LE team are back and ready to shake things up! After all, a new year, calls for a new palette and we're kicking off 2025 with a romantic mix of pretty pinks, laid-back lilacs, cute corals and buttery yellow hues. These fresh shades are just what you need to fill your hoops (and hearts) with the promise of spring, and whip up our incredible 3D hairstyle hoop cover star. We know how much you all enjoy sewing these realistic hairdos, and Rachael Dobbins, the talented stitcher behind this issue’s stunning portrait, is well-known for creating luscious locks with thread, so who better to learn the technique from? Turn to p14 to find the full tutorial and give it a try. Also in this issue, you'll…

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Lawyer quits corporate life to grow an embroidery business – sounds like a romantic Hallmark movie plot, doesn’t it? Well, the reality is even sweeter. New Zealander Julie Stuart, the embroidery artist behind Clever Poppy, fell in love with crafting while on maternity leave. “I got really into doing DIY projects while I was waiting for him [her son, Harvey] to arrive,” she says. “He was late, so I had about a month. I was making my own upholstered headboards and heaps of other home décorprojects. I started writing a blog about it and made the decision then that I couldn’t go back to that corporate career.” Julie had also studied graphic design at law school, so she took this opportunity to embrace her creative side. By the time lockdown…

MATERIALS Kitchen tea towel: white Stranded cotton: 1 skein of dark grey Machine thread: 1 spool each of blue, pink Embroidery hoop: 18cm diameter Masking/Painter’s tape: 2.5cm wide Sewing Machine with a standard foot (optional) Basic embroidery kit STITCHES USED French Knot, Holbein Stitch, Machine Straight Stitch, Running Stitch, Scallop Stitch, Stem Stitch NOTES Find the templates on p74. To prevent the thread colours running in the wash, make sure they are colourfast (i.e. the thread dyes won’t run when wet). 01 Begin by sewing the horizontal paper lines. Mark horizontal lines on each towel using painter’s tape, about 2.5-3cm apart. You can mark all the lines at once or move the tape as you go. Sew the lines using blue thread, reversing over the stitching at each end to…

MATERIALS Cotton linen fabric: 30x30cm, 25x25cm, cream Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of golden brown, avocado green, light jade, light peach, pink, dark salmon pink, bright red, teal, dark antique violet Embroidery hoop: 20cm, 15cm diameter Photos: 7x10.5cm, 5x5cm, Basic embroidery kit STITCHES USED Couching Stitch, French Knot, Leaf Stitch, Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Straight Stitch, Running Stitch NOTE Find the templates on p76-77. 01 Transfer the designs onto linen using your preferred method. Then mount the larger design into a 20cm hoop, with the design central and the fabric pulled taut like a drum. Begin by working the central line of each of the leaves using Split Stitch in three strands of golden brown. Work these stitches longer than usual and come back through the previous stitch only a…

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Get ready to upscale your freemotion embroidery skills this month with two very different machine makes. The first, by our Technical Editor Heather Nugent, is an arrangement of trailing, densely stitched nasturtiums worked on soluble stabiliser and then framed in a gold-edged, transparent glass hexagon for a fresh, ‘just plucked and pressed from the garden’ vibe. And the second is a simple pair of kid-sized dungarees embellished with teeny tiny hearts for Valentine’s Day and beyond, by LE regular, Louisa Burtonshaw. These fun motifs can easily be scaled up for adult garments like T-shirts and dresses, or used as they are here on hankies, pockets, socks and more.…

YOUR BASIC EMBROIDERY KIT 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 FABRIC Embroidery can be worked on a wide variety of fabrics or ready-made items. It’s best to choose fabrics with a fairly smooth surface as heavily-textured surfaces will prevent the stitches from lying flat. For beginners, it’s best to start with 100% plain-weave cotton. When choosing fabric, consider its intended use, how much wear it will get, and how often it will need to be washed. Fabric can be categorised by its weave and fibre content. Plain weave is the most common type of weave and includes…

COVER PROJECT 3D HAIR HOOP Page 14 Pattern at 100% 2cm square test square (for printing) COVER GIFT THREAD JOURNAL Page 11 Pattern at 100% VALENTINES HOOP Page 29 Pattern at 100% COVER GIFT THREAD JOURNAL MOTIFS Page 11 Patterns at 100% MAGAZINE FILE Page 26 Pattern at 100% TEA TOWELS Page 31 Patterns at 100% DALA HORSE GARLAND Page 36 Patterns at 100% CUT TWO PER HORSE THE GLASSHOUSE STITCH-ALONG Page 33 Pattern at 100% MACHINE DUNGAREES Page 62 Pattern at 100% PHOTO FRAMES Page 42 Patterns at 100% WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT HOOP LAYER 1 Page 55 Pattern at 100% WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT HOOP LAYER 2 Page 55 Pattern at 100% MACHINE PRESSED FLOWERS Page 60 Pattern at 100% Thank you for making these projects from Love Embroidery. The copyright for…

Based in Barcelona, Yumi masterfully captures the vibrant essence of the places she’s travelled, bringing iconic landmarks and cultural symbols to life with needle and oh-so-colourful thread. Her book, Tokio sobre tela (published by Editorial GG – currently only available in Spanish), is a treasure trove for lovers of Japanese culture and fans of 3D embroidery, with plenty of fun details, playful stitches and surprises for the reader. Get ready to see some of the brightest hoops to have ever graced the pages of LE! How did your embroidery journey begin? I have been doing embroidery and crafts since I was little. But Japanese embroidery really came about during the Pandemic. We had planned our 3rd trip to Japan a day before the airports closed and there were lockdowns at…

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Stack 'em up! Valentine’s Day, Pancake Day, there are so many fun occassions to celebrate at this time of year, despite the gloomy weather! And now you can add National Embroidery Month to that list too. Expect free patterns, bonus tutorials, discounts for our Etsy store and much more throughout the month. Just head to our Instagram and Facebook pages on the 1st of February to join in the fun and see what exciting things we have coming up. See @loveembroiderymagazine and @loveembroiderymag Textile tour Bringing together 15 talented contemporary artists, Material Worlds from the Haywood Gallery is an exhibition that sets out to demonstrate how oh-so-ordinary materials such as fabric, ceramic and yarn, can be transformed into extraordinary, humorous and radical art. Touring around various locations in the UK…

MATERIALS Cardboard Magazine Holder: lilac Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of white, yellow Sticky tack/masking tape Paper and pen Awl Felt sheet: A4, cream Craft glue Tapestry needle Basic embroidery kit STITCHES USED French Knot, Lazy Daisy Stitch NOTES Find the template on p73. We recommend using a tapestry needle for this project, as the large eye will accommodate all six strands and the blunt tip will gravitate towards the holes and be less likely to scratch the surface of the holder. 01 Trace the template onto paper and cut out along the border. Secure the first daisy onto the front of the magazine holder in your preferred position using either sticky tack or masking tape. 02 Place the holder on a firm surface. Use an awl to carefully pierce…

Welcome to our brand new stitch along, The Glasshouse! Designed by the super-talented Julie Stuart, founder of Clever Poppy, this six-part pattern captures the tranquil joy that comes from pottering in the garden. From raising seedlings in little trays to tending bigger blooms that will attract those all-important bumble bees, there’s so much joy in toiling with the soil and creating your own slice of paradise. And now you can replicate that feeling with needle and thread! In Part 1, you’ll be using four easy stitches to work the pretty pots and crates in the design, which will soon be overflowing with blooms. Don’t want to miss Parts 2-6? Turn to p24 to subscribe and get issues sent straight to your door, plus get an exclusive kit with everything you…

GETTING STARTED 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 your two layers of stabilser into a hoop. Do this in reverse to the normal way, with the inner hoop uppermost. Make sure the fabric is really tight in the hoop, as this stops the threads from warping. Start with test fabric to make sure the tension is correct, and the bottom thread doesn’t show though. Remember, the stitch length is determined by the speed at which you stitch – the faster you go, the shorter your stitches will be. When machine embroidering, try to work…

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