Love Embroidery

Love Embroidery is the monthly magazine that is a celebration of decorative stitch. It is full of creative ideas for anyone who loves – or would love to learn – modern hand and machine embroidery.

Welcome

Welcome

Pick ‘n’ mix

Tea time

Let them eat cake

COUNT THE RINGS...

A story to tell

Editor loves

Nothing says autumn like...

Autumn hues

Halloween freebies

ESSENTIAL READING

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Celebrate the season

STATEMENT THREADS

Practise makes perfect • MASTER 30 DIFFERENT EMBROIDERY STITCHES WITH CLARE ALBAN’S EXPERT GUIDE, AND THEN USE YOUR NEW SKILLS TO SEW A STUNNING SAMPLER

Bringing in the harvest • RAID YOUR STASH FOR THE SOFTEST AUTUMN SHADES AND STITCH A PILE OF PLUSH, SATIN STITCH PUMPKINS NESTLED IN A BED OF RUSTIC BLOOMS

Helen Wilde • THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY EMBROIDERY ARTIST BEHIND OVO BLOOM TALKS TEXTURE, CREATIVE LEGACY – AND HER EVER-GROWING SEASHELL COLLECTION

Sweet dreams • WORK WITH MUTED HUES TO CREATE A STACK OF STYLISHLY STITCHED PILLOWS TO REST YOUR HEAD ON AS YOU DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP...

Statement florals • SHOP IN STYLE WITH A WOVEN BACKPACK ADORNED WITH BOLD ROSES THAT ARE WORKED IN SOFT WOOL FOR EASE, SPEED & TEXTURE!

Autumn bakes • WHIP UP AN EVERLASTING PIE WITH A SPLIT STITCH CRUST AND A FRUITY FRENCH KNOT FILLING AS AN ODE TO THE HUMBLE BLACKBERRY

Falling for autumn • CELEBRATE THE CHANGING SEASON BY STITCHING OAK, BIRCH AND MAPLE LEAF MOTIFS ONTO GORGEOUSLY TEXTURED CORK FABRIC

Ready, set, forage • TAKE YOUR NEXT CREATIVE CUE FROM THE NATURAL WORLD WITH A WHIMISICAL TOADSTOOL DECORATION WORKED IN FELT

Skills Workshop • MASTER THE ELEGANT FEATHER STITCH AND USE YOUR NEW SKILL TO EMBELLISH A PAIR OF SUEDE – OR FAUX SUEDE – GLOVES WITH A TIMELESS FLORAL MOTIF

Witches’ brew • DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE! IT’S TIME TO GRAB YOUR NEEDLE AND THREAD, AND MAGIC UP A CUTE CAULDRON HOOP FOR HALLOWEEN

All wrapped up • CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF A NEWBORN WITH A SOFT LINEN BONNET EMBELLISHED WITH A DAINTY, EVERGREEN WREATH MOTIF

Pretty in pink • SCALE UP YOUR CROSS STITCH – AND DUST OFF YOUR DRILL! – TO TRANSFORM AN INDUSTRIAL LOCKER WITH A CHIC LATTICE DESIGN

Machine embroidery

Hello, pumpkin! • TREAT YOURSELF TO A PATCH OF SMALL-SCALE SQUASHES AND ORNAMENTAL GOURDS IN RICH, AUTUMN HUES FOR A SPEEDY AND SATISFYING SEW

Prickly pal • MASTER THE ART OF MACHINE APPLIQUÉ WITH A SUPER SWEET HEDGEHOG CUSHION DESIGN WORKED IN EARTHY AUTUMNAL SHADES

Materials

Techniques • LEARN THE BASICS OF EACH STAGE OF YOUR EMBROIDERY PROJECTS

Templates • HERE ARE ALL THE TEMPLATES YOU NEED TO MAKE THE PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE

Next issue

Chloe Timms • DEBUT NOVELIST CHLOE TELLS US ABOUT HER FIRST BOOK AND HER NEW-FOUND LOVE FOR ALL-THINGS-EMBROIDERY

Welcome!

CLARE ALBANS

Ebb & flow • TAKE A STROLL ALONG THE COAST WITH A SEASIDE-THEMED SAMPLER FEATURING 20 DIFFERENT STITCHES!

Embroidery guide

Basket Stitch

Braided Chain Stitch

Butterfly Chain Stitch

Danish Knot

Double Feather Stitch

Full Knot Stitch

Granitos Stitch

Holbein Stitch

Honeycomb Stitch

Interlacing Band Stitch

Laced Backstitch

Laced Edging Stitch

Laced Running Stitch

Ladder Stitch

Long Tailed Lazy Daisy Stitch

Open Fishbone Stitch

Outline Stitch

Palestrina Knot

Raised Herringbone Stitch

Rosette Chain Stitch

Sinhalese Chain Stitch

Sorbello Stitch

Split Backstitch

Sword Stitch

Tulip Stitch

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