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Love Embroidery

Issue 45
Magazine

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

Join us online!

We love

Festive foliage • CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH 25 STUNNING IRON-ON TRANSFERS FEATURING CHIC CHRISTMAS FOLIAGE, WINTER FLORALS AND MIX AND MATCH SENTIMENTS

Home for the holidays • USE JUST FIVE SIMPLE STITCHES TO MAKE THIS MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DOOR DESIGN WITH FRESH FOLIAGE, PILES OF PRESENTS AND PRETTY BOWS

Embroidery guide

Shikira Alleyne • MEET THE EMBROIDERY ARTIST USING HER VIBRANT, MIXED MEDIA PATTERNS TO SPARK JOY AND FULFILMENT – ESPECIALLY IN THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

Christmas countdown • USE TACTILE TAPESTRY WOOL AND TIMELESS CALICO TO CREATE A FIR-TREE-THEMED ADVENT CALENDAR WITH SIMPLE, STITCHED POCKETS

Present dash • EMBRACE THE TEXTURES OF THE SEASON AS YOU STITCH THIS CHARMING LITTLE FIGURE AND HER COLOURFUL PILE OF CHRISTMAS PRESSIES

From me to you... • TRANSFORM A SIMPLE WICKER BASKET INTO A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS HAMPER USING METALLIC THREAD AND TEXTURED RAFFIA

Skills Workshop • WHIP UP A SET OF STRIKING, MULTI-MEDIA CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS USING AIR DRY CLAY, METALLIC THREADS AND A SCATTERING OF STAR-SHAPED SEQUINS

Naughty or nice? • REACH FOR YOUR BRIGHTEST THREADS TO SEW THIS COSY FESTIVE SCENE FEATURING A RATHER CHEEKY – BUT DAPPER – CHRISTMAS KITTY!

Fine dining • ONE SIMPLE STITCH PLUS ONE SIMPLE LEAF MOTIF EQUALS ONE STRIKING TABLECLOTH THAT YOU’LL WANT TO STITCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Special delivery! • LITTLE ONES WILL LOVE SENDING LETTERS TO SANTA VIA THIS SWEET FELT ENVELOPE, EMBELLISHED WITH FUN FESTIVE DETAILS

Merry & bright • UNWIND AS YOU SEW THE INTRICATE WINGS OF THIS COLOURFUL RED CARDINAL – A SWEET LITTLE SONGBIRD THAT IS SAID TO BE A SYMBOL OF HOPE

Sparkle & shine • BRING SOME MAGIC TO YOUR MANTELPIECE THIS CHRISTMAS WITH A 3D TRIO OF FELT TREES ADORNED WITH SEQUINS, BEADS AND GLITTER

Cosy Christmas stitch-along • JOIN US FOR PART TWO OF KSENIIA GUSEVA’S EXCLUSIVE FESTIVE STITCH-ALONG. THIS MONTH, WE’RE ADDING THE RUG, GREENERY AND PRESENTS

Machine embroidery

Rockin’ robin • FRESHEN UP YOUR TEES IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH THREE SMART – AND STRIKING – MACHINE-STITCHED MOTIFS!

Materials

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

Templates

Love Embroidery

Leigh Jennings • EMBROIDERY ARTIST LEIGH TELLS US WHICH STITCH IS HER GO-TO, AND HOW SOCIAL MEDIA KEEPS THE CRAFTING INDUSTRY ACCESSIBLE

Gift template • HERE ARE THE FULL-SIZE TEMPLATES YOU WILL NEED TO STITCH THE PROJECTS ON P11


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 88 Publisher: Our Media Limited Edition: Issue 45

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: September 28, 2023

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Crafts

Languages

English

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

Join us online!

We love

Festive foliage • CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH 25 STUNNING IRON-ON TRANSFERS FEATURING CHIC CHRISTMAS FOLIAGE, WINTER FLORALS AND MIX AND MATCH SENTIMENTS

Home for the holidays • USE JUST FIVE SIMPLE STITCHES TO MAKE THIS MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DOOR DESIGN WITH FRESH FOLIAGE, PILES OF PRESENTS AND PRETTY BOWS

Embroidery guide

Shikira Alleyne • MEET THE EMBROIDERY ARTIST USING HER VIBRANT, MIXED MEDIA PATTERNS TO SPARK JOY AND FULFILMENT – ESPECIALLY IN THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

Christmas countdown • USE TACTILE TAPESTRY WOOL AND TIMELESS CALICO TO CREATE A FIR-TREE-THEMED ADVENT CALENDAR WITH SIMPLE, STITCHED POCKETS

Present dash • EMBRACE THE TEXTURES OF THE SEASON AS YOU STITCH THIS CHARMING LITTLE FIGURE AND HER COLOURFUL PILE OF CHRISTMAS PRESSIES

From me to you... • TRANSFORM A SIMPLE WICKER BASKET INTO A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS HAMPER USING METALLIC THREAD AND TEXTURED RAFFIA

Skills Workshop • WHIP UP A SET OF STRIKING, MULTI-MEDIA CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS USING AIR DRY CLAY, METALLIC THREADS AND A SCATTERING OF STAR-SHAPED SEQUINS

Naughty or nice? • REACH FOR YOUR BRIGHTEST THREADS TO SEW THIS COSY FESTIVE SCENE FEATURING A RATHER CHEEKY – BUT DAPPER – CHRISTMAS KITTY!

Fine dining • ONE SIMPLE STITCH PLUS ONE SIMPLE LEAF MOTIF EQUALS ONE STRIKING TABLECLOTH THAT YOU’LL WANT TO STITCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Special delivery! • LITTLE ONES WILL LOVE SENDING LETTERS TO SANTA VIA THIS SWEET FELT ENVELOPE, EMBELLISHED WITH FUN FESTIVE DETAILS

Merry & bright • UNWIND AS YOU SEW THE INTRICATE WINGS OF THIS COLOURFUL RED CARDINAL – A SWEET LITTLE SONGBIRD THAT IS SAID TO BE A SYMBOL OF HOPE

Sparkle & shine • BRING SOME MAGIC TO YOUR MANTELPIECE THIS CHRISTMAS WITH A 3D TRIO OF FELT TREES ADORNED WITH SEQUINS, BEADS AND GLITTER

Cosy Christmas stitch-along • JOIN US FOR PART TWO OF KSENIIA GUSEVA’S EXCLUSIVE FESTIVE STITCH-ALONG. THIS MONTH, WE’RE ADDING THE RUG, GREENERY AND PRESENTS

Machine embroidery

Rockin’ robin • FRESHEN UP YOUR TEES IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH THREE SMART – AND STRIKING – MACHINE-STITCHED MOTIFS!

Materials

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

Templates

Love Embroidery

Leigh Jennings • EMBROIDERY ARTIST LEIGH TELLS US WHICH STITCH IS HER GO-TO, AND HOW SOCIAL MEDIA KEEPS THE CRAFTING INDUSTRY ACCESSIBLE

Gift template • HERE ARE THE FULL-SIZE TEMPLATES YOU WILL NEED TO STITCH THE PROJECTS ON P11


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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.