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.

Love Embroidery

Welcome

New threads

Ciao, bella!

On point

Editor Loves

Stateside stitches

MY YEAR IN STITCHES

Luxe patches

Grab a cuppa

Artist spotlight

VACAY STITCHES

Planet-friendly stitches

INSTANTLY STYLISH

Draw inspo

Flora & fauna • USE YOUR RAINBOW THREAD SET TO BRIGHTEN UP LUNCH BAGS, TEA TOWELS, HOOPS AND MORE WITH OUR THREE NATURE-INSPIRED MOTIFS...

Current stitches

Call of the coast • DIVE INTO THIS CAPTIVATING SEASCAPE AND WATCH IN WONDER AS THE CLIFFTOP FLOWERS AND GRASSES GROW OUTSIDE OF THE HOOP!

Embroidery guide

Giselle Quinto • MEET THE BRAZILIAN ARTIST USING MULTIMEDIA EMBROIDERY TO REFLECT ON THE DIVERSE BEAUTY OF WOMANKIND, AND THE POWER OF CRAFT – ONE HOOP AT A TIME

Strawberry fields • USE JUST FOUR ESSENTIAL STITCHES TO PERSONALISE YOUR PICNIC BLANKET WITH SPRAYS OF WILD SUMMER BERRIES

Green fingers • MASTER THE ART OF STUMPWORK TO STITCH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (AND SUPER LOW MAINTENANCE!) SUCCULENT

Fill your cup • RAID YOUR STASH FOR PRETTY PASTEL THREADS AND USE THEM TO STITCH AN INTERGALACTIC DESIGN FEATURING STARS, PLANETS & MOONS...

Garden party • UPDATE A HUMBLE FOOD COVER WITH BRIGHT GEOMETRIC RAFFIA STITCHING TO ADD A SPLASH OF COLOUR – AND FUN – TO ALFRESCO DINING!

Sleep tight

Freshly squeezed • WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS – YOU EMBROIDER THEM! PRACTISE SIX ESSENTIAL STITCHES AS YOU SEW THIS SWEET CITRUS TRIO IN ZINGY SHADES

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Skills Workshop • TURN TRADITION ON ITS HEAD AND STITCH A PAIR OF HANGABLE, FLORAL-THEMED PIECES WITH OUR BEGINNER-FRIENDLY GUIDE TO WOOD EMBROIDERY

Secret hideaway • SEW YOUR WORRIES AWAY WITH A WHIMISICAL SUMMER CABIN HOOP WORKED IN A SELECTION OF SOFT HUES AND SIMPLE STITCHES

Machine embroidery

Sound of the sea • TAKE DESIGN CUES FROM THE NATURAL WORLD TO MACHINE STITCH A STUNNING CONCH SHELL CUSHION WITH SUMPTUOUS DETAILS

To infinity... • ... AND BEYOND! TAKE A TRIP INTO SPACE WITH A STUNNING PENCIL CASE ADORNED WITH COLOURFUL PLANETS AND CONSTELLATIONS

MATERIALS

Techniques

Templates

Next issue • TRY OUR EXCLUSIVE PUMPKIN PATTERN, SEW SPOOKY DESIGNS FOR HALLOWEEN, GET CREATIVE WITH CORK...

Love Embroidery

Sara Pastrana • WE TALK TO EMBROIDERY ARTIST, SARA ABOUT HER PASSION FOR STITCHING ONTO UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS...

Shop with us! • Explore Love Embroidery's brand new Etsy store where you’ll find easy-to-follow stitching patterns for every ability. Prices start from just £5 for an instant PDF download complete with instructions, templates and stitch guides. Keep an eye out for new patterns, too!