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.

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The good life • EMBRACE THE COUNTRYSIDE WITH YOUR COTTAGE-THEMED TRANSFERS – THERE ARE 22 MOTIFS TO TRY, INCLUDING CHICKENS, FOXGLOVES, A BIRDHOUSE, AND A HONEY JAR!

In the garden • LEARN HOW TO STITCH THIS SWEET MOONLIT SNAIL AND ITS HITCHHIKING COMPANION USING ESSENTIAL THREAD PAINTING TECHNIQUES

Embroidery guide

ENTER TO WIN! • WE HAVE TWO GORGEOUS GIVEAWAYS THIS ISSUE THAT WILL FILL YOUR BOOKSHELVES WITH EXPERT STITCHING INSPO

love Embroidery • FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD

PROFILE Needle or Thread • FABRIC COLLAGE ARTIST HANNAH AUSTIN IS CARRYING AN EMBROIDERY LEGACY TO THE MOUNTAINS AND BEYOND

Seasonal splendour • GET READY FOR WARMER DAYS AHEAD BY TAKING THE ULTIMATE SUMMER LAYER – THE WAISTCOAT – AND EMBELLISHING IT WITH ROSY RED BLOOMS

Festival style • SEW A SUMMER-THEMED PORTRAIT WITH LUSCIOUS FREE-FLOWING LOCKS OF HAIR, A DELICATE DAISY CROWN AND A SWEET SATIN RIBBON BOW

Country kitchen • UPDATE FABRIC BOWL COVERS WITH EMBROIDERED BLOOMS TO KEEP FOOD FRESH AND CREATE A COSY COTTAGECORE AESTHETIC

Grow your own • GRAB YOUR BRIGHTEST THREADS AND GET READY TO ELEVATE A SIMPLE GINGHAM BAG WITH A CHIC FLORAL SPRAY

Brick by brick • ADD THE FINAL DETAILS TO THIS QUAINT CAMBRIDGESHIRE STREET IN PART 2 OF OUR THREAD-PAINTING MASTERCLASS

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Heads up! • KEEP YOUR HEAD COOL IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE WITH A TIMELESS BASEBALL CAP EMBELLISHED WITH DAINTY BLOOMS

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Little piggy • BRUSH UP ON YOUR THREAD-PAINTING SKILLS AND FROLIC IN THE FLOWERS WITH THIS ADORABLE FARMYARD FRIEND

Embroidery guide

Time to create • RELAX AND UNWIND WITH THIS FABULOUS FLORAL TEXT HOOP, WHICH DOUBLES UP AS A GENTLE REMINDER TO DO MORE OF WHAT YOU LOVE!

Skills Workshop Stitched cyanotype greetings • USE SUNLIGHT, CYANOTYPE PAPER AND FORAGED FOLIAGE AND FLOWERS TO CREATE BOLD NATURE-THEMED PRINTS THAT YOU CAN EMBELLISH WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD…

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Machine embroidery

Sowing seeds • BE INSPIRED BY VINTAGE SEED PACKETS TO SEW PRETTY POUCHES THAT ARE PERFECT FOR HOLDING GARDENING VOUCHERS, PLANT LABELS…

Fossil hunter • UNLEASH YOUR INNER PALAEONTOLOGIST AS YOU EMULATE THE SWIRLING SHELL OF A PRESERVED AMMONITE WITH FELT AND METALLIC THREAD

Materials • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED ON YOUR EMBROIDERY ADVENTURE

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 • ISSUE SIXTY NINE

Love Embroidery

Laurie Ann Dolhan • OWNER OF HOOK, LINE & TINKER, LAURIE TALKS TO US ABOUT HOW SHE CAME TO CREATE HER UNIQUE, PUN-FILLED PATTERNS

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