Embroidery

Whether you are a keen embroiderer or simply love fabric and textiles, Embroidery magazine is filled with ideas and features to inspire you. Each edition is packed with colourful features on contemporary and traditional textiles, and keeps you up to date with news of the latest shows and events taking place around the UK. Our diary and what's on pages show you what's hot, while our features delve into the vibrant world of textiles, fashion and embroidery - covering everything from craft to catwalk and more! Our mission is to bring you the best of embroidery and textiles, talking to makers and stitchers who share their passion for embellishing the surface with us – giving our readers a unique insight into all facets of this sumptuous craft. In our book section, you'll find the latest books on fashion, embroidery and textiles.

FROM THE EDITOR

Embroidery

THE ART OF POLITICS

To boldly sew

CELEBRATING IRISH LINEN

DIVA FEVER

SLOW DOWN • Katerina Knight has just finished an MA at the Royal College of Art, precious time when she was able to forget her former work in the high-speed fashion world and concentrate on what matters to her in this accelerated world

plastic fantastic • TO HELEN O’SHEA RECYCLABLE PLASTIC REALLY IS FANTASTIC… YOU MAY NEVER LOOK AT A MILK BOTTLE IN THE SAME WAY AGAIN

THE BRITISH TEXTILE BIENNIAL • The British Textile Biennial, held in Pennine Lancashire, promises cutting-edge textile exhibitions and the prospect of bumping into one of Jeremy Hutchison’s ‘monster sculptures’

IN SEVENTH HEAVEN • Rhiannon Williams works from a storybook studio where the mystical and the religious are ever-present

The girl with KALEIDOSCOPE EYES • The late Madge Gill faced many difficulties in her life but she is remembered best through her art, not least her swirling, furiously-worked embroideries

#SEPTTEXTILE LOVE INSPIRATION • Have you discovered seam collective’s #SeptTextileLove Instagram challenge yet? If not, check it out but beware, it’s highly addictive

MAORI MATERIAL MEANING • Ron Te Kawa’s lively artworks are imbued with Maori meaning and have at their heart, inspired embellishment and riotous colour

WEAVING HER MAGIC • Weaver Laura Thomas dispenses with convention in her latest show at Ruthin Craft Centre

My world changed when I became a Guild member • CATHERINE HILL’S FIRST FORAYS INTO STITCHED ARTWORK WERE UNDER COVER OF AN ALTER-EGO, BUT JOINING THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD WAS A TURNING POINT

over the rainbow • NIKKI PARMENTER’S INTRICATE AND HIGHLY COLOURED ‘PLASTIC ENTRAPMENT’ ARTWORKS ARE PERENNIAL FAVOURITES, BOTH IN A GALLERY SETTING AND AT HER WORKSHOPS

IT’S SHOW TIME! • The Knitting & Stitching Show London promises an abundance of inspiration for your work and the chance to get together with like-minded stitchers

MANY HAPPY RETURNS FOR GUILD SHOWCASE • For 30 years, the Embroiderers’ Guild has played a crucial role in ensuring new textile art graduates get the support and exposure they both need and deserve

DOUBLE TROUBLE • With their work featured in one of the textile galleries at the Knitting & Stitching Shows, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn are set to inspire thousands with the popular themes first identified in their latest book

MAGIC MUSHROOMS • Lacking in confidence, Claire de Witte has been quietly and privately creating lifelike fungi, bark and acorn cups for nine years but feels now is the time to reveal her mushroom magic at the Knitting & Stitching Show London

making the papers • ELEANOR BURKETT HAS A DEEP APPRECIATION OF JAPANESE PAPER-MAKING AND NOT ONLY WORKS ON PAPER BUT STITCHES WITH PAPER TOO

TACKLING TEXTILE PORTRAITS • If you’ve thought about stitching a textile portrait but don’t know...