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.

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Embroidery

WHEN THE BOAT COMES IN

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out and about • COURSES AND EVENT S COMING UP

NATURE’S REMEDY • Jane Hall has suffered a number of health problems, but the delicate intricacies of the natural world that both surround and flow from her studio have proved restorative

what a small world! • Serena Partridge’s love of the teeny-weeny stems from her childhood but it’s something she’s not ready to grow out of yet, extending as it does into her minuscule installations in heritage hotspots. Downsizing has never seemed so attractive…

fresh TALENT • Striving to make a name for yourself in the world of textile art can seem like something of an uphill struggle, so, here, Embroidery magazine gives four young artists starting out, or already beginning to make waves, the opportunity to let us into their worlds, using their own words. With contrasting styles, their artworks range from displaying an interior design influence to portraits of nail and thread and a radical re-envisioning of lockdown

of mice and me • BRYONY ROSE JENNINGS’ ANTHROPOMORPHIC MICE ARE A DELIGHT TO BEHOLD

the colourful world of KAFFE FASSETT • Kaffe Fassett (rhymes with ‘safe asset’) has been called the Godfather of the Textile World. The master colourist, patchwork doyen and knitwear designer extraordinaire grew up in California but came to England as a young man and got his big break designing for Vogue. He lives in London with his husband Brandon Mably and despite earning the tag ‘octogenarian’ Kaffe has a plethora of projects on the go

THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES • Adriene Hughes’ recent exhibition in London, which took climate change as its starting point, came at a particularly apt moment

LOSING DAD • Sarah J Harper explains how the searing grief of losing her dad to Covid-19, and the huge toll of lockdowns, is encapsulated in her 3 Sisters artwork

all things bright & beautiful • PHOTOGRAPHS OF JENNIE MONCUR’S TAPESTRIES DELIVER A SHOT-BLAST OF COLOUR BUT SEEING THEM CLOSE UP AT HER NEW EXHIBITION AT RUTHIN CRAFT CENTRE REVEALS MUCH MORE

oh, you beautiful doll! • Johanna Flanagan is as elusive as she is talented, using the online moniker The Pale Rook, but while she prefers to stay in the shadows, her haunting dolls are front and centre stage, gathering plaudits from the public and critics alike

MEANING MATERIALITY AND MESSAGE • Artist and writer Anne Kelly reviews the survey of Cornelia Parker’s work at Tate Britain. She also catches up with the artist for a chat about one work in particular, Magna Carta (An Embroidery), which involved 200 people, including members of the Embroiderers’ Guild

10 minutes with… CORNELIA PARKER

embroidering her truth • MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS A PROLIFIC EMBROIDERER, MANAGING TO USE HER NEEDLEWORK WHILE IN CAPTIVITY AS A POLITICAL TOOL, WRITES RESPECTED AUTHOR CLARE HUNTER IN HER MOST RECENT BOOK

HEALING THE WOUNDS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING • The...