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 FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD

Welcome

Wild at heart

Special treatment

Editor Loves

Furry friends

SEASIDE STITCHES

Summer style

Fruity freebies!

Bobbing along

Arm candy

SMOOTH TALKER

Making magic

The sun is shining

SAY IT LOUD STITCH IT PROUD

Hello summer • JET OFF TO SIZZLING SHORES AND UNWIND IN THE SUN WITH THIS ISSUE’S SET OF HOLIDAY-INSPIRED TRANSFERS – COMPLETE WITH SWAYING PALM TREES!

Blooming mar vellous • GIVE TIRED T-SHIRTS A NEW LEASE OF LIFE AND SOW THE SEEDS OF A STYLISH SUMMER WITH A PAINTERLY PEONY-THEMED DESIGN

Bianca Springer • MEET THE INSPIRING SEWIST, AUTHOR AND TEXTILES TUTOR WHO CELEBRATES BLACK JOY THROUGH EMBROIDERY

Finding your wings • FORGET ALL YOUR WORRIES AS YOU STITCH A STUNNING BUTTERFLY USING THREAD PAINTING TECHNIQUES AND PEACHY SHADES

Picture perfect • CELEBRATE THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITIVE FRAME OF MIND WITH THESE PAINTERLY MINIATURE LANDSCAPES

Rainbow slumbers • WEAVE COLOURFUL PARACORD THROUGH ON-TREND RATTAN FOR THE ULTIMATE BEDROOM HACK!

...Goodbye rain • TAKE COLOURFUL COTTONS AND PIECE THEM TOGETHER TO CREATE A MESMERISING BACKDROP FOR A STATEMENT TEXT DESIGN

Summer playtime • MIX AND MATCH SWEET MOTIFS IN RAINBOW BRIGHT THREADS THAT REALLY POP ON CLASSIC DENIM AND MAKE PLAYTIME EVEN MORE FUN!

Make them tonight! • SHARE THE EMBROIDERY LOVE WITH THESE MINI MOTIFS FEATURING COLOURFUL SKEINS OF THREAD AND VINTAGE SCISSORS

Jewels of the sea • MAKE A DRAWSTRING BAG AND DECORATE IT WITH CALMING CORAL MOTIFS USING JUST ONE COLOUR OF THREAD FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT

JENNY BILLINGHAM • EXTRACT PIGMENTS FROM FLOWERS AND LEAVES (WITH A HAMMER, NO LESS!) AND PERMEATE YOUR FABRIC WITH PAINTERLY OUTLINES THAT YOU CAN STITCH ONTO

Countryside stitch-along

Machine embroidery

Call of the coast • CAPTURE THESE SOARING SEABIRDS IN FLIGHT WITH BEGINNER-FRIENDLY FREEMOTION EMBROIDERY IN MONOCHROME SHADES

GETTING STARTED • UPCYCLE A CARDI WITH BRIGHT AND BREEZY MACHINE EMBROIDERED SUNFLOWER BUTTONS

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

Techniq ues • 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

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Sandeep Pawar • BRIGHTON-BASED EMBROIDERY ARTIST SANDEEP CHATS TO US ABOUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND HER FABULOUS FELT CREATIONS

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