Italian escape

Take in the wondrous sights of Italy’s famous floating city from the comfort of your own sofa with Georgie Emery’s colourful snapshot of Venice. Use a mix of stitches and shades to bring the scene to life, from silky Satin Stitch in dark grey for the gondolas to intricate Straight Stitches in terracotta for the lattice architecture. For help with colour placement throughout your stitching, refer to the Embroidery Guide on p21 – we’ve made it easier to see each individual building with the dotted red lines.

01 Place the turquoise fabric in your hoop and transfer the sea layer onto it using your preferred method. Then, cut away the area above your sea line. Next, place the pink fabric with your cut turquoise piece into the hoop and