Issue 26

Love Embroidery

The must-have practical magazine for modern embroidery

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Embroidery Is For Everyone
At Love Embroidery, we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the stitching community. Embroidery is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, size, abili
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Welcome!
Hello, stitchers and hello, sunshine! Join us as we draw inspiration from our gardens, balconies and local parks this month to embroider a stunning array of floral designs, from Jessie Doe’s sweet banner, to a chic set of cross stitch samplers, and a
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We Love
Clear your schedules, Celeste Johnston (aka @LemonMadeShop) is about to drop a new pattern, and it’s a beauty! Texas Wildflowers, which should be available to buy by the time you’re reading this, is jam-packed with beautiful blooms for you to stitch
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Sew Your Own Joy
• Cotton fabric: 12x16.5cm, white x2• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, coral, green and yellow• 5mm dowel rod: 14cm long• Embroidery hoop: 10cm diameter• Machine thread: white• Basic embroidery kit Backstitch, French Knot, Satin Stitch, Stem S
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Secret Escape
• Linen fabric: 35x35cm, natural• DMC stranded cotton: see Notes• DMC metallic stranded thread: 1 skein of gold• Embroidery hoop: 20cm diameter• Highlighter pen: pastel pink• Basic embroidery kit French Knot, Satin Stitch, Straight Stitch, Variated B
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Wimperis Embroidery
Sometimes, life gives you a little nudge towards taking a big leap. And that’s exactly what happened to Niamh Wimperis, the creative mind and maker behind Wimperis Embroidery. At the beginning of the pandemic Niamh was working as a receptionist and e
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Fresh Ideas With Thread
There’s something to be said for painting with thread; all of the creativity, none of the mess – unless you count a few tangled threads, of course! That intrinsic link between embroidery and painting is something we’re fully embracing this issue. So
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Landscape Artist
• Linen fabric: 46x56cm, natural• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, golden brown, forest green, light green, moss green, olive green, pear green, sage green, light grey, very dark grey-blue, peach, light peach, pale pink, rhubarb pink, terracot
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Miniature Masterpiece
• Cotton fabric: 18x18cm, white• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of dark blue and burnt orange, 2 skeins of dark red, 3 skeins of cream• Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter• Basic embroidery kit Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Stem Stitch, Turkey Stitch 01 Tran
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Summer Vibes
• Your choice of shorts: light khaki• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of green, very light green, orange, peach, pink and light yellow• Tear-away stabiliser or baking paper• Basic embroidery kit Backstitch, Chain Stitch, French Knot, Lazy Daisy Stitch,
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Skills Workshop Eyelet Embroidery
Eyelet embroidery is both a beautifully decorative technique, and a clever way to repair wear and tear in well-loved garments. It involves working stitches around the edge of a hole, either one caused by damage or one purposefully made to decorate th
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Learning By Letter
• 28-count evenweave: at least 10cm larger all around than you want your finished project to be, white• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, dark blue, light blue, orange, light peach, pink, dark pink, red and light yellow• Metallic stranded threa
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Stitch Club
• Canvas fabric: 30.5x30.5cm, white• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of mint, dark pink, light pink and yellow• Embroidery hoop: 23cm diameter• Basic embroidery kit Backstitch, Brick Stitch, Figure of Eight Knot, Satin Stitch, Straight Stitch, Running
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Time For A Brew
• Cotton fabric: 20x20cm, patterned x3• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of blue, blue-grey, dark grey and teal• Embroidery hoop: 15cm diameter x3• Acrylic paint: very light blue, pink and light yellow• Basic embroidery kit Backstitch, Brick Stitch, Rev
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Pretty Little Things
• Wool felt: 15.5x2cm x2, 20x20cm, cream and light pink• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of cream, pink and yellow• Embroidery hoop: 13cm diameter• Adhesive water-soluble stabiliser: 12x12cm x2• Fabric glue• Silver-plated crimp-end fasteners: 20mm x4•
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Making Shapes
It’s essential that you appropriately stabilise your fabric, to support and strengthen it during the stitching process. There are three main types of stabiliser used: Cut-away, which is usually used on stretchy fabrics and will remain in place indefi
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Hello, Sunshine
Prepare your sewing machine by attaching a freemotion embroidery or darning foot. Next, drop the feed dogs – the mechanism that grips and pulls fabric through your sewing machine. Your sewing machine manual should tell you how to do this, but there i
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Materials
For the majority of the projects in this issue you will need the following items. There are different types available, so read on to choose the correct materials for each project. • Fabric• Thread• Needles• Scissors• Embroidery hoop• Transfer pens/pe
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Machine Embroidery
Homemade gifts always go down well, especially with mums-to-be and Louisa Burtonshaw’s modern play cube is a great pattern to have up your sleeve! Inspired by the weather, it comes together extra fast with a helping hand from Bondaweb. If you’ve neve
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Techniques
Place light-coloured and fine fabrics over the design and trace over it. For thicker or dark-coloured fabrics a light source such as a window or lightbox makes this process much simpler. Choose a colour that will show up on the fabric. Use a permanen
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Stitch Guide
Backstitch forms a neat line which can be used alone or to outline other stitches. Backstitch should be worked so that all the stitches are the same length with no gaps between them. Bring the needle up at 1, down at 2, up at 3 and so on. Continue st
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Templates
Page 14 Pattern at 100% Thank you for making these projects from Love Embroidery. The copyright for these templates belongs to the designer of the project (and/or Our Media). The magazine and all of its contributors work extremely hard to create proj
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Editor Nikki Morgan Art Editor Matilda Smith Production Editor Louise McCarney Technical Editor Heather Nugent • Amy Burt • Arounna Khounnoraj • Helen Ashcroft • Jessie Doe • Kseniia Guseva • Lara Sparks • Liz Stiglets • Louisa Burtonshaw • Lucy Pelt
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My Style
Lara Sparks has been making a living on her sewing machine for more than 30 years now. With a passion for freemotion embroidery, she’s designed everything from garments to homewares. Taking time out of her busy, sewing-packed schedule, she shares the
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