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We love finding fresh patterns for you to try, discovering new techniques to stretch your skills, seeking out designers for you to follow… and finding innovative ways to make your threads (and stitching time) go even further! And one way to do that i

Printable versions of bobbins on p85 Despite our very best efforts, there always seems to be stash of tangled threads lurking about in our project bags, scrunched up on our craft desk or sitting in a basket ‘ready to sort another time’! If that sound

Cotton fabric: 25x25cm, peach DMC Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of 02 (light grey), 05 (light beige), 09 (dark brown), 319 (dark forest green), 369 (light green), 470 (green), 561 (dark teal), 718 (magenta), 725 (yellow), 844 (dark grey), 967 (peach)

FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD It’s great to learn new stitches and just as fun to revisit those you haven’t used in a while, which is why in this issue we’re delving into Woven Picot Stitch. This classic 3D stitch can seem a little daunting at first, but w

FASHION PATTERNS THREADS TOOLS BOOKS Quirky British fashion brand Palava’s organic cotton knits just got iconic. Its classic Vera cardigan is back in a fresh colourway for spring 2023 with the most incredible tiger machine embroidery on the reverse.

Visualise, if you can, colour-drenched fabric bestrewn with abstract stitches. It’s vivid and expressive, and most likely silk. That gives a pretty good picture of Hannah Refaat’s work. Hannah is a British-Egyptian textile designer with unmistakable

Visit Guide our website www.gathered.how Turn to for more PAGE wardrobe 67 upcycling ideas Cord skirt with pockets, mustard Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of light blue, eucalyptus, sage green, light sage green, pink, dark pink, teal Embroidery hoop:

Stitch Guide Turn to PAGE 65 Linen fabric: 20x20cm, blue Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of apricot, light apricot, light beige, dark beige, blue, light blue, dark blue, very light brown, light brown, very dark brown, copper, cream, dark cream, gold, d

Turn to PAGE 65 MATERIALS – CUSHION 1 (ORANGE BACKGROUND) Cotton fabric: 50x55cm, fabric A (red), fabric C (skin), fabric D (peach); 22.5cm x 55cm, fabric B (hair), fabric E (yellow); 1x1m, backing fabric (orange) Stranded cotton: 2 skeins of black F

Turn to PAGE 65 MATERIALS Quilted bomber jacket: leopard print Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of light blue, cream, sage green, mustard, orange, light pink, turquoise, light yellow, neon yellow Basic embroidery kit STITCHES USED Lazy Daisy Stitch Ther

VisitGuide our ebsite www.gathered.how Turn to for more PAGp tterns 67 by this de igner MATERIALS Raffia/woven cotton or fabric basket: approximately 27x22cm 2-ply crewel wool: 1 skein each of bright blue, dusky blue, dark brown, light brown, green,

Faux leather fabric: A4, lemon yellow, pastel pink Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of lime green, bright pink Adhesive soluble stabiliser Heat-erasable pen Basic embroidery kit Blanket Stitch, Whipped Backstitch Find the template on p71. Use a thin sha

Cotton canvas fabric: 30x30cm, cream or off-white Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of aqua, black, blue, sky blue, green, lime green, orange, pink, bright pink, plum, purple, tangerine, turquoise, yellow, lemon yellow Embroidery hoop: 20cm diameter Phon

Cotton fabric: 20x20cm, turquoise Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, bright blue, light blue, dark blue, green, light green, pink, light pink, purple, red, yellow Embroidery hoop: 13cm diameter Pearl cotton: no 8, black Basic embroidery kit Couc

Heather is a designer and technical expert with more than seven years of experience in craft publishing, and is our Technical Editor for Love Embroidery. She first started sewing with her mum when she was five and has been hooked ever since, creating

We’ve crossed the halfway mark! We’re now at Part Four of our gorgeous stitch-along with Georgie Emery. It’s really starting to take shape now isn’t it? Don’t worry if you missed Parts 1, 2 and 3, you can still nab yourself copies of issues 36, 37 an

Want to stock up on the threads used in the stitch-along? Here’s a full list of all the colours you’ll need: DMC Stranded Cotton: 1 skein each of B5200 (white), 163 (sage green), 319 (very dark green), 320 (green), 407 (beige), 505 (dark green), 535

Prepare your sewing machine by attaching a freemotion embroidery (AKA 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 ther

This issue we’re inspired by the great outdoors. First up is Connie Mabbott’s beautiful sweater adorned with a life-like butterfly. It will elevate your charity shop finds to the most coveted items in your wardrobe! We’ve used the design to add a flo

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/pencils E

Prepare your sewing machine by attaching a freemotion (AKA darning) foot. Next, drop the feed dogs – the mechanism that grips and pulls fabric through your sewing machine. Your machine manual should tell you how to do this. Next, mount the fabric in

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 perman

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 s

Page 12 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

Editor Nikki Morgan Art Editor Matilda Smith Production Editor Louise McCarney Technical Editor Heather Nugent • Amanda Robinson • Anna Alicia • Chloe Hardisty • Connie Mabbott • Georgie Emery • Hannah Refaat • Jen Smith • Jenni Davis • Jenny May For

With a focus on slowing down the fast pace of modern life, cozyblue’s Liz tells us all about her hobby-turned-business, which she runs from home in the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina... How long have you been stitching and how did yo

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 projects for you to enjoy, s