Inspirations Issue 129 - Sitting Pretty.
Fabulous feathered friends in felt, crewel, and silk embroidery alongside beautiful counted thread and goldwork projects.
Stitch using your favourite techniques or learn something new, from meticulous goldwork to rhythmic counted work to the all-out fun of embellishing wool felt to create a gorgeous character.
Meet Harnie the Hen, a new doorstop by Carolyn Stanton to keep Floe the Fairy Penguin from issue 123 company!
Also featured is the final panel in Tania Cohen’s exquisite series of three goldwork designs and an exciting collaboration between two renowned designers with distinctive approaches to crewel embroidery.
Delight in beautiful silk embroidery, counted thread work and discover Chiaramonte Gulfi with a new project utilising this style of withdrawn thread work from Sicily.
Issue 129 features the following projects:
- Chiaramonte by Maria Rita Faleri
Table mat featuring the petal shapes created in the withdrawn thread embroidery named for a Sicilian town. - Gardening with Copper by Tania Cohen
The final of a series of three, this formal goldwork panel features copper borders surrounding elegant pink tulips. - Harnie the Hen by Carolyn Stanton
Welcome this fabulous felt hen doorstop with her pretty, embroidered plumage into your home. - Heavenly Blues by Di Kirchner
Crewel cushion with a stunning stem of flowers in timeless shades of blue. - Stuart Reticule by Betsy Morgan
Beautiful counted thread reticule with matching needlebook and scissor fob. - The Birds & the Bees by Helen M. Stevens
Depicted in silk embroidery, a blossoming apple tree hosts a goldfinch and fledgling among busy bees. - Velvet Lovebirds by Hazel Blomkamp & Phillipa Turnbull
A showcase of two different approaches to crewel-inspired design.