{"product_id":"inspirations-magazine-issue-129-2026-sitting-pretty-copy","title":"Inspirations Magazine Issue 130 (2026) - Picture Perfect","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title\"\u003eInspirations Issue 130 - Picture Perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuperb stumpwork, threadpainting and counted thread projects plus an introduction to Opus Anglicanum embroidery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside projects utilising popular techniques, we love to include embroidery styles not previously featured in Inspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this issue, we welcome the first of a pair of designs worked in Opus Anglicanum, a style that developed during the late medieval period. Designer Tanya Bentham is our guide to the techniques used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will also find beautiful threadpainting, Hardanger, stumpwork and Deerfield embroidery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Projects:-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProjectsList_projects-list__0kjuc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eAnemones by Colleen Goy - \u003c\/span\u003eThreadpainted anemones in a pretty trio of colours.\u003ca class=\"thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationsstudios.com\/product\/a-token-of-friendship\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eA Token of Friendship by Lesley Wilkins - \u003c\/span\u003eFolding book of cross stitched panels featuring intricate Quaker motifs.\u003ca class=\"thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationsstudios.com\/product\/butterfly-blues\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eButterfly Blues by Deborah Love - \u003c\/span\u003eLavender sachet embellished with Deerfield embroidery.\u003ca class=\"thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationsstudios.com\/product\/cleopatra-butterfly-on-ivy\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eCleopatra Butterfly on Ivy by Martina Frank - \u003c\/span\u003eA butterfly rests on an ivy plant, depicted with stumpwork.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eDarwin Woollybutt \u0026amp; Blue-beaded Bee by Denise Mackey - \u003c\/span\u003eStumpwork study of an Australian eucalypt and solitary native bee.\u003ca class=\"thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationsstudios.com\/product\/hardanger-stars\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eHardanger Stars by Kim Beamish - \u003c\/span\u003eNeedlework accessories featuring a variety of star motifs in Hardanger embroidery.\u003ca class=\"thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationsstudios.com\/product\/heloise\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eHeloise by Tanya Bentham - \u003c\/span\u003eA young medieval woman, the first in a pair of Opus Anglicanum panels.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"project\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"details\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"designer\"\u003eMucha's Heart by Louise Waddington - \u003c\/span\u003eGoldwork and stumpwork design inspired by the work of Alphonse Mucha.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stitchers Corner Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52621029343521,"sku":null,"price":23.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5331\/5361\/files\/INSP130-Cover-700px_abe437fc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1777519358","url":"https:\/\/stitcherscorner.com.au\/products\/inspirations-magazine-issue-129-2026-sitting-pretty-copy","provider":"Stitchers' Corner Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}