Issue 35: June/July 2005

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What's On: dates for your diary
Your Letters: share your news and views
Book Reviews: top titles for creative stitchers - see books reviewed in STITCH 35
What's New: some of the best new products and ideas

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 35


Stumpwork Bumblebee Kathleen Laurel Sage With luscious beaded berries	Briar Rose Gary Clarke Stitched on transparent organza	Down Memory Lane Lynne Porter Printing and stitching on fabric


Just One Stitch Jean Littlejohn explores twisted chain stitch	Stone Age Figures Corinne Renow-Clarke Inspired by Neolithic stone carvings	Cutwork Camisole Jane Iles It's simply beautiful


Butterfly Bag Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Shimmering fibres create an iridescent fabric	China Blue Jane Davies Discover the distinctive patterns of Chinese appliqué	Art Nouveau Poppy Daphne Ashby Enjoy using lustrous silk threads

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery


Russian Traditional Embroidery Lynn Szygenda Discover one of the treasures in the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection	Competition Results The winning entries in our Picture This' challenge - see if you agree with our choice	From Sketch to Stitch Richard Box shares the ideas, inspirations and techniques used to create Hera	Chinese Appliqué Angela Thompson Discover the traditional appliqué embroidery worked in Guizhou Province