Current issue: 66, August/September 2010

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Projects and Techniques

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In a Corner of the Garden Pauline Hannon Create a tumbling mass of flowers	Let's Twist Again Sue Hawkins Make a 15-sided pincushion	A Beautiful Bouquet Alison Cole Combine goldwork and stumpwork


A Touch of Silk Val Holmes Silk-rod paper makes an evocative landscape	Along the Garden Path Designer: Linda Lachance Stitched by Jennifer Brownlee An inviting glimpse of the garden	The Art of Flowers Anne Kinniment A riot of blooms in machine embroidery


The Sweetness of Oranges Sarah Homfray Vibrant fruits against an azure sky	The Embroideress Band Sampler - Part 2 Jane Greenoff Explore a variety of techniques

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery


Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collections Lynn Szygenda A needlework education	From Sketch to Stitch Sarah Homfray reveals the secrets of her blackwork tiger	The Swinging Sixties The winning competition entries


Inspiration Unlimited At fabulous textile shows	A Few of My Favourite Things With textile artist Jan Messent