Embroidery

Whether you are a keen embroiderer or simply love fabric and textiles, Embroidery magazine is filled with ideas and features to inspire you. Each edition is packed with colourful features on contemporary and traditional textiles, and keeps you up to date with news of the latest shows and events taking place around the UK. Our diary and what's on pages show you what's hot, while our features delve into the vibrant world of textiles, fashion and embroidery - covering everything from craft to catwalk and more! Our mission is to bring you the best of embroidery and textiles, talking to makers and stitchers who share their passion for embellishing the surface with us – giving our readers a unique insight into all facets of this sumptuous craft. In our book section, you'll find the latest books on fashion, embroidery and textiles.

FROM THE EDITOR

Embroidery

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out and about • A GREAT EIGHT TO MOTIVATE

BLUE-SKY THINKING • A cyanotype, stitch and fabric manipulation artist, Hannah Lamb loves the daylight that floods into her home studio

Reframing racism one stitch at a time • FOR JANINA BACCHETTA, A RACIST SLUR PROMPTED A NEW LINE OF WORK

150 years of LIBERTY PRINTS • Kassia St. Clair reveals the essence of her new book telling the story of Liberty through its fabrics

Wombs with a view… • Liz Cooper meets a GP who formerly specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology, coming to see the uterus very differently

Man and his best friend • Aran Illingworth won Best in Show at the National Embroidery Awards. Here, the artist explains more about her motivation

ANCESTRAL SPIRITS at the Festival of Quilts • Beverly Y Smith’s family history research has enriched her mixed media quilts with tales of her ancestors.

What’s at The Festival of Quilts?

Honouring the makers • Emily Jo Gibbs tells Claire Waring how she is celebrating makers and making

The Offbeat Sari INDIAN FASHION UNRAVELLED • A landmark Indian fashion exhibition features at Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre, writes Rosi Byard-Jones

MIRACULOUS MUSES • Vivienne Beaumont describes her latest commission, inspired by the rare ceramic muses at Upton House

Lay of the land • KateTarling’s stitched maps take you on a journey of discovery as you scan the paths, lines and memories etched into her work, writes Lucy Evans

Relax this Summer with embroidery magazine!

Eyes on the skies… • THE BRITS’ ON-OFF LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE WEATHER IS NOWHERE MORE APPARENT THAN IN RACHEL WRIGHT’S TUMULTUOUS LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPES WITH THEIR ‘CRAZY SKIES’

Neon flower power in 100 hoops • AUSTRALIAN ARTIST CATHY JACK COUPLAND HAS SET HERSELF A YEAR-LONG CHALLENGE WHICH SHE’S COMPLETING WITH AN ELECTRIFYING COLOUR PALETTE AND A HOST OF TECHNIQUES

STITCH BY STITCH IS BACK! • Anneka French meets the organisers of Stitch by Stitch 2025, presenting the work of 88 established and emerging artists over an eight-week run

CREATING WITH CODE • Wil Baker from Brockwell Junior School, Derbyshire, explains how his class has been inspired by stitch and financially assisted by the Embroiderers’ Guild

Acts of repair • Anneka French meets Dana Awartani, whose work seeks to sustain craftsmanship and heal the wounds of the Middle East

Do you follow my thread? SCIENCE & DATA IN STITCH • Artists are using embroidery to engage audiences with the often complex and unfamiliar aspects of the scientific world – as well as the data hidden within our daily lives

FIND YOUR ABSTRACT STYLE • Deena Beverley delves into an illuminating new title from textile artist Anne Kelly that sets out to help those nervous about trying abstract art, encouraging...