Love Embroidery Issue 16

FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD This month, we’re thinking about the intention behind our stitches. Is there love in each one that we make? Are we sewing to create a piece of art? Or, do we simply want to relax and let our minds float away as we embroider? Designer Christi Johnson (pictured) ponders these thoughts and more in her new book Mystical Stitches – we’re lucky enough to be able to share one of her magical projects with you on p49. Whether you stitch Christi’s talisman necklace or something else entirely, take a moment to think about what the project is bringing you. IMAGE FROM MYSTICAL STITCHES © BY CHRISTI JOHNSON, USED WITH PERMISSION FROM STOREY PUBLISHING…

FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD This month, we’re thinking about the intention behind our stitches. Is there love in each one that we make? Are we sewing to create a piece of art? Or, do we simply want to relax and let our minds float away as we embroider? Designer Christi Johnson (pictured) ponders these thoughts and more in her new book Mystical Stitches – we’re lucky enough to be able to share one of her magical projects with you on p49. Whether you stitch Christi’s talisman necklace or something else entirely, take a moment to think about what the project is bringing you.…

Summer is here, and with it comes a bold desire to explore the world and expand our horizons – thankfully, there’s no limit to how far we can travel in our own imaginations! This month, the Love Embroidery team have been dreaming of colourful European cities, sunny beaches and far-flung safari adventures. With these ambitions in mind, I hope you’ll be able to fly away with us to new destinations – all you need for the journey is a needle and thread, of course! I’m also beyond excited to share our exclusive guide book with you this month: Top 50 Stitches provides all the advice you’ll need to master the fundamental skills of embroidery. Show us your own colour wheel in progress by tagging #loveembroiderymag on social – I can’t…

Summer is here, and with it comes a bold desire to explore the world and expand our horizons – thankfully, there’s no limit to how far we can travel in our own imaginations! This month, the Love Embroidery team have been dreaming of colourful European cities, sunny beaches and far-flung safari adventures. With these ambitions in mind, I hope you’ll be able to fly away with us to new destinations – all you need for the journey is a needle and thread, of course! I’m also beyond excited to share our exclusive guide book with you this month: Top 50 Stitches provides all the advice you’ll need to master the fundamental skills of embroidery. Show us your own colour wheel in progress by tagging #loveembroiderymag on social – I can’t wait…

Step into summer Discover the marvellous dreamscapes of Olya Isaenkova from Hare in Hands. As you scroll through her Instagram page, you’ll find an abundance of beautiful scenes bursting with such magic and colour you’ll wish you could walk right into them. The textured and three-dimensional aspects of Olya’s designs bring these heavenly vistas to life, not least of which is this quaint Birch Tree Landscape hoop. @green_ball_and_aneedle Globe-trotting If you often dream of being more adventurous and wish you could escape to far-off lands then capture your future travels in stitches with Chasing Threads’ wonderful world map banner. It includes rainbow embroidery threads and everything else you’ll need in a beautiful gift box that you can even take with you. www.chasingthreads.com Editor lovers Daydreaming of stitching in the garden…

Step into summer Discover the marvellous dreamscapes of Olya Isaenkova from Hare in Hands. As you scroll through her Instagram page, you’ll find an abundance of beautiful scenes bursting with such magic and colour you’ll wish you could walk right into them. The textured and three-dimensional aspects of Olya’s designs bring these heavenly vistas to life, not least of which is this quaint Birch Tree Landscape hoop. @green_ball_and_aneedle Globe-trotting If you often dream of being more adventurous and wish you could escape to far-off lands then capture your future travels in stitches with Chasing Threads’ wonderful world map banner. It includes rainbow embroidery threads and everything else you’ll need in a beautiful gift box that you can even take with you. www.chasingthreads.com Editor lovers Daydreaming of stitching in the garden on a sunny afternoon is a rather…