Love Embroidery Issue 23

Love Embroidery FRESH IDEAS WITH THREAD There are two things we are craving as stitchers right now… and the first is colour. So, while it’s dark and dreary outside, you’ll mostly find us in our craft spaces, cramming our hoops with the brightest hues, and updating our winter thread palettes with punchy spring shades. And the second? More time for stitching, of course! If, like us, you would like nothing better than to put a do-not-disturb sign on the door and lose a few days to stitching, we’ve got some brilliant, bigger projects for you to delve into (equally fun done in smaller chunks, too), plus speedy smaller makes to help you relax and unwind after a busy day……

As we say hello to 2022, we’re taking some time to reflect on the successes of the previous year, but also to think about what changes we’d like to see over the next one. You may have noticed our new Embroidery is for Everyone statement to the left. It’s our commitment to create a magazine that’s inclusive of everyone in the glorious world of stitching. We want everybody to feel welcome in the pages of LE, so that, whoever you are or wherever you’re from, you can feel at home in our fabulous community – and delight in our shared passion for all things thread! There’s a place for every sewist in LE and we’re really looking forward to sharing more projects and stories that better reflect our wonderfully talented…

Embrace joy Revered for its ah-mazing range of temporary tattoos, Tattly is also home to some of the coolest designer, maker and stitcher collaborations we’ve ever seen. The brand’s most recent line, which comes hot from the embroidery hoop of Ciara LeRoy (aka Pretty Strange Design), is more than just a little bit of us. Choose from Ciara’s colourful stitched tattoo phrase ‘happy to be here’, or her gorgeous ‘Eye of Glory’ design, and wear ‘em out and about with pride. www.tattly.com Colour pop! Show your sofas some love with Bombay Duck’s gorgeous collection of cushions and textiles. Choose from a variety of fun word-based designs like LOVE, CHILL, POP and GIGGLES, or swoon over geometric and floral prints, all depicted in brilliantly bright colourways, and finished with irresistibly soft…

Emmi Khan unites the wonders of science and fibre arts to create fascinating embroideries of the human anatomy, like this detailed Sagittal Head design. £9.96 | www.moleculartstore.etsy.com Blending the beauty of flowers with the feminine form, the Un Chat Dans L’aiguille kit uses bright threads and simple stitches to great effect. £25 | www.lovecrafts.com Made from tiny twinkling beads, shimmering sequins and luscious threads, Sage and Beads’ handmade brooches are sure to catch your eye! £25 | www.sageandbeads.etsy.com…

Templates for digital readers on p84 On the slopes GIVE PLAIN LINENS A SEASONAL UPDATE WITH COLOURFUL EASY-STITCH SNOWFLAKES Cosy stitches EMBELLISH YOUR WOOLLENS WITH FROSTY SLOGANS FOR A QUICK WARDROBE REFRESH JESSIE DOE Bristol-based Jessie lives a fabric-filled double life. By day she surrounds herself with quilts in her job as Production Editor for Today’s Quilter magazine, and by night she’s a talented embroidery artist and illustrator who runs Jessie Doe Designs. Her specialty is lovinglystitched embroidery hoops inspired by nature, colour and everyday magic. Jessie designed this Alpine themed set of transfers exclusively for Love Embroidery. Turn the page to see how to use your gift. @jessiedoedesigns Bobble hat MATERIALS Your gift – Alpine embroidery transfers Your choice of hat Stranded cotton: 1 skein of navy blue Metallic…

Nature’s beauty If your Insta feed is in need of a boost of colour, we recommend you give @chaika.crafts a follow immediately! Albina, the designer behind the brand, uses thread painting techniques to embroider lifelike flora and fauna that you can wear as gorgeous brooches or add to your favourite garments and accessories as patches. Note how the vibrant thread palettes are paired with shimmering beads to add texture and detail to each colourful critter in the collection – this is just a handful of the gems that await you in the grid (and Etsy store)… www.chaikacrafts.etsy.com…