New Stitches Issues 81 to 90

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Issue 81 Celebrate the dawn of the new millennium with an international theme of scenes of Uluru, Mount Fuji and others. Go on safari with an elephant and giraffe design or stitch a delicate knot garden in Holbein stitch. Also featured are a pair of speed skaters, last minute Christmas motifs and an introduction to Shadowwork in the Masterclass.		Issue 82 Blue tits and the rest of the family are the stars of a sampler in this issue. There is also a Hardanger table centre, an amazing cushion of Blackwork orchids, a tablecloth of spring flowers and an elegant embroidered shawl. Also included are folk style coasters, a beautiful evening bag worked in French knots and more Shadowwork in the Masterclass.

Issue 83 Stitch a traditional marmalade recipe in cross stitch and blackwork. Cross stitch the Taj Mahal the most impressive monument to true love. Stunning rose designs for mother day, a snowboarding design and stencil style designs for greeting cards. An eye catching cushion and matching coasters in blackwork. Other stitching techniques in this issue include a pulled work knot garden and shadow quilting in the masterclass.		Issue 84 Create a striking pair of bell pulls full of springtime flowers and a cheeky ginger tom cat, both in Cross stitch. There's an elegant Blackwork design with gold highlights to decorate a clock dial, and a stylish Hardanger runner. Also featured is an Oriental-style bag embellished with French knots.

Issue 85 Embroider a nature sampler or stitch a proud mother hen in cross stitch. There's also a bright folk art cushion and a motorcyclist. Create an extravagant amulet purse with metallic beads or decorate your table with apple blossom in blackwork. Catch up with the second part of the shadow quilting masterclass.		Issue 86 In cross stitch we feature a beautiful bouquet of fresh cut flowers, Cropthorne mill, a selection of pansies, some wonderful father's day designs and Horus, a magnificent interpretation of the Egyptian god of light. Try some shadow work or in the masterclass take a simple motif and watch it change with different needlework techniques.

Issue 87 A beautiful bouquet sampler for a wedding or anniversary in cross stitch. Other cross stitch designs include a gardener, a nature sampler, an art nouveau cushion and four designs for each season. Superb hardanger cushions and a table runner in soft grey tones and a canvas work knot garden. Stitch traditional fruits in blackwork, plus the final part of the masterclass 'a tale of three flowers'.		Issue 88 Majestic views of St. Michael's Mount and Mont St. Michel in cross stitch. Also in cross stitch: the Queen mothers 100th birthday sampler, band sampler with traditional bird and bee motifs and an eighteenth century Chinese vase. In this special issue the Royal School of Needlework introduces the art of silk shading. Make a fashionable beaded choker or stitch dainty hardanger motifs for exceptional greeting cards.

Issue 89 Stitch a colourful collection of clematis or a paisley cushion in cross stitch. In cross stitch there is also an exquisite floral fan and a still life study from a culinary corner. Work a lovely table centre in cross stitch and pulled work using Caron threads. For something different there is an interlacing knot garden using a quilting technique and our masterclass with the Royal school of needlework continues.		Issue 90 We feature The Height of Autumn bell pull, continuing our popular seasonal bell pull collection. In addition other cross stitch designs include: costume dolls from the black forest, a familiar village scene, formula 1 driver, bright fuchsias and a vase of sunflowers. There are many techniques in this issue: stitch a hardanger cushion or learn how to create bead jewellery. Plus the final part of the silk shading masterclass from the Royal school of needlework.