Issue
139 This issue is full of super seasonal stitching
with designs to delight all embroiderers. Create a centrepiece
for your Christmas table with a garland of seasonal
foliage with Christmas roses, holly, yew and ivy in
Cross stitch. There is a traditional santa in pure silk
and a variety of stitches which will become a festive
favourite. Mix Hardanger and counted stitchery with
gorgeous threads for a Christmas tree to last year after
year. There is a glittering Goldwork design which is
made into a decorative notebook cover. Discover the
secret to double sided patterns with the Masterclass.
Also includes the final part of the sweet pea bell pull
and a guide to assembling a slate frame for embroidery.
Feature Designs
PLUS
free pull out There is a free 16 page pull out in this
issue with a huge range of cards for the festive
season. Choose from traditional yuletide scenes
to cute characters for all your Christmas card
needs.
Santa
in Silk There is nothing so luxurious as stitching
with silk so treat yoursel in the run up to Christmas
with this traditional Santa design. The Pearsall's
Filoselle thread has a wonderful sheen that will
give your stitches a lustrous look. The step-by-step
instructions make this design suitable for enthusiastic
beginners as well as those who already have discovered
the joys of stitching with silk.
Festive
Evergreens Add a festive touch to your Christmas
table with this gently sparkling mat adorned
with a ring of seasonal lush foliage. Create
a real focal point for your home and stitch
this as a decorative surround for a vase of
flowers, candelabra, sweetbowl or present your
Christmas cake with panache! It would look fabulous
on top of a damask tablecloth for a festive
feast and, in the centre, will hopefully be
out the way of any spills.
Diamond
Delight Add this elegantly framed Christmas tree
to your festive celebrations this year with a
design that is a stitcher's delight full of interesting
stitches and gorgeous threads. It mixes addictive
Hardanger with other counted techniques in a project
that is actually quite quick to stitch. The variegated
thread changes colour for you and the stitches
almost work themselves without having to look
at the chart for the placement of every one.This
combination of stitches is also a great allover
pattern that could be used for many things such
as a colourful cushion cover.
Sweet
Pea Pastels Part 1 The
first part of these statuesque sweet peas appeared
in issue 138 and here are the last two charts.
With such wonderful pastel colours and clever
blending of shades these weet peas look so realistic
you can almost smell their fragrance as you
stitch! It is so easy to find room for a bell
pull in your home, especially for one as decorative
as this, as it can fit into such a narrow space
and does not require framing either.
How to use a gutter Fastening thread on and off is one of
the major headaches of embroidery. What if you
want your embroidery to be viewed from either
side and it is essential that fastenings on
and off do not show? Welcome to the gutter!
Follow Mary's stitch-by-stitch guide to creating
reversible, double sided patterns with invisible
fastening on and off.
Golden Flowers Create a glistening notebook cover for
a stylish addition toyour handbag or as a gift
for a diligent student. Who could resisit jotting
a note in this? There are lots of wonderful
textures and highlights thanks to the different
gold threads that are incorporated within the
design. Stranded cottons in fashion shades of
pale lilac and lavender add a touch of colour
to this Goldwork motif.
