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

embroidery loves…

Rego and Goya: Two of a kind…

This Is Your Life…

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THE FABRIC OF LIFE • While it may be rarer to come across mature fresh talent, Penelope Williams made an assured debut this spring, discovers Claire Waring.

QUAYED UP • For artistic inspiration, Debbie Lyddon simply observes the workings of the industrial quay outside her window, finds Ellen Bell

Making waves • ALEXANDRA WAYLETT HAS A CLOSE COASTAL BOND AND LOVES TO PORTRAY THE WORLD BENEATH THE SURF. BY ELLEN BELL

take 5 books • A wide view of textile art, from science to activism

In memoriam • ELLEN BELL DISCOVERS BAIBA RIEBER’S PRACTICE TOOK AN UNUSUAL TURN WHEN SHE SET UP AN ‘ACCIDENTAL ARTIST’S RESIDENCY’ AT THE RSU ANATOMY MUSEUM IN RIGA

FRINGE BENEFITS • Jeffrey Gibson, a queer Indigenous American artist, displays his colourful multi-disciplinary practice in a solo show at the 60th Venice Biennale

The black female gaze • ANNEKA FRENCH MEETS TEXTILE ARTIST AND SCULPTOR MARCIA BENNETT-MALE, WHOSE BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXHIBITION PROMISES TO BE AN INTENSE EXPERIENCE

A MEMORIAL TO 133 BLACK SOULS JETTISONED AT SEA • Anneka French meets Karen McLean whose major new exhibition in Liverpool throws the spotlight on the slave trade

THE EMBROIDERY VANDAL • Louise Saxton’s fabric stash is one to covet but once she has worked her magic, it becomes the stuff of wonder

Knowledge is power • A NEW EXHIBITION BY THE 62 GROUP CELEBRATES THEIR 62ND BIRTHDAY, WRITES ANNEKA FRENCH

Well-red • Anneka French meets Rima Day who reveals the thinking behind red thread in Japanese culture and our own similarity to trees

OPPOSITES ATTRACT • The Embroiderers’ Guild Members’ Challenge 2023–2024 attracted diverse entries, which will be featured at The Knitting & Stitching Shows

GALLERY OF WINNERS

Turning over a new leaf • JESSIE CHORLEY HAS HAD A PRODUCTIVE FEW YEARS, FINDING BOTH HER ARTIST-SELF AND THE DIRECTION OF HER PRACTICE, AND IS NOW READY TO REVEAL HER NEW WORK AND BOOK

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FINDING CREATIVITY IN CRISIS • Deena Beverley describes collaborating with Cas Holmes on their book Soulful Stitch, to be launched at the Knitting and Stitching Show

Shhh! THE LIBRARY’S ALL OF A FLUTTER • Vita Cochran is delighting in her library creative-in-residence post in Sydney, but as a librarian herself, she really should know better…

Spider woman • The artist Aradne weaves a web of imperfect stitches with her trusty old sewing machine to create other-worldly creatures, writes Jennifer Gilbert

Practical magic • Claire Waring chats to Anne Jackson who researches witch trials and retells their stories in impactful tapestries

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