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…

Witney Antiques: A good egg

The power of repair

Drawn to Thread

In the red…

A flower power boost for Sunbury Gallery in the new year

out and about • TREATS FOR 2024 & 2025

Can you solve the mystery?

Meet the Reader-Maker Rural wedded bliss

New CEO for RSN

The pinnacle of stitch contests: National Embroidery Awards 2025

Fishing for stars • ANNEKA FRENCH GETS A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE HAND & LOCK PRIZE FOR EMBROIDERY 2024

HIVE OF INDUSTRY • Poppy Treffry is celebrating her 20th year in business, presiding over a close-knit band of workers from an industrial unit on a country estate

Monumental MONTAGES • ELLEN BELL MARVELS AT AURELIA JAUBERT’S ICONOCLASTIC TAPESTRIES

Far out • ANNEKA FRENCH CATCHES UP WITH WOO JIN JOO’S ONE-OF-A-KIND ART

RADICAL THINKING • A new exhibition in Australia looks at the many ways textile art can be a radical force

Cart blanche… • JENNY STEELE TELLS LIZ COOPER ABOUT HER ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND ITS PROFUSION OF FRINGES AND TASSELS

ROMA HISTORY REDEFINED • ANNEKA FRENCH CHATS TO MAŁGORZATA MIRGA-TAS ABOUT REINTERPRETING ROMA HISTORY, AHEAD OF HER EXHIBITION OPENING AT TATE ST IVES

take 5 books • Learn natural dyeing from a pro, or delve into the RSN stitchbank

Fit for King Tut • INSPIRED BY A REGAL COLLAR DATING FROM 1336–1327 BC, ARTIST LINDSAY OLSON WORKS WITH SCIENTIFIC RIGOUR

CREATING SPACE AMID CHAOS • Turner prize nominee Delaine Le Bas talks to Cas Holmes about the roots of her love of fabric and what it means to be an ‘outsider’

The perfect festive gift…

Christmas WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS • Lavish these lovely gift ideas on family, friends (and even yourself)…

Gift a Textile-Loving Friend a Subscription to Embroidery magazine

Knitmas dinner • Claire Waring fills up on Kate Jenkins’ Mince Pies in Disguise and other delicacies

Fascinated by fungi • AMANDA COBBETT’S FUNGI FERVOUR HAS LED TO HER CRAFTING HYPERREAL ARTWORKS HONOURING THESE DENIZENS OF THE EARTH.

My magnum opus • For nearly 10 years, Jacqui Parkinson has been reaching out to thousands of people through her large-scale interpretations of stories from the Bible, but now her task is nearly over…

Flying free • FREE-MOTION EMBROIDERY ALLOWS ALISON CARPENTER-HUGHES TO LIBERATE FROM THREAD A WHOLE FLOCK OF BIRDS ASCENDING TO THE SKIES.

MEET BOUND COLLECTIVE

BOUND: AN EMBROIDERER’S STORY

SCOTLAND’S HISTORIC ART EMBROIDERIES • Anneka French previews a show set to charm

exhibitions

what’s on

Besotted with African and Asian textiles