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… the art (and joy) of nostalgia

Jay Blades and RSN join forces

Drawn to Ruthin Craft Centre

Flock together

Fashionable down to the letter

Prize announcements postponed

making the grade • Meet two of the eight graduates selected by the Embroiderers’ Guild in the summer of 2022 as ‘ones to watch.’ The graduates received a grant and free exhibition space at the Knitting and Stitching Shows

animal magic • Ella Kearvell graduated in June 2022 but already she is embarking on a career making art dolls, and is grappling with all that is involved in being an artist-maker with a small business

the weird the wonderful & the well-heeled • A WHISTLESTOP TOUR OF GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS IN 2023

A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN • After years of making on the kitchen table – not good with three hungry boys to feed – Liz Cooksey has finally found her own space, and she doesn’t have to share it with anybody

sculptures in thread • PIPPA HAYNES OF LEMON PEPPER STUDIO OFFERS A STUNNING RANGE OF ARTWORKS AND KITS, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE NATURAL WORLD THAT IS ON HER DOORSTEP IN A RURAL VILLAGE CLOSE TO SALISBURY

It’s enough to make you blush • TEXTILE ARTIST VICTORIA MCINTOSH HAS FOUND A PURPOSE FOR BRIDGET JONES’S BIG KNICKERS, RELISHING IN THE DISCOMFORT HER FLESHY ARTWORKS MAY EVOKE. BUT SHE IS AN ARTIST WITH A CAUSE

conscientious OBJECTOR • Robin McCarthy, who addresses some of the biggest issues of the day through her art, such as racism, gun-crime and the environment, says selling her works is not the be-all and end-all: she makes because she must

of life & death • Kate Tume, 42, lost her beloved husband Nicky to cancer in 2021. It marked a dramatic departure in her work as she began creating vibrant embellished death masks

BRIGHT IDEAS • Elizabeth Ashdown is not only keeping the ancient art of passementerie alive but making it relevant to modern-day life

ANNE KELLY REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF NECESSITY • The Japanese use the term boro for art born out of hardship. Here, Anne Kelly reflects on the art of necessity brought by lockdown and how that made us recycle and reuse

reading list

random acts of kindness • Sally Spinks didn’t let her initial lack of higher education hold her back, and after a Master of Fine Arts was ready to take the textile art world by storm, both with her Random Acts of Kindness and a passion for the ubiquitous tattoo

in high spirits • Woo Jin Joo, an award-winning textile artist who has only recently left the Royal College of Art, is exhibiting work that revolves around a particular kind of animism, that of the Korean ‘Dokkaebi’ – or goblin

THE PATCHWORK OF THE CENTURY • A trip to London’s Southbank Centre proved serendipitous for June Hill when she came across a huge patchwork. With her interest piqued, she turned detective to discover the story of the makers, and one in...