Inspirations #126 | Out Now

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If you do not wish to see the projects from the new issue of Inspirations magazine #126 before your copy arrives, please skip this next article!

Fine Lines

Historical embroidery can be a fascinating subject to explore. The idea that you can view a piece of needlework that was created literally over a thousand years ago and is still in existence today, is extraordinary.

If you’re lucky enough to attend a tour or the viewing of a historical embroidery, it will sometimes include a highly magnified image of the piece enabling you to see in remarkable detail how each stitch was laid.

Today we’re launching the brand-new issue of Inspirations magazine #126, titled Fine Lines.

One of the first things you’ll notice is the incredible detail captured in the image on the front cover.

Thanks to modern day, high-definition digital photography, we get to showcase projects in startling crystal-clear clarity, as if you were viewing them through a microscope.

You don’t need to wait until these pieces are in a museum and go on a tour to enjoy a magnified view, as the cover of Inspirations issue #126 so beautifully demonstrates, we live in an era when the appreciation of embroidery has never been more accessible or enjoyable.

Isn’t the skill and workmanship in that project on the cover breathtaking?

The designer is none other than Jane Nicholas and the design is Fritillary, Fennel & Scarab Beetle.

Here are some other ‘Fine Lines’ embroidered delights that await within issue #126:

Splendid Jacobean by Colleen Goy Richly textured Jacobean design exploring myriad embroidery stitches to depict a colourful array of flowers.

Spring Posy by Hannah Mansfield Stunning brooch composed of spring flowers created with three-dimensional goldwork.

Blomst by Fumie Suzuki Circular zip pouch with a blossom design showcasing an early style of Hedebo embroidery.

Ripple by Katherine Kennedy Handy cotton huck towel using simple stitches to create a pretty, decorative border.

Flowering in Red by Christine Burton Needlework accessories showcasing one beautiful design on three different weights of linen.

Wildflower Profusion by Lorna Bateman Wreath filled with flowers utilising silk ribbon embroidery.

To complement the gorgeous projects from this issue, we also have some fascinating front-page articles to help elevate your thinking as to what’s possible with needle and thread.

CASAMENTO is a bespoke furniture company based in South Africa that adds the most exquisite hand embroidery to chairs, sofas, cushions and more.

You have to see their furniture to believe it, the flair and craftsmanship in their embroidery is something else.

As an aside, the individual photos of all their staff pictured in the article on pages 6 & 7 are creative brilliance as well!

LIZ PAYNE is an artist and embroiderer based in Sydney, Australia. To help summarise her style of work, we’ll use this quote from Liz:

‘I believe in no rules when it comes to colour, and I use it instinctively, intuitively, and yet with much consideration.’‘I believe in no rules when it comes to colour, and I use it instinctively, intuitively, and yet with much consideration.’

With that, check out pages 9, 10 & 11 in issue #126 – oh, and this article is so bright you might want to have your sunglasses handy.

LESLEY UREN OAM is the last living foundation member of The Embroiderers’ Guild, Victoria in Australia.

In this special tribute written by Heather McDougall, you’ll get to know more about this living legend who, now in her 85th year, still plans to continue stitching until she’s 100 – at which time she says she’ll will take a break!

Inspirations magazine issue #126 is out now, single copies available for purchase using the link below.