Discover new techniques and enjoy fabulous designs for firm favourites.

Make beautiful three-dimensional flowers and explore Schwalm whitework, crewel and surface embroidery, and a variety of counted thread techniques.    

Discover captivating lace techniques that are surprisingly easy to learn using the simplest of tools – needle and thread.

This practical peg bag, adorned with friendly redwork bird, is sure to become a favourite accessory in your home.

Traditional Mountmellick stitches and motifs have been used to create this captivating tablecloth.

Inside this issue, you’ll find nine fantastic projects, including festive designs for you to create at Christmas time.

Embroidery brings a multitude of pleasures and in our busy lives it gives us the perfect opportunity to take a little time out to sit quietly and stitch.

Stitch up a cute tickling game of Round and Round the Garden for the kids, or choose from a treasure trove of other wonderous projects.

We’ve packed this issue with treats for the festive season and beyond that will be fun to stitch, a pleasure to give and a joy to receive.

Elegant linen cloth embellished with drawn thread techniques.

Eight-sided tablecloth worked in textural Mountmellick embroidery with flower sprays surrounding flowing vines, edged with a knitted fringe.

Richly embroidered ornamental swan.