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.

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Embroidery

CHERISHING CHINTZ • A new book rewrites our view of chintz, as it continues its comeback

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out and about • BOOK YOURSELF A TREAT…

MONUMENTS TO NATURE • Ellen Bell steps inside the studio of Inger Johanne Rasmussen

Gifted Guild Grads • In the second part of our Guild Grads feature, we meet the remaining students being supported by the Embroiderers’ Guild in 2025–2026, a charity with embroidery education at its heart. With the chance to exhibit alongside the Guild at the Knit + Stitch shows, a grant, careers advice and the opportunity to lead a paid online workshop, becoming a Guild Grad helps students ease into their professional life

ANIMAL INSTINCT • ELLEN BELL MEETS THE CHAIRMAN OF PRISM TEXTILE GROUP WHOSE ARTISTIC MENAGERIE MAKES FOR UNSETTLING VIEWING

The language of art • PRISM TEXTILE GROUP’S NEW EXHIBITION REFLECTS ON A DICTIONARY THEME

TEXTILE ART redefined • Curator Helen Adams shares insights into the first textile-only group show at Saatchi Gallery, revealing artists pushing the boundaries of textile art

A season of textile treats • Three cheers for Sunny Bank Mills which is hosting a trio of textile events from April to June

TURNING JAPANESE • Yumi Hoops’ love of Japanese culture has inspired her fun book, Stitch Tokyo

HAVE A LITTLE FAITH • A Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust grant is helping Grace Gatley get back on track, she explains to Claire Waring

Wanted: 500 stitchers FOR CHARITY PROJECT • Helen Birmingham, who is launching a new collaborative charity project, is a force for good in the stitch community

THAT’S UNREAL! • Emma Rosa’s meticulous photorealistic recreation of plantlife has to be seen to be believed.

take 5 books • Stitch Japanese kitsch or learn a prehistory technique

Strange places FOR STITCH • In this two-part series we meet innovative artists pushing the boundaries of embroidery by challenging themselves with alternative ‘canvases’, from tennis racquets to train tickets. These material differences prompt new ways of working to produce fresh and exciting works

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Once upon a stitch ON THE ISLAND OF WOO • Lea-Anne Sheather’s imagination runs wild, inspired by the richness of the natural world, finds Liz Cooper

A balancing act… • EMBROIDERY FINE ARTIST ALICE KETTLE OFTEN WORKS COLLABORATIVELY, BUT A RARE SOLO SHOW IS SET TO WOW, WRITES ANNEKA FRENCH

Roots, rags & riches • Raina Lampkins-Fielder, chief curator of Souls Grown Deep 1, describes quilt-making as a source of comfort for the women of Gee’s Bend through times of exploitation, political upheaval, poverty and isolation

Natural healing • SALLY BLAKE SWAPPED NURSING FOR NATURE, BASING HER PRACTICE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. BY ELLEN BELL

I’d like to teach the world to sew • TEACHER LUCY BARTER IS SET TO TAKE EMBROIDERY...