Issue 38: December 2005/January 2006

cover of issue 38

In every issue

How to subscribe or renew

Shopping Around: Some of the best new products and ideas
Helping Hand: The place to buy, swap and sell or to seek advice
What's On: Dates for your diary
Your Letters: - share your news and views
Book Reviews: Top titles for creative stitchers - see books reviewed in STITCH 38

Projects and Techniques

Full instructions for all these projects can be found in Stitch 38


A Special Day by Cherrilyn Tyler Create cards and favours for a beautiful wedding	Pink Parfait Judy Dixon's design is worked in simple stitches and ice-cream colours	In a Golden Light by Irene Junkuhn for Rajmahal Stitch our glorious goldwork moth	Making Waves Jean Draper creates waves and ripples with running stitch


Brilliant Butterflies by Anna Morgan Add a wonderful sparkle to your home	What's a Foot? Part 2 Valerie Campbell-Harding explores the feet and attachments for sewing machines	Colonial Romance by Kathleen Laurel Sage Stitch a delightful ribbonwork sampler	Richly Stitched by Diane Grant Worked in canvaswork stitches and random-dyed threads


Ringing the Changes Jennifer Rochester create buttonhole-stitched rings using a hedebo stick	Naturally Perfect Jane Davies Inspired by Job's Tears - nature's most perfect 'seed' beads

Features

articles on historical and contemporary textiles and embroidery


Drawing the Line Sue Ashcroft Louise Gardiner creates a cast of wonderful characters in machine embroidery	Stitches from Syria Lynn Szygenda Discover one of the treasures in the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection	From Sketch to Stitch Chris Berry re-creates a 400-year-old embroidered coif	Job's Tears in the Golden Triangle Angela Thompson The Hill Tribes of the Golden Triangle often embellish their costumes with feathers, golden coins - and Job's Tears