Celebrate 30 years of Inspirations with superb projects showcasing favourite techniques from designers including beautiful dimensional embroidery, threadpainting, needlelace and counted thread work.
To celebrate 30 years of Inspirations, we asked designers to create a project incorporating some favourite elements from their own embroidery journey.
The result? Exciting dimensional work, exquisite threadpainting, meticulous goldwork and contemporary needlelace, alongside a delightful array of embroidery stitches and beading techniques.
Featured Projects
'Inspirations Issue 120' features the following projects:
Busy Bees by Susan O'Connor
Honeybees gathering pollen adorn a unique pincushion and etui with red gerbera flowers
Echinacea by Jo Butcher
Vibrant coneflowers in surface and stumpwork embroidery against a watercolour background
Nature's Realm by Trish Burr
Threadpainted panel of flowers and pollinators using an analogous colour palette
Bertie by Tania Cohen
Fabulous beetle brooch in soft, silk shades with shimmering metallic highlights
Bella Dama by Ana Mallah
A cottage garden beauty with pretty, stumpwork petals creating dimension
Cinnamon & Sugar by Hazel Blomkamp
Small cushion with an elegant motif showcasing four needlelace patterns
Grapevine & Ladybird by Jane Nicholas
A golden trellis supports a stumpwork vine with beaded fruit and a visiting ladybird
Favourite Things by Betsy Morgan
Counted thread sampler featuring favourite stitches, motifs and colours
