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.

FROM THE EDITOR

Embroidery

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out and about • HIGH DAYS AND HOLIDAYS…

Winning ways • THE NATIONAL EMBROIDERY AWARDS PRODUCED A BUMPER CROP OF WINNERS

Making a splash • Claire Waring chats to Amber Butchart about life as BBC Sewing Bee’s fashion historian, curating Splash! at the Design Museum and the joys of a good car boot sale

WATCH THE BIRDIE • Ellen Bell discovers Judy Dwyer’s artistic sanctuary in her Brighton home

A BODY OF ART • Japanese artist Mari Katayama plays with self-portrait conventions to challenge our preconceptions in society

Soft power • Anneka French chats to professors Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle as they introduce their new exhibition

LUSH PLUSH • Australian textile artist Amy Claire Mills is bringing her soft but defiant sculptures to the Liverpool Biennial

History in the making • A 62 GROUP MEMBER, ATHENA NEMETH’S DEEP CONNECTION WITH HISTORY INSPIRES HER ART

On a grand scale… • For a fuller picture of our owner, the Embroiderers’ Guild charity, in a new series we’ll see how they are meeting their mission to build awareness of and educate people in stitch. Here, we talk to the keeper of the Guild’s embroidery collection

How Susie is CREATIVELY TIPPING THE BALANCE • Susie Vickery’s eco-friendly ethic is present in all her work – even opulent designs for the opera

BLANKET STATEMENTS • SEULGI LEE COMBINES KOREAN PROVERBS – FROM ‘REPAIR THE COWSHED AFTER LOSING THE COW’ (= TOO LATE) TO ‘A FROG IN THE WELL’ (= NARROW MINDED) – WITH THE ANCIENT ART OF KOREAN QUILTING, TO MONUMENTAL EFFECT.

The art of embroidery • The recent Broderers’ Exhibition tapped a rich seam of talent with 150 varied artworks on show

Rebirth • MICHALA GYETVAI PAINTS WITH FIBRES AND THREADS, CREATING LARGE AND MYSTERIOUS TEXTILE LANDSCAPES.

Vintage stock • ANNE KELLY DESCRIBES THE CREATIVE DELIGHT OF WORKING WITH VINTAGE TEXTILES

Explore the world of Textile Art this year with Embroidery magazine!

Giving a voice TO THE UNHEARD • Anneka French meets Suchitra Mattai, who uses stitch to tell the stories of the marginalised

THE MILL’S TALE • June Hill, co-curator of Ann Hamilton’s first exhibition in the UK for 30 years, explains the influence of Salts Mill on the US artist

An act of mourning • A MEMBER OF THE 62 GROUP, LUCY BROWN HAS BEEN WEAVING HER OWN HAIR TO PROCESS HER DOUBLE ‘GRIEFS’

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take 5 books • Titles that enchant, educate and enliven debate…

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