Inspirations

Referred to by readers as 'the World's most beautiful embroidery magazine', Inspirations is where you find the best classic hand embroidery by leading embroiderers throughout the world. Complemented with superbly styled photography and captivating stories, each issue brings a diverse collection of timeless projects from home wares and bags to gifts and accessories. A wide variety of embroidery techniques is presented with detailed and easy to follow instructions, step-by-step tutorials and full size patterns, making each issue a valuable resource for people new to embroidery and seasoned needleworkers alike.

FROM THE EDITOR

HANDCRAFTED The Stitching Journey of Jessie Chorley • “My needle and thread are my drawing tools of choice. I use them to create scenes and stories, combining stitched images and words, largely on pre-loved fabric and paper.”

FABRIC OF LIFE • “I have always worked to conserve both public and private collections, and I find it fascinating to understand the reasons people consider textiles so important. We live surrounded by textiles, we wear them every day, and we express our rites of passage through textiles.”

Ernabella

BETWEEN THE COVERS

STUART Reticule

HARNIE the Hen • If you are looking for a fabulous companion, one who looks great, is neat and tidy and does a little bit of work around the house, we have the perfect candidate.

GARDENING WITH Copper • The third in a superb trio of exquisite designs, the glowing warmth of copper metal threads combines with lustrous rose and grass green silk to create this enchanting parterre garden, complete with beds of perfect pink tulips surrounding a large flower motif, crowned with a sparkling rhinestone at its centre.

VELVET Lovebirds • Every piece of embroidery begins with a design but what would happen if we gave a pretty scene depicting lovebirds on a branch to two, very different stitchers?

CHIARAMONTE • Chiaramonte embroidery, also known as sfilato siciliano, is a style of withdrawn thread work unique to the Chiaramonte Gulfi region on the island of Sicily.

THE BIRDS & THE BEES

HEAVENLY Blues • Shades of bright China blue echo the dark denim piping that borders this stunning cushion, worked in crewel wool onto natural linen twill.

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