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Fill your hoop with festive cheer! Contents ISSUE FIFTY NINE 14 11 SEW THIS EXCLUSIVE FELT JUMPER DECORATION 44 4 Embroidery is for everyone At Love Embroidery, we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the stitching community. Embroidery is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, size, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We have begun work on a plan to drive meaningful change, but we know it’s a work in progress. We want to listen to you, our readers. Join the conversation on Instagram @loveembroiderymagazine or get in touch at love.embroidery@ourmedia.co.uk Projects 10 YOUR GIFTS Get your free festive book and treat your tree to Heather Nugent's felt jumper dec pattern 44 WINTER VASE HOOP Unwind with Sara Davey's seasonal foliage hoop worked in seven simple stitches 47 CHRISTMAS CROWN Let your little ones shine with this adorable dress-up tutorial from Sandeep Pawar 14 FESTIVE CAR HOOP Drive home for the holidays with this magical scene from Georgie Emery 49 TWIG HOOP DUO Bring natural elements into your hoops with Hayley Little's two fun and festive patterns 26 FLORAL MITTENS Personalise your winter accessories with Jenny Billingham's beautiful blooms 30 BASKET DECORATIONS Be inspired by Scandi-style weaving to sew Christine Leech's sweet felt ornaments 36 COSY CUSHION Follow Lucy Rowan's stylish punch needle tutorial to make a chic home accessory 51 CRACKER DECORATIONS Work with colourful felt and thread to make Sandeep Pawar's kitsch tree ornaments 55 SNOWFLAKE HOOP DUO Master Mirror Work with Sarah's Embroidery Workshop to create frosty snowflake motifs 60 GINGERBREAD APRON Machine stitch Louisa Burtonshaw's Christmas-themed kitchen cover up 41 DOVE WALL HANGING Practise your piecing skills with Yasmeen K Branton to create a statement quilt 62 FIR TREE TOWELS Use your sewing machine to make Sophie Tarrant's set of seasonal hand towels 4 | Love Embroidery | www.gathered.how/love-embroidery
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51 SubscribeSubscribe today!today! Never miss an issue, see p20 26 47 36 Welcome 60 30 Regulars 07 WE LOVE… We round up some of this month’s best embroidery gifts, kits, patterns, and more… 64 ESSENTIALS Your guide to all the materials, techniques and embroidery stitches you need to know 20 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Sign up for our digital subscription and get instant access to the latest magazine! 72 TEMPLATES Find all the templates to complete the festive projects in this issue 22 DESIGNER PROFILE Go behind the scenes of Hannah ReadBaldrey's incredible business, Makebox & Co. 82 MY STYLE Megan Capon tells us about the inspiration behind her architectural masterpieces 58 BACK ISSUES Missed an issue? Catch up on past editions of Love Embroidery in print and digitally 83 NEXT MONTH A sneak preview of the exciting projects and cover gift coming with issue 60 'Tis the season to be stitching and so we've packed this issue with heaps of fun, festive projects to keep your hoop – and heart – filled with jolly designs all winter long. From Georgie Emery's joyful cover star, which features a classic tree-topped, present-packed car worked in a modern Christmas palette, through to Christine Leech's thrifty felt baskets made from scraps of felt and thread, plus Jenny Billingham's cosy mitten hack... There are so many ways to boost your embroidery repertoire with issue 59! And that's without giving a shout out to this issue's rather special cover gift pattern – a fabulous Christmas jumper-inspired tree decoration worked up in a bold pink and blue colourway, and designed by our very own Technical Editor, Heather Nugent. Enjoy! Nikki Morgan, Editor www.gathered.how/love-embroidery | Love Embroidery | 5

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Fill your hoop with festive cheer!

Contents

ISSUE FIFTY NINE

14

11 SEW THIS EXCLUSIVE FELT JUMPER DECORATION

44

4

Embroidery is for everyone

At Love Embroidery, we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the stitching community. Embroidery is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, size, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We have begun work on a plan to drive meaningful change, but we know it’s a work in progress. We want to listen to you, our readers. Join the conversation on Instagram @loveembroiderymagazine or get in touch at love.embroidery@ourmedia.co.uk

Projects

10 YOUR GIFTS

Get your free festive book and treat your tree to Heather Nugent's felt jumper dec pattern

44 WINTER VASE HOOP

Unwind with Sara Davey's seasonal foliage hoop worked in seven simple stitches

47 CHRISTMAS CROWN

Let your little ones shine with this adorable dress-up tutorial from Sandeep Pawar

14 FESTIVE CAR HOOP

Drive home for the holidays with this magical scene from Georgie Emery

49 TWIG HOOP DUO

Bring natural elements into your hoops with Hayley Little's two fun and festive patterns

26 FLORAL MITTENS

Personalise your winter accessories with Jenny Billingham's beautiful blooms

30 BASKET DECORATIONS

Be inspired by Scandi-style weaving to sew Christine Leech's sweet felt ornaments

36 COSY CUSHION

Follow Lucy Rowan's stylish punch needle tutorial to make a chic home accessory

51 CRACKER DECORATIONS

Work with colourful felt and thread to make Sandeep Pawar's kitsch tree ornaments

55 SNOWFLAKE HOOP DUO

Master Mirror Work with Sarah's Embroidery Workshop to create frosty snowflake motifs

60 GINGERBREAD APRON

Machine stitch Louisa Burtonshaw's Christmas-themed kitchen cover up

41 DOVE WALL HANGING

Practise your piecing skills with Yasmeen K Branton to create a statement quilt

62

FIR TREE TOWELS

Use your sewing machine to make Sophie Tarrant's set of seasonal hand towels

4 | Love Embroidery | www.gathered.how/love-embroidery

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