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.

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Embroidery

KINGS OF ROCK AND POP

A loss of spirituality and symbolism

Making waves

STITCHED INTO THE FABRIC OF HISTORY

DOVECOT STUDIOS, EDINBURGH

NEWS IN BRIEF

Uniting diverse communities

PAWS FOR APPLAUSE

out and about • ’TIS THE SEASON TO SEW…

TEXTILE TOUR DE FORCE • Mirjam Gielen describes her bijou home and workspace in the Netherlands to Ellen Bell

THE ART OF PLAY • Vidushi Parashar tackles the constant chatter of the world by transporting viewers back to their childhood

Fright night • Karen Suzuki is inspired by Staffordshire flatbacks, urban wildlife and classic horror films. By Ellen Bell

Animated by nature • Kyoko Sugiura deftly combines traditional Japanese embroidery and haute couture techniques, discovers Lucy Evans

THE ART OF ILLUSION • Erica Kirsop, based in Arizona, tells Lucy Evans how entering the Hand & Lock Prize in 2025 helped develop her emerging practice, where needle painting combines with optical illusion

Going for gold • Anneka French finds out more about this year’s Hand & Lock Prize and its focus on mythology, folklore and personal stories

Sequins & sirens • Anneka French profiles the work of Haitian drapo Vodou artist Myrlande Constant, shown at Frieze London in October

Signs of the times • FROM A MODERN-DAY BAYEUX TAPESTRY TO SEASIDE LIFE, MARTHA HUSSEY TELLS HELEN ADAMS HOW SHE ENCAPSULATES CONTEMPORARY TIMES IN THREAD

The joy of giving • USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL GIFT IDEAS

Playful stitch • Deena Beverley shares how her love of vintage toys has fuelled her career as a textile artist and author

THE BIG ISSUE • Aran Illingworth tells us about her advocacy-driven portraits of homeless people and their dogs

Stitched superstitions • RACHAEL JANE MACDONALD EXPLAINS HOW THE REALM OF FOLKLORE INSPIRES HER TO CREATE IMAGES RICH WITH STITCH

What’s in a home? • Deborah Collum created her Book of Home after becoming distressed as war dispossessed people across the world of theirs

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS • Claire Waring meets Twan Lentjes, who is living his dream of working on blockbuster Hollywood film productions

take 5 books • Books that are a joy to unwrap and return to long after the festivities

Wedding threads • JO TORR HAS CREATED A REMARKABLE MEMORIAL TO THE WOMEN OF HER FAMILY THROUGH REIMAGINING THEIR WEDDING DRESSES, FINDS LIZ COOPER

MAKE MORE TIME FOR CREATIVITY, CALM, AND YOU

‘Schoolgirl art’ grows up… • A comprehensive exhibition in NewYork looks to historical stitched images by girls and young women for what they can tell us about the evolution of this nation’s identity

JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER • There is a growing interest in bookbinding, propelled by the shift towards ‘analogue’ crafts. In part two of our special focus, we meet creative bookbinders from the UK and...