Mollie Makes - 2017 Embroidery

INSPIRING IDEAS & MOTIFS FOR
149 EVERYONE, EVEN BEGINNERS!
embroidery
YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE •DIYS FOR HOME, FASHION & KIDS
29 FRESH
PROJECTS
EXCLUSIVE!
102 SWEET PATCHES
& BADGE DESIGNS
TO TRY
G E T I N TO C R A F T
INSIDE: SUBLIME STITCHING • SEÑORITA LYLO • WILD OLIVE

WELCOME...
Something that really captivates me about embroidery is the obvious care, time
and love put into the finished article. Embroidered pieces often become family
heirlooms passed down from one generation to the next – what a wonderful
tradition to start, ourselves, today. There are plenty of projects in this collection
that will do just that – Nina Dyer’s sweet alphabet baby banner on page 112 for
instance, or Sabina Gibson’s beautiful polar bear on page 117. We’ve included
heaps of just-for-fun fashion ideas and DIYs for the home within these pages, too.
We’ve aimed to give you all the info you need to get started in this special edition
– if you’re brand new to embroidery or need a little refresher, flick to our Get
Started section on page 12. We’ve also got all the embroidery techniques broken
down for you in our Stitch Guide on page 126. Needle threaded? Then let’s begin!
Lara Watson, Editor
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YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE •DIYS FOR HOME, FASHION & KIDS
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Stitch a
denim jacket lucky bear
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Blanket
cape
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Get Started 32 CUCKOO CLOCK

Bring bright Alpine charm to any room Fashion
8 EMBROIDERY TRENDS 35 CONSTELLATION WALL HANGING 68 CUSTOMISED DENIM JACKET
We can’t get enough of these lovely ideas A starry piece inspired by Japanese embroidery Hit the streets with Lana Red’s exclusive
39 FLORAL PHRASE HOOPS embroidery makeover
10 DIY COLLECTION
Inspirational projects to get you stitching Stitch an inspirational quote and lift your day 72 CRYSTAL JUMPER
43 ENVELOPE BUNTING Emblazon a plain jumper with Leanne
12 EMBROIDERY KNOW-HOW
Lovingly handstitch a string of letters Garrity’s on-trend quartz motif
Learn how to transfer designs onto your fabric
14 WHAT YOU NEED… 47 TEA TOWELS 74 BLANKET CAPE
All the tools you need to get you started Make dishwashing a delight with a pair of Transform a blanket into your go-to cover-up
embroidered cloths 78 FEATHER SHORTS
51 EMBROIDERED JOURNAL Get festie-ready and upgrade your cut-offs
For the Home Try your hand at bookbinding and give your
journal a personalised cover
81 EMBROIDERED TRAINERS
18 COLLAGE LAMPSHADE Funk up your shoes with Floss & Mischief’s
Create a beautiful shade from scraps of fabric 56 ANCHOR PURSE geometric update
Stitch a mini-pouch that’s perfect for pennies
22 DEER HOOP 84 DOODLE SHIRT
with a symbolic seafaring motif
Stitch and appliqué a folksy summertime fawn Makeover a blouse with this sewing tutorial
58 MINI CACTUS HOOPS
28 BEAUTY & THE BEAST PILLOWCASES Brighten up a neglected corner of your home 86 SIGNATURE COLLAR
Choose which side of bed to get out of… with some stitched pot plants Create Señorita Lylo’s showstopping accessory
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CONTENTS 102
CUTE MOTIFS BY
MOLLIE JOHANSON
TO STITCH NOW
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Hamster
hoop
SWEET TREAT MOTIFS

Perfect for cutesy homewares, these bake-inspired
designs are ready to trace onto your fabric so you
can start stitching them right now. Page 62.
81
Geometric
trainers
For Kids stichy know-how

98 HAMSTER HOOP 126 STITCH GUIDE FASHION MOTIFS
Whip up this adorable ball of fluff and brighten Our handy five-page section showcases all
a little one’s day the stitches used in our projects, with clear Sew your own badges with our selection of
instructions and illustrations. We’ve also ready-to-stitch templates. From phones and fries
100 LUCKY BEAR PLUSHIE included some extra stitches for you to get to cassettes and slogans, find your look. Page 92.
Stitch Michelle Galletta’s cuddly bear –he’s
creative with in your own projects.
small enough to pop in a pocket!
104 BABY BIB
Make dinnertime cuter than ever with
Charlotte Lyons’ birdie feeding-time bib
108 CLOUD PILLOW
Stitch a gorgeous Mary Poppins-inspired pillow
for guaranteed sweet dreams
112 ALPHABET BANNER
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Anchor
Learning the ABCs has never been so sweet purse
than with Nina Dyer’s alphabet wall hanging
117 POLAR BEAR
Create Sabina Gibson’s enchanting heirloom
polar bear and melt any child’s heart
KIDS’ MOTIFS
Rustle up the cutest gifts for children with
over 30 quick-stitch designs. Once you’ve
started, you’ll want to stitch ’em all. Page 122.

Contributors
EDITORIAL
Guest Editor Lara Watson
Managing Editor Charlotte Martyn
Art Editor Julian Dace
Deputy Art Editor Benedict Blyth
Production Editor Vicky Guerrero
Picture Editor Emma Georgiou
Marna Lunt Mollie Johanson

Marna is, among other things, “an artist, Mollie is a crafter and illustrator of cute ADVERTISING
snow globe collector, hoarder, tea drinker, Call: 0117 300 8206
things. Her blog is packed with inspired
Senior Advertising Manager Penny Stokes
colour lover, art history geek, mum to Arthur embroidery and she created all the fab motifs
Senior Sales Executive Beckie Pring
& Phoebe, blogger, wife and murder mystery in this collection. She’s happiest with some
Sales Executive Tiffany Jackson
reader.” And she runs stitching courses! stitching and her family close at hand.
Create a lampshade with Marna on page 18. Stitch Mollie’s cuckoo clock on page 32.
MARKETING AND CIRCULATION
www.marnalunt.co.uk www.wildolive.blogspot.co.uk Direct Marketing Manager Kevin Slaughter
Head of Newstrade Marketing Martin Hoskins
Newstrade Marketing Manager Janine Smith
Subscriptions Director Jacky Perales-Morris
Subscriptions Project Lead Julie Sewell
PRODUCTION
Production Director Sarah Powell
Production Managers Louise Molter, Rose Griffiths
LICENSING
Director of International Licensing and Syndication
Tim Hudson tim.hudson@immediate.co.uk
Nina Dyer Genevieve Brading International Partners Manager Anna Brown
Nina looks after all things digital on team Genevieve Brading is the stitcher behind
Mollie Makes. Out of hours, Nina runs a needlework brand Floss & Mischief and the PUBLISHING
small business called Noisemakers Club and author of cross-stitch book I Got 99 Problems Publishing Directors Kerry Lawrence, Catherine Potter
Group Senior Editor Julie Taylor
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Señorita Lylo Charlie Moorby

Señorita Lylo is a Barcelona-based artist who Charlie is a craft magazine editor by day and
works on magazine and book collaborations avid stitcher by night. She loves nothing more
and runs an online embroidery course (http:// than spreading positive vibes with a needle
goo.gl/SPv3vx). Find her embroidering her and thread. You’ll find her embroidering
shoes or decorating her home with ribbons. everywhere – even on her train commute!
Find Señorita’s stand out collar DIY on page 86. Try Charlie’s fun pillowcase update on page 28.
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Francesca Stone, Liere Villar, Rosee Woodland

Get started
with embroidery
Before we launch into lots of lovely new
projects, let’s take a moment to look at the
basics, refresh our memories and
simply be inspired by crafters’ great
ideas with embroidery

More is more. Co-ord
with confidence in aptly
named fashion brand,
Needle and Thread
www.needleand
thread.com
RIGHT NOW WE’RE

OBSESSING ABOUT...
EMBROIDERY!
Stitched details proudly
displayed on fashion,
tech and homewares

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01 Carefree summer
vibes aplenty in Boden.
www.boden.co.uk
02 Adorn yourself with
this modern update on
a classic embroidered
locket. www.ittybitty
bunnies.etsy.com
03 Ready to walk all
over you! And gingham’s
so on trend, too.
www.topshop.com
04 Just a sprinkling
of stitched hundreds
and thousands on our
purses, please. www.
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01
thehambledon.com
05 Fun embroidery
patterns galore at www.
cozyblue.etsy.com
06 Even our phone
cases are stitched.
www.asos.com
07 Love these Little
Loves Scissors by
Kelmscott Designs,
available at www.brynn
andco.etsy.com
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08 Glitzy palm cushions
at www.grahamand
green.com
09 A 70s raffia dream!
www.ricebyrice.com
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DIY ROUND-UP...
EMBROIDERY IDEAS
01 Got an old sieve

that’s not up to much?
Great! It’s a cross stitch
canvas. We love Kerstin
Elsner’s shabby-chic
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style. http://jans
schwester.blogspot.com
02 Our trainers get an
update on page 81 from
Floss & Mischief, but we
also love this doodled
version from the clever
bods at www.brit.co
03 A playful pocket
PHOTOGRAPH 1: KERSTIN ELSNER; PHOTOGRAPH AND PROJECT 3: ALYSON LOTT FROM BASHSTUDIOS.COM
becomes a plant pot!

Try your hand at Alyson
Lott’s DIY. http://
wemakecollective.com/
product/embroidery-
tutorials
04 Mollie Makes’
Digital Editor, Nina
Dyer inspired the team
with her fabulously
darned jumpers. So
much so that we asked
if we could borrow one
for this shot! Pick some
woolly threads and
embroider your own.
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GETTING STARTED
TRANSFERRING DESIGNS TO FABRIC
You’ve gathered your tools and chosen your materials, now it’s
time to choose the design transfer method that suits you best…
We’re going to show you eight – yes, eight – different There are many different markers available. Use a
ways to get your chosen design on to your fabric. Don’t permanent marker if your stitching will cover the lines but
panic, you won’t need all of them! We’ll start with the try a removable marker if you need to erase the line once
easiest method for a beginner to try, then show you how to the stitching is complete. Water-soluble pens are useful
adapt to the different kinds of fabric you might want to use. as after you’re done, a damp cloth or quick rinse takes
There are fancy methods, too, for when you want to extend away the markings. There are also air-fade pens with ink
your skills and experiment with different fabrics. that disappears gradually, but these can only be used on
Contemporary embroiderer Mollie Johanson (www. projects that you’ll be working on within a day. Dressmaker’s
wildolive.blogspot.co.uk) presents our guide to transferring chalk pencils can be used to draw onto the fabric, then
the templates you’ll find throughout this magazine. brushed off. The chalk does wear away as you handle the
fabric so this is best saved for smaller projects.
01 TRACE USING A WINDOW Whichever you choose, always test first on a small scrap
It doesn’t get much more basic than this, but it works. Tape of fabric so that you know it can be removed easily.
your pattern to a brightly lit window, then tape your fabric
on top. Trace over the pattern with a pencil or one of the 03 TRANSFER WITH CARBON PAPER
specially designed transfer pens discussed below. Dressmaker’s carbon paper or embroidery transfer paper
is easy to use and works well on smooth fabrics. Lay the
02 TRACE WITH THE AID OF A LIGHT BOX carbon paper face-down on your fabric, and then place
Tracing with a light box works the same as with a window, your pattern on the top. With a regular pen, pencil or stylus,
but you don’t have to rely on daylight. Tape the pattern trace over the design. The colour on the carbon paper is
and fabric in place before you trace so nothing shifts as you now transferred to your fabric. The paper comes in several
draw. A light box is great for larger designs and is a good colours, so you can use it on dark fabrics, too.
investment once you’re addicted to embroidery!
04 MAKING YOUR OWN CARBON PAPER
CHOOSING TRANSFER PENS AND PENCILS You can make your own version of carbon paper by tracing
One of the simplest methods is to use an ordinary pencil. your design onto tracing paper, rubbing a soft pencil on the
As long as you keep it sharp when drawing onto the fabric back of your pattern, then flipping it over and tracing over it
then it shouldn’t show under the stitching. The pencil will just like you would with carbon paper. Kitchen greaseproof
also wear away with use if you draw quite faintly. paper works well for this too.
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Trace from a Or you could just

window – it’s use an actual light
nature’s light box! box, of course.
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Carbon paper It’s easy to make

is perhaps the your own carbon
quickest method. paper with a pencil.

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to your fabric and
get stitching.
Iron-on transfers
can be used more Once you’re done,
than once. Handy! dunk everything
in warm water.
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The stabiliser
will start to
disintegrate.
Create your own
iron-transfers with
special pens.
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Once the
stabiliser’s gone,
you’re all done.
Stitch through the

paper then just tear
it away. Easy!
05 USING AN IRON-ON TRANSFER the fabric and paper all at the same time. When all the
Transfer patterns give you a pattern and transfer method all embroidery is done, carefully tear away the tracing paper.
in one, and that makes them easy. The ink responds to the The most important part is to tear the paper without
heat of an iron and makes an impression on your fabric. pulling the stitches.
To use an iron-on transfer, simply place the transfer ink- We wouldn’t recommend using this method for densely
side down on your fabric and press it with a dry iron. Lift up stitched designs but it’s great for smaller, outline motifs.
a corner of the paper slowly to make sure that the design (The geometric jumper project on page 72 uses Swedish
has been transferred. If it hasn’t, increase the temperature tracing paper, which is a particular sort of drapable paper,
of the iron slightly and press the design again until the for its tearaway transferring. Any sort of thin transfer paper
transfer can be clearly seen on the fabric. Press the paper would do for this, though.)
with the iron but don’t slide it around – if the pattern moves
it will make a messy, blurred transfer. 08 STITCH WITH A WATER-SOLUBLE STABILISER
Many transfers can be used more than once, although This posh-sounding product is a lightweight, slightly
they will become a little fainter each time. perforated paper that stays on the fabric as you embroider.
Once you’ve finished stitching, you soak it with the fabric
06 MAKING YOUR OWN TRANSFERS and it dissolves. With water-soluble stabilisers you can print
Iron-on transfer pens allow you to make your own transfer the design directly onto it for fast transfer (brands to look
pattern from any artwork. To use them, trace over the out for include Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy or Pellon Wash-n-
pattern (use regular paper or thick tracing paper), then iron Gone). Once it’s printed (you can also trace the pattern
on the design just as you would with an iron-on transfer on with a pencil), cut it out, then peel the backing off and
described above. This process does flip the image, so it’s stick it to your fabric. Start stitching as you normally would.
important that your design is reversed first, especially for Your stitches will go through both the fabric and the water-
patterns that include words. soluble stabiliser.
When your stitching is done, get a shallow dish of warm
07 TRY A ‘TEAR AWAY’ METHOD water. (The warmer the water, the faster it works, but if
This method lets you work without transferring the design you’re using wool, you’ll want to keep it cooler to avoid
onto your fabric at all. Trace your design onto thin tracing shrinkage.) Submerge the embroidery and wait for the
paper and tack the paper onto your fabric with enough stabiliser to dissolve. You can also rinse away any excess
large stitches to keep it firmly in place. Stitch through bits of stabiliser that cling to the fabric.

ALL YOU NEED!
The tools of the trade, in one handy list
MATERIALS
QEmbroidery hoops to hold your fabric
taut, widely available. Try John Lewis,
www.johnlewis.com. Get the mini
ones from We Make Collective and
Dandelyne, www.wemakecollective.com,
www.dandelyne.com
QJohn James Needle Pebble, Needles by
John James, www.jjneedles.com
QChenille needles (used for heavier weight
work as they’re sharper, with a larger eye
for thicker threads) and embroidery
scissors, both from Sew Crafty,
www.sewcraftyonline.co.uk
QGold-tipped embroidery needles (to slip
more smoothly through the fabric or if
you have a nickel allergy) and calico roll,
We Make Collective (see above).
QMetal flower scissors, www.etsy.com
QEmbroidery threads, DMC, widely
available from sewing shops.
QTape measure, trims and pins, widely
available. Try your local sewing shop.

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Bright ideas
for your home
Embroidered lampshades, pillowcases and
tea towels… if it’s made from fabric, you
can stitch it. Bring handmade texture
and vintage vibes into your interiors
with our easy DIYs

A Light
Touch
We asked celebrated seamstress
Marna Lunt to show us how to create
a beautiful lampshade from scraps of
thread, fabric and yarn
PHOTOGRAPH: EVE PHOTOGRAPHY

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HOW TO MAKE… A COLLAGE LAMPSHADE
MATERIALS With two of our favourite crafts boho note to any room, switch on
QA 20cm drum QEmbroidery scissors in one project, this colourful your lamp day or night and let the
lampshade kit QFabric scissors appliqué and embroidery bright colours of the flowers glow
(containing wire QNeedles lampshade is a winning combo. It warmly. Go on, light up your life!
hoops, lining QCotton thread all begins with picking out some of
plastic and QA mixture of threads your treasured fabric scraps and 01 Iron your base fabric and, using
lampshade tape) (a nice range of layering them into pretty your water-soluble pen, draw round
QA piece of fabric a textures is fun to patchwork-style flowers that pop the lining plastic for your
few inches larger play around with) from a neutral background. Then lampshade. Cut your fabric to
than the plastic QPins or stick glue comes the equally fun bit of adding size, leaving a few centimetres
lampshade lining QA water-soluble pen texture with embroidery in bright around the marked lines.
(chose fabric with a or pencil threads – use wool yarn too to get 02 Using your water-soluble pen,
fairly close weave to QFabric scraps a brilliant dimensional effect. Just roughly draw out your design
help stop fraying) flick to page 126 to find out how to using bold circular shapes. Start
embroider the stitches used here. with the main design in the middle
The beauty of this design is that of the fabric as this will be the part
you get to improvise the size, you’ll see when your lampshade is
shape and placement of your finished. (Remember to draw on
flowers, playing with the fabrics the fabric after you’ve ironed it.
and threads you have to hand to Ironing over the water-soluble pen
create a unique lampshade. can fix the marks to your fabric,
A sure-fire way to add a lovely, making it hard to dissolve the ink.)

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HOW TO MAKE… A COLLAGE LAMPSHADE
03 Decide where you want your to attach them to the base fabric. running stitch and backstitch to
fabric patchwork to be placed, 05 Now for the fun embroidery bit! give definition to some of the
leaving parts of your design It’s time to experiment with lovely petals and leaves.
uncovered by fabric so you can add textures. Marna filled in the leaves 07 When you’ve finished your
your decorative embroidery with fine sock-weight yarn using a stitching, trim any long ends then
stitches. Cut out your fabric single detached chain stitch in use a water spray to get rid of any
pieces and place them on the various directions. This creates a water-soluble pen marks. Leave
design in a random and free way. wonderful texture. (If you’re the fabric to dry naturally then iron
Don’t worry too much about stitching with yarn make sure you your finished design on the reverse.
perfection – it’s fun to have a use a thick, sharp needle as this will 08 Time to roll that lampshade.
random and more natural help your yarn flow through the Place your finished piece face
placement of colour and fabric. fabric without pulling.) Marna used down on a flat worktop. Get your
04 Pin or stick your fabric in a chain stitch to fill in the flower plastic lining from your
place. Some people hate using petals in blocks of bright and lampshade kit and peel off the
glue – if you’re one of them, use cheerful colour. On top of the backing paper. Place this lining
pins to attach your patchwork blocks of chain stitch she used fabric over your design, being
pieces and then use whip stitch to backstitch to create definition of careful to make sure the design is
stitch down each piece. Marna the shapes. For the petals she used central and totally covered by the
uses glue with her lampshades to used four strands of cotton floss plastic. Smooth this plastic down.
attach fabric to fabric – this is thread or a cotton perle thread. Once the plastic lining is stuck to
because she doesn’t need to worry 06 Now, if you want to, you can add your embroidery turn it over and,
about conservation purposes as some interest to your appliquéd using your finger, make sure all air
the finished piece is stuck to a flowers. Marna used seed stitch on bubbles are smoothed out and
sticky piece of plastic to make up the petals and French knots in that the fabric is free from creases.
the lampshade. Once your scraps the centres to create more texture If you’re unhappy with your
are glued in place use whip stitch and detailing. Marna also used placement you can unpeel and

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Mix it up! Prints,

solids and bright
colours aplenty make
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reapply the fabric, but only do this red tape backing. Now remove the of the plastic panel, making sure
once so as not to lose the adhesive red backing from the tape, leaving to keep to the edge of the plastic
on the lining. the sticky tape on both rings. panel and not overlapping onto
09 Trim the surplus fabric from the 12 Place the ring on the edges of the fabric.
lining with your scissors, leaving the plastic panel at the top and the 14 When you get to the seam that
yourself with a piece of fabric cut bottom. Make sure the utility ring overlaps at the end of rolling, place
flush to the edge of the lining. Now (the one with the metal to hold the the seam on a hard surface and
snap back the creased edges on shade to the lamp stand) is facing apply pressure to the inside of
the lining panel to break the edge into the panel and is on the correct the seam, closing the lampshade
of the plastic and carefully remove edge to make it either a ceiling and stopping it from bulging.
these broken strips. Do this light or a table light. For a ceiling 15 Now wrap the top and bottom
carefully as the fabric can fray – this light the utility ring should be at excess fabric over the ring onto
is why it’s good to choose a close the top of the design facing the inside, pushing any fabric under
weave fabric rather than a very inwards. For a table lamp the utility the ring, pulling the fabric taut and
loose weave. ring should be facing inwards at facing it to the taped rings. Your
10 Apply the lampshade tape the bottom of the design. lampshade is now finished and
down one of the short sides of the 13 Roll the rings down the length ready to place on your base.
plastic edge of the lining panel.
Remove the red backing on the Marna Lunt

tape to leave the sticky tape Marna Lunt is a fine artist turned embroidery
underneath attached to the panel. artist from the North East of England. She is
11 Apply the lampshade tape to
known for her fabric collaged and embroidered
the outer edges of both of the lampshades and artwork, and has taught across the
rings provided in the kit. Press this country, online and on TV. Check out her Thread
tape down firmly so that it doesn’t Therapy retreats. www.embroiderycourse.co.uk
come off when you pull back the

If you go down
to the woods…
Get stitching and appliquéing Kirsty Neale’s
folksy fawn wall art for summertime kitsch
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY, JEN GARDNER, FLORAL FABRICS: WWW.LIBERTY.CO.UK
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HOW TO MAKE… STITCHED HOOP ART
MATERIALS Introduce a little Scandi-style 01 Trace the three deer templates
Q Fusible webbing framing plus one folk art into your space – or gift (body, head and face) on page 27
(such as Bondaweb) larger for working it as a birth or wedding sampler onto fusible webbing. Roughly cut
Q Fawn-coloured Q Embroidery thread – with this super-cute fawn design out, leaving a narrow border
felt, approx. 12cm in black, white, by Kirsty Neale. The seven stitches around the edge of each piece.
(4¾") square green, ecru, dark used here – satin, straight, French Iron the body and face pieces
Q White or cream- fawn, red and knot, split, whipped backstitch, onto fawn-coloured felt, and the
coloured felt, brown, plus shades lazy daisy and backstitch – are all head onto white.
approx. 30cm of your choice for classics that you can use in projects 02 Cut out the three felt pieces,
(12") square the flower border again and again. Practise them first trimming neatly all around the
Q Mid-weight cotton and mountain on a spare piece of fabric, using drawn outlines.
or linen fabric, background our easy-to-follow diagrams on 03 Peel off the paper backing,
approx. 30cm Q Acrylic or craft page 26, and you’ll soon have all leaving you with felt pieces ready
(12") square paint (optional) of them mastered. to assemble.
Q Water-soluble Q Fine-grade To personalise your work, add 04 Iron into place on your
fabric marker sandpaper a name and date in backstitch in background fabric – the body
Q Embroidery hoops, (optional) the space next to the fawn’s head. section first, then the head and
18cm (7") for Q PVA glue You could also take a couple of the finally the face.
flower and leaf motifs and stitch 05 Using the template as a guide,
them onto a gift tag, or use them draw on facial details using a
to customise an item of clothing water-soluble marker. Fill in the
by stitching them on a pocket. eyes and nose with black satin
Make sure that you use two stitch, adding a tiny white stitch
strands of thread for all of the in the centre of each one to create
stitches, and when stitching, work a ‘catchlight’ effect. Use whipped
in a large embroidery hoop to keep backstitch for the ear details, and
your stitches neat and even. random straight stitches to add

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texture to the centre of the face. toadstool borders into place, 11 Dampen your fabric to
06 Photocopy the flower border using the stitch guide to help, remove any soluble marker
and background template over or working your own favourite lines that are still visible, then iron
the page (or tear it out of your embroidery stitches instead. it flat. Carefully stretch into the
magazine if you can bear to) and 09 When the flowers are complete, painted hoop and tighten the
position your fabric on top. Tape stitch the trees and mountains screw. Trim away excess fabric to
it to a window or use a light box, using a mixture of straight leave a border 2-3cm (1-1½") wide
and trace the antlers, mountain stitch, backstitch and whipped all the way around. Sew a line of
background and flower border backstitch. Pick thread colours that large running stitches around the
onto the fabric with a water-soluble blend with your background and edge, pull tight to gather and
marker. You may have to freehand are a little more muted than those then knot to secure.
draw the parts that cross over the in the flower border. 12 Cut out a 17cm (6¾") circle
deer, if the felt is too thick. 10 If you'd like a colourful frame, of white felt. Brush a strip of
07 Stretch your fabric into a hoop, brush a layer of acrylic paint onto PVA glue, 1-2cm (¼-½") wide,
ready to add the stitched details. the 18cm (7") embroidery hoop. around the outer edges. Press
It’s a good idea to work in a larger Leave to dry, then rub gently with down over the back of the
20cm (8") or 23cm (9") hoop for sandpaper to smooth the surface. hoop to hide your stitching and
this, as the flower border would sit Repeat twice more. the gathered edges.
too close to the edges of an 18cm
(7") hoop (which is the size you’ll
eventually use for framing). Stitch Kirsty Neale
the leaf-like antlers into place to London-based freelance writer, designer, illustrator
finish off the deer. Make a row of and champion procrastinator Kirsty loves colour,
backstitches along the centre of pattern and typography. She’s the author of two
each one, and then add a lazy craft books, Paperie and Hoop-La: 100 Things To Do
daisy stitch to make each leaf. With Embroidery Hoops. www.kirstyneale.co.uk
08 Begin sewing the flower and

Toadstools, daisies, Tiny blossoms All stems (apart All marked dots
3 and 4 petal flowers Work in: French knots from deer antlers) Work in: French knots
Work in: Satin stitch (one in centre, six around) Work in: Split stitch
Round flowers Lazy daisies Fancy tulips All marked leaves

Work in: Straight stitch, Work in: Lazy daisy with Work in: Satin stitch, lazy Work in: Lazy daisy
radiating out from centre a French knot in the centre daisies and French knots

DEER EMBROIDERY
BY KIRSTY NEALE
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Deer head
Cut 1 each
Get creative with

pretty fabrics and
fresh f lowers to style
your stitched hoop art.

I made you this…
Which side of bed do you get out of in the morning?
Hand-embroider two pillowcases for you and your SO using
Charlie Moorby’s just-for-us floral pattern

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MATERIALS Know a couple about to tie the 02 Now separate two strands only HOW TO EMBROIDER
QDMC stranded knot? Or perhaps you sleep alone (from the six). THE PILLOWCASES
cotton in the and your mood can go either way 03 Fold your separated two 11 Print out both pillowcase
following colours: in the morning. Give someone (or lengths in half so that cut ends designs at 200% using the
3799 (charcoal), yourself!) a giggle by customising meet. You will now have a length of templates on page 31. They have
3705 (dark pink), these sweet pillowcases – either on thread that’s four strands thick, and been designed to fit on an A3
3706 (medium pink), fresh white linen or cotton, or some approximately 75cm (29½”) long. sheet of paper.
3708 (light pink), lovely patterned vintage finds. 04 Thread all four ends through 12 Trace the designs onto the
959 (medium Adjust the colours you stitch in to the eye of your needle. bottom left-hand side of your first
turquoise), suit your background. These make 05 Pass the needle up through the pillowcase using a water-soluble
185 (light turquoise), a great handmade wedding or new fabric (from the back), but don’t pen. We’ve placed ours approx.
166 (medium lime), home present, so go ahead and pull it all the way through. Instead, 5cm away from the bottom and
3819 (light lime) make a few sets for easy gifting. leave a ‘loop’ open at the back. side edges so it’s clearly visible
Q2 plain white You could use the flower pattern to 06 Now insert your needle down even when stuffed with a lovely
pillowcases pretty-up table linen, too. through the fabric approximately plump cushion.
QWater-soluble pen 4mm away (as if you were starting 13 Lay out your chosen thread
QEmbroidery hoop HOW TO THREAD YOUR NEEDLE to back stitch). colours and make a note of each
QCrewel needle, WITH NO KNOTS! 07 As you’re pushing it through, colour so you don’t get mixed up
size 5 Ensure no bulky knots show turn over your hoop and feed your half way through. Now thread your
QScissors through to the right side with this needle through this ‘loop’. first colour using the no-knots
easy no-knot method to threading 08 Pull it tight all the way through method explained above. You can
your needle. This is especially to secure. Now continue stitching use as many strands as you like to
useful to ensure a neat finish when as you would normally. stitch with. We’ve used four strands
you’re stitching on very transparent 09 To change colour, or finish, (from the six-strand skein) to make
or lightly-coloured fabrics. simply thread it through the back sure it’s chunky enough to show up
01 Cut a length from the skein of your stitching a few times, on our large pillowcases.
that’s twice as long as you intend backwards and forwards. 14 To gain access to the pillowcase
to stitch with. We cut ours to 10 Snip as close to the stitching as front and start stitching you’ll need
approximately 1.5m (59”). possible to secure and finish. to roll back the open end of your

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pillowcase a number of times. along as you go. Don’t worry too 21 Take it out of the bowl and lay it
Position the hoop front on top of much about trapping your onto a clean towel. Now roll it in
your design and the hoop back already-finished stitching in the the towel to soak up some of the
inside of the pillowcase to secure. hoop – it will be fine as long as you excess, leave it for a few minutes,
Don’t worry about creasing it all up are delicate as you’re doing it. then hang it up to dry.
at this stage – we can easily solve 19 When you’ve finished stitching, 22 Now give it a really good press.
that later! immerse your pillowcase in a bowl You’ll need to do this on the
15 Now you can start stitching! of water until your blue pen lines reverse so as not to disturb your
Backstitch along the lines, using have dissolved. stitching. Use a spray bottle with
the method described in our stitch 20 After around 10 minutes, the water to help you get at any
guide on page 126. Stitch the dark blue ink should have totally particularly stubborn creases
colours first such as the inner disappeared. If there are any between the stitching.
sections of the flowers. stubborn areas, where the blue pen 23 Turn the pillowcases the right
16 When you’re ready to change is still visible, try giving it a little way around and add plumped
colour, thread your needle back rub with your finger, being careful pillows to finish. Place on the bed
and forth on the back of your not to disturb the stitching. for you and your beast.
stitching to secure and snip off any
leftover thread. Charlie Moorby
17 When you stitch the leaves,
Charlie is a craft magazine editor by day and avid
stitch the darker inner edges of the stitcher by night. Her favourite colour is yellow and
leaves first before moving onto the she loves collecting shells. You’ll find her
lighter thread to create a subtle embroidering everywhere – even on her daily train
ombré effect. commute! See her work at www.theluckybluebird.com
18 Then stitch the lettering with
and on instagram at @theluckybluebird
the dark grey, moving the hoop

EMBROIDERED PILLOWCASES
BY CHARLIE MOORBY
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Bring bright Alpine charm to any
room with Mollie Johanson’s colourful
embroidered clock
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MATERIALS
Break out the brights to stitch MAKE A FRENCH KNOT thread all the way, bring the needle
QPale linen fabric
this brilliant design. All the 02 Bring the thread up through up just on the inside tip of the petal
QStranded cotton
stitches here are really simple the fabric and wrap it twice around and stitch back down over it, to
QTransfer pen/
and quick to do. Just trace the the needle. Holding the thread hold it down.
carbon paper
cuckoo clock design on page 34 firmly, take the needle halfway
QEmbroidery needle
onto your linen with a transfer pen down into the fabric, close to where MAKE A CHAIN STITCH
QSmall sharp scissors
or carbon paper. Place the fabric in it first emerged. Slide the twisted 04 Come up where you want the
QEmbroidery hoop
a hoop and choose which thread thread down the needle, and then chain to start and go back down
colours you’d like to use (this is push through. just next to where you came up.
the tricky bit!) and you’re ready to Do this without pulling the thread
stitch. See the notes below for how MAKE A LAZY DAISY STITCH through, so it forms a loop. Come
to create the motifs, and turn to our 03 To make your petals, bring up up again just inside the loop and
stitch guide on page 126 for more your thread where you want the go back down just next to where
in-depth instructions and detailed base of the petal to be, then push you came up to form another loop.
photos for each stitch. it back down just next to where Continue until you have a chain as
you came up. Without pulling the long as you need.
MAKE A SATIN STITCH
01 To make a satin stitch for the
Mollie Johanson
hearts, bring your thread up at Mollie has loved cute things and creative messes
one edge and go back in at the for as long as she can remember. Her blog Wild
opposite edge. Repeat, back and Olive features embroidery patterns and simple
forth, keeping the stitches neat stitched projects. She lives near Chicago and is
and close to each other. Stitch happiest with a cup of coffee, some stitching and
the outline with a stem stitch or her family close at hand. www.wildolive.blogspot.co.uk
running stitch.

For added texture, stitch your outline
with a simple stem stitch or if you
prefer you can use a neat backstitch.
You can also experiment with colours
to make a clock that’s truly yours!

Stargazer
Time to get all starry-eyed with Jessica Marquez’s
dreamy constellation-inspired wall hanging

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HOW TO MAKE… AN EMBROIDERED WALL HANGING
MATERIALS Oh starry, starry night – there’s conditioner such as Thread Heaven

QLinen or cotton QPencil or stylus magic in gazing up at the inky to make it glide more easily if
fabric for backing, QTransfer paper skies, watching for shooting you’re finding stitching tricky.
28 x 43cm Q15cm (6") stars and spotting constellations.
(11 x 17") embroidery hoop This beautiful wall hanging by 01 Layer the template on page 38
QLinen or cotton QSize 5 embroidery Jessica Marquez of Miniature over transfer paper (chalky side
fabric for stitching, needle Rhino is inspired by that humbling down) with your stitching fabric
38 x 43cm QGold thread feeling, as well as drawing on on the bottom. Make sure the
(15 x 17") QThread traditional Japanese embroidery template is about 2.5cm (1") from
QBatting (optional), conditioner and contemporary geometric the bottom, with extra fabric at
28 x 43cm QScissors patterning. The sparkling gold the top. Pin in place. Use a stylus
(11 x 17") QDressmaker’s threads and sequins against the or dull pencil and apply pressure
QPins chalk indigo fabric give a really dreamy, while tracing the pattern. Check
QRotary blade Q30.5cm (12") luxurious finish that’ll add a touch your work as you go to ensure it’s
QRuler dowel of glamour to any wall. transferring, and be sure to transfer
Metallic thread can be difficult the outline of the banner too. Be
to work with compared to regular careful not to touch the transfer
floss, so try running it through too much as it can cause the chalky
some beeswax or a thread lines to rub off.

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Look! Just up there

you should be able
to spot Mollie’s Belt
and Making Minor.
02 Mount your fabric in a hoop and batting on top. Pin and sew with stitch along the top to seal closed.
stitch the pattern in backstitch. a 1.3cm (½") seam allowance Fold over the top of the banner
Start stitching from the bottom around sides and bottom. Leave creating a loop for your dowel.
working up. Add sequins by the top open. Trim batting close to Iron and pin. Backstitch to secure
threading them onto the needle seams, and snip corners to about the loop and hide knots in between
and securing in place with a few 6mm (¼") with pinking shears. the two layers of fabric.
small straight stitches. 05 Trim the batting down a bit 06 Thread your dowel, add some
03 Iron your stitching smooth on and turn RS out so your batting is string, and hang your creation
the reverse. Using a rotary blade sandwiched between the stitched in your favourite corner for a spot
and ruler cut a 1.3cm (½") seam piece and backing piece. Zigzag of calm contemplation.
allowance from the sides and
bottom, but leave the top. Use the Jessica Marquez
cut embroidery piece as a template Jessica is a Californian living in Brooklyn, New
to trim the backing fabric and York. A self-taught, passionate embroideress, she
batting. If the lines of your banner loves to teach. When not stitching she loves to
are faint, just use dressmakers chalk explore New York, eat vegan treats, bake, cuddle
to redraw them. her three rescue cats, plan travel adventures, and
04 Layer backing and stitching
craft it up. www.miniaturerhino.blogspot.co.uk
right sides (RS) together with the

STARGAZER
BY JESSICA MARQUEZ
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o t t o
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Add some insp ira tio nal embroidere
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s to y o u r d isplay wall with

quote ow-to
a L u n t’s e asy hoop art h
Marn
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How does your

garden grow?
With beads and
crochet f lowers,
of course! 04
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MATERIALS We’re big fans of words here and pin to the fabric. Backstitch
QWooden QButtons, beads at Mollie Makes HQ – whether over the top, then carefully tear
embroidery hoop, and sequins in reading them, pinning them or away the paper.
10cm (4"), 15cm various shapes sticking them up on our walls for If you’re stuck for ideas on what
(6") or 23cm (9") and sizes inspiration, we love discovering words to use, Pinterest is a great
QPaint sample pot QEmbroidery a phrase to lift our day. This project resource for finding inspirational
QPaintbrush cotton is a great excuse to raid your stash and positive quotes.
QBackground fabric QNeedle and put to use all those pretty
of your choice QWater-soluble pen scraps of fabric, buttons, doilies 01 Gather some sample paint pots
QPieces of lace, QFabric for backing and so on that you’ve been and pick out one of the colours
crochet, fabric QRibbon hoarding. Pick something extra- in your fabric or embellishments
scraps and paper QFabric glue special with a stitched or printed to paint your hoop with. Paint the
doilies for design for the background – we hoop and leave it to fully dry.
embellishing used a vintage table cloth – and 02 Once dry, place your fabric in
experiment dyeing crochet and the hoop and arrange it so you

fabric scraps if you want your have a pattern around the edge
embellishments to match. and sufficient space left to add
If you’re not a fan of your own your writing. Using a water-soluble
handwriting, then trace some pen, write a phrase or a few
printed words onto baking paper words onto the fabric. Don’t worry

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if you make a mistake – just spray you can add a few stitches for extra your hoop a neat back. Trim your
it with some water and try again security if you wish, using coloured fabric around the hoop – we’ve
once it’s dry. Roughly placing your thread for added interest. We used kept it showing outside the edges.
embellishments around the edge a pale straw yellow for the buttons 06 Finally, add a piece of ribbon
can help you find the right position. and added a few seed stitches in in a complementary colour to the
03 Once you’re happy with your a vintage blue-green around the top of the hoop. Now hang in a
words, backstitch over them design for extra detail. visible spot for morning perk-me-
in complementary-coloured 05 To finish, unscrew the hoop and ups and guaranteed smiles. These
embroidery cotton. After stitching lay a square of backing fabric on embroidered hoops make lovely
all the words lightly spray water the wrong side of your work. This birthday gifts for friends too as you
over the blue lines to make them will hide your working and give can make each one truly personal.
vanish, then iron your fabric on
the reverse. Pop it back in the Marna Lunt

hoop and stretch it tight. Pick Marna grew up among the heather, lapwings
out your lace, crochet and button and peat of the North Yorkshire Moors. Her
embellishments. hand-embroidered pieces are made into wall art
04 Arrange your buttons and
and statement lampshades, and she creates
lace around the edges, then add commissions of amazing landmarks and London
a bit of fabric glue to hold them cityscapes. See more at www.marnalunt.co.uk
in place. Once the glue has dried

I COULD DO THAT…
Upcycled
notebook
Our go-to gal for great DIY projects, Lana Red

(see her projects on page 68 and 84), does a mean
makeover with old notebooks. It’s simple – take
a pad with a blank cover that needs a little pepping
up. Create a geometric design such as this kolibri
origami bird on a piece of paper. Place corrugated
cardboard between the cover and the first page,
and use a push pin to make holes through the
corner points of your pattern. Then stitch! See
www.lanaredstudio.com for the complete tutorial.
42 MOLLIE MAKES CREATIVITY

Just a note to say...
Send the most gorgeous snail mail ever with this envelope
bunting by H and Sammy from Live it. Love it. Make it.

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HOW TO MAKE… ENVELOPE BUNTING
MATERIALS You just can’t beat the feeling favourite poem, piece of prose,
QTwo A4 pieces of (we used pink, teal of having a beautiful, carefully song lyrics or even a joke!
contrasting print and grey) handcrafted package drop We embroidered a simple,
cotton fabric (we QWhite cotton through your letterbox. This fabric stylish heart motif on the letters.
used designs from fabric, 25cm envelope opens up to reveal If you’d like to create a more
the Petit Street (97/8") a lovingly embroidered string of detailed design with flowers and
collection by QScrap of white felt letters emblazoned with hand- leaves, just flip back to our deer
Wendy Kendall for QRound white stitched messages – bunting with hoop art on page 26 for ideas.
Dashwood Studios) stickers a difference!
QMedium weight QTwine or white The garland works brilliantly for 01 Use the tempate on page 46
iron-on interfacing, pearl thread so many different occasions, from to mark out your envelope on
25cm (97/8") QSewing thread a new arrival, a birthday, new the interfacing, then cut. Iron onto
QFading fabric pen QEmbroidery hoop home or job, a wedding the back of your lining fabric.
QTwo heart-shaped QScissors celebration, passing an exam… 02 Leaving a 1cm (3/8") seam
buttons QSewing machine just tailor the wording to suit. allowance, cut around the
QEmbroidery thread QEmbroidery needle If you want to add more letters interfacing. Use this piece as
in three colours to QDarning needle and messages, remember to a template to cut the outside of
match your fabric enlarge the envelope slightly to fit your envelope from your contrast
them all in without crumpling fabric. Take into consideration any
them. And if you’re feeling like a directional pattern.
stitching challenge, you could 03 Place your two fabrics right
hand-stitch the recipient’s sides (RS) together and pin.

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your prettiest fabric to
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12 make a sweet envelope.
04 Sew around the edge of your 08 Take more interfacing and iron it 10 Take some twine or pearl thread
envelope, using the interfacing to the back of your white cotton and, with a small knot in the end,
edge as a guide. Leave a gap for fabric. Trace the letter template thread it through the bottom
turning, then turn RS out. onto the fabric using a fading fabric corner of your envelope.
05 Cut out your felt label pen. Place in an embroidery hoop, 11 Thread twine through each
embellishments for the front of then trace (or free hand) your letter top with a darning needle.
your envelope and stitch in place phrases onto the top section. 12 Once you’ve threaded all your
using embroidery thread. Neatly back stitch over the words. letters, take two stickers and write
06 Use a sewing machine to 09 Cut out the letter shape and fold PULL on them. Place them
topstitch all around the envelope, it in half. Take some more thread back-to-back over the end of the
giving a neat finish and sealing up and hem stitch all the way around twine to make a tab, then insert all
the gap. Next, fold up the bottom the letter. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for your ‘sheets’ into the envelope.
and sew straight down the two all the phrases you want to add. And you’re ready to send!
short sides to create the pocket.
07 Using embroidery thread, hand
H and Sammy
sew one button onto the flap and Art college pals Heather Thomas (H) and
the other onto the body of the Samantha Claridge (Sammy) share a passion for
envelope. Leave a long end of crafting that encompasses papercraft, printing,
thread on the bottom button – use sewing and more. Their blog is home to dozens
this to close your envelope by of DIYs and inspirational ideas, including plenty
wrapping it in a figure of eight of stitchy treats. www.liveitloveitmakeit.com
around both of the buttons.

Cheers Mr.
Post man for
this little treat!
JUST A NOTE TO SAY...

BY LIVE IT LOVE IT MAKE IT Envelope
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interfacing
Address label Stamp

Cut 1 Cut 1
Letters
Cut 3 in white

Domestic
Bliss
Pass a note to your sweetheart – along
with the dishes – by stitching up Mollie
Johanson’s cheeky tea towels
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY AND JEN GARDNER
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MATERIALS Sharing the chores while flirting 01 Sew the horizontal paper lines.
Q Kitchen tea towels Q Painter’s tape = relationship goals. These sweet Mark horizontal lines on the towel
(we used Aunt Q Sewing machine (and ever so slightly cheeky) tea using painter’s tape, about 2.5-3cm
Martha’s, available Q Water-soluble pen towels remind us of notes torn from (1-1¼") apart. You can mark all the
from Amazon) Q Embroidery hoop our exercise books that we used to lines at once, or move the tape as
Q Blue and pink Q Embroidery needle pass in class – only this time we’re you go. Sew the lines using blue
sewing thread Q Scissors passing them along with the dishes thread, backstitching at each end.
Q Embroidery thread and soap, as a not-so-subtle hint. Start at the bottom and work up,
(we used DMC 844) Sewing the lines on a ready-to- leaving several inches at the top
stitch tea towel takes no time at all without lines. As you sew, stop and
on a machine, and the stitches for check every few lines to make
the doodles are all very simple. sure they’re all still straight.
We’ve gone for a dark grey thread If you don’t have a sewing
for the lettering, but you can go as machine, hand stitch the lines using
bright as you like. We’ve never seen running stitch. Then go back and
the kitchen looking so romantic. fill in the gaps with another line.

LOVE NOTE TEA TOWELS
BY MOLLIE JOHANSON
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02 Sew the vertical paper line. Mark piece will be washed repeatedly, weave the end through the back
it with painter’s tape, about 7.5cm so it’s important to keep the back of the stitches and trim. Also, pay
(3") from the left edge of the towel. tidy and secure. When you start, attention when stitching between
Sew the line using pink thread and tie a knot with a 2.5cm (1") tail. As different areas. Never make a jump
backstitch at each end of the line. you stitch, cover the tail to hold of more than 0.5cm (¼"). Now,
03 Using a water-soluble pen, trace it in place. When you end a thread, hang up your tea towels and wait
the pattern in the lower left corner tie a knot close to the fabric, then for the smiles at washing-up time.
of the towel. Stitch the entire
design using three strands of Mollie Johanson
thread. Use stem stitch for the Mollie has loved creating and crafting cute things
words and doodle outlines, for as long as she can remember. She is the author
running stitch for the dashed lines, of Stitch Love: Sweet Creatures Big & Small. Mollie
French knots for the eyes, and lives near Chicago and is happiest with a cup of
scallop stitch for the mouth. coffee, some stitching, and her family close at hand.
04 With a towel, your work will
www.molliejohanson.com
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Start building your own library and make an
embroidered journal with Mollie Johanson’s
bookbinding masterclass

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HOW TO MAKE… AN EMBROIDERED JOURNAL
MATERIALS We love seeing a traditional craft embroider their name along the
QDMC embroidery QBeeswax or thread revived, so we’ve been super- bottom as an extra-special touch.
floss in shades 817, conditioner excited to spot creative new
726, 912, 155, 168, QEmbroidery hoop twists on the art of bookbinding If you are using A4 paper, trim
310 and Blanc QNeedle springing up everywhere. They’ve one end so it measures 28cm (11")
QTwo fat quarters QScissors inspired us to put together our long. If you're using US letter paper,
of quilting cotton QIron own bookbinding masterclass trim one side so it measures 21cm
QLightweight fusible QRotary cutter/mat on creating a fairytale-inspired (8¼") wide.
interfacing, 23.5 x (optional) embroidered notebook for 01 Trace the template on page 55
34.5cm (9¼ x 13½") QPaper cutter recording life’s adventures and your onto the fabric, staying at least 3cm
QPiece of ribbon, QRuler thoughts. This journal would make a (1") from the fabric edges all the
60cm (24") QPencil wonderful, deeply personal gift for way around. Embroider the design
QPerle cotton thread QAwl or push pin a friend too – particularly someone in three strands of floss. Use back
Q60 sheets A4 or US QWood block or who has expressed an interest in stitch for outlining; lazy daisies
letter size paper stack of junk mail the art of journalling, who fancies for the flowers; French knots for
QAir erasable pen (there’s a use for it!) trying their hand at writing fiction or the dots, flower centres, and the
poetry, or someone about to start apple’s eyes, and a modified lazy
a new creative job. You could even daisy for the apple’s mouth.

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02 Remove any markings showing and leaving a 10cm (4") opening and make straight lines along all
around your embroidery, then trim for turning. Trim the corners, then signatures at the markings.
the fabric to 23.5 x 34.5cm (9¼ x turn the book cover RS out. 07 Working on a wood block or
13½"). Iron the fusible interfacing 05 Stitch around the edge of the stack of junk mail, open each
to the back of the second piece of book cover using running stitch signature and use the awl (or push
quilting cotton, then trim to 23.5 x in Perle cotton. This will add detail pin) to make a hole through the
34.5cm (9¼ x 13½"). and close the opening. markings on the fold of the paper.
03 Cut the ribbon in half and 06 Fold each piece of paper in half Try to keep the signatures in order.
position each piece in the middle individually, then nest five sheets 08 Cut a 6m (6yrd) piece of Perle
of the left and right sides of the of paper together. This creates cotton and thoroughly coat with
book cover, with the ribbon laying a signature. Repeat with the rest beeswax or thread conditioner.
on the embroidery and the ends of the paper. On the folded edge Thread the needle so it’s doubled
matching up with the raw edges of of one signature, mark at 1cm (3/8"), and tie a double knot in the end.
the fabric. Pin the interfaced fabric 5.5cm (2¼"), 10cm (37/8"), 11cm Now you can start binding.
onto the embroidered fabric with (43/8"), 15.5cm (61/8"), and 20cm 09 Wrap the book cover around
right sides (RS) together. (77/8"). Stack the 12 signatures the stack of signatures and mark
04 Sew around the fabric pieces together and tap the folded edges on the inside of the cover where
using a 1cm (3/8") seam allowance so they’re aligned. Use a ruler the holes in the signatures are.

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HOW TO MAKE… AN EMBROIDERED JOURNAL
Repeat these markings on the came out, then go through the hole signatures and, at each end, slide
outside of the book cover. Take in the next signature. Continue the needle through the small stitch
the bottom signature and bring stitching as in Step 10. that was created when attaching
the needle through the top hole 12 When you reach the end of the the previous signature.
from the inside of the folded paper second signature, bring the needle 13 When all 12 signatures have
and through the cover at the edge through the small loop that been sewn into place, secure the
of the first marking, snuggling the you left in Step 10 before going Perle cotton with a strong knot.
signature up to the fabric. through the cover and beginning Tie it closed with the ribbons to
10 Take the needle through the the next signature. Keep adding keep all those secrets safe.
same hole, leaving a small loop of
thread on the outside of the spine. Mollie Johanson
Continue stitching through the Mollie has loved cute things and creative messes
signature and cover, creating what for as long as she can remember. Her blog Wild
looks like long running stitches. Olive features embroidery patterns, simple stitched
11 When you reach the end of the
projects and printables. She lives near Chicago and
first signature, your needle will be is happiest with a cup of coffee, some stitching and
on the outside of the cover. Take it her family close at hand. www.molliejohanson.com
through the cover next to where it

EMBROIDERED JOURNAL
BY MOLLIE JOHANSON
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hello,
sailor
Embroider and sew Jenny Hart’s Sublime Stitching
anchor motif into a coastal-cool keepsake
HOW TO MAKE… AN ANCHOR PURSE
MATERIALS Jenny Hart, you read our minds. Pirates Ahoy or Under the Sea sweet-smelling sachet for a friend.
QPiece of fabric for We do love an anchor design and patterns on her website. Tiny pouches like this will always
your purse you’ve created this little pouch “A ubiquitous tattoo, countless find a use and your hand
QThread in different that’s both cute and modern. are the times I’ve resisted getting embroidery will indicate that
colours Hooray! Why not host a hearty a tiny little anchor inked à la Kate something special is kept inside!”
QEmbroidery needle crafternoon and invite a few crafty Moss,” says designer Jenny. “I’ve
QTwine pals over for an anchor-stitching long enjoyed mixing tattoo 01 Using a light box, trace the
teatime? Beloved of both sailors imagery with hand embroidery design onto the top half of your
and hip landlubbers, anchors are and this is a simple, easy design, fabric, leaving at least 2cm above
rich in timeless symbolism from perfect for a quick, one-sitting, the design. If you don’t have
hope and love, stability and stitching project. a light box, tape the paper and
strength, to faithfulness and the “You could use this pouch for fabric to a window pane instead.
safe end of a long journey. If you keeping your best rings or earrings 02 Outline the design using back
wish to stitch another design on apart from other jewellery, or fill it stitch. Create a small straight
the back of your pouch, see Jenny’s with dried flowers to make a stitch. Bring your needle up a little

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Pick parts of the

chart to decorate the 05
back of your pouch.
way along the line, and back down hand stitch close to each edge. 05 Using a darning needle or safety
at the end of your previous stitch. Fold your fabric in half, right sides pin, thread the twine through the
Try to keep all your stitches an together and stitch along the channel at the top of your bag. Clip
equal length. edges, just underneath your the corners of your bag and turn
03 Use satin stitch to fill larger previous stitching (we’ve used dark right sides out. Give a quick press
areas. Work from the middle thread so it’s easier to see). and you’re done.
outward, filling the area with
PHOTOGRAPH: KIMBERLY GENEVIEVE
straight stitches. Make sure your Jenny Hart

threads lay close together to cover Jenny Hart founded Sublime Stitching in 2001 as
your fabric. When one side is filled, a new model for embroidery design and resources.
go back to the middle and work Since then, Jenny has become internationally
outward to fill the second side. recognised as an artist, designer, author and
04 Once all your stitching is
international exhibitor. Find more of her work at
complete, press down 1cm from www.sublimestitching.com and www.jennyhart.net
the two short edges. Machine or

Hanging garden
Brighten up a neglected corner with Sonia
Lyne’s colourful mini cactus hoops
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY & BECKI CLARK

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MATERIALS Embroidery is such a meditative, all the designs – the designs can be stitches and two rows (pink); pot
Q7.5cm (3”) rewarding and inspirational craft. stitched without. outline – backstitch; cactus lines
embroidery If you’re new to it then it’s good 03 Choose your colour threads. – backstitch; spikes on cactus –
hoop from www. to start small, which is why this little We used three strands of thread straight stitches (one strand);
dandelyne.com project is ideal for both newbies throughout the design, but feel flower on top – three lazy daisy
QThread in different and experienced stitchers alike. free to use fewer for a finer look or stitches (six strands).
colours Have fun creating Sonia’s designs, more if you prefer a bolder look. 06 For each design: position the
QFelt or card or add your own flair with different Thread your needle with your hoop on your design and draw a
approximately stitches and colours then hang first colour. cutting line 7mm (¼”) around the
6cm (23/8”) square them up for everlasting greenery. 04 Time to start stitching your hoop. Cut out along the line.
(optional) “I love designs that celebrate first design. We used the following 07 Place the design on the centre
QEmbroidery needle life and colour, and succulents stitches: cactus trunk and arms – plate, then position the miniature
QStrong craft glue certainly fit the bill,” says designer satin stitch; stripes on trunk and hoop on top and push it down
Sonia. “They blossom with the arms – satin stitch; cactus pot – to secure. Flip it over, apply some
most radiant flowers and there are satin stitch; flowers on top – two strong craft glue around the inner
so many patterns and colours to or three lazy daisy stitches; cactus edge and then push the fabric
choose from. Your miniature pot design – cross stitch. Finish off down in a circular motion.
masterpieces can be hung loud with backstitch in corresponding 08 Tighten the nut and bolt to
and proud in your home, or turn colours around each design. secure your design.
them into jewellery, magnets or 05 Now start stitching your 09 Leave the glue to dry. You may
cute keyrings.” second design. We stitched ours then want to back your design by
as follows: dashed lines on pot – gluing on a circle of felt or card.
01 Iron your fabric and then running stitch (aqua); chain lines Display your pieces, or add a hoop
transfer the designs on to it. You on pot – chain stitch (orange); to a necklace chain for a quirky
can use carbon paper, or sticky- base lines on pot – backstitch four piece of jewellery.
tape the design to a window and
trace over onto your fabric. Leave Sonia Lyne
about 7mm (¼”) of fabric around Miniature embroidery hoop expert and enthusiast
the edge of your hoop so you can for all things colourful, Sonia loves to stitch, dance,
secure your design to the centre run, eat, laugh and enjoy every moment with her
plate later on in the process. family. She designs small-scale embroidery projects
02 Place your design into a 7.5cm
that are satisfying, rewarding, soul boosting and
(3”) embroidery hoop. Don’t darn cute. Find more at www.dandelyne.com
worry if you don’t have enough for

MINI CACTUS HOOPS
BY SONIA LYNE
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I COULD DO THAT…
Spring floral
magnets
Fridge magnets are so often of the tacky tourist

PHOTOGRAPH: JESSICA ANDERSON FROM CUTESY CRAFTS
variety that these sweetly stitched alternatives by

Jessica Anderson are a total breath of fresh air.
It’s a great way to show off small amounts of your
stitching in quick bursts, and all you need in
addition to your handiwork is a button-making
kit, super glue and a few small magnets.They’re a
great idea for easy gifts and Jessica has patterns
handy on her blog at www.cutesycrafts.com/2016/04/
diy-magnets-with-embroidery.

The st
Sweete
Thing
Got the munchies? Mollie Johanson’s
kawaii-tastic stitched sweet treats
will satisfy those cravings

These are flipped
ready for you t
o trace

Fashion with
personality
Stitch a bit of colour, an eye-catching motif,
and a style-ticking trim or design to
denim jackets, shorts, jumpers,
trainers, canvas bags… your
whole wardrobe!

Back stitched
Your denim jacket will earn a wardrobe promotion with
Lana Red Studio’s exclusive embroidery makeover

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HOW TO MAKE… A CUSTOMISED DENIM JACKET
MATERIALS Don’t let them forget who’s in embroidery stitches for this project, between the lines, leaving the
QDenim jacket charge with this no-nonsense just go to page 126 and follow the letters intact.
QEmbroidery thread jacket makeover. If you have an easy instructions. Go for your 02 Place your denim jacket face
QNeedle old denim jacket languishing at the brightest candy shades for this down on a flat surface. Smooth
QEmbroidery hoop back of your wardrobe or have design so the colours really pop out the back of the jacket and
QPins spotted one in the charity shop, from the denim blue. When you place the stencil on top. Measure
QScissors give it renewed love and respect make your stitches, place them carefully from the sides of the
QAcrylic or fabric with this on-trend DIY. You can close together so you can pack jacket to make sure that the
paint choose your own word and create each shape with thread. stencil is in the middle. Once
QPaintbrush your own stencil – just use our you’ve decided on the placement,
QHobby knife template on page 71 as a guide. If 01 Place the template on a cutting pin the stencil in place.
you’re unsure how to create all the board and remove the areas 03 Dip your paintbrush in the paint

Take me as I am or
watch me as I go...
HOW TO MAKE… A CUSTOMISED DENIM JACKET
colour of your choosing and apply parts and slowly work your way details to the design. Embroider
a small amount of paint through through the design using chain extra French knots, backstitch a
the openings in the stencil. Repeat stitches, back stitches, French new colour within one of the
this for all the openings and play knots and stem stitches. flowers, and embroider as many
around with different colours and 06 Once you’ve embroidered all of new parts as you like, to create a
combinations until you’re happy. the painted parts, add small colourful and unique design.
04 Once the paint has dried,
remove the stencil from the jacket Lana Red

to reveal the print. Place the first Lana is best known for her work with Lana Red
part of the design in your Studio, a DIY and lifestyle blog dedicated to
embroidery hoop. bringing unique, innovative projects and inspiring
05 Try to match the paint colours
articles to everyone’s home. With a background in
with your embroidery thread and art and design she loves to combine multiple
start embroidering the design. disciplines in each project. www.lanaredstudio.com
Follow the lines of the painted

CUSTOMISED JACKET
BY LANA RED STUDIO
Enlarge according to jacket size

crystal clear
Treat a plain jumper to a geometric
makeover with Leanne Garrity’s
embroidered quartz DIY
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EMBROIDERED JUMPER
BY LEANNE GARRITY
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HOW TO MAKE… AN EMBROIDERED QUARTZ JUMPER
MATERIALS Ooh, we do love channeling our helpful to cut along the template keep bulk to a minimum and avoid
QPlain knitted inner geologist and this striking arm curves and stitch thread getting in a tangle.
jumper crystal quartz design is the markers to your jumper to help with 04 Keep embroidering until you
QScrap yarn in a ply perfect way to bling up a plain alignment. Cut a second piece of have completely stitched the
appropriate to your jumper in the most understated tracing paper to match. This will section within your hoop.
jumper (we used way. We’ve gone for two simple be your backing. 05 Move the hoop over and
a 4ply yarn but quartz structures, alternated across 02 Sandwich the backing paper, continue embroidering the rest
split each strand the chest of a cream jumper, for a jumper and template between the of the design across the chest of
down to a single super-modern style that really two parts of your embroidery your jumper.
ply) in the following packs a geometric punch. This is a hoop, paying special attention 06 When you have finished
colours: charcoal, great project to get to grips with to template alignment and being stitching, carefully tear away the
light grey, sage, backstitch as you create the quartz careful not to warp the jumper Swedish tracing paper from the
rose, lavender, shapes – focus on trying to keep fabric. Begin embroidering using a front and back of your jumper.
latte and your stitches small and even to small neat backstitch. Use tweezers to remove any fiddly
baby blue create neat, crisp outlines. 03 Continue embroidering, adding bits. Use your iron to steam set
QEmbroidery needle Go for a bold colour combo to a different colour to each crystal your stitches (go easy on the heat
QMedium make sure your crystals stand as you go along. As you finish each – check the garment instructions
embroidery hoop proud. Alternatively opt for an colour, be sure to knot, weave and first.) Your jumper is now ready to
Q1m (1yrd) Swedish all-out rainbow style or keep it trim the ends of your threads to wear and be admired.
tracing paper monochrome in black or grey.
QSticky tape Whatever look you choose, your Leanne Garrity
QPencil jumper will rock. Leanne Garrity is a blogger, freelance writer and
QRuler designer-maker for her own independent fashion
QScissors 01 Copy the template (see above)
label, Chi Chi Dee Handmade. She’s completely
QIron several times and Sellotape self-taught and loves working from home in her
together. Trace the design onto pyjamas. Leanne lives in a little village in the
Swedish tracing paper and lay Bavarian Alps. www.chichidee.etsy.com
it on the jumper. You may find it

PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY AND JEN GARDNER, MODEL: LEANNE MEGSON
From throw to cape

Transform an IKEA staple into your new
chill-busting go-to with Sophie Simpson’s
blanket cover-up tutorial

MOLLIE MAKES EMBROIDERY 75
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HOW TO MAKE… A BLANKET CAPE

MATERIALS Grab that throw from the appearance and behaviour to DMC
Q IKEA Polarvide Q Chenille needle, sofa and turn it into your tapestry wool. Keep tension loose
blanket, 130 x size 16 new favourite wear-anywhere so you don’t distort the fabric.
170cm (51 x 67") Q Embroidery hoop, accessory – with the help of a To care for your cape, wash
Q Tapestry wools and/ 10cm (4") little cutting and some freehand it gently by hand, squeeze out
or DK/worsted Q Dressmaking embroidery. Blanket-style capes the excess and hang it on a coat
weight yarns (we scissors are ideal for throwing over a cosy hanger over the bath or shower to
used Cascade 220 Q Embroidery scissors coat on frosty days, but are just as dry. Iron face down over a folded
Superwash: Colour Q Tailors chalk useful in spring and summer, too, towel, as described in Step 8.
910A, Winter White Q Ruler to keep out an evening chill when To learn how to do these
– 50m, Cascade 220 the sun’s gone down. stitches, refer to the stitch guide
Superwash: Colour Fluffy fabric is tricky to mark, so on page 126 or visit our blog,
870, Straw – 50m, we’ve gone for freehand stitching www.molliemakes.com.
DMC tapestry wool, rather than following a pattern.
10m skeins of Colour and motif placements 01 Fold the blanket in half to
assorted greens are semi-random, so you can make a long skinny rectangle with
(one of each): 7542, customise how you like. scallops at the top and bottom. Use
7386, 7323, 7541, You can do the stitching using ruler and chalk to mark a neckline
7406, 7598, 7704) tapestry wool, or just leftover along the fold, 2-3 scallops (6-7cm
knitting yarns if you prefer. If you (2-3")) in, marking straight up and
go for the latter, choose ones then curving towards the folded
that are relatively strong with a edge halfway up. Pin along the line
good twist to them, so they can and cut through both layers. The
withstand the stress of being fabric doesn’t fray so there’s no
pulled through the fabric lots of need for further finishing.
times. Cascade 220 Superwash is You may want to keep your
almost an exact match in weight, leftover fabric for practising

PLACEMENT DIAGRAMS
stitches, setting iron temperatures around the flower. The leaves 07 Stitch seed pods along the
and test washing the finished cape. are made from two columns of chain. Each seed pod is made from
02 Stitch a cluster of French opposite slanting satin stitch. a cluster of 3-5 straight stitches,
knots (anything between seven Make your leaves different shapes each topped with a French knot
and 20) for the first flower centre, and sizes. We used the same olive in a contrasting colour. Straight
approximately 12cm (5") from the colour as the flower centre. stitches should be roughly the
edge of the neckline and bottom 05 Repeat Steps 2-4, stitching same length as the flower petals
of the blanket. Don’t pull the flowers all around the neckline. (1-2cm (½ - ¾")).
stretchy fabric tight in the hoop – Make each flower centre 6-12cm 08 Fold a large terry towel in half
in this project, the hoop’s just there (2½-5") from the edge of neckline and place over an ironing board.
to keep the fabric flat, not taut. and roughly 12cm (5") away from Gently iron the cape using a low
03 Surround the French knots with the previous flower centre. Make wool setting, with embroidery
straight stitches in a contrasting the flowers all different sizes. face down over the towel, and
colour, to make the petals. Make 06 Use green threads to stitch using lots of steam. You don’t need
each petal between 1-2cm (½-¾") further leaves around each to press hard – the steam will do
long, working each stitch from flower (each of ours has five multi- the work. Test on your scrap fabric
the outside edge of the flower coloured leaves around it), then beforehand, as all irons are slightly
towards the centre, and keeping link the blooms using a chain of different. It's now ready to wear –
your stitches quite loose to prevent French knots. no other construction needed!
PHOTOGRAPH: SUSANNA BLAVARG
distorting the fabric. We spread

a few petals around the circle Sophie Simpson
first, and then filled them in with Sophie is the designer, author and compulsive
densely packed stitches. Vary stitcher behind What Delilah Did. A perpetual
your stitch lengths to make the dreamer and period drama-obsessive, she finds her
flower look more natural. happy place in rainy days, folk music and anything
04 Stitch two or three satin stitch
involving needles and yarn. www.whatdelilahdid.com
leaves in a random formation

FEATHER FANCY
Funk up your festival shorts with
Rosee Woodland’s easy stitching hack
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY & BECKI CLARK, MODEL: ALEXANDRA FIA

HOW TO MAKE… EMBROIDERED SHORTS
MATERIALS Upgrade your trusty cut-offs a fine fabric marker. Turn to our
QPair of denim shorts QDressmaker’s chalk ready for the summer with a guide on page 126 to learn how to
QTemplate QDMC embroidery splash of colour and a smattering create the different stitches.
QTracing paper or thread in the of feather motifs. Start with our
layout paper following colours: basic template and go crazy with a 01 Trace the template from
QLight coloured Light Effects fun array of stitch effects – copy the page 80. Reverse it to create a
carbon paper Fluorescent Effects ones here or improvise your own second template for the opposite
QBlunt knitting Neon Yellow (E980), and go as bright as you please. pocket. You may need to adjust
needle or biro Snow White (B5200), Thinner denim will be easier to the template to fit your pockets
with no ink Raspberry (3833), embroider – you may need to exactly by spacing the feathers out
QEmbroidery needle Aquamarine (3814), protect your fingers with a thimble or adding more.
QScissors Turquoise (597), if you go for a thicker variety. 02 Place the thick card inside
QLarge pins Darker Pink (956), To create more complex shapes, the leg of the shorts. Slide the
QPiece of thick card Grape (3834) such as the neon yellow feathers, dressmaker’s carbon paper
slightly larger than it’s a good idea to draw them on between the template and the
the template first using dressmaker’s chalk or fabric, coloured side down. Trace

EMBROIDERED SHORTS
BY ROSEE WOODLAND
Enlarge according to pocket size
HOW TO MAKE… EMBROIDERED SHORTS
over the template using a blunt 05 The stripy feathers are made by 06 The herringbone feathers are
knitting needle or empty biro, working a backstitch outline and made by working a back stitch
pressing very hard. then working single satin stitches outline and a back stitch central
03 Remove the template and to the centre in two contrasting spine, and then working sections
repeat for the second pocket with colours, without adding a central of satin stitch, alternating either
the reversed template. If you line spine. It’s easiest to work with one side of the central spine. Other
it up incorrectly then don’t worry, colour first, leaving gaps between feathers use running stitch, cross
just redo it – the carbon markings each stitch and then adding satin stitch and full satin stitch. Once
will brush off easily. stitches in the second colour in you've finished stitching, give them
04 Start stitching, following our each of the gaps. a quick iron and you're done.
guide or experimenting yourself.
Turn to page 126 for step-by- Rosee Woodland
step stitch explanations. The Rosee is a textile designer and freelance journalist.
neon yellow feathers are made When she’s not making things she loves wild
using backstitch outlines and a swimming, watching Hayao Miyazaki movies and
backstitch central spine, and then baking with her daughter. She lives in Bristol with
adding in single lines of satin her family and their Boston terrier Ponyo.
stitch working from the spine out www.roseewoodland.com
to the indents on the outline.

G eomet r i c
steps
Stitch some dapper daps with this exclusive project by
Genevieve Brading from Floss & Mischief

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HOW TO MAKE… EMBROIDERED TRAINERS
MATERIALS Embroidered trainers are them more easily. Feel the

QWhite canvas QTwo shades of everywhere right now, so update thickness of the canvas around
trainers embroidery thread your casual look and personalise the shoes, to see which panels you
QTracing paper (we used DMC 3845 your white kicks with our on-trend can embroider most easily.
QPencil and DMC 892) geometric design. Once you’ve 02 Trace the geometric shapes on
QWater-soluble pen QThimble (optional) gotten the hang of embroidering page 83 in pencil onto your tracing
QClean cloth QEmbroidery scissors through canvas – just use a thimble paper, then prick a hole through
QCold water if you find the material a bit tough the shapes’ points with the
QEmbroidery needle – have fun coming up with your embroidery needle.
(size 9) own motifs using a water-soluble 03 Hold a traced shape against the
pen then follow our easy how-to. shoe where you’d like to embroider
it, and dot through the pin pricks
01 Remove the laces from your with water-soluble pen.
shoes, so that you can reach inside 04 Remove the paper and join the

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Show off your fine

handiwork with
ankle-grazing jeans or
a cute mini skirt.
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dots to draw out the complete when embroidering the shapes in water and pat your stitching with
shape. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the middle. The technique of the wet cloth to remove the pen
you’ve drawn all the shapes you mixing colours in the needle is marks. Let your shoes dry before
want on your shoes. known as tweeding. lacing them up and taking them
05 Thread your needle with two 07 Dip a clean cloth into some cold out for a walk!
strands of thread and backstitch
the shapes. If the canvas is a bit Genevieve Brading
tough, use a thimble to help push Genevieve runs Floss & Mischief creating trendy
your needle through the fabric. needlework and contemporary cross stitch patterns
06 To create an ombré effect, use
and kits from her base in south west London. She
one colour of thread at the start of particularly enjoys spreading mischief with her
the panel, a different colour at the beetle, spider, moth, butterfly and bee motifs.
end of the panel, and put a strand See more at www.flossandmischief.com
from both colours in your needle

Doodle Stitch
Makeover a plain blouse ready for date night with
Lana Red’s simple sewing tutorial
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A tiny heart keeps

things subtle.
HOW TO MAKE… A STITCHED BLOUSE

MATERIALS There’s no escaping the need for stitching the front. Cut continue backstitching the rest
QBlouse with colouring-in inspired trend for the thread to size. of the line.
a collar bold outlines, so here’s an easy 03 Tie a knot at one end of your 06 Finish your stitching and tie
QEmbroidery way to bring the look into your embroidery thread. Insert your a knot at the end of your thread.
thread wardrobe. This easy doodling idea needle at the top of your shirt 07 Draw a line with your chalk or
QNeedle with can be cutomised how you like – from back to front, about 0.5cm pencil on the visible edge of the
a large eye add loops or other simple motifs, (¼") from the top. This will be your collar. Cut your embroidery thread
QFabric chalk and switch up colours to your taste. stitching width. to double the collar length, plus
or pencil A small, neat backstitch works best 04 Pull the thread all the way an extra 10cm (4"). Tie a knot at
QScissors for a minimal look – if you don’t through until the knot reaches the end of the thread and start
QRuler (optional) know how, it’s very easy. Just flick the shirt. Start embroidering the embroidering a backstitch line from
to our stitch guide on page 126. drawn line using backstitch. one end of the collar to the other.
05 When you reach the heart 08 Tie a knot at the end of the
01 Start by ironing your shirt shape, follow the line of the heart thread when you reach the other
and placing it on a flat surface. by ‘breaking’ the straight line. side. Check the embroidered lines
Button the shirt up and position Continue embroidering the heart to see if they're neat. You can use
the buttoned line on top. Draw a using the same thread. When your needle to move the thread a
straight line across the front, next you reach the end of the heart, bit, to create a more ‘even’ line.
to the buttons, using your pencil or
chalk. Decide on the placement of Lana Red
your heart and ‘break’ the drawn Lana, from the Lana Red Studio blog, has a
line by adding the heart symbol passion for everything creative. With a background
in between. in theatre, she loves to combine multiple disciplines
02 Measure the length of your
in each project. Lana always wears skirts or dresses
button shirt, then double it and and never leaves the house without her red lipstick.
add 10cm (4"). This will be the www.lanaredstudio.com
length of embroidery thread you’ll

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Pop your
collar
Snip off an old shirt collar and create Señorita
Lylo’s exclusive showstopping accessory

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HOW TO MAKE… A SIGNATURE COLLAR
MATERIALS If there’s one thing Loly Ghirardi to get familiar with the techniques. a water-soluble magic marker (use
QAn old shirt is known for, it’s bringing the She also recommends looking out Aqua Trickmaker or similar if the
QCotton embroidery colour. Make that three things: for a nice vintage button to add to fabric is white). On a black or dark
threads for tapestry colour, incredible embroidery and the front of the collar as part of fabric, use a white pencil.
(we used Retort a tactile 3D quality. We’re thrilled your masterpiece. 03 Now get stitching! First up, the
thread by DMC in to have one of her signature collar woven wheel stitch elements.
yellow 2727, orange projects in our collection for you to 01 First, use a pair of sharp fabric This stitch is perfect for depicting
2946, cyan 2995 and try, and it will introduce you to scissors to remove a collar from the berries and large flower centres
pale green 2952) embroidery with more dimension an old shirt (or use a ready-made – refer to the template on page 90.
QSmall scissors in the form of woven wheel stitch stand-alone collar), tidying the Begin by stitching a cross and then
QNeedles in various and picot stitch as well as trusty edges. You may need to stitch a fill it in, taking the needle around
sizes (including one chain stitch and French knots in hem all the way around to give a and around in a circle to create a
with a round tip) thicker tapestry threads. neat finish before you start. spiral of thread, weaving over and
QRound-headed pins Loly recommends practising the 02 Use the template on page 90 to under the arms of the cross as you
stitches on a hoop before you start draw the base design of the go. See our stitch guide on page
on your collar, following the pattern flowers directly onto the collar with 126 for more instructions.

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wardrobe with
this bright
collar DIY.
04 Now for the chain stitch interest, using all four colours. could also stitch it directly on to the
element in green to create the 07 And you’re done! Wear with neck of a shirt if there’s one piece
stems. Again, see our stitch guide pride and a dash of red lippy. Loly you will wear it with again and
on page 126 for a visual guide to recommends fastening your collar again. This design would work just
forming this stitch. with a safety pin at the back as well in pretty pastel shades for a
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05 Next, to create the beautiful between your jumper and the collar quieter look, or use glitter thread
petals and leaves that stand away to keep it steady and still. Or you to glam it up to the max!
from your work, we used picot
stitch. This is where you weave the Loly Ghirardi
thread through two strands that are Loly (aka Señorita Lylo) is a graphic designer
held in place with a pin. See page based in Barcelona, Spain who is passionate about
126 for more instructions. introducing embroidery into her projects. She
06 Finally, add your French knots.
hopes to start selling her beautiful embroidered
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how to do these. Scatter them Twitter and Instagram at @srtalylo
around your design for added

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Make adorable gifts children (and their
parents) will love, from a bear plushie
that’s sure to be a future heirloom to the
softest cloud cushion via an alphabet
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Stitch this little ball of fluff having fun in his wheel by Mollie
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HELLO HAMSTER
BY MOLLIE JOHANSON
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HOW TO MAKE… A HAPPY HAMSTER HOOP
MATERIALS This playful cutie is sure to up where the curve of the toe is, twice and pull it taut as you bring
QPale fabric spread a little happiness catching the loop of thread. Go the needle back through the fabric
QEmbroidery floss wherever he goes, whether back down to hold the loop. close to where it came up. Slowly
QEmbroidery needle cheering up a corner of your home, pull the needle through as you
QEmbroidery hoop or as a gift to a friend. If you’re Stem stitch ears hold the working thread to form
QTransfer pen or unsure how to make any of the Bring the needle up, and go back a knot. For the satin stitch nose,
carbon paper to stitches used here, flick to page down a stitch-length away, loosely. make a few straight stitches close
trace your design 126 for a visual prompt. Bring the needle back up in the together to fill in the area.
onto your fabric middle of the first stitch, pulling For the detached chain mouth,
before you stitch STITCHES taut. Go back down loosely, then bring the needle up on the left
Backstitch hamster ball and fur bring the needle up in the middle side of the mouth and go back
Bring the needle up from the back, of this stitch, pulling taut. down on the right side without
then go back down to make a pulling the thread all the way.
stitch. Bring the needle up again Face Bring the needle back up at the
one stitch-length away from the For the French knot eyes, bring curve of the mouth, catching the
end of the first stitch, then go back the needle up from the back, wrap loose thread. Go back down to
down, filling the gap. Use even the thread around the needle hold the loose thread in place.
stitch-lengths for the hamster ball,
and a mix of lengths for the fur. Mollie Johanson
Mollie has loved cute things and creative messes
Lazy daisy toes for as long as she can remember. Her blog Wild
Bring the needle up from the back Olive features embroidery patterns, simple stitched
where the point of the toe is, then projects and printables. She lives near Chicago and
go back down in the same place is happiest with a cup of coffee, some stitching and
without pulling the thread all the her family close at hand. www.molliejohanson.com
way through. Bring the needle back

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MATERIALS “Every year, once the cold ends, hoop. Place the pattern face up in a close weave cream fabric (this
Q Embroidery hoop I make my way out of the big city your embroidery hoop – a 15cm will prevent fraying). Now hold it
Q Brown and cream and escape to the Canadian (6”) hoop will work best. Make sure in place in the right position on
material, a close wilderness to take in the lakes and you are using a good quality hoop your bear by tacking a small stitch
weave cotton forests,” says designer Michelle that does not allow the fabric to in the middle that you can later
works well Galletta. “There are deer, moose, slip or loosen during embroidery. remove. Continue embroidering
QEmbroidery beavers and, of course, black Carefully pull the fabric taut around the snout piece to hold it
backing bears! After a long snowy winter, without distorting the pattern. in place with a chain stitch. Then
QNeedle this little bear has come out of Tighten the nut. you can work the bear’s nose and
QEmbroidery hibernation and picked a basket of 02 Using the chart (page 102) and mouth in satin stitch and straight
threads in flowers. He’s a sweet addition to referring to the image above, stitch respectively.
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a variety of colours any home. Stand him up on a shelf, embroider in the following order, Now work the outline of the
QEmbroidery carry him in your pocket, or give using one strand: basket weave, bear using two strands.
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scissors him to a little one to play with. basket outline, arms and claws, Now cut a separate rectangle
QStuffing flowers (embroider the background of brown fabric, and place it over
01 Use the template on page 103 flora such as the daisies and flower your embroidered bear, still in the
to draw your bear front piece stalks first). Then embroider the hoop, right sides (RS) together. Use
outline and details in chalk in the eyes, ears and claws. pins to hold this piece in place.
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centre of a piece of dark brown 03 Use the template on page 103 Leave the pieces on the hoop
fabric, big enough to fit in your to cut a cream snout piece from and begin to sew, using a small

Ears: Eyes, nose:
detached fern stitch satin stitch
Snout, arms,
Mouth, claws:
basket outlines:
straight stitch
chain stitch
Small flowers:
satin stitch
Spiky flower:
straight stitches Tulip:
with French knots buttonhole scallop
Large leaves: with French knots
closed arrowhead
Branch:
Large flower: fern stitch with
French knot French knots
Flower stalks:
Daisies:
stem stitch
lazy daisy
Floral centre:
satin stitch
Basket weave: Small leaves:

straight stitches stem stitch
General outline: Flowers:

chain stitch buttonhole wheel
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HOW TO MAKE… A BEAR PLUSHIE
backstitch. Use the reverse side of between the bear’s legs, making from the inside along the seam.
the general outline chain stitch as sure you don’t cut too close to 09 Stuff the bear, pushing small
your guide, sewing as close to it as the backstitches. pieces of stuffing into the ears and
possible without sewing through 08 Turn the bear right side out. legs first. Do not overstuff.
any of the chain stitches. Sew Using a thin paintbrush handle or 10 Sew the gap closed using
around the entire pattern, leaving similar, push and smooth fabric a ladder stitch. You’re done!
a 3cm (1¼”) gap on one side. We
marked the gap with a pen to make Michelle Galletta
it clearer. Originally a printmaker, Michelle Galletta fell in
07 Remove your stitching from
love with embroidery, and found a way to combine
the hoop and cut around the the two. She runs Kiriki Press out of her Toronto
pattern, leaving a 0.5cm (¼”) home, designing beautiful embroidered plush dolls.
seam allowance. Using the tip of a All patterns are screenprinted right on to the
small pair of embroidery scissors, fabric, so you’re ready to go. www.kirikipress.etsy.com
carefully clip around the ears and

LUCKY BEAR
BY KIRIKI PRESS
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Every mama loves to feed her little ones and Charlotte
Lyons shows how to do it in style with this simple project.
Dinnertime has never looked cuter!

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HOW TO MAKE… A SWEET LITTLE BIB

MATERIALS:
Stitch up a sweet little bib as a the baby’s name and date of birth your little birdies! Use a small neat
QLinen
heartfelt gift for a new baby. This around the top as an extra touch. back stitch. This gives a nice
QPatterned cotton
project gives a template (on page strong outline.
fabric
107) for a bib that will fit a newborn 01 Cut one piece of linen and one 03 Stitch the tree with a daisy chain
QRic rac, 90cm
up to three months. But if you want piece of patterned fabric (for the stitch and some green thread.
(35½”)
to make a bigger one just enlarge reverse of the bib) using the 04 Put some fruit on your tree with
QRibbon for ties,
the template. Bear in mind though template on page 107. These some running stitches. Add the
30cm (11¾”)
that older babes eat messier, more shapes include a 1cm seam leaves with daisy stitches.
QEmbroidery thread
stainable food so mum may not allowance. Copy the pattern onto 05 Now take a length of ric rac
in various colours
want to spoil your beautiful the linen using a water-soluble 90cm (35½”) long and tack it
QWater-soluble pen
stitching! Even if it’s an item just for pen. Extend the design right to around the edge of the right side
QThread
special occasions though, what a edge of the fabric. of the linen onto the edge of the
QScissors
sweet idea. You could embroider 02 Now it’s time to get stitching seam allowance.

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06 Take your patterned fabric and areas. Press and blind-stitch the position of the ties will make it
place it right sides together opening closed. Press again. easier to take on and off, but you
against the linen. Tack or pin 08 Finally, cut two ribbon ties can adapt the pattern to have the
around the outside edge and the about 15cm (6”) each. Stitch them fastening at the back, or use Velcro
inside neck, leaving an 8cm securely to the neck tabs. The if you prefer. Your bib is done!
opening down one side. Machine
stitch over your tacking, securely Charlotte Lyons
finishing off the ends of the ties. Charlotte Lyons designs beautiful things using
07 Trim the seam allowance,
different materials and inspirations, and has written
adding in notches around the books, taught workshops and appeared on TV. She
curved areas. You can now turn the lives in a village in southern Vermont where she
bib right side out through the teaches and makes. Find her at charlottelyons.com
opening. You can use a knitting or browse her store www.etsy.com/shop/charlottelyons
needle to push through any tighter

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BY CHARLOTTE LYONS
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Hey, sleepy head – time to drift away on this
vintage-inspired embroidered cloud pillow

HOW TO MAKE… AN EMBROIDERED CLOUD PILLOW
PHOTOGRAPH: VANESSA DAVIES. FROM MOLLIE MAKES EMBROIDERY PUBLISHED BY PAVILION WWW.PAVILIONCRAFT.CO.UK
MATERIALS There’s no better place to
Venture to the land of
QWhite cotton lay down your head and take nod on this cute pillow
fabric, approx. 63.5 a daytime nap than on this and let your dreams
f loat up and away.
x 45.5cm (25 x 18”) gorgeous embroidered pillow.
QStranded cotton Designer Nicole Vos Van
(we used DMC Avezathe was inspired by the
branded threads) classic tale of Mary Poppins as well
in grey, very dark as the great British weather, and
grey, dark orange, we think the design would make a
light turquoise, lovely addition to a nursery.
dark turquoise, The various stitches on the
pink, light brown, umbrellas are reminiscent of
tan brown, light vintage embroidery samplers, so
hazelnut brown, it’s a great project for practising all
olive green, dark the stitches in your repertoire, as
green, lime green, well as trying out some new ones
red and white using our guide on page 126.
QCrewel needle, On the hunt for more stitching
sizes 3–8 projects? Check out our book (see
depending on page 110). Sweet dreams…
your preference 01 Prepare your fabric. Using the
QMilliner’s (or straw) pillow template on page 110, mark

needle, size 3 or 5 the outline of the cloud on the
QSquare Q-Snap white cotton fabric using a water-
frame, 28cm (11”) soluble pen. Trace the cat and
QEmbroidery hoop, polar bear embroidery designs
13cm (5”) onto two separate pieces of tracing
QPrinted backing paper and decide where you want
fabric, approx. 63.5 to place them on the white cotton
x 45.5cm (25 x 18”) fabric, making sure to position
QWadding, approx. them at least 2.5cm (1”) from the
63.5 x 45.5cm inner edge of the cloud marking.
(25 x 18”) Once you’ve found a position
QPolyester filling that you’re happy with, mark the
QSewing thread placing of the umbrella top with stitch (J). Embroider the top thread from a selection of colours
QWater-soluble pen a light pencil mark. of the canopy. Finally, work the for the infill bands on the umbrella
QTracing paper 02 Transfer the embroidery decorative bands of infill stitches canopies. Start with one long stitch
designs. Use a light box to on the umbrella from the top in the middle and add smaller
FINISHED SIZE transfer the cat and polar or bottom. stitches to either side to fill up
Pillow measures bear designs to the white cotton 04 Embroider the polar bear. Place the rest of the drop shape.
54.5 x 32.5cm fabric, remembering to align the the fabric so that the polar bear 06 Prepare the pillow fabrics. Hand
(21¼ x 12¾”) umbrella tops with the marks you design is centred in the small wash the embroidered fabric, rinse
made in Step 1. If you don’t have embroidery hoop and begin well and leave it to dry. When it’s
a light box, try placing fairy lights stitching, referring to the thread almost dry, carefully press the
inside a Tupperware box. colour and stitch diagram on page embroidery from the back. Use
03 Embroider the cat. Place the 111. Start by stitching the outline the cloud template to re-draw
fabric so that the cat design of the polar bear, using small the outline onto the embroidered
is centred in the large square stitches for the detailed areas. fabric, double-checking that the
embroidery frame and begin Then complete the facial features, placement of the embroidered
stitching, using the thread colour working tiny satin stitches for the characters is correct before lightly
and stitch diagram on page 111 as eyes and nose. Stitch the umbrella, marking a dotted line around
your guide. Start by stitching the as with the cat design. the template with a soft pencil.
outline of the cat using split stitch 05 Mark and embroider the Cut the shape out on the marked
(A), and use a few back stitches to raindrops. Use a water-soluble line. Pin the cloud template to
create the angular shape at either pen to mark small slanted strokes the wadding and cut out. Unpin
side of the head. Stitch the paws about 6mm (¼”) long spread the template from the wadding,
and tail tip, then complete the evenly across the cloud, making then cut off another 1.3cm (½”) all
facial features. Stitch the umbrella sure to position them at least the way around the wadding and
outline, starting with the handle, 2.5cm (1”) from the inner edge. set aside. Finally, use the cloud
then the canopy. Use your milliner’s Stitch the raindrops freehand using template to cut out the pillow
needle for the knotted buttonhole satin stitch and two strands of backing from the wrong side

HOW TO MAKE… AN EMBROIDERED CLOUD PILLOW
(WS) of the patterned fabric. Place of the RS facing you. Place the Turn the pillow inside out carefully
the embroidered cloud onto the wadding on top of the cover – and, if necessary, adjust the placing
cloud backing with right sides (RS) it should be a tiny bit smaller than of the wadding. Fill the pillow
facing. Mark the centre point the seam line, and you should using little bits of stuffing at a time
of the base of the cloud with a pin, trim to adjust slightly if necessary. to avoid lumpiness. Once you are
then measure 10cm (4”) to the left A light press should make the happy with the feel of your pillow,
(or right) and mark with a pin again wadding stick to the fabric to slip stitch the gap closed. Place
– this gap will be used to fill your keep it in place, but do check the on the bed and treat yourself to
pillow later. Pin all the way around manufacturer’s instructions first. some precious daydream time.
the edge of the cloud, leaving the
turning gap unpinned. Mollie Makes Embroidery
07 Sew and stuff the pillow.
This project is taken from our
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EMBROIDERED CLOUD PILLOW

BY NICOLE VOS VAN AVEZATHE
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CAT THREAD COLOUR AND STITCH DIAGRAM POLAR BEAR THREAD COLOUR AND STITCH DIAGRAM
Note: Four strands of cotton used unless specified. Note: Three strands of cotton used unless specified.
A grey split stitch A light hazelnut brown back stitch (4 strands)
B white split stitch B very dark grey satin stitch (1 strand)
C very dark grey satin stitch (1 strand) C very dark grey back stitch (1 strand)
D very dark grey back stitch (1 strand) D light brown stem stitch
E pink satin stitch (2 strands) E dark orange stem stitch
F white straight stitch (2 strands) F dark turquoise satin stitch (2 strands)
G white back stitch (1 strand) G light turquoise loop stitch
H tan brown stem stitch H red bullion stitch roses
I dark turquoise back stitch (3 strands) I lime green detached chain stitch (2 strands)
J dark turquoise knotted buttonhole stitch (3 strands) J dark green detached chain stitch (2 strands)
K red satin stitch (2 strands) K olive green star filling stitch
L olive green zigzag chain stitch (3 strands)
M whipped running stitch using light turquoise for the
running stitch and dark turquoise for whipping stitch
N dark orange wheatear stitch
O light turquoise ermine stitch (3 strands)
P lime green arrowhead stitch (3 strands)

Alphabet playtime
Helping a little one to learn their ABCs has never looked
cuter than Nina Dyer’s just-for-us embroidered banner
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HOW TO MAKE… AN ALPHABET BANNER
MATERIALS Make an educational wall 02 Cut the fabric into a banner flag
QThread in different QPins hanging for little learners using shape. To do this, fold the fabric in
colours QSewing machine just two simple embroidery half, lengthways, right sides facing.
QCream fabric, 35 x QSewing thread techniques. The best thing about 03 Now take the bottom corner
49cm (13¾ x 19¼”) QDowel this project is that you can choose (where the corners of the fabric
QColoured fabric, QBaker’s twine shades of thread to match any ends meet) and fold toward the
35 x 49cm or string playroom or nursery colour centre, creating a 45-degree angle.
(13¾ x 19¼”) QScissors (or scheme. Alternatively, go rainbow Press to crease this line.
QYarn for tassel rotary cutter on your choice of threads for a 04 Unfold and cut along the
QYarn for pom poms and metal ruler) playful colour palette like ours. 45-degree line with scissors or a
(optional) For a helping hand with how to rotary cutter and metal ruler. Do
QTapestry needle embroider the stitches, turn to our the same with the coloured back
QEmbroidery needle guide on page 126. fabric piece.
QEmbroidery hoop 05 Choosing your embroidery
QWater-soluble pen 01 Print out the alphabet design on thread colours at random, or using
page 115 then transfer the pattern our photo as a guide, begin
to your white/cream fabric using embroidering the alphabet using
the light transfer method with a a simple backstitch.
water-soluble pen (or pencil). Make 06 Embroider the bee, plane and
sure the design is in the centre. whale using a satin stitch. For the

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Super-smooth satin
stitch will create a
shiny, strokable whale
for your banner.
HOW TO MAKE… AN ALPHABET BANNER
bee we used yellow and black. For until you reach the desired fullness. of the way down, to form the tassel
the plane we used orange, red and 09 Cut the working end. Slip the head. Tie a knot to secure and
black. For the whale we used dark yarn off the cardboard carefully. keep the long ends.
blue and light blue. 10 Using both ends of the yarn, tie 13 Thread the yarn ends into a
07 Using white thread, French knot a knot in the middle of the wound tapestry needle and weave round
an eye onto the whale. With black yarn so that it looks like a bow. the back of the tassel head. Trim
floss, French knot a pupil in the 11 Cut the loops at both ends of the tassel skirt to finish.
centre of your white French knot. the bow, keeping hold of the knot 14 Place the two fabric pieces right
Press on the back of your complete in the middle to gather all the sides together, placing the tassel at
embroidered fabric piece. smaller yarn lengths together to the bottom inside. Ensure the
08 Now make a tassel. Cut a piece form the tassel skirt. tassel is at least 3cm from the
of thick stock cardboard (9cm (3½”) 12 Cut a new length of yarn (30cm edge. Pin in place.
square) to wind the yarn round. (11¾”) long) and wrap it round the 15 Pin the fabric pieces in place.
Wrap yarn around the cardboard top of the tassel skirt, about a third 16 Starting from the top,

ALPHABET BANNER
BY NINA DYER
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approximately 15cm (6”) from the will become the tube for your or yarn to tie to both ends of the
top, stitch around the edge of the dowel so that you can hang dowel to hang. As an optional extra
banner, with a 1cm (1/3”) seam your banner. you can add a bright yellow pom
allowance, taking care to secure 20 Top stitch along the edges of pom to each end of the dowel to
the tassel. Once you reach the top the banner. Then use baker’s twine finish your banner in style.
of the banner again, remember to
leave an opening to turn it. Nina Dyer
17 Trim the yarn ends.
Nina looks after all things digital on team Mollie
18 Turn the banner right sides out,
Makes. By night, Nina also runs small a business
using a knitting needle to gently called Noisemakers Club and is currently working
sharpen the edges. on a series of paintings featuring vintage swan
19 Fold the top of the banner over
vases. www.instagram.com/ninadyer_
(around 2cm (¾”)), pin in place then www.noisemakers.club
sew, leaving the ends open. This

arctic
wonderland
Create an air of icy magic with Mount Royal
Mint’s enchanting heirloom polar bear
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HOW TO MAKE… A POLAR BEAR
MATERIALS Straight from the pages of a markings onto the side body pieces starting at the nose and leaving a
QWhite felt fairytale, this little polar bear using a fabric marker. Cut the ears, gap for turning at the back.
QScrap felt in pale might come from colder climes, tail and leaves from mint felt, and 05 Turn through to the right side,
pink, pale blue but he’s adept at melting hearts. the hearts from blue and pink felt. using a chopstick or similar to push
and mint Make for a friend or someone 02 Place one body piece on top of out the legs and nose.
QErasable fabric special for a birthday – this soft the underside piece with right sides 06 Stuff your bear, using smaller
marker sculpture is too precious to be (RS) together, aligning the edges pieces and the chopstick to fill the
QEmbroidery thread manhandled by the sticky fingers and making sure either end of the legs and nose firmly, then close up
in white, black, of a toddler. You could give him underside piece aligns with the the open seam using ladder stitch.
red, pink, pale blue as a gift for a newborn though, as markings. Pin and sew all the way 07 Turn your bear over so the
and mint these bears are beautiful collector’s along the underside. underside is facing up. Fold one
QSoft toy stuffing pieces. Or, construct your own 03 Pin the second body piece to the leg in towards the body, then sew
QFabric glue winter wonderland on a sideboard sewn body piece with RS together. in place using a few small ladder
or shelf for all to admire. Sew from the nose to where the stitches. Repeat with the other three
underside joins at the back. legs so your bear stands up.
01 Cut out all pattern pieces from 04 With RS facing, pin the underside 08 Arrange your coloured felt
the templates on page 120. Cut the to the second body piece, aligning shapes around the bear’s collar
body from white felt, adding the the edges and markings. Sew, using the guide above. Bear in mind

Give your polar pal
love and affection and
he’ll never be tempted
to head for the freezer.
you’ll be embroidering stems to the thread, stitch tiny accent lines in the on the opposite side for the other
hearts, so leave enough space for gaps all the way around the collar. eye. Use straight stitch and red
these between each heart. Pin the 12 Knot the end of a length of thread to add the nose and mouth.
shapes in place once you’re happy black thread a few times, then take 13 Use straight stitch and pink
with the placement. the needle down on one side of thread to add cheeks below each
09 Stick down each shape using the face and out under the chin to eye, then use blue thread to make
fabric glue, then glue the ears and create an eye. Tie a knot to secure, a loop around the snout, sewing in
tail in place where marked. If you then trim the excess thread. Repeat and out of the seam to secure.
prefer, you could attach the ears
and tail using ladder stitch. Mount Royal Mint
10 Following the guide above,
As well as creating heirloom toys for Mount
embroider stems from the bottom Royal Mint, Sabina Gibson also illustrates
of the hearts using straight stitch children’s books. Using needle and thread to tell
and mint thread, then use straight stories, she brings characters to life with clever
stitch to add detail to your leaves. photography and settings – we love Little Bird,
11 Use red thread and straight stitch
Be Quiet!, illustrated by Sabina for Kirsten Hall.
to add the embroidered flowers. www.mountroyalmint.etsy.com
Using straight stitch and mint

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ESSENTIAL INFO
COMPLETE STITCH GUIDE
Don’t know your stem stitch from your scallop stitch?
Our guide to over 30 stitches has all the info you need…
03 02 01 03
02
01
BACK STITCH TRELLIS

Worked in backstitch, this trellis is great
for filling an area. Try stitching it on a
ARROWHEAD STITCH diagonal for a true trellis look.
This stitch is worked on three parallel Stitch a set of parallel lines of
lines and makes a great border. backstitch, keeping the stitch length
BACKSTITCH
Come up at point 1 and go back down as consistent as possible. Stitch another
This stitch is ideal for outlines, and it’s
at point 2, forming a diagonal line. set of parallel lines of backstitch,
the one you’ll find you use the most.
Come up at point 3, which should be perpendicular to the first, and with
Come up from the back at point 1,
aligned with point 1, then go down at the ends of the stitches intersecting.
then go down at point 2. Come up at
point 2. Repeat, lining up the ends of
point 3, then go back to point 1 and
the next arrow with the point of the
bring the needle through to the back.
previous one.
01 02
03
01
02
02
02
03
04
01
03
05
02
BLANKET STITCH (SURFACE)
This is fun for decorative stitching or BUTTONHOLE WHEEL
appliqué. Try to keep the spacing and This stitch is worked similarly to blanket
stitch height consistent... or change it up BULLION KNOT stitch, but in a circle, so you end up with
to create a pattern! They are tricky at first, but with a little a wheel-like motif.
Come up at point 1. Go down at point practice bullion knots are useful for Come up at point 1 on the outside of
2 and come back up at point 3, keeping creating texture and beautiful flowers the circle. Go down at point 2, without
the needle over the working thread. in your embroidery. pulling the thread through all the way.
Pull the thread to create a right angle. Come up at point 1, then go down at Come up at point 3, catching the thread
Repeat for as many stitches as needed. point 2 and back up at point 1, keeping on the surface of the fabric. Go down at
the needle through the fabric. Wrap the point 4, which is the centre and the
needle until the wrapping is as long as same as point 2, and come up at point 5,
the space between points 1 and 2. If you catching the thread. Repeat around the
don’t want the knot to lie flat against the circle. To finish off the circle, slide the
fabric, wrap it a little more. Holding the needle under the first stitch before
wrapping with your non-dominant hand, going back down in the centre.
carefully pull the needle through the
wrapped thread. Go down at point 2 and
pull the thread until the stitch lies well.

Backwards
C
01 04 02
01 02
Straight stitch 01 03
CHAIN STITCH 02 CROSS STITCH

This simple method of chain stitching is Most often people think of counted
worked in reverse. It’s great for adding cross-stitch on grid-like fabrics, but the
texture to your projects. cross stitch can be used in any kind of
Make a small straight stitch. Come embroidery, and can even be rotated to
COLONIAL KNOT
up at point 1, slide the needle under the make a ‘T’.
If you find French knots tricky then try
small straight stitch, then go down at Come up at point 1, then go down at
this alternative for creating eyes and
point 1. Come up at point 2, slide the point 2. Come up at point 3, then go
other dotted details.
needle under the previous stitch, then down at point 4, crossing the first part of
Come up at point 1, form a backwards
go down at point 2, and repeat. the stitch. To make a row of cross
C with the thread and place your needle
stitches, make a line of the first part of
over the C. Wrap the thread over and
the stitch, then go back and make the
then under the point of the needle.
second part of the stitch. Be sure all of
While holding the working thread taut,
the stitches cross the same way.
bring the needle down at point 2 (next
02 to point 1, but not the same hole) and
03 06
pull slowly until the knot is formed.
05
04
01
02
02
01 01
ERMINE STITCH 03
03
Forming a little uneven star, ermine

04
stitch is useful for filling in areas with a
scatter of embroidery.
Come up at point 1 and go back
down at point 2. Bring the needle up at
01
point 3 and down at point 4. Come back
FLY STITCH
up at point 5 and go down at point 6. 04
This simple stitch can be worked as
These last two stitches form a cross
individual stitches or in a line. Come up
stitch where the lower points are closer
at point 1, then go down at point 2,
to the centre line than the upper points. FERN STITCH
leaving the thread loose. Come up at
This easy stitch works on both straight
point 3, catching the loop of thread, then
and curved lines, and is perfect for
pull to form a ‘V’. Go down at point 4.
stitching foliage.
Come up at point 1 (on the pattern
line) and go back down at point 2. Come
up again at point 1 and go down at
point 3 (on the pattern line). Come up
once more at point 1 and go back down
at point 4. Repeat.

01
01
HEM STITCH (WHIP STITCH) 02

Sometimes called whip stitch, this is a
02 03
useful stitch for finishing off an edge.
01
Bring the needle through from back
to front along the edge you’re working.
Wrapping the thread around the edge,
bring the needle through from back to KNOTTED BUTTONHOLE STITCH
FRENCH KNOT front again. Repeat. Keep the stitches This stitch is similar to blanket stitch, but
This is a stitch that everyone should evenly spaced from each other and the with the addition of a knot at the top of
learn, because it’s so useful. The secret fabric edge. Secure the end of the each stitch. It helps to have two parallel
is to hold the working thread taut while thread on the back side. guide lines as you work.
you pull it through. Come up at point 1. Make a loop of
Come up at point 1, then wrap thread as shown. It’s like a backwards ‘e’
the thread around the needle twice. with the working thread under the loop.
Holding the working thread with your 01 With the loop in place, take the needle
non-dominant hand, bring the needle down through the loop at point 2 and
02
down at point 2 (close to point 1, but back up at point 3, making sure that the
03
not the same hole) and pull slowly until thread is under the point of the needle.
the knot is formed. Pull the working thread taut around the
needle and then pull the needle
LAZY DAISY through. Repeat.
Usually used for flower petals, this stitch
is also ideal for embroidering tiny seeds.
Come up at point 1, then go back
down at point 1, leaving a small loop.
04 03
Come up through the loop at point 2,
then go down at point 3 (next to point 2,
02 01 but not the same hole).
01 02
03
LADDER STITCH
This stitch is useful for sewing seam 01 PICOT STITCH
openings closed as it creates a nearly To create raised shapes, picot stitch is
invisible line of stitching. Use this perfect. The base is anchored to the
version when the two sides of the seam 02 fabric but the rest of the stitch is woven
are held together. away from the material.
Bring the needle out about 0.5mm Place a large-headed pin vertically
below the fold on the inside of one side through the fabric. Bring the needle up
of the seam. On the opposite side of the LOOP STITCH at point 1. Take the working thread
seam, directly across from where the This is great for creating borders or as a behind the head of the pin and go down
thread came out, go in at point 1 and textured fill stitch when worked in rows. at point 2. Come back up at point 3 as
back out at point 2. Go in at point 3 and Working on two parallel lines is helpful. centrally between points 1 and 2 as
back out at point 4. Work back and forth To start, come up between the two possible. Take the working thread
on each side of the seam, stiching about lines and go down directly above, at behind the head of the pin then weave
0.5mm below the fold. Every few point 1 on the top line. Come up at the needle under, over and under the
stitches, gently pull the thread to tighten point 2 on the bottom line. Slide the verticals. Push the thread to the top.
the seam. needle under the first stitch, keeping the From the side where the working thread
needle over the working thread. Go comes out, weave the needle over,
down on the top line at a new point 1 under and over the verticals. Repeat,
and come up at a new point 2 on the pushing the thread to the top each time.
bottom. Slide the needle under the When the shape is filled, bring the
angled stitch and repeat. needle to the back of the fabric.

01 02 02
02 01
03 04 01
02
01
SATIN STITCH
03 When you want to fill an area with
PISTIL STITCH a smooth finish, this stitch is the ideal
Similar to a French knot, this stitch ROSE STITCH choice. It’s best worked in small areas,
resembles the centre of a flower. You Start with three small parallel stitches because if the stitches are too long
can vary the length, but be careful not to form the centre. Use stem stitch they may snag.
to make them too long. around the centre, working in circles and Come up at point 1, then go down
Come up at point 1, then wrap the increasing the stitch length until the rose at point 2. Come up at point 3, then go
thread around the needle two times. reaches the desired size. Experiment down at point 4. Repeat. Always work
Holding the working thread with your using materials such as yarn or ribbon. the stitches across the area you’re filling,
non-dominant hand, bring the needle coming up on the opposite side where
down at point 2. Keep the wrapped your needle went down.
thread taut around the needle and close
to the fabric, then pull slowly until the 03 04
knot is formed.
01 02
01
05
04
03 06
02
03 04
02 01 02
03
01
07
04 08 06
SPLIT STITCH
A great stitch for working outlines.
When you make the ‘split’ try to go
through the fibres, and not just between
the strands of embroidery thread.
09
Come up at point 1, then go down at 11
point 2. Come up at point 3, splitting

12 10
the previous stitch, then go down at
point 4. Repeat.
SCALLOP STITCH
Similar to a lazy daisy, the scallop stitch STAR FILLING STITCH
makes it easy to add smiles to little Made with three cross stitches, this
stitched creatures. starry stitch works well for night skies,
Come up at point 1, then go down textured fill, and anywhere you need
01
03
at point 2, leaving the thread loose. some sparkle!
02
Come up at point 3, catching the loop Come up at point 1 and go down at
of thread, then go down at point 4 (next point 2, then up at point 3 and down at
to point 3, but not the same hole). point 4, forming a plus. Come up at
point 5 and go down at point 6, then up
at point 7 and down at point 8, forming
an ‘x’. Come up near the centre at point
9 (between the vertical and diagonal
02
stitches) and go back down at point 10
STEM STITCH
01
near the centre. Come up near the
Although it can take some practice,
centre at point 11 and go back down at
stem stitch is great for textured outlines.
point 12 near the centre. This last ‘x’ is
Come up at point 1, then down at
very small and secures the stitches.
point 2. Before pulling the stitch close to
STRAIGHT STITCH the fabric, come up at point 3 with the
The simplest of stitches, straight stitch loose thread below the needle. Pull the
can be grouped together or used alone. thread taut, then repeat.
Come up at point 1, then go down at
point 2. Repeat.

01 01 02
01 02
02
03
WHIPPED BACKSTITCH
This is a great way to embellish a line of
backstitch, adding thickness, texture or WHIPPED RUNNING STITCH
some extra colour. Add some extra fun to a classic by
Start with a line of backstitch. Come wrapping a bit of colour around simple
up at point 1. Slide the needle under the running stitch!
first backstitch from the top down. Slide Start with basic running stitch. With a
the needle under the next stitch from second colour, come up at point 1 under
04
the top down. Repeat. Bring the needle the first running stitch, but without
down at point 2 when you reach the end catching the stitch. Wrap the stitches by
of the line of backstitch. sliding the needle under each running
stitch. When you reach the end, go back
down under the last running stitch at
WHEATEAR STITCH
point 2.
Resembling the tops of wheat, this stitch
has excellent texture and is great for
decorative borders. For precision, work
on three parallel lines.
Come up at point 1 and go down at
point 2. Come up at point 3 and go back 02
down at point 2. Bring the needle up at 01

point 4, then slide the needle under the
two angled stitches. Go back down
again at point 4. Repeat.
03
WOVEN WHEEL
04
This woven stitch is easy to work and
creates stunning flowers that stand out
from the material. It is usually started
with five spokes, but can be worked
with more, as long as there are an ZIGZAG CHAIN STITCH
odd number of spokes. For a more This variation of chain stitch creates a
dimensional stitch, pack the weaving zigzag line as you make each ‘link’ at
03 02
tight. For a more flat and open stitch, an angle.
01
keep the woven thread looser. Come up at point 1 and go back
Using straight stitches of even length, down at point 1, leaving a loop of thread
form five spokes of the woven wheel. on the surface. Come up at point 2,
It should look a bit like a star. Bring the catching the loop of thread with the
WHIPPED SPIDER WEB needle. Go back down at point 3, which
needle up close to the centre of the
True to its name, this stitch does look should be very near point 2 and piercing
wheel. Pass the needle over one spoke
like a spider web, but it also makes the thread. Leave a loop of thread on
and under the next. Pull the thread
wonderful flower shapes. the surface as before. Come up at point
through so it is close to the centre.
Start with a base of four crossed 4 through the loop. Repeat.
Pass the needle over the next spoke
stitches, creating eight spokes. Come
and under the one after that. Repeat,
up close to the centre, between two
weaving the needle over and under the
spokes. Slide the needle under spokes 1
spokes around the wheel. When the
and 2 without going through the fabric.
wheel is full, bring the needle to the
Bring the needle over spoke 2, then
back of the fabric.
slide the needle under spokes 2 and
3. Continue around all of the spokes
several times until the web is filled.

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