Alongside projects utilizing popular techniques, we love to include embroidery styles not previously featured in Inspirations. In this issue, we welcome the first of a pair of designs worked in Opus Anglicanum, a style that developed during the late medieval period. Designer Tanya Bentham is our guide to the techniques used. You will also find beautiful thread-painting, Hardanger, stumpwork and Deerfield embroidery.
Featured Projects
Inspirations Issue 130 features the following projects:
Anemones by Colleen Goy. Threadpainted anemones in a pretty trio of colors.
A Token of Friendship by Lesley Wilkins. Folding book of cross-stitched panels featuring intricate Quaker motifs.
Butterfly Blues by Deborah Love. Lavender sachet embellished with Deerfield embroidery.
Cleopatra Butterfly by Martina Frank. A butterfly rests on an ivy plant, depicted with stumpwork.
Darwin Wollybutt & Blue-banded Bee by Denise Mackey. Stumpwork study of an Australian eucalypt and solitary native bee.
Hardanger Stars by Kim Beamish. Needlework accessories featuring a variety of star motifs in Hardanger embroidery.
Heloise by Tanya Bentham. A young medieval woman, the first in a pair of Opus Anglicanum panels.
Mucha's Heart by Louise Waddington. Goldwork and stumpwork design inspired by the work of Alphonse Mucha.
Creative Stitching Book
Needles: •#24 Chenille: Tulip or Clover •#18 Chenille: Tulip or Clover •#3 Milliners Tulip or Gold Eye
