Inspirations #132

Celebrate the season with a Christmas issue packed with projects to stitch, wear, and display. Featuring ornaments twinkling with sparkling beads and metal threads, gorgeous festive scenes rich in texture and dimension, delicate Italian needlelace snowflakes and so much more.Also enjoy feature articles by Ansie van der Walt including: The Red Dress, The Calico Garment Initiative and Stitching History.

Featured Projects

A Bush Bouquet by Tania Cohen

Pretty stems of Australian flora in wool embroidery with gleaming glass beads and golden highlights.

Advent Calendar by Helen Richman

Cute animals with Santa hats framed in mini hoops to help count down the days to Christmas.

All that Glitters by Carolyn Stanton

Trio of tapered ornaments embellished with glittering patterns and sparkling beads.

A White Christmas by Di Kirchner

Three ornaments inspired by the wonder of snowflakes worked with Aemilia Ars needlelace.

Christmas Glow by Wendy Innes

Gleaming gold candles amid a stumpwork wreath of holly and pine, finished with a red bow.

Swan Lake by Anna Scott

Superb ornament with a graceful stumpwork swan floating on a silver lake.

Very Merry Cherries by Naomi Small

Fabulous cherry twig bearing a leaf and two luscious fruits worked with needlelace.