Latest issue of Embellish

The other day I received my copy of the latest issue of Embellish magazine. Each quarter, Michelle who is one of the editors, sends me another garment for me to embroider. So in this issue I have another garment – a chocolate sleeveless blouse with ruffles on the yoke that were begging to be embroidered in a lacy style. I called it Chocolate Lace. The “lace” combines buttonhole stitch with twisted chains to create a lacelike border along the edge of each ruffle. You can see it in the centre of the cover pic.

There is also another review of one of my books – this time The Right-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion, and you can go in a draw for a chance to win either The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion or The Right-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion.

The issue is once again filled with interesting articles on interesting things that you can do with interesting fabrics and fibres! The article on 3d shibori was fascinating. I also loved the article on textiles in Morocco. We would have loved to have gone there some years back when we were in Spain, but with two very young little girls, we decided to give it a miss on that trip. Something to dream about doing one day…

In the meantime, while we’re all dreaming about seeing the textiles of the world, you should be able to pick up your copy of Embellish in Australian newsagents in the next few days.