Embroidery Magazine

Archived since EMBROIDERESS 1922 No. 1

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475 issues

Embroidery magazine is exclusively devoted to all aspects of embroidery and stitched textiles in art, design, craft and textile culture.

The magazine has built a reputation for quality and integrity over the years. Our goal is to bring you the latest, most exciting and innovative stitched work – we interview the artists, educators, curators and designers who matter, showcasing their talent as well as reporting on trends.

In each issue you will find in-depth profiles, artists’ essays, and reviews of the latest textile books and exhibitions, as well as news and listings of fashion and textile exhibitions in the UK, all underpinned by inspirational photography.

Embroidery is published six times a year in January, March, May, July, September and November. It is available on subscription and enjoyed by creative people with an interest in creative, innovative stitched work and textiles.

The Embroideress was a quarterly magazine published by Pearsall and Company and the Old Bleach Linen Company from 1922 until 1939. The Embroideress published articles by a new generation of embroidery teachers who were leading the way in terms of creativity in stitching. Illustrations were black and white, with some colour plates. The magazine contained current designs, reviews of books and current embroidery exhibits, information on embroidery from different countries, articles about historical textiles or collections, and different embroidery techniques.

Latest Issue:

Summer is finally here and with our July/August cover showing Rachel Wright’s swallows joyfully darting across a bright blue sky, our spirits are soaring.

It’s a packed issue, with everything from a look at 150 years of Liberty through its fabrics from author Kassia St Clair, to how Emily Jo Gibbs is honouring the makers of Trinity Buoy Wharf, and from the return of the Stitch by Stitch exhibition to a behind-the-scenes look at the eagerly anticipated Festival of Quilts.

We feature work by a diverse group of artists, including Hannah Lamb, Janina Bacchetta, Dr Aimee Rondel, Aran Illingworth, Vivienne Beaumont, Kate Tarling, Dana Awartani, Cathy Jack Coupland and Anne Kelly.

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