Embroidery Magazine

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.

Meet our cover star King Eadwig whose short life story would not have been out of place in the ruthless world of HBO’s Game of Thrones drama. Inside, we bring you the story of seven Saxon kings and Jacky Puzey’s incredible eight-year project to portray them in stitch.

Elsewhere, we delve into garden delights with the work of Janet Haigh and Hannah Louise Egan. Janet’s work looks at ‘Tulip Mania’ and the gardens of National Trust property Hidcote. Hannah tells us how, after tragic family loss, she changed her career to the healing practice of textiles, with pieces incorporating her love of houseplants (she currently has 60). A retrospective on feminist stalwart Su Richardson looks at 50 years of her work, which often uses humour to grab people’s attention, such as in her Boob Licious series. Plus, ‘Offbeat Artist’ profiles Leah Doeland from Australia whose Covid Couture collection is remarkable in rescuing items from the bin that would seem impossible to recycle. She uses them to create jackets – the ultimate in junk couture.

Meanwhile, from New Zealand, Alison Leauanae tells us about her vivid abstract works, partly inspired by her Samoan heritage. We also meet the new CEO of the Royal School of Needlework and discover her plans to revisit the spirit of the Arts and Crafts Movement; and catch up with Jessie Chorley whose major solo exhibition is set to delight. Plus, we’ve got the latest from David Morrish, who has just published a book on digital embroidery and is working on a new style of ‘darker’ pieces.

Finally, we take a peek inside The Sewing Room of award-winning artist Beth Somerville, who is settling into her new studio at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester. We hope you enjoy the issue!