Inspirations Magazine Issue 130 - Picture Perfect

Alongside projects utilising 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 threadpainting, Hardanger, stumpwork and Deerfield embroidery. PROJECTS: Anemones by Colleen Goy Threadpainted anemones in a pretty trio of colours A Token of Friendship by Lesley Wilkins Folding book of crossstitched panels featuring intricate Quaker motifs. Butterfly Blues by Deborah Love Lavender sachet embellished with Deerfield embroidery Cleopatra Butterfly on Ivy by Martina Frank A butterfly rests on an ivy plant, depicted with stumpwork. Darwin Woollybutt & 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…