"Inspirations Magazine"

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Inspirations #37 Simply divine projects to make with some interesting techniques including berry bead work, stumpwork & Casalguidi.  Other projects include: Berry Delight - Clusters of miniature stumpwork beaded berries decorate the lids of tiny trinket pots Market Day - A gorgeous blanket trimmed with gold piping and backed and bound with a floral fabric.features Mr. Pip and Milly Mouse returning from market worked in short and long stitch Winged Desire - An exquisite sweet pea created with raised stumpwork embroidery Rustle of Winter - A tiny fieldmouse sits among the ragged winter leaves - beautiful thread painting Tiny Tots- Adorable cheeky little outfits for little kids cute appliqued kids - includes full sized pattern for 12 & 18 mos, 2-3 years Golden Aura - a luxurious mohair rug decorated with delightfully simple embroidery - lavender & daises worked in mohair yarn & silk thread nestled in each corner. Bliss - Wonderfully scented heat cushion with elegant embroidery - Delicate stitching on a damask cover of bows with clusters of wonderful flowers & trailing ribbons.  Bullion roses abound. A Bonnie Wee Bag - This superb little bag introduces the embroiderer to basic Casalguidi techniques - The rich colors of the Scottish Thistle in four sided stitch, padding and detached blanket stitch.  Lined with rich plum satin. The Beaded Flower - An exquisite design created to explore the technique of beading.  With a short history of beading. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #39 Another great issue with lots to do and keep you busy stitching.  From an article on the history of Stumpwork to a child's charming little embroidered storybook, a glorious stumpwork butterfly  and beautiful bullion roses, you'll be busy till the next issue comes along. Bluebirds - Superb cushion with lush embroidery on pure white damask Des Fleurs Pour Grandmere - A child's charming little embroidered storybook Golden Slumber - Serene gown embellished with flower sprays and ribbon scrolls The Magical Pomegranate - Stunning botanical picture portraying the King of Fruits Ode to Winter - Gentle floral sprays border this cozy woolen blanket Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #40 Another delightful issue to please your embroidery spirit.  Projects include: The Red Fox - A wool embroidered multi-shaded red fox on a luxurious throw All Roses - Gorgeous bullion roses featured on the cover Autumn Gold - Charming Crewel cushion in traditional jacobean style Peace Angel - Hearts and Angels dress, appliqued.  Sizes 3-5 pattern included Summer Garden - Traditional crewelwork sewing purse The Egyptian Beetle - Gorgeous picture in textured & raised embroidery Tranquility - Exquisite Stumpwork picture in soft shades of blue and pink Purity - Sweet wool work bunnies nested amongst wild raspberries & roses Conus Children's project - Ted's Blanket  to keep dolls warm Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #41 Another luscious issue for you to sink your preverbial teeth into.  Projects are, as always, shown in detailed step by step photos to make your embroidery an enjoyable experience. Blue Danube - Charming evening bag embellished with beads and Marguerite crystals - cover Lavender Reverie - Fragrant lavender filled book stop Break of Day - Practical bag adorned with a regal cockerel Whisper - Delicate white feathers adorn a white shawl Friendship - This bright, cheerful blanket captures children at play - applique Jacobean Leaves - A richly colored crewelwork cushion exploring a vast variety of stitches Vintage - Exquisite bag showcasing traditional Casalguidi embroidery The Dragonfly - Elegant, jewel toned dragonfly on a bold background. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #42 As always another exquisite and challenging issue for you embroiderers out there.  This issue contains two cute animals for you to embroider as well as a beaded bag as shown on the cover. Good Medicine - An adorable child's blanket with a thread painted doctor bear an patient Wild Thing - charming botanical study in ribbons and threads Celadon - Exquisite bead embroidered evening bag Strawberry Fields - Stunning needlecase richly decorated with padded strawberries Dreamtime - Lavishly embroidered wool baby blanket Veil of Gold - Opulent beauty created with gold, pearls and crystals Sweethearts - Sweet and soft little musical bears Monarch - A striking stumpwork butterfly and thistle White Elephant - Exotic embroidered elephant Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #43 Such a gorgeous issue with projects to delight the eyes and fingers.  Start with the peacock on the cover and move onto the exotic threadpainted camel on blanket.  Also is a prize winning cat blanket as seen on the bottom of the cover.  Other projects include: Bird of Paradise - Glorious peacock worked in silk and gold threads First Blush - Elegant silk needlecase covered in bullion roses Sahara - Exotic camel blanket Best Friends - Irresistible stumpwork cats Belle Fraise - Stunning wild strawberry picture Fil D'Or - Perfection in goldwork Penny Squares - Charming redwork sachet - excellent beginner's redwork project Gilded Rose - Exquisite ribbon embroidered pot. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #44 Another fun issue for embroiderers.  Your choice of a beautiful cushion, a cosy blanket for kiddies, a William Morris inspired design purse and much much more.  Included in this issue are the following projects: Caprice - Exotic embroidered bag with beads and sequins (cover) Gentle Touch - gorgeous cashmere blanket decorated with loveable bears and flowers Hidden Treasures - tiny drawstring bag with exquisite embroidery La Vie En Rose - Elegant cushion with ornate lattice and lavish flowers Debut - Daintily embroidered soft twill baby wrap The Artichoke - Striking artichoke design embellishes a cashmere hot water bottle Winter Love - Stunning Ring Cushion Fil D'Or - Perfection in Goldwork Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #45 Heavenly Silk Ribbon, Delicate hardanger & Candelwicking for absolute Beginners. Projects include: Spring Basket - Ornate basket filled with Silk Ribbon Blooms Rhapsody - Chic embroidered linen handbag Delicate Shadows - Classic embroidered hardanger hand towel Talking tea - Amazing beaded teapot picture The Wild Roses - Daintily embroidered placemat and napkins Timelines - Traditional candlewick cushion The Little Elephant - Child's cosy, colorful blanket Silver Threads - Elegant needlecase with Jacobean style embroidery Golden Needles - Superb pinwheel, perfect companion to Silver Threads Illuminata - Exquisite embroidered music box cover Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #46 If your fingers are itching to embroider then this issue might just spark some creativity.  Beautifully layed out with some of the most exquisite embroidery projects I've seen in a while.  Projects include Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Bullion rose and wool embroidery, and much more: Winter Bouquet - Elegant silk ribbon embroidered cushion Round and Round the Garden - Cute tickling game - a glove to wear with little bears upon each finger - adorable. Harvest Time - Tiny harvest mouse resting on stalks of wheat Serenity - Magnificient blanket embellished with ribbons and hearts Sunseeker - Handy natural linen drawstring bag Day Dreams - Vibrant child's blanket decorated with a cheeky duckling Viola Tricolor - Exquisite botanical study in stumpwork Bunny Babes - Pink or blue gingham rompers with matching hat or bonnet Violet Time - Ribbon embroidered silk needlecase Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #47 Another lovely issue to spark your own creativity.  Included in this issue are the following projects: Heart's Desire _ Cosy shell pink blanket adorned with plump bullion roses Filigree - Beautifully tatted bookmark Special Occasion - Gorgeous pinafore dress with embroidered yoke Buttercup - Stumpwork scissor case and fob ideal for beginners Far Horizons - Prize-winning galahs perched on a black butt tree (Australian natives) Rare Vintage - Exquisite beaded evening bag as seen on the cover Portraits of Fruit - Two amazing fruit botanical studies Rejoice - A perfect festive season deocration Hanako's Dream - Vibrant portrait featuring beading and embroidery Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #48 A special issue introducing Boutis a traditional French needlework technique.  Also included are: Summer Roses - Lustrious silk ribbon blossoms cushion Garden Style - Silk Ribbon Garden Carrier Fairy Dust - Enchanting Embroidered Fairy Blanket Gentle Pleasures - Elegant coathanger with SRE Santa's Little Helper - Delightful Christmas Bear with a sack full of toys Alexandra - Ivory silk satin christening gown with matching bonnet Les Boutis - Baby booties and bib worked in traditional Boutis - on cover Sweet Nigella - Lacy Foliage and flowers stitched on silks and a great article on making stumpwork people Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #49 This issue has a special booklet for ribbon embroidery as well as many gorgeous projects as shown on the image for shadow work, silk ribbon embroidery & wool embroidery and other projects. Berry Harvest - Mr. Pip and Milly have fun harvesting berries thread painting on a wool blanket Sweet Perfection - Gorgeous silk needlecase with handy pockets Cherish - Loveable bear lavishly embroidered from tip to toe Dreams - Cardigan richly embroidered with beads, sequins and rhinestones Golden Grace - Exquisite goldwork iris embroidered on gold silk A Fine Romance - Delicate sachet with traditional Madeira Embroidery Private Collection - Beautifully fob and tassel enhanced with beads and crystals Still Water - Charming picture combining stumpwork and surface embroidery Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #50 I just don't know where they get the inspiration to make each issue as fabulous as the last, must be the air in Australia.  This edition contains a special booklet attached with step-by-step guide for beginner stitchers of bullion insects.  You learn how to make a bullion snail, butterfly, bees and other crewel embroidery bugs.  Also included are: Quiet Times - Magnificent crewel embroidered blanket with a heart of flowers Fleur - Elegant beaded glasses case Two by Two - Whimsical Noah's Ark blanket Isabelle - Sumptuous soft gold damask cushion covered with bullion roses Busy Fingers - Intricate counted thread sampler - 32ct linen Keepsakes - Enchanting silk ribbon bookmark, pen case & notebook cover Summer Harvest - Gorgeous raised embroidery studies - Stumpwork In Good Company - Exquisite sewing accessory sets - SRE Grace - Gentle candlewicked pillow Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #51 Another special issue including an additional booklet attached listing the world's most beautiful needlework shops.   Projects include: Monet et le Papier Jaune - Embroidered Storybook by Jenny McWhinney Flowers for Elizabeth - Gorgeous Elizabethan style embroidered bag Cockatoo Apple - Traditional Casulguidi embroidered bag The Shaggy Dog - Thread painted portrait Little Darlings - Two velour rabbits on a wool blanket Golden Dreams - Goldwork accessories Seeds of Love - Cheery flowers stitched with simple embroidery on coin purses Lilac & Linen - Crewel embroidered cushion Perfect Harmony - Bullion roses on silk bag Leaps and Bounds - Wool embroidered giraffes on blanket Imagination - Zippered writing bag with crewel embroidery Table Manners - Crewel embroidered napkins Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #52 26 pages of Christmas gift ideas including silk ribbon embroidery projects, a blackwork project as well as: Warm Embrace - Adorable bunny on a cuddly blanket Sweet Hydrangeas - Natural linen handbag with enchanting blooms Graceful Butterfly - Stunning blackwork butterfly Tangerine Tango - Modern canvas tote bag Elizabethan Botanicals - Pair of stumpwork masterpieces Little Touches - Sophisticated table napkins Sweet Sensations - Decorated lid and paperweight The Peace Dove - Exquisite Christmas ornament Mother Goose - Richly embellished goose and little bear Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #53 Beautiful project ideas to make in a weekend including a thread cutter cover & stumpwork.  Learn a new craft of felting.: A Cottage Garden - Gorgeous needlecase embellished with flowers True Blue - Cute Australian themed needlecase with gumnut tassels Anise - Stunning stumpwork butterfly picture Vintage Rose - Superb special occasion bag Anemone - Magnificent thread painted shawl Fleur de Lys - Stylish blouse trimmed with boutis collar and cuffs Luminescence - Modern needlework essential Spring Sonnet - Beautiful blanket decorated with a vibrant garland My Little Dinosaur - Cosy, colourful blanket for little ones Rainbow Dreams - Fantastic felted handbag Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #54 More beautiful things to make. Extra booklet attached shows you how to do stumpwork. Projects include: Immortelle - Superb crewel embroidered cushion My Fair Lady - Sumptuous special occasions bag The Magic Carousel - Gorgeous ivory and pastel baby blanket True Love - Charming and whimsical thread painted pictures Affair of the Heart - Exquisite whitework sachet Basket of Hugs - Lifelike stumpwork and beautiful cross stitch on Nantucket baskets Mignonette - Delightful scissors fob The Butterfly Collection - Gorgeous stumpwork paperweight, trinket box and tiny pots Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #55 More beautiful things to make. Projects include: Learn the secrets of a perfectly stitched monogram Discover the allure of Tambour Work The timeless beauty of silk ribbon An Anzac Tribute - A Beaded poppy The romance of turkish lace Step by step instructions on all techniques in magazines. Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #56 Another inspiring issue with a return to romance with projects, stories and articles designed to inspire and delight! Explore the world of felting with a fabulous knitted bag, celebrate Christmas with four festive projects, including delightful ornaments and a gorgeous table runner by Jenny McWhinney plus much, much more. Projects include: Rhapsody in Blue - Deerfield embroidered cushion Floribunda - Fabulous felted bag with roses and pansies Fairy Flowers - Exquisite Snutki doily Five Little Ducks - Adorable baby blanket with plush little ducks Eglantyne - Exquisite Victorian style pincushion Coffee Scrolls - Elegant matching table runner and tray cloth Deck the Halls - Delightful Christmas table runner Snow Queen - Richly embroidered ornamental swan Spirit of Peace - Superb Christmas tree ornament White Christmas - Beautiful white on white Christmas tree ornament Breath of Spring - Sumptuously embroidered bag with large pockets Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #57 "The flower issue..." Flowers have always been a rich source of inspiration for embroiderers and this issue pays tribute to the beautiful blooms that grace our gardens. The stunning projects that feature in this floral edition include a spectacular Elizabethan masterpiece by Susan O’Connor, a glorious quilt embroidered with roses, hollyhocks, daisies and lavender by Kris Richards, a needlebook and needlecase embellished with ribbons and roses by Julie Graue, plus so much more. Projects include: Plums Honeysuckle - Beautiful Elizabethan style embroidered picture, lots of tiny french knots Dearheart - Fun little bear to embroider that doubles as a pin cushion plus accessories to hold your needles, pins and scissors Rosa Victoriana - gorgeous embroidered quilt with timeless scenes from a cottage garden Firefly - Jacobean style crewel embroidered purse Meadow Sweet - Delicate stumpwork embroidered picture The Flower Fairy - Embroidered drawstring bag with thread-painted fairy and silk ribbon daffodils Snow on the mountain - Elegant book cover Little bits of bliss - Bullion roses embellished needlebook & needlecase Grace and Favor - Bullion embroidered guest towels Price $13.50 Quantity requested

Inspirations #58 Elegance - an elegant but practical cosmetic case embellished with bullion roses Elephant Walk - Jenny McWhinney's family of elephants wander across a baby's blanket & pillow case Flower Power - a study of a flowering gum in needlewace and Ghiordes knots iPod Cover - knitted, felted and embroidered iPod cover Richelieu Needlecase - beautiful needlecase in cutwork Richelieu style Rosamund - traditional Jacobean embroidered bag. Sakura - needlecase embroidered with blossoms, gracious buildings, an arched bridge, fishing boat, goldfish and a snow capped mountain Symphony - Cushion thread painted embroidery with silk, wool & cotton threads with wildflowers, daisies, rosebuds & stalks of wheat. Victorian Lace - A delightful pincushion worked in drawn thread, cutwork, eyelets, hem stitching and counted thread embroidery Price $13.50 Quantity requested

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