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Superb stumpwork, threadpainting and counted thread projects plus an introduction to Opus Anglicanum embroidery

Alongside projects utilising popular techniques, are embroidery styles not previously featured in Inspirations.Including 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.

Mucha’s Heart by Louise Waddington

Goldwork and stumpwork design inspired by the work of Alphonse Mucha.

Butterfly Blues by Deborah Love

Lavender sachet embellished with Deerfield embroidery.

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.

Cleopatra Butterfly on Ivy by Martina Frank

A butterfly rests on an ivy plant, depicted with stumpwork.

A Token of Friendship by Lesley Wilkins

Folding book of cross stitched panels featuring intricate Quaker motifs.