Stitching

These are the current competitions being run by Hobbies & Crafts website in association with Stitch Magazine & Cross Stitcher.

To enter you will need to login or become a registered Hobbies & Crafts user. Good luck!

Win! A copy of Textiles Transformed by Mandy Pattullo 17/09/2020

Textiles that are old, unloved, worn or even dirty are transformed in the hands of Mandy Pattullo.

Win! A copy of Textile Travels by Anne Kelly 17/09/2020

"Travel features heavily in textile art; it helps us locate our place in the world..." Take a trip with Anne Kelly and her travel memorabilia...

Win! A copy of Punched by Stacie Schaat 17/09/2020

Punch needle art filled a void in Stacie Schaat after creative burnout. It restored her and gave her an outlet. She returns the favour with a beautifully designed book. Chapter by chapter she shares…

Seasonal Plant Dyes by Alicia Hall 20/07/2020

Pen and Sword Books Head on a botanical journey through the seasons and discover how to create colourful and environmentally friendly dyes from plants around you.

Macrame: Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner 20/07/2020

No needles involved, but still a lot of fun to be had joining the revival of the knotting craft popular back in the 1970s.

Freestyle Embroidery on Wool by Karin Derland 20/07/2020

This new book explores how to work with colour, ideas, shapes and composition to create your own designs using appliqué and embroidery on wool felt.

Machine Embroidery: Techniques and Projects by Claire Fell 20/07/2020

The book starts with a simple explanation: machine embroidery is decorating a piece of cloth with stitches using equipment that has several mechanical moving parts.

House of Print by Molly Mahon 20/07/2020

Molly Mahon’s relationship with block printing started as a kitchen table hobby.

The Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers 20/07/2020

Trish Burr reinterprets botanical artworks from the archives at Kew Gardens through her delicate and detailed needle paintings; bringing out their colours and giving them a three-dimensional quality.