Inspirations Magazine Issue 118 - Flight of Fancy

Stitch gorgeous designs utilising a fabulous range of techniques from superb goldwork to captivating whitework, along with colourful stumpwork and silk embroidery, and elegant counted thread work.

• Sturt's Desert Pea by Denise Mackey
  Striking Australian desert flower featuring stumpwork elements and surface embroidery
• Secret Garden by Margaret Light
  Large cushions showcasing garden favourites, geranium and nasturtium
• Elizabethan Butterfly by Betsy Morgan
  Needlebook and scissor fob embellished with counted thread embroidery
• Buttercup & Thick-legged Flower Beetle by Victoria Matthewson
  Superb silk embroidery study of a beetle and blossom
• Grand Tour by Christine P. Bishop
  Elegant table mat utilising withdrawn and pulled thread techniques to create a geometric design
• Golden Lilies by Di Kirchner
  Arum lilies gracefully depicted with goldwork embroidery
• Burst of Colour by Laurence Lieblich
  Small cushion with butterflies and dragonflies in a delightful celebration of colour
• Elysium by Ana Mallah
  Beautiful whitework design stitched onto a tote bag and cushion