Fall in love with a three-dimensional fairy penguin by new contributor Carolyn Stanton as well as a stunning goldwork piece by Hand and Lock Open Textile Art winner Hannah Mansfield. Helen M. Stevens celebrates twenty years of projects in Inspirations magazine, and you’ll also enjoy superb stumpwork, surface, counted and silk ribbon embroidery designs.
PROJECTS: *Campanula & Butterflies by Di van Niekerk Botanical study enhanced with stumpwork and silk ribbon embroidery.
*Buttercups by Hannah Mansfield Exquisite goldwork brooch showcasing innovative techniques.
*Beautiful Budgies by Melissa Horton Cute pair of companionable budgerigars in surface embroidery.
*Floe the Fairy Penguin by Carolyn Stanton Fun doorstop in the form of a delightful, felt fairy penguin.
*Strawberry Feast by Anna Scott Gorgeous stumpwork strawberry plant with white blossoms and ripe berries.
*Bright Spark by Carol Mullan Linen covers for magnifying lamps with Nordic-style counted whitework.
*Changing Colour by Colleen Goy Richly coloured threadpainting depicting autumn leaves floating towards the ground.
*Greater Bird of Paradise by Helen M. Stevens Masterpiece utilising the wonderful characteristics of filament silk
