What's in the current issue of Embroidery, November/December 2008...

Ruth Issett

Maggie Baxter

Conversations in Colour
Life as an artist and tutor has been a colourful experience for Ruth Issett
Jo Hall

Seeing Double
Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn give us the inside track on their new joint exhibition
Jo Hall

Crossing Borders
Maggie Baxter's textural textiles are the result of a special bond with Indian artisans
Ian Wilson

Betty Pepper

Carey Marvin

A Talent for Book Keeping
Betty Pepper reveals why textiles (and not diamonds) are a girl's best friend
Rose Jennings

Let it Fray
The transition from paint to stitch was a natural choice for New Yorker Carey Marvin
Susie Johns

Stitch by Stitch
Phillipa Turnbull's research and interpretation of historic crewelwork is second to none
Kathy Troup

The Costume Gallery at Platt Hall
Discover England's first gallery of costume, which is underway with a major renovation
June Hill

Spot the Sampler
Inside the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collections with Curator Lynn Szygenda

Ritual in the Making
The most utilitarian of textiles, the humble towel unravels the rituals of old Russia
Pamela Smith