Introducing the second volume in The Design Collective. We asked twelve of the world's most talented needlework artisans to each design a project to celebrate Christmas with stitch.
Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: a connection to Christmas. The result? A fabulous range of unique responses, including ornaments and decorations for your home, special gifts and a spectacular bonbon for the Christmas table.
There are 12 projects included:
The Nutcracker by Natalie Dupuis
A Christmas Rose by Betsy Morgan
A Sprig of Holly by Susan O'Connor
Pat's Bonbon by Hazel Blomkamp
A Summer Christmas by Ana Mallah
Folk Art Bird Ornament by Trish Burr
Christmas Wreath by Di an Niekerk
White Christmas by Di Kirchner
Memories by Margaret Lee
Box of Delights by Helen M Stevens
Secrets by Laurence Lieblich
Christmas Cheer by Katharine Diuguid

Twelve fabulous projects reflect Margaret's passion for travel and the decorative arts. She masterfully distils her experiences and research into exquisite designs that enchant with captivating combinations of colour and stitch, utilising wool and silk threads on linen and cotton fabrics.
Embroider stunning decorative panels and tiles, perfect for framing or soft furnishings, needlework accessories, and a bag and jewellery roll utilising a unique felt-inlay technique from 19th century Iranian textiles.
Detailed instructions are provided for every step from stitching to construction, including a comprehensive library of diagrams and step-by-step photographs for more than seventy stitches.

Compelled by our belief that every embroidery has a story waiting to be told, 'A Passion for Needlework' is a series of books that tell these stories.
The Whitehouse Daylesford is a 160-year-old cottage bathed in character and rich in patina. A space masterfully styled with such purposeful intent, every detail exists in anticipation of telling the most wonderful of stories. It is from this location we introduce 12 brand new embroidered masterpieces.
As one of the world's most beautiful needlework publications, each book in the series features 12 masterpieces for your stitching pleasure, hand selected to delight your senses and evoke your passion. Every project an adventure; each piece with its own unique story.
A Passion for Needlework | The Whitehouse Daylesford is the ultimate coffee table book and how-to guide for any discerning needlework artisan. This 240-page publication features a hard cover with linen binding, gold foil, ribbon bookmark, premium quality print and a pocket for convenient storage of the pattern sheets.
Featuring lavish galleries of gorgeous photography for the admirer, meticulous and detailed instructions for the hands-on, all projects include our world leading step-by-step instructions complete with detailed diagrams, how-to guides, expert tips and tricks and illustrated stitching glossary.

Introducing a brand new series of books from Inspirations The Design Collective. In this first volume, Pincushions have been given a makeover. Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: the final project must house pins and needles.
The result? The most imaginative, clever, and artistic pincushions you have ever seen.
There are 12 projects included:
Ivy by Margaret Light - Trailing stems of ivy with flowers and berries surround a hand-quilted circlet within a square design.
Celeste Fig by Christine Burton - Three-dimensional fig with beaded blackwork designs creating texture and shading.
Daisies & Forget-me-nots by Ana Mallah - Enchanting pincushions, each surrounded by pretty stumpwork flowers.
Sweet Strawberry by Victoria Laine - Colourful strawberry motif and background in counted thread embroidery with metal thread highlights.
Fragments by Anna Scott - Jacobean-style flower and buds in vibrant reds and blues adorn a small, pleated pillow top.
Norwegian Lace by Di Kirchner - Delicate and lace-like square of Hardanger atop a linen base, finished with a wrapped bead.
Sacred Flower by Margaret Lee - Symbolism-rich lotus design worked with gleaming filament silks using Chinese embroidery techniques.
Nodding Greenhood by Alison Cole - An Australian bushland scene brought to life with a stumpwork study of native orchids on a wooden base.
Cho Mon by Jane Nicholas - A perfect trio of stylised, goldwork butterflies form a circular shape on a pillow design.
Sweet William by Hazel Blomkamp - Sparkling, three-dimensional beaded flowers and leaves surround a lattice on a circular design.
Deerfield by Deborah Love - Graceful buds and stems worked in harmonious blue shades, finished with a beaded edge.
Bargello & Blackwork by Betsy Morgan - Open box and scissor fob with elegant panels of counted thread and velvet pincushion.

This book will appeal to fans of our favourite pets: cats. Each of the designers proposes her own embroidered version of the cat, traditional, funny... which allows a great variety of styles. Many traditional embroidery techniques are covered for a greater diversity of embroidery work.

This brand-new edition brings to life another twelve masterpieces, this time in the singular, spectacular setting of Factoria VII. A Passion For Needlework Factoria VII tells the story of beautiful, sophisticated needlework juxtaposed with a rustic, industrial cottage. It comprises of twelve unique and individual stories with one unified aesthetic.
The book comes with premium specification upgrades including a hard cover embellished with foil, a luxurious fabric spine, two pattern sheets with a pocket for storing them and a beautiful 15mm ribbon bookmark.

This book offers you thirty patterns in various techniques including ribbon embroidery, white embroidery, red embroidery, surface embroidery, stumpwork, crazy quilt, hardanger, needle painting and counted stitch. All patterns are included.

Inspirations issue 68 has an abundance of gorgeous projects and exciting techniques, including an exquisite heirloom christening gown cover, a colourfully embroidered floral throw, an adorable elephant blanket and a fabulous contemporary blackwork cushion.
World of Embroidery | Starry Night by Alison Snepp - Striking canvas work pouch Magnolia by Trish Burr - Thread painted magnolia with masterclass
Spring Sonnet by Anna Scott - Superb floral throw with matching hot water bottle cover
Bonus Project | Floral Silk Sachet by Louise Spriggs - A vivid floral design adorns this silk sachet
Busy Bee by Anne Davies - Gorgeous tassled scissor fob
Mementoes by Jenny Adin-Christie - Charming rose and violet sachets
True Love by Susan O'Connor - Stunning Christmas ornament
Old Gold by Jacquie Harvey - Elegant curtain tie-back
Keepsake by Juile Graue - Heirloom christening gown cover and coat hanger
Lavoro Novo by Bruna Scagnetti - Fabulous contemporary blackwork cushion
Elephant Walk by Jan Kerton - Adorable child's blanket
Bonus Project | Bird Baby Hat by Louise Spriggs - Cute baby hat

Embroidery from the Heart is a stunning collection of pieces from some of Australia's best-known embroiderers, all created around the theme of the heart. The tragic and untimely death of a young woman from heart disease has inspired this touching memorial to her life, a creative exploration of the importance of the heart in all our lives.
A proportion of the proceeds from this book will go to the Heart Foundation to support education and research into the prevention and treatment of heart disease. Embroidery from the Heart is a tribute in embroidery - to one heart from many.
Stitch glossary My Heart Blooms in My Garden (Donna Cumming & Teena Volta) Heart Christening Robe (Judith Adams) Redwork: A Work of Heart! (Christine Book) Hearts and Butterfly (Gary Clarke) Lace and Latticework (Helen Dafter) Treasure Heart (Kaylene Evans) Heart of Roses (Margot Hammonds) Heart Flutter (Catherine Howell) Friendship Heart (Bernadette Janson) And Time Remembered is Grief Forgotten (Carolyn Anne Pearce) A Garden in My Heart (Robyn Rich) Valentine Roses (Jane Ellis) Evening Bag (Susan O'Connor) Heart Disease in Australia National Heart Foundation of Australia World Heart Health Organisations Show