What's the July/August 2009 issue of Embroidery, ...

Devorah Sperber

Art in Action
A preview of summer's most lively arts and crafts event

English Embroidery
The Met's collection tells the story of embroidery in late 17th-century England
Jo Hall

Pixel Perfect
Artist Devorah Sperber has discovered an intriguing new way to build images with thread
Jessica Hemmings

AE Stenlake

Carol Naylor

The Fabric of a Nation
The Warner Archive paints a picture of textile design in Britain over two centuries
June Hill

Landlines
Carol Naylor translates her love of landscape into sumptuous embroidery
Jo Hall

The Izara Arts Story
A charitable foundation in Thailand is helping hill tribes make better lives through stitch
Patricia Solar

Timeless Threads
No one hoards thread quite like an embroiderer - find out what's in a name
Angela Thompson

Young at Heart
Find out why young embroiderers are a vital part of the Guild, not least in Scotland
Hazel Reid

The Peacock: Motif and Metaphor
The peacock occupies a special place within embroidery in India, as we discover
Brinda Gill

The Mayor and the Firebird
What's the story behind an unusual collection of Russion embroideries held in Halifax?
Pamela Smith