![]() Please see the article on February 22 for the winner. So, if you’re looking for another good needlework magazine, this is definitely one to put on your list! You can find information about subscribing to Giuliana Ricama here, as well as information on how to purchase single issues. ![]() You’ll also find lots of human interest stories about stitchers around the globe, about needlework groups and guilds, and so forth. You’ll find needle lace, counted work, crewel work, whitework, goldwork, blackwork, and general surface embroidery all addressed in the various issues. There’s quite a range of techniques covered in each magazine, too. The projects range from quite simple, beginner projects to more complex projects for advanced stitchers, so there’s definitely something for everyone. There are many other beautiful projects in the magazine, along with several tutorials. I have duly put “Griffin” on my To-Do List. I don’t necessarily want to do a whole table runner with griffins on it, but I sure would like just one little griffin hanging about my studio. In Italian needlework, they are often depicted in Assisi work and in needle lace.īut oh, I love to see these little embroidered griffins! They are magnifico! I love them! Griffins were a very popular decorative motif in Mediterranean lands since ancient times, and they show up in many types of Italian and Greek art. There’s a griffin table runner in this edition, and there are four designs for griffins available in the back of the magazine. And it’s this mythical bird-beast that grabbed my attention and pulled me in. On the cover of the most recent edition of the magazine – I think it is issue 38? – sits a wonderfully colorful griffin. Right now, I just want to highlight the most recent edition. So, that’s what the give-away is about, and you can read below for the particulars. Nicoletta has always been very gracious to send me at least two copies of each issue as they are published, and today, I want to pass the extras on to someone I know will treasure them and enjoy them! Today’s giveaway includes the most recent six issues of the magazine, in English. I’ve written before about a relatively new embroidery magazine on the market called Giuliana Ricama, and today, I want to remind you about it, and also offer a little give-away of some recent editions. Italy has a gloriously rich tradition in the needle arts, from far back into the ages of the early Roman emperors, right on up into our modern era. I think it’s time to read Enchanted April again! I’m sorry I didn’t get this post out to you as intended first thing in the morning! I was probably daydreaming about sunny Italy. And then in the afternoon, we went into conservation mode, utilities-wise. Yesterday morning things went a bit awry on my end. Whoooooeeeee – it’s cold here! Time to take advantage of inside activities like embroidery and … embroidery … with a little hot-tea-drinking thrown in for good measure. Buongiorno (and howdy, too!) from frozen Kansas.
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