magazines

I have enough charts to last many lifetimes. If I could subscribe to only one needlework magazine, it would be Piecework. I love it.

Phoebe

That's hard - I think it would have to be Mary Hickmotts New Stitches. I love the Master Class feature and generally really like the charts.

Pieceworks runs a close second - for sheer readability. Stitches is nearly tied in third. Just Cross Stitch is fourth - good features even if the charts don't always float my boat.

If I were to include an OOP - The Needleworker would push the rest down a notch or three. I believe I now have every issue printed.

Cheryl

I have a few copies of Piecework but don't own any of The Needleworker. Naturally, I went onto the Interweave website and guess what, I now own two oop copies of The Needleworker.

Why ever did I ask such a question knowing full well it would cost me money in the long run. ; - )))

Lucille

I do only have one, and it's to Knitters, not an embroidery magazine.

Caryn

Lucille said

It would be a tie between Classic Stitches and Inspiration

Classic Stitches, because it has the greatest variety of any of the newsstand stitching magazines I see. Not strictly a stitching magazine, but I love Les Idee de Marie Claire, just for all the lovely things to look at, including always some stitching. Dawne

Of course i don`t many more needleworking mags , But i love Piecework from the Pilot, have lost only 2 due to a unsuccessful lending. and realy really adore it, as a kind of added refference library , for when i write for exhbition`s catalogs or Gallery papers. As craft goes , i used to have American Craft, but gave it up, i have Fiberarts and cherish it. mirjam

That is one I nab if I see it at the newsstand.

Cheryl

Hmm... I don't usualyl see that one. I wonder, is there a website associated with Classic Stitches? Perhaps I might try a subscription.

Thanks for the suggestions of these wonderful magazines.

I loved Just Cross Stitchw hen i could get it, and always love their Christmas Ornament magazines...

Pat

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

Ya know, I did that as soon as I sent this e-mail, then felt embarrased to write back. LMAO. Duh moment.

But I see it's based out of the UK, and that courrency conversion places it at six issues for about $32. A little steep for me, unfortunately.

Pat

Lucretia Borgia wrote:

how about

The only one I subscribe to is Cross stitch Designer Gold, but each time the subscription runs out I don`t renew for a while, but just buy them off the shelf IF there`s anything special that particularly calls to me. In fact that`s the only way I buy any cross stitch magazines - there`s so much stuff in them that I know I`ll never even WANT to do.

One thing I`ve found is that when you drop your subscription for a while you get some good offers to persuade you back after a few months! Last time it was two free back issues and a DMC flower fairies kit. Not that I`ll ever get around to stitching it - so if anyone wants to do a swap? (It`s the Sweet Pea fairies).

You know me - angels and fairies just aren`t my scene!

Pat P

That doesn't sound too unreasonable to me. That's about the same as a lot of the US magazines.

Cheryl

ME ME!

Cheryl

I miss New Stitches but it was too pricey for me to keep.

My burning question is: If you could build your own personal magazine by grabbing designers, charts, features, etc. from all the existing magazines, what would you put in your magazine?

I would want a "how-to" column by Martha Beth Lewis and charts by Teresa Wentzler (yeah, I know she doesn't do that now, but this is a dream situation) for certain. Frequent design contests are a must since I've seen some really great pieces come from those. A demo CD of various charting and stash tracking programs would be wonderful if advertising must be included. For that matter I wouldn't mind having the magazine on CD with an annual index that would automatically load into stash tracking software. I also like the "bulletin board" in Just Cross Stitch that allows people to ask for help to buy/swap old charts or kit parts. There should be another "board" for readers who have questions about stitching gadgets, technique, etc. or want to share helpful hints.

I finally stopped my subscription to Vogue Knitting after umpteen years and guess what--I miss it and shall renew soon. I miss looking at it, even though I don't need very many sweaters here in hot, humid FL.

Lucille

Inspirations.

Best wishes, Ericka

Most of what I knit for me these days is done in cotton yarn.

Brenda Lewis said

My magazine would would be light on history and designer profiles and contain lots and lots of how to's for a wide variety of needlework. Projects would range from traditional to contemporary to abstract geometric designs. Fibers would be suggested as well as commonly available threads (aka DMC or Anchor) should the suggested fibers be hard to come by. Of course, there'd be a traceable or iron on transfer pattern for many of the projects ;-)