Our cover artist is Susie Vickery, who highlights the impact of climate change and our carbon footprints in her art, which is made using recycled elements. A former costumier, Susie has amassed a fine collection of cloth, but if she can’t find something suitable scours charity shops and even the tip.

And in an article on the theme of reusing graphic mid-century pieces in her work, Anne Kelly explains where she sources her vintage gems.

Our interview this month is with the Great British Sewing Bee’s on-screen fashion historian Amber Butchart, who has curated the exhibition Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style at the Design Museum.

We put Suchitra Mattai’s work reusing and updating classic needlepoints in the spotlight, along with the large, tapestry-like stitched landscape textiles of Michala Gyetvai, monumental Korean blanket art of Seulgi Lee and the offbeat works of Amy Claire Mills.

Encompassing Liverpool Biennial, Bradford 2025: UK City of Culture, London Craft Week, the forthcoming Soft Power exhibition, plus results from the National Embroidery Awards and Viewers’ Choice winner from The Broderers’ Exhibition: The Art of Embroidery, this is an issue not to miss. We hope you enjoy it!