Life in Seasons

With a rich history forged with needle and thread, Inspirations publishes
the world’s most beautiful needlework books and magazines. This is their latest.

Early each morning, Nicola Jarvis and her beloved golden retriever, Quince, embark on a daily adventure exploring the Warwickshire countryside. This daily ritual has become the inspiration for a collection of stunning embroidered pieces, where Nicola has captured the changing seasons in the world around her in stitch. In Volume 1, winter and spring are showcased in eight vignettes of local wildlife from a badger,
lumbering through frosty undergrowth, a fox pausing beside a misty meadow, sparrows
singing in the hedgerows to a moth spreading its delicately ornamented wings in the warm air. Each design reflects the essential connections of animal and plant life through Nicola’s unique, embroidered ecosystems of flowing lines and intricate patterns, balancing texture and color with wool, silk, cotton and metallic threads, all worked onto printed panels. A world of wonder and natural beauty awaits as you stitch your way through a Life in Seasons.

PROJECTS:
Stoneleigh Badger
Monochrome badger stitched with wool and silk threads onto linen twill.
Fairhurst Fox
Shy fox embellished with flowers and leaves.
Warwickshire Hare
Striking hare surrounded by a pussy willow wreath.
Milverton Mallard
Colourful mallard amongst bulrushes and kingcup.
Avonlea Moth
A diaphanous moth clothed in nettle flowers and leaves.
Blossom Hedge Sparrows
Subtly coloured sparrows amongst delicate flowers and foliage.
The Allotment Basket
Stunning stumpwork moths resting on a floral basket.
Small Blue Butterfly
Tiny jewel-like butterfly with banded wing tips

Dimensions: 280mm x 240mm
160 pages
Hard cover with lift out pattern sheets
Release Date: February 2024