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This issue features artists who find their work absorbing - James Fox, Archana Pathak and Flox den Hartog Jager describe their creative processes and Diana Springall, champion of embroidery, talks about her life campaigning to protect the future of the craft.

16 HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN SEW?

Why Rachel Nettles' finely free-machine embroidered vegetables are the real deal

22 HEART OF THE MATTER

Flox den Hartog Jager embeds layer upon layer of myths and stories within her unique images

28 DRAWN TO THE TRUTH

James Fox talks to us about the voluntary work that inspired a series of portraits

34 PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Archana Pathak approaches textiles as a conduit for memory, belonging and identity

40 IMPARTIAL OBSERVER

Rosie James sketches with her sewing machine capturing transitory moments in stitch

46 AMBASSADOR OF EMBROIDERY

Diana Springall has dedicated her life to embroidery and still campaigns fiercely to promote the future of the craft