MAKE of the month

Use our chart to create a gorgeous Lucky Lotus hanging ornament inspired by Chinese ginger jars!

Welcome

Magical memories to treasure...

FABULOUS SPRING OFFERS!

Sensational savings to be made, while stocks last! Take advantage of our exclusive offers today...

Needles & Nations

Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

OVER TO YOU…

We asked our fans on Facebook, “In which

STITCH-A-LONG

ALL YEAR ROUND PART 8

ALL YEAR ROUND SAL

We start at September with the ripening corn

THE KEY

ALL THE symbols that appear on the chart

HOW TO JOIN OUR STITCH-A-LONG

TO JOIN our ‘All Year Round’ stitch you

BEGINNERS START HERE…

New to cross stitch? Our handy guide will take you through all the basic techniques and stitches you need to get you started

Out there

Every month we showcase the latest high street trends, new ideas and inspiring personalities for today’s stylish cross stitcher

STITCHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time being grateful for how cross stitch makes a house a home

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF

Read on to find out our favourite new books for stitchers this month...

Textile Treasures

Artist Louise Saxton weaves together textiles, history and creativity in her stunning art and self-published book – Louise Saxton: Cut & Pinned

In My Hoop...

Wendy Rowe created a special sampler for her son’s wedding using her cross stitch know-how and was surprised to see it given pride of place on the big day

Cross Stitcher

Get growing on fresh projects…

MOUSE ' S YEAR

Welcome to our new Calendar Stitch-A-Long! Make a date with us to stitch a new month each issue until you have a whole year of designs

CRAZY CATS

The purrfect project for feline fans, our mini hoops can be used as pendants or as cute hanging decorations!

An Adorable Easter!

Spread the joy of Easter this year with our oh-so-cute little animals to stitch and send as cards!

PICK ’N’ MIX

For a sweet treat for your sofa, look no further than our candy-covered cushion – can you find your favourite sweet?

FINE Figurines

Fans of vintage Staffordshire Pottery pieces, will love recreating this fine collection in stitches!

SPRING CHICKENS

You’ll have great egg-spectations at breakfast with our pair of fine feathered friends, a cockerel and hen with her chick!

LETTER LIBRARY

SPRING FLOWERS

Riverside RETREAT

Recreate the charm of Daphne du Maurier’s second home in Cornwall, with our next famous writer’s house…

Stately serenity

Enjoy recreating the highlights of a stately home’s garden with our sampler filled with formal and floral motifs

How to… frame a picture

Step 1 CUT a piece of white mount

DIVE IN!

Make a splash with our mini swimming pool tray – a super-cute way of keeping bits and bobs together

Make a… tray

Step 1 IRON Vilene onto the back

CREATE A CLASSIC: Arts & Crafts Tiles

Capture the magic of Arts & Crafts style with the second part of our wildlife tiles design, worked in green

HOW TO… TAKE YOUR STITCHING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

We have included some more advanced stitching techniques in this project to help you to develop your stitching skills, ready for your next challenge…

Ready, Steady Stitch!

We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a charming modern Easter card. Read on to see how they got on…

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