MAKE of the month

Use your keyring as a zip puller for a bag if you prefer!

Welcome

A trip down memory lane…

Out There

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: JESS PAYNE

In a new series, designers share with us their top stitching essentials

BONE SHAKER

IF YOU like folk-art style designs, you’ll love

SPOOK-TACULAR STITCHING

‘BE SPOOKY’, is a fun quick stitch for

BATTY BOOTS

THE LATEST Sally King Shoe Art Design from

Feline Funny

NEW FROM Peter Underhill at Heritage Crafts is

FABRIC OF THE MONTH

In each issue of CrossStitcher we’ll feature a special ‘Fabric of the Month’...

TREND SPOTTING

AUTUMN LEAVES IF YOU liked our autumn projects

STITCHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, and reminds us that there's no such thing as ‘overnight success’…

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF

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

AMAZING AUTUMN DEALS!

Great Autumn deals for CrossStitcher readers... Overseas readers please email enquiries@willowfabrics.com to order. 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, “What are you

An interview with... Tania Santarelli

Italian cross stitch designer Tania Santarelli is a book writer, blogger and exhibition organiser! She gives us a peek into her busy stitching life

In My Hoop...

Reader Nancy De Waele lives in East Flanders, Belgium, where she’s inspired by social media and magazines to keep up her 28-year-old stitching habit

CrossSticher A recipe for festive stitching success…

No.1 FOR DESIGNS

SEASONAL HOUSES SAL

Sampler chart positions We have printed on the

FOX IN FALL

Capture the beauty of autumn leaves falling, and the most handsome fox you ever did see, in our gorgeous hoop design!

Ready to Rock!

Rock on with our music themed card set – perfect to stitch for friends and family who are fans of the perfect guitar riff!

THE FAB FOUR

You’ll be top of the pops with whoever you stitch this for! Capture the four mop tops in style for the sofa

To The Point

Need a pencil pot for your craft desk? Look no further than our sharp looking design, worked in soft colours

PECKING ORDER

Feather your nest with our sweet little spool hens! Worked on plastic aida they’re super-easy to make from scratch

HAPPY HALLOWEEN COLLECTION

31 EXCLUSIVE HALLOWEEN DESIGNS!

FOREST FAVOURITES

For a sweet way to wear your love of autumn with pride, look no further than our fab set of forest motifs – which one will you choose?

Harvest HAPPINESS

Our four harvest mice are having fun in the wheat field as they gather up some delicious blackberries for their supper

PUMPKIn COTTAGE

Our band sampler is filled with pumpkins on the vine, toadstools, autumn leaves and the cutest cottage

CREATE A CLASSIC: Patterns of Autumn

You loved our colour swatch samplers, now here’s one 昀椀lled with classic patterns from autumn, so you can stretch your skills!

Ready,Steady, Stitch!

We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create an autumn key fob. Read on to see how they got on…

CrossStitcher JUST FOR FUN

Prize crossword Across 1 Part of a

CrossStitcher STITCH-A-LONG

LANDMARKS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

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