Outthere

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

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF

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

Needles & Notions

Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

OVER TO YOU…

We asked our fans on Facebook, “Which tool or gadget in your workbox would you not be without?”

An interview with... Faby Reilly

Faby Reilly’s career has evolved from school teacher to stitch tutor as she shares with CrossStitcher how to explain cross stitch to absolute beginners

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: EMMA HORAN

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

TREND SPOTTING

DRAGONFLIES

STITCHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to fl ourish when stitching or in life, and asks us to not allow ourselves to be judged by others…

SEASONAL HOUSES SAL

Take a trip around the UK with us! We’re bringing you 13 classic houses from different towns in Britain, to make up a complete sampler

PAWFECT PORTRAITS

We’ve gathered up a whole host of delightful doggies to create a cushion design that’s sheer paw-fection!

BRIGHT FUTURE

Interested in the mysteries of fortune telling? Explore your destiny with our palmistry poster design

Pretty Posies

Our delightful floral displays are popped into a variety of containers, from teacups to welly boots, making an original way to say it with flowers!

DRAGONFLY DANCE

Darting along the riverbank, our dragonfly is preserved perfectly in stitches with metallic highlights for sparkle

SEW BUSY!

Stitch up a celebration of your favourite hobby, which also makes the perfect cushion for your craft room or corner!

Letter Library

LLAMAS & ALPACAS

Fields of LAVENDER

Our lavender lady, gathering the season’s harvest, is worked in a pretty folk-art style on a cushion

SOLAR SMILE

For a sweet project to warm up your home in an instant, our delightful sun face hoop design is a shining example!

CREATE A CLASSIC: Delft Tile Wall Hanging

Decorate your home with traditional Delft tiles without having to do any DIY – our wall hanging is a stunning symphony of stitching in blue

Ready, Steady, stitch!

We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a stitcher's birthday card. Read on to see how they got on…

Take a Tea Break

WITH CrossStitcher To celebrate our 400 th issue,

In My Hoop...

Reader Emily Helfrich lives in Pennsylvania, USA, where she enjoys reading CrossStitcher digitally and sharing her work on instagram

CrossStitcher STITCH-A-LONG

LANDMARKS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND