MAKES of the month

Our summer issue comes with not one, but two makes of the month! You can make our corner bookmark and then start the first part of our special Summer sampler SAL...

EXCLUSIVE SUMMER STITCH-A-LONG!

Use the chart below to stitch the border for your mini summer sampler, ready to fill with the motifs you’ll receive in issues 398 and 399

Out there

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

STITGHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life. This month he asks us to take a digital detox now and then…

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, “Can you remember the very first cross stitch design you ever completed?”

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

Welcome

Beautiful images brought to life…

SEASONAL HOUSES SAL

Sampler chart positions We have printed the bottom

ADVENTURE AWAITS

Taking time out to see the world? Our luxury leopard design makes a striking cover for a travel journal – it would make a great gift for a friend about to set off on a new adventure

Grow With Love

Know a green-fingered friend? From veg growing to cut flowers, our gardening cards are guaranteed to raise a smile!

Shoreline DREAMS

Life is better by the sea and our idyllic British beachside scene is a reminder of lazy days on the sands

BIG PAWS, LITTLE PAWS

Have a bear hug on us, with our mum and baby panda scene. Use whole stitches, backstitch and French knots to complete it

TOTALLY TROPICAL

School your friends on tropical fish names with our fin-tastic design – perfect for an aquarium-loving pal!

Home Sweet Home

Whip up a unique house-warming gift for a friend by working on plastic aida and customising using the alphabet provided

BIRTHDAY CARDS & TAGS COLLECTION

Whatever time of year your family and friends’ birthdays fall, we’ve a cute card and tag to suit! Choose from 12 fab designs in our bumper collection…

HEART OF SUMMER

Cottage garden charm depicted in a trio of pretty heart hangers – making the ultimate summer display…

CREATE A CLASSIC: Birth Flowers

A year of birth flowers – which one is yours? Stitch your birth flower or why not work on all of them to make our wall hanging?

Ready, Steady, Stitch!

We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a sign for a gardener. Read on to see how they got on…

Take a Tea Break

WITH CroosStitcher This summery greetings card by Susan

An interview with... Hattie McGill

From furniture restoration to pieces for stage and screen, Hattie McGill has done it all. Julian Odessa chats to Hattie about her passion for embroidery

In My Hoop...

From free kits to show-winning stitching – Sarah Bunce has only been stitching since 2020’s lockdown, but there’s no stopping her now!