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Top designers share their favourite stitching tips

"A quicker way to count stitches"

“To count stitches, use a pencil to mark a small line at the veryedge of the fabric every two stitches, then mark a longer line at 10 stitches. Make these the same as the heavier lines on the chart to make an easy visual reference. This saves counting multiple times!”

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Catherine Crombie was the first person to send us a pic of her completed Birthday Blossoms card from issue 394 – she wins a selection of DMC stranded cotton skeins in 20 colours of her choice from Willow Fabrics. The first person to stitch and send us a pic of their Ship in a Bottle bookmark from this issue to crossstitcher@ warnersgroup.co.uk will also win this great prize!