Needles & Notions

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Feel the warmth of sunny stitching…

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

TREND SPOTTING

ICE CREAMS LOVE OUR ice cream & lollies

STITCHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa is celebrating those special moments of ‘everyday magic’ in our lives and this month asks us to burst out of our bubbles and make changes…

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF

Read on to find out our favourite new

OVER TO YOU…

We asked our fans on Facebook, “What would

In My Hoop...

Alice Lee shares her stitching life in California where CrossStitcher keeps her needles busy across the pond in sunny San Francisco…

An interview with... Hayley Wellock

Model stitcher Hayley Wellock shares her journey from stitching for well-known designers to creating her own cross stitch designs…

AMAZING SUMMER TRAVEL BAG OFFER!

CrossStitcher readers just pay £1.90 postage for these fantastic deals...

Cross Stitcher JUST FOR FUN

Prize crossword Across 1 The ---, tallest building

Cross Stitcher STITCH-A-LONG

DREAM DESTINATIONS: LONDON Welcome to our 2022 Stitch-A-Long! Amanda

Nature Diary

Zoë Patching shares her nature notes for July, as she spots the butterflies and bees flitting through the summer flowers

Butterfly DREAMS

Your friends will be all of a flutter if you stitch them our glorious butterfly wall hanging as a summer gift…

Colour Me Pink

Give your craft desk a pretty pink makeover with our fabulously flamboyant flamingo pincushion!

The Wild Side

For roar-some cards for all ages, look no further than our really wild selection of animal designs…

hothouse heaven

Imagine your dream greenhouse, filled with plants, fruit and veg. Now bring it to life with Susan Bates’ design…

Keys & Flowers

Personalise our pretty floral key fob with your name, which also makes a quick to stitch gift for a new home owner

SUMMER HOT SPOTS

PART 3 Stitch your way through the highlights

Cat's Eyes

Feline fans will feel like the cat’s whiskers with our purrfect sunglasses or glasses case, that makes a great gift too

LETTER LIBRARY

ICE CREAMS & LOLLIES

If The Hat Fits...

Take a twirl with our stylish hat wearing girls, whatever the occasion there’s the perfect hat to suit!

Summer Reading

Relax in the garden with our literary-loving lady. Enjoy stitching with blended threads, half stitches, French knots and beads…

Ready, Steady, stitch!

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

STITCHER’S SPOTLIGHT

Susan Penny shows you how to create a summer festival bracelet...

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