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MAKE of the month

Use our chart to create a little birdie postcard to stitch and send to a friend

Welcome

Bright ideas for your home...

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Sensational savings to be made, while stocks last! Take advantage of our exclusive offers today...

Cross Stitcher JUST FOR FUN

Prize crossword Across 1 Fundamental principle (5) 4

STITCH-A-LONG

ALL YEAR ROUND PART 10

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

Out there

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: SUSAN PENNY

Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

CREATE ABUZZ

THIS FABULOUSLY floral Help The Bees design from

KEYRING CUTIES

CREATE A charming handmade gift for yourself or

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

CREATE TWO vibrant cards which are tri-fold so

By A Whisker

ARE YOU a cat lover, who can’t resist

FABRIC OF THE MONTH

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

TREND SPOTTING

FRUIT LOOKING FOR a juicy next project

STITCHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us to focus on step by step and stitch by stitch

Needles & Notions

Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

Lasting legacy

Lesley Wilkins’ passion for preserving Quaker samplers goes beyond history – it became a source of solace during personal hardship

In your Summer Cross Stitcher

Seasonal designs to inspire you

No.1 FOR DESIGNS

67 MUST-STITCH PROJECTS DESIGNS TO INSPIRE YOUR STITCHING!

MOUSE'S YEAR

Welcome to our new Calendar Stitch-A-Long! Make a date with us to stitch a new month each issue until you have a whole year of designs

Stitched with Love

JUST FOR FUN

Daddy Cool

Let your dad know he’s simply the best with our pun-filled Father’s Day cards that are quick to stitch

Colourful CASAS

LOVE STITCHING

HORSING AROUND

Make playtime extra-fun with our cute mini hobby horse, a perfect gift for a child

Pet Project letter

STAR LETTER

Bunny Girl

Iwanted to show you the bunny tins that

Make charts easier to follow"

I like to photocopy a pattern so the photocopy’s

OVER TO YOU…

We asked our fans on Facebook, “How much

Crafting Comfort

Along time reader and admirer, I’m pleased to

ANIMALS ASSEMBLE!

Decorate a nursery with the cutest poster – our adorable animals, complete with their collective nouns – are pawfect for little ones

Letter LIBRARY

FLAMINGOS

Little GEMS

GIFT IDEA

Royal Treatment

Make your little prince or princess’s big day extra-special with our majestic and magical birthday crowns!

TEATIME TREASURES

TEATIME TREASURES

In My Hoop...

Diane Barber, who moved from the US to the UK 20 years ago, has been stitching for even longer, as it provides her with plenty of comfort and joy…

CREATE A CLASSIC: Wildlife Spiral

Use blended threads and beads to bring our gorgeous spiral of countryside creatures to life

Ready, steady, stitch!

We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to make a gardening-themed cover for a needlecase. See how they got on below

TAKE A TEA BREAK

My Gus bookmark has been cut out double