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

STITCHING WITH JULIAN

Julian Odessa gives some words of wisdom on how to flourish – just as our plants can! Sometimes a change of pace or scenery is all that’s needed…

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!

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

TREND SPOTTING

ROSES MAKE OUR rose on pillow design on

SEASONAL HOUSESSAL

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

SPRING TO LIFE

Celebrate the countryside’s flora & fauna bursting into life with our Scandi-style springtime cushion

BEAR HUGS

Make Mum’s day this Mother’s Day with a beary cuddly card that shows her just how much you love her!

CUP OF JOY

Spread a little happiness with our auricula display in a cup – the perfect birthday gift or housewarming present

Dress to Impress

Say yes to the dress, with our fabulous ‘off the peg’ frocks – the perfect pretty cards to send to a special friend, mum or grandmother!

DOWN ON THE FARM

Add country-style charm to your kitchen with our rooster clock – the best farmyard timekeeper of all!

CLASSIC COLLECTION

Whip up a whole set of sewing accessories featuring our traditional sampler designs, complete with alphabet

LETTER LIBRARY

PIRATES

Pins & Fins

Keeping your craft room neat and tidy will go swimmingly with our cute goldfish bowl pincushion!

BED OF ROSES

Sweet dreams are guaranteed with our rose pillow case worked using waste canvas, with beautiful ribbon tie

CREATE A CLASSIC: Sewing Room

Dreaming of the ultimate sewing room? Our picture has packed in all the elements of the very best crafting corner for stitchers

Ready, Steady, Stitch

We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a pincushion to fit an embroidery hoop. Read on to see how they got on…

In My Hoop...

Jenny Donnelly-Thompson has been an avid stitcher for nearly 20 years and shares how CrossStitcher has helped her to progress from free cover kits to larger designs

Gill Flury

We chat to Gill Flury, expert at turning embroidery hoops into sewing storage, and ask how she comes up with her clever ideas for stitching accessories

CrossStitcher JUSTFORFUN

STITCH-A-LONG

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