The World of Cross Stitching

Every issue is packed with the very best cross stitch designs, expert advice and in depth technical features, as well as product news, reader letters and stories, competitions and giveaways.

Cross Stitch favourites • Quick and easy stitches to celebrate the ones you love

Welcome

Meet some of our designers…

Meet our guests • Get to know this month’s reader panel, and look out for their favourite projects throughout the issue

Furry Tales • Collect a chart from the adorable Furry Tales® family, designed by Lucie Heaton

Your EXCLUSIVE gift! • Spread sunshine and positivity with Durene Jones’ sunflower friendship card

Memories by the sea • The sound of water crashing on the shore, while taking in its blue hues, highlights the magic of time at the seaside

Your letters • We always love to see your stitches (and smiles!), so do send the team your photos, letters and tips today!

Woodland wonder • Immerse yourself on a shaded, scenic walk through a tranquil woodland filled with lush, majestic trees

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Sweet shopping • Add a cottagecore charm to your home with these buzzing bees enjoying a day out at the market

Anyone for tennis? • Become the cross stitch champion at the party with these amusing sporty motifs to make any beverage fun

Great outdoors • ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS OF THE WILDERNESS WITH THESE MINI-MAKES

Our Best Buys • All the hottest cross stitch must-haves for your shopping list, plus an exclusive offer to make your pennies go further…

Beauty of Brazil • Join in the carnival celebrations of this lively city bursting with festivities and confetti, all inside a snow globe

If the shoe fits • Celebrate the small and big things in life with this card set, honouring your recipient’s interests and hobbies

Stitch-A-Long • Join in on our 12-month calendar stitch-a-long ‘A Year of Joy’ by Durene Jones

Dotting around • This speck-tacular alphabet by Fiona Baker works well for personalising your craft room or office!

Ask the experts • Our panel of professionals is here to help you with your cross stitch dilemmas – however large or small

Wishes granted • Request a design and our resident design expert, Jenny, might just chart it for you…

Enter to win! • Each month we have giveaways for readers with loads of prizes up for grabs

High in the sky • Take flight with this joyful menagerie of adorable animals in a colourful balloon!

Your champions • Celebrate little ones’ sport or other achievements with this fab pair of medals by Jayne Schofield. Present them again and again!

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How to… • Beginner? Follow Fiona’s guide to instant stitching success!

How to read our charts & keys • Clear symbols, colours & all the info you need!

How to stitch • Tackle the basic stitches in our charts…

HOW TO ALTER THREAD SHADES IN A DESIGN • Swap colours to suit your preferences for skin tones, stashbusting & more…

Back issues • Complete your collection with back issues of your favourite stitchy mag

Take a break! • Put down your needle and pick up a pen to complete our crossword and sudoku puzzles

Stockists • Buy your basic stitching stash and products we’ve featured

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