CrossStitcher

CrossStitcher is the UK’s best-selling crafts magazine. Each issue is packed with inspirational cross stitch designs and exciting new ideas that will help you make the most of this wonderfully relaxing and rewarding hobby. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies.

MAKE of the month • Liven up your workbox with this month’s adorable pincushion project – simply follow our chart and guide to complete it…

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Welcome • Coming home to calming cross stitch…

Be inspired by nature!

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

MY CRAFT ROOM: LORNA BATEMAN • We get to see a glimpse of a designer’s own craft space…

THREE OF THE BEST Ladybirds • Stitch our cute ladybird and daisy cushion on page 32 and then fly away home to Etsy and these little ladybirds…

TREND SPOTTING

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa is celebrating those special moments of ‘everyday magic’ in our lives and says it's time to make others smile, just like the ladybird…

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF • Read on to find out our favourite new books for stitchers this month…

FABULOUS SUMMER KITS OFFER! • CrossStitcher readers just pay £1.90 postage for these fantastic deals…

MORE OFFERS FOR YOU! • If our summer seaside kits offer has tempted you, we’ve lots more offers with UK postage of just £1.90…

Nature Diary • Zoë Patching shares her nature notes for August, as she heads to the coast to record the flora and fauna along the shore…

Beachcomber COLLECTION • Stitch our printer’s tray to display special seaside treasures or simply to remind you of holidays of years gone by

TAKE A TRIP • Keep your passport clean, safe and looking stylish with our chic cover – happy holidays!

needles & notions • Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

OVER TO YOU…

DON’T MISS OUT ON GREAT CONTENT!

Pots of Joy • Whether you want to send thanks or congrats on a new home, our cute card set will plant the idea that you care!

Ladybird LADYBIRD… • Celebrate nature’s little wonders – our ladybird and daisies cushion will remind you of lazy summer days

Snips & Spools • Keep your scissors safe and close by with our pretty nasturtium scissor fob made from an old cotton reel

CREATURE COMFORTS • Stitch words of encouragement for baby’s nursery, with a little help from our animal friends

Cross Stitcher JUST FOR FUN

In My Hoop… • CrossStitcher reader Michelle Yeoh enjoys taking part in the online stitching scene in Malaysia, and has her own design companies too…

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of cross stitch!

LettEr LIBRARY PATCHWORK • Personalise your projects in style! Other alphabets aren’t a patch on this month’s letter and number motifs

MEADOW GLOW • Shine a summer meadow glow over your home with our beautiful lampshade project

CREATE A CLASSIC: Map of the Heavens • Take your stitching sky high with our map of the constellations which uses beads for beautiful texture

An interview with… Durene Jones • We chat to CrossStitcher designer Durene Jones about her success as a cross stitch book author, with eight titles to her name, and counting…

Ready, Steady, Stitch • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a summer garden themed biscornu. Read on to see how they got on…

Stitcher’s SPOTLIGHT • Susan Penny shows you how to stitch a mandala as a centrepiece for a...