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.

Welcome • Beautiful inspiration from the beach…

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: ANGE IRELAND • Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

TREND SPOTTING

MIDSUMMER SPECIALS! • Spend £45 before postage on www.willowfabrics.com to receive a free pair of pretty floral scissors worth £4.50!…

Spring into stitching with our EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIPTION OFFER! • Get three packs of spring-coloured threads worth £9 RRP!

MAKE of the month • Use our chart to create a little beach sampler to stitch and hang over the summer!

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us to not to overpack our holiday stitching

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

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

Mellow Meadow • Capture the joys of summer flowers growing wild with our gorgeous little purse, which would make a great gift!

Get ready for spring with your digital copy of Cross Stitcher

Sunshine in a Bottle • Capture the magic of summer in a bottle and stitch it to treasure. Our on-trend cards are sure to raise a smile!

Beachcomber BLISS • Our beautiful printer’s tray makes the perfect backdrop to display shells and beach finds from your holidays

BREWS TO BLOOMS • For tea-rific blooms, look no further than our steeping beauties! Three teacups repurposed as planters make a delightful hoop trio to display

Needles & Nations • Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

OVER TO YOU…

COASTAL COLLAGE • Relax and unwind with our crafty coastal scene, made from a collage of fabric patterns

COLOUR MY WORLD • With hand-dyed threads, Melanie Couffe invites you to reimagine tradition through a fresh creative lens in her book Blackwork Embroidery in Colour

Letter LIBRARY DAISY CHAINS • Celebrate summer with the most iconic sight created on picnics, in parks and gardens – the delightful daisy chain!

In My Hoop… • Canadian reader Penny Michalenko has been cross stitching for over 40 years. A total addict, she struggles to put her hoop down for any length of time!

Wild Animals Card Collection • Celebrate a birthday or celebration in style with our really wild selection of sleepy animals with a shining moon behind them. Choose from eight adorable designs in our bumper collection…

Vintage Chic • Embrace the classic aesthetic of French ‘Toile de Jouy’ to create our beautiful wall hanging – with the first section provided this month

CREATE A CLASSIC: Kitchen Herbs CREATE A CLASSIC: • A delicious challenge, our herbs sampler is full of flavourful touches, from blending threads to French knots!

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

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STITCH-A-LONG • ALL YEAR ROUND SPRING & SUMMER HEARTS

BEGINNERS START HERE… • New to cross stitch? Our handy guide will take you through all the basic techniques and...