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 • Use our chart to create the prettiest needle roll to store your needles and pins in!

Welcome • The joys of a UK summer…

AUGUST SPECIAL DEALS! • Spend £45 before postage on www.willowfabrics.com to receive a free pair of pretty floral scissors worth £4.50!

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

STICHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us to accept the chaos underneath the beauty…

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

Seaside Treasures • Keep things shipshape with our seaside decs. Hang in your home for ocean-inspired style or give both as a gift!

Patch Happy • Use the patterns of traditional patchwork quilts to send a bright and breezy card to a friend!

FREE CROSS STITCH KIT EVERY ISSUE AND SAVE ON THE SHOP PRICES!

WILD CHARM • For those who love wildflowers even more than garden blooms, our pretty meadow scene is a must-stitch!

Feather Your Nest • Create a hanging birdcage, complete with different feathered friends on each side. An elegant decoration to beautify your home!

In My Hoop… • Expat Siobhan Fallows lives in Sweden, where she cross stitches often late into the night, squeezing in as many stitches as she can when she has the time

PURRFECT PUSSYCATS • Our felines amongst the garden foliage make for a must-stitch moggy-themed cushion!

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

Flowers & Flutters • Our folk-art style garden bugs surrounded by beautiful blooms make a gorgeous trio to display

LettEr LIBRARY ALLOTMENTS • Down at the allotment we’ve found a host of great gardening motifs for your alphabet, from potting sheds to bean canes!

PIXEL PERFECT • Step into the imagination of Iris Kleinbussink as she blends pixel-perfect detail into cross-stitch patterns celebrating character, colour, and critters

Ladies From LITERATURE • You’ll be filled with pride after completing this stunning sampler featuring Jane Austen’s most famous heroines

CREATE A CLASSIC: Ice Cream Van • A reminder of classic British summers, our retro ice cream van is a colourful project for those looking for a larger design to stitch

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

CrossSticher JUST FOR FUN

STITCH-A-LONG • ALL YEAR ROUND PART 12

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

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CrossStitcher

CrossSticher • Mindful stitching and more…

Cross Sticher • Packed with new ideas and designs for you