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I’ve finally finished my most intricate piece, I even framed it myself with the help of my partner who cut the mount to the size I needed. The pattern is ‘The Periodic Table’ by Peppermint Purple*. It’s a birthday present for my partner’s brother, who is a physics and science teacher, and it has taken me eight months to complete. The reaction I got was better than I expected as I’m always nervous giving my craft as presents, especially pieces that take me some time to do. It’s stitched on 16-count and sized 77x42cm in an A1 frame.

Debbie Walsh, via email

Hannah F: It’s perfectly normal to feel a little nervous before giving a gift, Debbie, I think we all feel it. When you think about it, choosing a design to stitch and gift to someone is such a personal thing and you’ve got it just right with this science-themed stitch. All the hard work and dedication to this stitch has paid off – it looks brilliant!

Worth the wait

I waited with great anticipation for the edition of that had the angel kit and the hoop of cardinals design, issue 301 (Xmas 2020). Unfortunately, that’s when we were having postal service trouble (I live in the US) so the

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