The World of Cross Stitching

It’s a very special issue this month as we’re celebrating our 25th birthday! I’m so proud to be the editor during this big milestone for the magazine. I want to say thank you to all our talented contributors and to you – our lovely readers – who make

works in communications and lives in Nottingham Tell us your recent fave WOXS design? I’m on track to finish Durene Jones’ ‘Christmas Countdown’ from issue 325 (Nov 2022) in time for the start of December. I can’t wait to see my little boys’ faces wh

A mid the colours of a glorious flower garden, you’ll likely spot a little creature or two hiding in the blooms – and who’s to say fairies don’t pay a visit too! Gazing out across the flower heads and camouflaged in a matching pink petal dress with p

With Emma Congdon’s picture on your kitchen wall, you won’t be able to stop your shoulders shimmying and your hips wiggling. It might be an ordinary midweek moment when you’re looking in the cupboard for some mealtime inspiration but put some tunes o

Lynn Willmore: Stretch your fabric tightly but as evenly as possible on your hoop, frame or Q-Snap frame and put a white piece of paper, fabric or a light below to highlight the holes. Use a slightly smaller needle than normal for your fabric size. F

Part 3 of my ‘Sweet Treats’ Stitch-A-Long is a delectable white chocolate roulade that’s so yummy-looking you’ll find it hard to resist! Find all the information you need to stitch the third part of the SAL on these pages. Follow our guide below on h

Congratulations! I started buying your magazine around 22 years ago, I love it when it arrives and can’t wait to open it. denise51breeze Congratulations! I remember excitedly buying the first issue as there wasn’t really much around like it at the ti

CHARTS Made up of coloured squares containing symbols that represent squares to be stitched on the fabric. A tiny symbol denotes a fractional stitch in the corner of the square in which it’s to be worked. The centres of our charts are marked with arr