The World of Cross Stitching

Delight a nature lover with Hannah’s otter-ly adorable portrait of this fun-filled creature peeking out among summery waterlilies in full bloom (p10). Celebrate Father’s Day this June by stitching Rhona’s dapper bow tie and moustache cards (p56), com

is a bartender from Orange County, California What’s your proudest stitching moment? When I won the cross stitch division at my county fair. The project I submitted was from WOXS and one of my favourite projects! When I entered the design, I didn’t h

STITCH COUNT 40 high x 39 wide DESIGN AREA 14 HPI (28-count evenweave) – 7.5x7cm (2¾x2¾in) Adorned in all the colours of the rainbow, Monty Mouse is showing his support for anyone celebrating Pride this June. Stitch Monty’s heartfelt appreciation to

Fiona Baker Senior Technical Editor Hannah Erskine Charting Assistant Vicki Atkinson Editor Q I would like to stitch the 'State Fair' project from issue 335 (August 2023), but I don't like working on 28-count cashel linen. Please could you advise if

Q I migrated to Australia from the UK 19 years ago. A good friend back in England loves wombats and I would love to stitch one on a card for her birthday. Could you please design one of these furry critters? She would be so thrilled. Sandy Waters-Lew

Hello all and welcome to part 6 of my SAL. I can’t believe we’re already halfway through! For this part, we’re going to be stitching two handy tools that are in everyone’s stitching kit and we can’t live without – sewing scissors and snips! There’s n

PRIZES worth over £1,140! 8 UP FOR GRABS! Step into a world of peace and tranquillity with this wonderful view of a boat sailing across a sunny bay. ‘The Haven’ from Heritage Crafts* is designed by Mel Rodicq, whose range also includes ‘The Peaceful

Contents subject to change. Gift(s) only with print edition, and overseas gift(s) may vary. Everyone’s favourite patchwork elephant is out for a walk in the sun! × Don’t miss our Design Library featuring Kawaii North American animals × Stitch a sceni

Start with these must-have items Most stitchers start off using aida – a block-weave fabric, which is divided into squares by a grid of holes, making it an ideal fabric for beginners. Each cross stitch is worked over one square. Or you may prefer eve

Each coloured square on the chart represents a whole cross stitch. Bring the needle up at the bottom left corner of a square and down at the top right corner. Then, bring the needle up at the bottom right corner and down at the top left to complete a

Ready, set, shop! Where to buy your start-up kit – turn to page 78 to see exactly what you’ll need ANCHOR www.lovecrafts.com For Anchor threads www.blacksheepwools.com ☎ 01925 764231 For Anchor cross stitch kits DMC www.dmc.com ☎ 01924 371501 For kit

Editor Vicki Atkinson Production Editor Sienna Samra Creative Design Lead Claire Watkins Designer Parvin Sepehr Senior Technical Editor Fiona Baker Charting Assistant Hannah Erskine Photography Steve Sayers, Dave Caudery Contributors Carol McCormick,