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 • Create a fabulous floral card using our chart, and by downloading our illustrated card blank and matching frame

START 2025 with the ultimate CrossStitcher subscription! • Print or digital? Why choose? When you can have both!

Welcome • Creating mini masterpieces…

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: JENNIFER KIMMITT • Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

TREND SPOTTING

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time musing how cross stitch can bring new friendships…

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

THE BIG TOP! • Roll up for the greatest show on earth, with our striped 3D circus tent that would make a great gift for kids

The Perfect View • Whether peeking out of a window or admiring a special front door – we have some sweet views to recreate in stitches!

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

mini MASTERPIECES • Capture the delicate Impressionist style of Monet with our latest ‘swatch’ sampler which features his paintings

Blossom TIME • Celebrate the arrival of cherry blossom in spring with our Japanese-inspired design for a lampshade

mellow yellow • A little yellow dress with needles and notions – what could be a sweeter design for anyone mad about sewing?

LettEr LIBRARY KITCHEN • Looking to stitch kitchen samplers, cooking-themed gifts and more? Our alphabet is a recipe for success…

RAINBOW TROUT • Create a beautiful gift for someone who loves fishing. Our rainbow trout cushion has a classic look and finish

FAMOUS FACES • Emily Peacock shares with us her journey as a needlepoint artist and her focus on portraits of iconic figures, worked in her distinctive modern style

Table For Two • Celebrate an anniversary with our cafe card that depicts the perfect evening out for a happy couple

STEP UP STYLE • Fuel your inner fashion-lover and indulge in our sampler featuring no less than 12 pretty pairs of shoes!

CREATE A CLASSIC: Arts & Crafts Tiles • Arts and Crafts artists were often inspired by the beauty of nature – now you can emulate this style with our sampler worked in green

In My Hoop… • CrossStitcher reader Deby Young has been with us since our first issue, and shares her favourite projects

Ready, Steady, Stitch • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a design to fit a small pendant. Read on to see how they got on…

JUST FOR FUN

STITCH-A-LONG ALL YEAR ROUND PART 7 • Welcome to our new stitch-a-long. Designer Amanda Butler has created an amazing ‘All Year Round’ SAL – each month we will show you the best of the British countryside, featuring the flora and fauna you would to expect to see at that time of year.

BEGINNERS START HERE… • New to cross stitch? Our...