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.

Your Cross Stitcher FREE GIFT • You’re going to love this month’s amazing free gift – our desk calendar comes with a whole year’s worth of folk-art style charts!

Welcome • Give your home a little stitching magic…

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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

STITCHING WITH JESS • Jessica Savage urges you to turn the page and start to celebrate a whole new year of possibilities ahead…

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF • Read on to find out our favourite new books for stitchers this month…

FREE CHRISTMAS GIFT TAG* • Take advantage of our exclusive offer to UK readers* and receive a Kraft stitchable tag, a skein of Anchor stranded cotton, a star sequin and a size 24 tapestry needle…

LIVING WITH CROSS STITCH: Room to Relax • This year Zoë Patching will be recreating our living spaces in stitches, kicking off with a room for relaxing in…

Bright Sparks • Happy New Year! Light up the London skyline with our clever candle band, designed to be given a glowing background from the light within

Cross Stitcher • Never leave a lit candle unattended – alternatively use LED lights in your jar

In My Hoop… • Karen Nelson used her stitching skills to come up with a unique way to commemorate the way life was turned upside down due to the coronavirus…

Snow Place Like Home • Fall in love with our cosy cottage! Nestled in a winter landscape it uses soft thread shades for a modern twist

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SEW FESTIVE • Share your love of stitching this Christmas! Create our trio of sewing-themed decorations to give your home a festive finishing touch!

…Well you can! • Why not join our 175,000 strong cross stitching community…

SNOW WAY! • Every day is a snow day with our cushion! It’s a fab first homestyle make for beginners

SANTA PAWS STOP HERE! • Happy howlidays! Fill up our paw-fect stockings with presents for your dog or cat – we’ve included an alphabet to add their name!

PENGUINS • Pick up a penguin motif or two to personalise your winter projects with our super-cute alphabet and numbers set!

Paws for Applause • Put your paws together and say thanks – our cute card stars make the most adorable way to show your gratitude for gifts and more…

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

WINTER WONDERLAND • Capture the magic of snowy days, ice skating, hot chocs and more in our final seasonal sampler…

CREATE A CLASSIC: Cinderella • We’ve the third part of our fairytale scene for you… with the option to display your finished stitching as a beautiful bolster cushion

Ready, Steady, Stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to come up with a Christmas gift wrap design for a perforated box and matching tag. Read on to see how they got on…

Stitcher’s SPOTLIGHT • Susan Penny shows you how to create a crystal snowflake decoration using beads and perforated paper

A NEW YEAR OF STITCHING… • As we transition from one year to the next, a few of our stitching friends tell us about their winter crafting habits and what’s in store for them in 2021…

JUST FOR FUN

CrossStitcher STITCH-A-LONG • THE ADVENTURES OF ALICE: THE KING & QUEEN OF HEARTS IN COURT

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