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 • Treat yourself to this month’s delicious designs – a pair of classic teatime biscuits made into yummy looking coasters…

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Welcome • The sights and delights of spring…

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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

MY CRAFT ROOM: LIZ STIGLETS • We get to see a glimpse of a designer’s own craft space…

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STITCHING WITH JESS • Jessica Savage shares the Language of Flowers with us – focusing this month on the crocus, whose cheerful meaning heralds in joy…

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

SPRING STASH-BUSTING BARGAINS • CrossStitcher readers just pay £1.90 postage for these amazing deals…

LIVING WITH CROSS STITCH: ROOM TO SEW • Welcome to the latest design in our series of cross stitch rooms. Zoë Patching shares her favourite room of the house – the sewing room

Birds & Blossom • Let your home burst into blossom and song with our Far East inspired cushion design

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THREADS OF TIME • Sew much fabric but sew little time! Keep track of your stitching time with our sweet craft room clock

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SPRING CLASSICS • Spring is in the air and in the colours all around us – our sampler sums up the patterns of a UK spring perfectly

Twice As Mice! • For the cutest sewing box set, look no further than our helpful mice; a sweet pincushion and adorable needlecase

SPRING FLOWERS • Say it with flowers this spring – our stunning floral alphabet is perfect for all sorts of pretty projects

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

An interview with… Lizzy Dabczynski-Bean • Lizzy Dabczynski-Bean, founder of Stitch People, shares the secrets to a great event when stitchers can’t meet in person – a virtual stitching day

GROW BAG • Looking for the perfect gift for a gardening pal? ‘Sew’ the seeds of success with our tote bag for spring

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Easter Eggs-travaganza • Having a cracking Easter with our eggs-tra special card set. Which one will you scramble to stitch first?

In My Hoop… • Sabrina Antiposmodico of Bergamo, Italy, shares how she discovered stitching while living in Indonesia, which in turn has helped her through time spent at home over 2020…

CREATE A CLASSIC: Toy Cupboard • Welcome to our toy corner! Piled high with traditional toys, this detailed design is sure to bring back childhood memories

Ready, Steady, Stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to come up with a purpose and design for a giant peg…

Stitcher's SPOTLIGHT • Susan Penny shows you how to create a covered matchbox to hold a Mother’s Day gift or note, by using perforated paper

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CrossStitcher STITCH-A-LONG • GRIMMS’ FAIRY TALES: THE ELVES & THE SHOEMAKER

GRIMMS’ FAIRY TALES SAL • This is the third part of this year’s stitch-a-long design. Over the year we will be bringing you 12 Fairy Tales. This issue we give you The Elves & The Shoemaker.

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