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.

MAKES of the month • Use our charts to create a trio of adorable autumn makes – a pincushion, sampler and gift tags…

Welcome • Autumn stitching tricks & treats…

FAB OCTOBER OFFERS! • Spend £45 before postage on www.willowfabrics.com to receive a free Tiddlers kit, worth £2.25!

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: LUCY TODD • 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 asking us to enjoy playing with new approaches…

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

WORKBOX BUDDIES • Why not brighten up your sewing box with our colourful pincushion pals? They’re just too cute to resist!

Bake My Day! • Oh, gâteaux! Looking for a special way to celebrate a birthday or send best wishes? Our delicious cards are the icing on the cake!

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FABULOUS FUNGI • Our terrific toadstools design is a real autumn treat! It also makes a colourful addition to your home all year round

Needles &Notions • Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

“OVER TO YOU…”

Bags of Style • Whether you love a purse or are a fan of beach tote, our sampler is packed with bags galore!

Letter LIBRARY CIRCUS • Roll up, roll up! We present to you this month, circus lettering and numbers so you can create the greatest projects on earth!

Heavenly Hoopla • For pure flower power, why not beautify your storage with our gorgeous floral hoop that doubles as a decorative jar lid?

STITCHING LIFE LINES • Emma Pavier, with roots in science and a love of making, creates designs that celebrate history, home, and the beauty found in everyday details

CATASTIC TREATS • Whether you’re giving these as gifts or keeping them all to yourself, these makes are the cat’s whiskers!

HEART OF THE HOME • Home is where the heart is… our trio of seasonal hangers will add instant cosy appeal to your living space this autumn

CREATE A CLASSIC: Halloween Bottles • Whip up a witch’s brew with us! Our spellbinding ingredients and petrifying potions make for the ultimate Halloween sampler!

In My Hoop… • CrossStitcher subscriber Linda Taylor lives in Leighton Buzzard, where she uses cross stitch to wind down and create special gifts for friends and family

Ready, Steady, Stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a pair of Halloween earrings, stitched on plastic aida

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CrossStitcher STITCH-A-LONG LITTLE LIBRARY PART 2 • Welcome to our new Stitch-A-Long! Designer Amanda Butler has created an amazing Library SAL – each month we will add another book to our Library shelves, which could be a childhood favourite or bestselling classic, and we hope you will find your favourite amongst them.

BEGINNERS START HERE… • New to cross stitch? Our handy guide will take you through all the basic techniques and...