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.

Welcome • Put some sunshine in your stitching…

SIZZLING SUMMER DEALS! • Spend just £45 before postage on www.willowfabrics.com to receive a free pair of floral scissors worth £4.50!

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: VICKY CHILCOTT • Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

MAKE of the month • Our Summer issue comes with two makes! You can make our hothouse hanger and then start our cute cactus ornament…

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us to appreciate the big, blue summer skies …

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

STAMP COLLECTION SAL • Welcome to our SAL for 2026! Stitch our commemorative stamps individually each month, or collect and stitch them all to make a sampler!

Fabulously Floral • Jazz up a plastic bottle to look like the prettiest of vases with our clever cover adorned with flowers and petals!

Cool Beans • Add a shot of happiness to a friend’s day with our cool coffee-themed cards – brew can do it!

Make more time for what you love

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

OVER TO YOU…

Catch SOME RAYS • Celebrate the arrival of summer with our cute spot sampler! From caravans to palm trees to sunshine – you’ll enjoy every stitch!

SUNNY DELIGHT • Keep those sunnies safe from sand and sea with our cool case – complete with sunshine typography!

OH, WHAT A CIRCUS! • Mix and match our circus motifs to build your own unique sampler for a nursery! Have fun planning and stitching your bespoke design!

LettEr LIBRARY FAIRYTALE MAGIC • Your wishes have come true! Our alphabet this month features magical fairytale motifs – potions, creatures and more!

THE CAT’S WHISKERS • Colourful, inclusive, and often led by mischievous cats, Vic Passmore of Feline and Floss creates designs that blend wit with bold storytelling

DOVE Cottage • Recreate the charming, cosy Grasmere cottage of William Wordsworth – where much of his poetry was brought to life

In My Hoop… • Retirement and then knee surgery led Malcolm Phillips to take up stitching and he hasn’t looked back since!

CREATE A CLASSIC: An Artist’s View • Whisk yourself away to the Italian coast and an artist’s attic window where a beautiful landscape painting is in progress

Ready, Steady, Stitch • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a design for a make-up bag. Read on to see how they got on…

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STITCH-A-LONG LITTLE LIBRARY PART 11 • Welcome to our 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 best-selling 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 stitches you need to get you started

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