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 • Enjoying outdoor living again…

EARLY SPRING 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: ANNA GUTOVA • Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

MAKE of the month • Use our chart to create a unique hanging decoration, complete with special printed perfume bottle for an amazing finish

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us to switch up our approach to our hobbies…

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

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

SOW PRETTY • Vintage seed packets are so beautiful, we’ve made a whole sampler of them – time to get growing on this gorgeous design!

Super Mum Sayings • Mum’s the word! Stitch up the perfect Mother’s Day card with our choice of four fun greetings

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Hoppy DAYS • Our mad March hares cushion makes for a delightful way to add a touch of ‘spring’ to your home

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

OVER TO YOU…

SNUG AS A BUG • Our ‘Bee & Bee’ bug hotel is abuzz with activity! The perfect reminder of the minibeasts that visit our gardens all year long

PAWFECT POTTERY • Our Staffordshire spaniel ‘pottery’ ornaments make for the most elegant pair of pincushions around!

LettEr LIBRARY MUGS • For a cup of cheer, look no further than our alphabet – perfect for personalising your projects with cute ‘cuppa’ motifs…

BERRIES & BEES • As we look forward to the warmer months, our strawberry biscornu makes for a must-stitch accessory for our workboxes

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED • Through Fine Frog Stitching, designer Steph Matthiesen Avilés creates colour-rich patterns shaped by curiosity, community and a hint of magic

Nest Wishes • Perfect for Mother’s Day or Easter, our bluetit hoop is sure to spread joy wherever it’s displayed

Spring HAS SPRUNG • In our second sampler in our seasonal series, we’ve packed in favourite motifs, from little chicks to watering cans

In My Hoop… • Edinburgh resident Karen Parkinson started cross stitch five years ago through lockdown – and has barely put her hoop down since!

CREATE A CLASSIC: Tulip Fields • For a larger project with the ‘wow’ factor, try our fields of tulips in the Netherlands – there’s a pop of colour in every stitch

Ready, Steady, stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a design for a gardener’s bookmark. Read on to see how they got on…

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STITCH-A-LONG LITTLE LIBRARY PART 7 • 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.

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