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 •  Ace ideas & projects to make you smile…

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MAKE of the month • Use our chart to create a fab hanging globe decoration and stitch across the world in a day!

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: GRAHAM WILKINSON • Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us to take time to enjoy the sillier things in life…

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!

Butterfly EFFECT • Make a friend’s day by stitching them our beautiful cushion filled with British butterflies

In My Hoop… • Josien Groenendijk has been stitching since childhood, but a trip to the UK really boosted her repertoire when she discovered stitching magazines…

You’re Fab, Dad! • Our adorable animal families are the perfect way to make Dad’s day on 21 June this year

Splashing AROUND • Our ‘puddle ducks’ enjoying the last of the rainy weather are the ultimate project to melt your heart

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

OVER TO YOU…

PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT • Show your hand with our fun sampler! Or keep a poker face while secretly stitching it for a card-game-loving friend as a surprise!

KEY CUTIES • We’ve a host of cute designs to use as themed key fobs – take your pick according to how you will use it!

MYTHS & MATHEMATICS • Maria Imasheva of Quaternion Creations explores goddess archetypes and symbolism across cross-stitch designs and The Emerging Queendom

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN • Save up for a rainy day with our cute money jar lid for extra motivation!

PRINCESS & THE PEA • Our fairytale design takes a princess sleeping in her bed as the perfect backdrop for a fun pincushion!

LettEr LIBRARY WILD WEST • Head out to the Wild, Wild, West with us this month for the best darn alphabet around!

STAR BAKER • Here’s a project that takes the cake, and our stunning showstopper looks good enough to eat!

CREATE A CLASSIC: Wimbledon Poster • For a stitching challenge that’s game, set and match – look no further than our retro-style tennis poster

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

CrossStitcher JUST FOR FUN

STITCH-A-LONG LITTLE LIBRARY PART 10 • 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...