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.

AMAZING AUTUMN DEALS! • Spend just £25 before postage on www.willowfabrics.com to receive a free jelly tape measure worth £1.80!

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

FIRM FAVOURITES: GRACE ISOBEL • Designers share with us their top stitching essentials

TREND SPOTTING

MAKES of the month • Our October issue comes with two makes! You can make our Halloween needle roll and then start part one of our Regency Street SAL…

Welcome • Fall into fabulous autumn projects…

Between THE STITCHES • Rowan reflects on the quiet pleasure of autumn, and how coming back inside can sometimes be exactly what we need…

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!

SEQUIN SPARKLES • Use sparkling sequins to create our sardine projects, which have a beautiful iridescent shine!

Sip, Sip, Hooray! • Raise a glass to say congrats with our four delicious-looking cocktail cards – which tipple will you try first?

Discover your next ‘I made that’ moment… • Nothing beats the feeling of placing that final stitch and seeing your completed handmade creation

Moonlight FLIGHT • Capture the magic of an owl flying across an autumnal moonlit sky in a design that uses only whole stitches

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

OVER TO YOU… • We asked our fans on Facebook, “Have you ever lost your stitching or accessories?”

Feeling GOLDEN • Immerse yourself in the golden shades of autumn, as you stitch our latest spot sampler that’s packed with sweet seasonal motifs

An interview with… Jan Messent • We chat to teacher, embroiderer and author Jan Messent about her book, which highlights her theories on the true stitchers of the Bayeux Tapestry

PRIDE & PINCUSHIONS • The original ‘pin-up’ Mr Darcy and our heroine Lizzie Bennet make for a delightful pincushion pair!

WEIRD WONDERS • Our ‘curio’ tray is filled with oddities and treasures that make for a spooktacular display at Halloween

HAUNTED HOUSES • Prepare to scare this month with projects personalised using our haunted house letters and numbers…

In My Hoop… • Belgian reader Paula Vander Beken is an English teacher who is looking forward to a retirement filled with stitching

CREATE A CLASSIC: Glorious Golf • Golf fans will find our poster not only inspirational but also a great way to get into the swing of stitching this month

Ready, Steady, Stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a brooch that’s suitable for Halloween. Read on to see how they got on…

CrossStitcher JUST FOR FUN

STITCH-A-LONG MINI MASTERPIECES PART 1 • Welcome to our NEW Stitch-A-Long! Amanda Butler has created a wonderful gallery of miniature masterpieces inspired by some of the world’s most celebrated artists. Each month a new painting will join the collection, allowing you to become the curator of your own stitched gallery.

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