CrossStitcher January 2022

Designed by: Durene Jones Stitch count: 23 high x 23 wide (each) Design size: 4.5x4.5cm (13/4x13/4in) Stitch time: 3 hours (each) Turn to page 85 to find your free 2022 calendar at the end of this digital issue! Using… your calendar WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR OF STITCHING! Our free gift features 12 different accessories, one for each month of the year. We’re sharing here a brief preview of the January scissor fobs project – see your calendar for full details, charts and instructions for January and every other month. This design was stitched on 14 count aida fabric. DUCK & SWAN SCISSOR FOBS Create a twisted cord hanger and a tassel from stranded cotton. Place your stitched aida facedown onto backing fabric and pin. Place the folded hanger and…

WE THOUGHT WE should mention ‘Christmas hangovers’. No, nothing caused by an excess of mulled wine, but the frustration arising from the things we meant to stitch last Christmas and put on the list for this year. We know we are not alone in this, so we have a project on page 52 dedicated to the feeling! Even if some of the sparkly festive projects in this issue don’t make it in time for this year – remember you can always find a quiet corner this ‘twixmas’ (the gap between Christmas and New Year) and enjoy a bit of festive stitching while the tree is still up and the house feels twinkly. We are especially in love with our cover project (page 18) and love the icy feel – the…

In this practical and insightful book you’ll discover all the inspiration and advice you need to get started, as well as ten visually exciting and easy-to-follow projects from professional card designers. This book by Cristin Morgan, founder of the popular hand embroidery company Marigold + Mars, contains a stunning collection of contemporary embroidery motifs with bold colour palettes for you to stitch away at for hours on end. Lexi’s easy template-tracing method makes embroidery into a wearable art, so embroiderers can show off their stitching as a part of their everyday style, rather than just as a static wall display. Decoupage (from the French, découpe, meaning to cut out) entails gluing cut-out pictures to an object and covering with varnish. It’s a fun and easy way to decorate just about…

Winter wonderland If you’d like to keep your festive home makes beautiful, but subtle, so they can be used well into the new year and beyond – take a look at some of the treats inside Rico’s Merry Christmas (no.176) chart booklet. There are some Santa makes and Christmas decorations, as well as pine leaf designs for cushions and gift wrap ideas that can be enjoyed all winter. From cute, quick punched hole gift boxes, to cushions that can be used year after year – there’s something for everyone here to see you through Christmas 2021 and the start of 2022. To Find out more www.rico-design.de. BOLD & BRIGHT HANNAH BASS has three new Christmas needlepoint kit designs out this year, choose from ‘I’ve Been Very Good This Year Santa!’,…

“My workspace is located at the rear of my home overlooking my garden. We took down the old conservatory and built a room for me to work in. When working, I have fabric and embroidery threads everywhere but afterwards I store them neatly away in cupboards and drawers. The tools I couldn’t be without are my needle and thread, scissors/rotary cutter and cutting mat and of course my sewing machine. I store all my stock in large clear boxes so that when I sell an item, I can easily locate it and quickly despatch it to the customer.” www.stitchgalore.com Drop us a line to crosssstitcher@warnersgroup.co.uk with images of your craft space and a few words about it and our favourites could be featured in a future issue!…

WHO Corinne Lapierre is the genius behind this gorgeous Felt Polar Bear Embroidery Kit, which is perfect for experienced stitchers to show off their French knots, running, back, star and blanket stitches. www.culturevulturedirect.co.uk WHAT Wrap up warm with this Adorable Bear crossstitch kit, who makes a friendly design to stitch up for a nursery or children’s bedroom. www.dmc.com/uk HOW Decorate your Christmas tree using this cute Reindeer Mini Cross Stitch Kit which includes a 3in hoop for framing – it would also make a fab stocking filler gift. www.themakearcade.co.uk…