The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2020-01)

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Explore a world of cross stitching without leaving the house –

we’ve found the websites, communities and charts you’ll love!

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Websites you’ll love

Good news – knitters’ favourite Wool Warehouse

(www.woolwarehouse.co.uk) has just

expanded its range to include needlecraft. You’ll

find kits and charts from designers including

DMC, Mouseloft and Bothy Threads, plus threads,

fabrics, tools and accessories. Happy shopping!

Next time you log on, check out these amazing stitchy sites

Stitch Point have a really cool ‘Cross Stitch

Writing Tool’ where you can make a charted

design in 1 of 7 available fonts. You can use

this tool for free with your personal projects,

just visit: http://www.stitchpoint.com/eng/tool/

alph/cross-stitch-writing-tool.php

Share your stitches

Enjoy a round-up of our fave makes from across our social community

Vlogger of the month

W

e’ve long been fans of The

Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery, so

the news that it’s launched a YouTube

channel was very exciting! TFPS videos

are your chance to go behind the scenes

of this popular stitching company, see

what inspires founders Amanda and

Ashleigh and learn more about what

they get up to on a daily basis.

MORE Go to http://www.youtube.com and

then search for ‘The Frosted Pumpkin

Stitchery’ to find out more.

Y

ou can

browse

over a 1,000

free quick-stitch

charts at http://www.

cyberstitchers.

com, with

designs covering

birthdays,

Christmas, Easter, animals, flags and

lots more. There are also some handy

tools such as a fabric size calculator and

thread conversion charts.

MORE Find 100s of free charts in the

‘Charts and Patterns’ section of our

website at http://www.cross-stitching.com

Free download

Katie is taking part in a Pride and Prejudice-themed

Stitch-A-Long that’s being organised by

@stitchingbookclub. @kdunn1013, Instagram

“I got a bit carried away stitching these designs by

Rhona Norrie from issue 285 (Oct 2019), but they

are so quick to stitch!” Sue Moden, Facebook

“This is an ongoing project for a friend who’s having

a baby. I can’t begin to describe the levels of love

that has gone into this.” Cat Main, Facebook

“I made this 12x12in sewing box for my mother-in-

law about 25 years ago and stitched all the pictures

on the wall. Very fun!” Sherrie Cole, Facebook