Make of the month

Have you ever turned your cross stitch into a wearable badge or jewellery? If not, then now’s the chance. You’ll find buckets of inspiration for turning sweet motifs and bold lettering into statement

We are loving Emma Horan’s gorgeous new Coastal Poppy collection of cross-stitch kits. They are available all together as a premium Poppy set and also individually as three separate cross stitch kits

We started at September with the ripening corn and the harvest mouse, then moved on through the year with brilliant red holly berries for January and buzzing bees in June until we finally completed th

Hi, here’s my contribution to the Issue 424 challenge to design a summer brooch. This brooch is made in two parts from one 45x45 pattern, and can be worn three ways – as a large brooch, a small brooch

We know many of our readers are pet owners, so we’ve come up with a delightful doggy-themed design for this month’s challenge. We asked three designers to create a design that’s suitable to go on the

Designed by: Emma Congdon Stitch count: 59 high x 35 wide lighthouse; 43 high x 43 wide boat Design size: 11x6.5cm (4⅜x2½in); 8x8cm (3⅛x3⅛in) Stitch time: 9½ hours; 8½ hours These designs were stitche