Needles & notions

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 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

These pages are dedicated to sharing projects and showcasing the talents of our popular Makes & Bakes group

We’ve always thought TOFT’s luxury yarns are mouthwateringly lush, and their summer 2025 collection is no exception. Choose four 25g balls of DK pure wool to make this fab lollipop trio, with wooden s

For Dutch designer Iris Kleinbussink, cross stitch is more than a craft, it’s a stitched portal into a playful, pixel-perfect world filled with frogs in Halloween costumes, three-headed cats, and the