Needles & nations

TIME WELL SPENT I thought it would be nice to secretly send you this photo of my mother-in-law, Conxita, proudly holding this finished cross stitch project. This masterpiece took her three years to fi

Making this book for my granddaughter was so much fun! It was great to stitch with four strands of floss over two strands of fabric thread. I worried about finishing this book, as I have little experi

Knit + Stitch, formerly known as The Knitting & Stitching Show, is set to inspire and unite the textile community with events in London, Northern Ireland, and Harrogate from October to November. The f

Gillian Humphrey, who previously wrote in to show us her lovely bags, has been hard at work stitching the hippo from issue 163. “I used colours from my stash,” she tells us. “Instead of buttons I croc

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Hello all, are you wrapped up warm this October? This month comes with many vegetables ready for harvest – who else doesn’t love a fun day out with the family picking pumpkins. The more orange, the be