Wild charm

Designed by: Cheryl McKinnon Stitch count: 121 high x 91 wide Design size: 22x17cm (8⅝x6⅝in) Stitch time: 23 hours This design was stitched on 14 count aida fabric. For the sampler: • Zweigart Pewter

Designed by: Cheryl McKinnon Stitch count: 74 high x 37 wide (each side) Design size: 14x7cm (5½x2¾in) Stitch time: 10 hours (each side) This design was stitched on 14 count aida fabric. • DMC Sparkly

While Christmas Day in modern times features many more gadgets than yesteryear, we’d like to think that there are still children who will be unwrapping and jumping straight onto a rocking horse this y

Fiona Kirk’s wall hanging, worked in the overlay mosaic technique, channels the ornate richness of William Morris’ designs ■ West Yorkshire Spinners Morris DK (100% wool, 50g/112m), 3 balls of Bluebel

There’s not a better way to make your day than when the postman arrives and in your pile of letters you discover a hand-stitched card. While this time of year can be the busiest in terms of getting th

No matter what era you’re born in, when the first frost of the season appears, anticipation grows for what fun the winter will bring. Wrapped up warm in their plush fur-trimmed coats and wool scarves,