Fairy tales

Charms and buttons, such as the bicycle one that came with this month’s kit, are a super-easy way to finish a card and make it look extra-special. With this in mind, we asked three designers to create

Decorating the home in cobwebs, pumpkins and novelty skeleton bones always adds to the Halloween spirit, and who can say no to some more fun things to furnish the house with for the spooky festivities

■ Pastel rainbow plush fabric 70x45cm ■ Pink glitter cuddle plush fabric 30x29cm ■ Mint cuddle plush fabric 33x15cm ■ Yellow cuddle plush fabric 36x27cm ■ 1-2mm thick wadding fabric 28x15cm ■ Dark gre

This month we bring you three more kits for those wanting to progress their basic cross stitch skills without using finer fabric or different stitches. Hummingbird and Modern Bee have a finished size

NEWNESS FROM MELOCA One of our favourite designers, Meloca Designs*, has dropped some fresh kits and needle minders on her website and as always they are inviting in colour, pattern and design. We’ve

Whether sharing floral-faffery joy with family or friends, Jane Scott’s summer boredom buster will ensure plenty of PETAL PLAYTIME