Celebrate your love of stitching with these delicate designs by Susan Bates 44 quick-and-easy motifs Susan Bates’ design inspiration Stitches for every skill level Helpful tips and advice Unique gift

How we keep ourselves occupied during the day varies from person to person, but we stitchers can unanimously agree we make time for our favourite hobby. This little mouse, however, is keeping busy in

Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science

Upcycling old furniture is a wonderful way to breathe new life into a piece you have fallen out of love with. This idea capitalises on the natural colour and grain of the wood. These show through, mak

Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly

Knit a spring jumper embellished with pretty crocheted blooms