Our panel of professionals is here to help you with your cross stitch dilemmas – however large or small
Fiona Baker
Senior Technical Editor
Hannah Erskine
Charting Assistant
Vicki Atkinson
Editor
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Write to: Ask the Experts, The World of Cross Stitching,Our Media Ltd, Eagle House, Bristol BS1 4ST
Bags of stitching style
Q I recently was gifted a kit to make a cross stitch bag, but I’m finding it very confusing. I do like the idea of cross stitching a bag to wear out and about, though. Have you ever done anything similar, or can recommend an easier design?
Beth Webster, via email
AHannah: Check out these retro-style bag and purse patterns, currently available on our Etsy store: www. worldcrossstitching.etsy.com for just £5 as an instant PDF download. Designed by Heather Nugent, these patterns are super easy to stitch using only whole cross stitches on white aida. Also included in the download is a step-by-step tutorial with clear photos to show how to turn your finished stitching into a bag or coin purse, depending on your preference. To get started, you’ll need backing and lining fabrics, 15cm (6in) or 11cm (4¼in) sew-in purse frames and a strap of your choice. They're easy to make and are such a stylish all-rounder for your daily essentials!
Pattern picks
Q I’m trying to catalogue all the charts in my WOXS magazines, but I’m finding it a difficult task. I’ve got almost every copy you’ve published, and if I want to stitch a particular chart, I need to look through all my magazines to find the right one. Is there an easier and quicker way to do this?
Tony Chester, via email
AVicki: Wow that sounds like quite the collection, Tony! We understand your predicament, but unfortunately we can’t think of an easy way to do this except by cataloguing all the designs you might like yourself. Although this will be quite a task when working on the back issues, you could start this going forward and place little coloured sticky tabs on chart pages you might like to return to in the future. You could even colour code them, picking a different colo
