Trick or treat!

These adorable Halloween costumes by Durene Jones will fright and delight all ages 37 quick-and-easy motifs Durene Jones’ design inspiration Stitches for every skill level Helpful tips and advice Ador

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

Wrap up warm as you promenade down this pretty terraced street where each home speaks volumes of the residents who live there – cats peering from the window, pretty plants on windowsills and a trailin

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

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

One of the best times of the year is that magical moment, on the cusp of autumn, when we start to see the leaves change colour. There’s an unmistakable crispness in the air, and the days just start to