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It’s time to make the coolest sunnies case for your holidays, complete with snug felt lining. It’s easy!

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NEXT MONTH STITCH A CUPCAKE CARD Serve up the tastiest sweet treat with our cute cupcake card – You can even add a mini doily!

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UP IN THE SKY IF YOU love our kite brooch on page 41, then we

think you’ll like this lovely print! Maker Jane who used to be a graphic designer loves being inspired by vintage children’s books and geometric shapes. www.etsy.com/shop/littleteawagon

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Outthere TREND SPOTTING

COSY COUPLE FORGET THE department

with writer and crafter

Katie Allen

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saucepan sets – we think handmade wedding gifts are the best! Try our stitched pillows on page 54 or mug cosies on page 8. No time? Why not pick up this pair of lovely stitched egg cosies which can be personalised with the names of the happy couple, too! charlottemacey.co.uk

COMING UP ROSES LOVE OUR vintage-style rose clock

project on page 33? Team it with

Hedge Fund

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VASE OF FLOWERS Use mini ‘allium’ pom-poms as a flamboyant finish touch to your stitching!



























MAKE A… BASIC POM-POM Brush up on your basic pom-pom skills with this easy ‘ice cream’ design Step 4 Step 3 Step 1 Step 2

CUT CU T out outtwo4cm two4cm dia diamet meter er

CONTINUE towrapthe towraptheyar yarn n

TAKE a 30c 30cm m le leng ngth thof ofya yarn rn

HOLD the tying yarn and

circ ci rcle les s of ofcar card, d, th then en cu cutt a

unti un till yo you u ru run n ou outt ofit orthe

andpassit be betw twee een n th the e tw two o

start to trim the pom-pom to

1.5cmdiam 1.5cm diamet eter er cir circle clein in the

centrehole cen trehole bec becomestoo omestoo

card car d di discsand scsand ti tie e a cou coupl ple e of

smooth the surface. The tying

cent ce ntreof reof ea each.Star ch.Startt towra towrap p

narro nar row. w.Pas Pass s theend thr through ough

knots kno tstosecu tosecure– re– ma makesure kesure

yarn can also be used to hang

3 me mete ters rsof ofyar yarn n ar aroun ound d th the e

thewrapped thewrappe d yarnto sec secure ure..

these the seknot knots s arepulled arepulledtig tight. ht.

your finished charm. Attach

two tw o di discs scs.. Pa Pass ssitthro itthroughthe ughthe

Cutaro Cut around undthe thewra wrapped pped

Now No w yo you u canremo canremovethe vethe

the pom-pom to a plastic

centrehole, cen trehole, cat catchi ching ng theend

edge, edg e, pass passing ingyou yourr sci scissor ssors s

carddiscs by bysim simply plycut cuttin ting g

canvas cone, stitched using

underr the unde thefirs firstt fewwraps.

betwee bet ween n the thetw two o carddiscs.

and slidin sliding g awa away. y.

the chart on page pag e 77.

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STRAWBERRY WBERRY POM-POM POM-POM MAKE A… STRA Wrap different different colours of yarn to make a strawberry, strawberr y, complete complete with pips and leafy top! Step 4 Step 3 Step 1 Step 2

CUT two horseshoe shaped

CONTINUE wrapping with

CLIP the two wrapped cards

CUT CU T along the wrapped

pieces of card, 4cm high and

the red yarn, we used three

together, by by folding the

edge, sliding your scissors’ tip

3cm wide. Place them

tightly wrapped layers. At

exposed card ends outwards

between the two card pieces.

together and wrap red yarn

one end, wrap a section of

and butting the two

Pass green stranded cotton

around them. For pips, add

green stranded cotton to

wrapped cards together to

between the cards and tie to

two to three wraps of white

create the leaves. Repeat

create an oval shape. We

secure. Unclip and remove

stranded cotton, at a couple

steps 1 and 2 to create a

used small bulldog clips for

card. Trim into a berry shape,

of intervals, as shown here.

second wrapped card.

this, as shown.

keeping the leaves long.















































































THE CHART

THE KEY

START stitching from the centre of the

ALL THE symbols that

design and your fabric. The centre of

appear on the chart

our charts are indicated by dotted lines.

are listed in the key

To find the centre of your fabric, fold

with their

it in half and then into quarters.

corresponding thread codes beside them. The key also tells you the different stitches used in the design.

Colour match IN THE key, the closest

column of thread codes listed next to the chart

Reading the chart EACH square on the chart represents

a single cross stitch. Fractionals are half filled squares or squares filled with two differentt colours. differen

symbols is the thread brand that’s used in the design. Similar colour matches are listed alongside it.



























BACKSTITCH Use this easy stitch to give a neat outline and add details Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

your backstitch using a sharp WORK your

WORK your backstitch over about 1-3

FOR each additional stitch, bring your

needle, once you’ve finished the cross

chart squares at a time, making sure to

needle up 1-3 chart squares away from

stitch. To secure your thread, weave it

closely follow the chart. Any longer and

your previous stitch. Then pass it back

through the back of your stitches, then

your stitches could end up becoming

through the fabric at the same point as

bring your needle up to the surface.

loose and pulling out.

your previous stitch.

WASTE KNOT





























FRENCH KNOTS Go dotty dott y with this simple simple way to add neat knots to your designs Step 1

Step 2

Step 3



























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