CrossStitcher has found a new home in the Warners craft portfolio, after nearly 4 years at Dennis. Production of the magazine stays with Penny Creative Media in Devon.
Easy Aida Band Bracelet
Susan Penny shows you how to make this pretty cross stitched ice cream bracelet with simple chart and instructions, first choose your ice cream motifs…
Cross Stitch sleepy time Ted
Stitch this cute Susan Penny sleepy bear design tonight, download a free PDF chart & key here. We made him into a phone pouch, but he’ll fit in a card or small frame.
Knit an iced cupcake
Even if you are new to knitting, you can easily make this pink iced cupcake. Download the full pattern here.
New home for Willow
No-one will be more surprised than us that we are the new owners of a famous name in the needlecraft world. Willow Fabrics is now Devon based, the business formerly near Manchester has been uprooted and is now ours! We will be an internet business only now, and just serving the retail trade, but we will be expanding Willow in new directions to serve the stitching and craft trade. Come and visit us at www.willowfabrics.com soon.
Cross Stitch Carol Singer
Just in time for Christmas! Get stitching now and put this charming design under your tree. She’s available as a free PDF download – just click here.
Quick Stocking Filler
Make these great little presents with Susan Penny.
Finding nice stocking fillers without spending a fortune can be difficult, so I set about designing a set of hair bobbles that are purse-friendly. The bobbles can be made in any colour, using scraps of felt left over from larger projects. They are simple to stitch and each one can easily be completed in an evening.
Find the project and the download here.
Back in the saddle
After more than 20 years away, we are surprised to be at the helm of Cross Stitcher once again – it’s now owned by Dennis, well known for their technology and motoring magazines. Stitcher will now be created and produced by Penny Creative Media, with a team of staff of similar pedigree to ourselves. It’s lovely to be back with one of our own ‘babies’, and we hope to make an even better magazine for our loyal readership.
Perfect Plum Chutney
I really enjoy eating left-overs on Boxing Day. After the run-up to Christmas and then cooking for the big day itself, somehow a chance to just take things out of the fridge has always appealed. Pickles are an important part of that meal, and so in late summer and early autumn I make sure I have plenty of chutney, beetroot, onions and piccalilli, bottled ready for the mid-winter festivities. This wonderfully sweet plum chutney, slightly spicy and full of summer goodness is great with cheese and crackers. It’s so yummy, that you may have to hide a jar at the back of the larder for Boxing Day, adding a fruity zing to the cold ham and bubble ‘n’ squeak.
Find out how to make this delicious chutney here
