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Carols at Christmas

Meet the designer Joanne Aston Joanne is Design Manager for Coats Crafts and has a degree in Fashion and Textiles. She enjoys creating large cross stitch and tapestry designs As a designer for Coats Crafts, I’m often asked to create traditional Christmas scenes like this one, and they’ve become a bit of a speciality, so I’m delighted to design this one for Cross Stitch Gold . Who doesn’t love the sound of well-loved Christmas carols being sung? There’s nothing quite like it, especially when you’re cosy indoors, wrapping presents on Christmas Eve or adding the finishing touches to the Christmas cake. I can’t remember the last time carollers came to my door, so perhaps the tradition needs a bit of a boost – and perhaps my design will help to…

Carols at Christmas

Joanne Aston’s Designer Secrets

All aglow A winter scene can too often feel cold if it features lots of snow and icy colours, but this one is very warm thanks to the red door, the brickwork, and the golden glow from the windows and lamps. I hope you still get the impression that it s a crisp, cold night from all that snow, but it was important that this scene feels welcoming and warm, too. A fine tradition Many of the carols that we sing today originated during Victorian times. The Victorians loved music and began to sing old medieval English carols as part of their holiday celebrations. Travelling from door to door and performing in the snow, they would be rewarded with mince pies, a warm drink, or money, which was sometimes given…

Joanne Aston’s Designer Secrets

Paws for thought I just had to sew this design by Maria Diaz. The moment I saw it I was reminded of the dog our family had when I was growing up. It is so alike I had to give him the same name, which is Spot. Like most families we had a number of pets, but Spot was always my favourite and this picture will be something to remember him by. Mjoeb!Xftu-!Jtm!pg!Nbo Zeena: What a lovely looking dog, Linda – and a fitting tribute to your canine friend. First Christmas I wanted to show you my latest work, which I stitched for my grandchild Flaminia for her first Christmas. I follow Dsptt!Tuudi ! Hpm e magazine with great pleasure and enthusiam! Fosjdb!Hspttj-!Jubm z Zeena: I am sure Flaminia will…

HPME STAR LETTER

Reunited! Eight years ago, we discovered some relatives of my husband, who we had never met, living in Austria. My husband knew he had three half brothers from his father’s previous marriage, but there seemed to be no record that we could find. My husband’s father was in his late fifties when my husband was born, so the search was difficult. We then received an e-mail searching for our family, and discovered our nephew Paul, born to one of my husband’s half brothers. His wife Ingrid, their two daughters and their children are now very much part of our family. One of their daughters, Samantha, gave birth recently to our great, great niece, Matilda. I stitched this picture, including the names of our other great, great niece and nephew. Paul…

HPME STAR LETTER

Meet the designer Gail Bussi Gail has followed in her mother’s footsteps to become a cross stitch designer. She lives and works in South Africa Christmas is a great chance to relive childhood memories and bring a bit of magic back into your life. I enjoyed doing this as I was designing this piece – it’s fun to escape into a world where nothing matters other than waking up on Christmas morning to a stocking filled with presents! Help to get your children excited about the season by stitching this design of Santa and his snowman pals, worked on ice blue evenweave for a winter wonderland feel. The colours are Christmassy but still soft, to create a festive scene that’s light and bright. Metallic white thread adds a subtle sparkle…

Gail Bussi’s Designer Secrets

Adapting this design If you want to add a personal touch to this design, you could try stitching some different lettering into the banners at the top and bottom. Theres enough space to write a family name or a different Christmas sentiment if you prefer. Id love to see what you do to make this piece your own! Heartfelt stitches I just adore heart motifs – they are cute, simple, and guaranteed to add warmth to any design. I’ve added them around the edge of this design and also to the stocking and the snowmans patch. Why not make a matching gift tag by stitching one of the hearts within a simple border?…

Gail Bussi’s Designer Secrets

Coming soon in Cross Stitch Gold

Look ahead to spring when you pick up your needle for this gorgeous project by Fiona Baker. Inspired by the fragile beauty of stained glass, Fiona has created an arch-shaped tribute that s decorated with three vibrant butterflies in pink, orange and blue. Create a beautiful hanging or a framed picture for your wall – the choice is yours! You can find this project in Cross Stitch Gold issue 134, on sale 22nd November (UK). To subscribe, see page 26 for this months great offer.…

Coming soon in Cross Stitch Gold

Shopper’s guide

Wonderful life If you’re like us, there’s nothing like gifting a piece of stitching that you know will be treasured… so we adore these new kits from Bothy Threads! Bake is a riot of candy colours that would look fabulous in the kitchen of any keen baker. It features all manner of baking paraphernalia and amongst this happy melange, a black cat perched on a stack of oven gloves! Its sister design, Dig, features a potting shed with bunting, wellies, a roller and a handsome tomato plant for a gardener in your life. The designs feature only full cross stiches and some back stitch, so are suitable for both beginners and intermediate stitchers. Both kits contain 14-count cream Zweigart aida, pre-sorted cottons, a needle, stitch diagram and instructions. The finished…

Shopper’s guide

Sent from heaven

Meet the designer Lesley Teare Lesley lives and works in rural Suffolk. She designs for many of the best cross stitch magazines, as well as for cross stitch books With her straw-coloured wings and naive charm, this folk angel reminds me a little bit of a corn dolly, which I always used to enjoy making as a child. I love the thought of her gliding down to Earth to bring gifts of peace, love and joy – the only things we really need at Christmas time, but sometimes get forgotten! If you’d like to add this heavenly creature to your collection of angels, I hope you’ll enjoy the pretty palette and festive detail. Take time over her fine features, to get the expression just right. There are lots of French…

Sent from heaven

Lesley Teare’s Designer Secrets

A folky feel Angels are typically porrtayed in elegant robes, with lots of flowing fabrics and layers, but this angel is slightly more rustic! To give her a folky feel, I've added textures such as woven wicker for the basket, and old leather for her boots. Her dress, meanwhile, has some frilly layers and is decorated with some sweet and simple Christmas tree motifs. Golden girl I enjoyed adding the feather-effect gold backstitch to the angel s wings. It s quite subtle against the creamy cross stitch behind, but adds a lovely sparkly touch of detail. Kreinik # 4 braid is my favourite metallic thread as it's so soft and easy to stitch with. You don’t need to separate the strands – just use one for backstitch and combine two…

Lesley Teare’s Designer Secrets

Festive florals

Meet the designer Angela Poole As well as designing in cross stitch, Angela is Commissioning Editor of Papercraft Inspirations magazine. She has a degree in Textiles and Surface Pattern I was inspired by chalkboard artwork when desiging this piece, and the black fabric was the starting point for the whole design. Typically at this time of year, you might find gold thread and rich Christmas shades on black fabric, but I wanted to create a fresh floral design using pastel colours for a frosty feel. I‘ve included baby blue, pale pink and mint green, with lots of white to contrast against the background. While it s lovely to have a real wreath to hang on your door during the festive period, sadly they don’t last forever…

Festive florals

Angela Poole’s Designer Secrets

A festive tune Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra has always been one of my favourite Christmas tunes, so I just had to include the words in this design. It’s a beautiful song, and really helps to calm me down if I’m feeling stressed with all the Christmas planning! Defining moments I’ve used lots of backstitch in this design and there are seven different shades, so you need to keep a close eye on the chart and key. I know backstitch can be tedious, but you need it here to define the petals and leaves against the black background. Long stitch in two strands is also used for the feathery fronds.…

Angela Poole’s Designer Secrets

Ask the experts

THE EXPERTS JO BENNER Jo is an experienced stitcher and crafter, who writes for several cross stitch magazines. She can help with chart queries and stitching know-how, as well as product questions. FIONA BAKER Fiona is the Technical Editor for Cross Stitch Gold and our sister magazines. She is a talented cross stitch designer, too, and can answer any of your stitching queries. SARAH TREVOR Sarah has worked on cross stitching and craft magazines for over six years. She’s an avid stitcher, and is ready and raring to help you with any of your craft or cross stitch dilemmas. COLOUR CHANGES Q Knitting is my passion and I’m fairly new to cross stitch, but loving it! I like the surprise of knitting with self-striping yarn and was wondering if there’s…

Ask the experts

Christmas cuties ABC

“This drawstring bag makes a cute alternative to the traditional stocking on Christmas Eve”Abi Barker, Charting Editor Meet the designer Lucie Heaton Lucie has a passion for needlework and crafts, and has been creating cross stitch designs for more than 20 years I love the joy of Christmas and with these alphabet designs, I wanted to capture something of the childlike fun of the season. These cute characters are easy to stitch and when you put them together they are a great way to personalise a stocking or a drawstring bag to fill with presents! These polar pals are worked in bright, festive colours, with red and white letters that look like candy canes and stand out beautifully against the subtle sparkle of the iridescent aida background. I hope these…

Christmas cuties ABC

You could be a winner!

Marvellous Maria Maria Diaz is a well-loved designer, and this pair of books perfectly showcases her creative versatility. Enter today for the chance to win Stunning Scenery in Cross Stitch (£12.95) – a taste of real-life landscapes from across the world, including sites of spiritual pilgrimage and breathtaking natural beauty, plus Ottoman Inspired Cross Stitch Motifs (£9.95) – a collection of decorative borders and patterns in rich jewel shades, inspired by the Ottoman Empire. For details, visit www.tuvapublishing.com We have a pair of Maria’s books to give away to 11 readers. The text keyword is GOLD133DIAZ. For full entry details, see the box below. Bright Eyes Bothy Threads has just launched a new collection of kits by artist Hannah Dale of Wrendale designs, one of which is this sweet scene…

You could be a winner!

Joy to the world

Meet the designer Durene Jones Durene was a graphic designer before becoming a popular cross stitch designer. This was such a lovely project to work on – the snow-white thread on cashel linen is a gorgeous combination, and I am a big fan of the hoop finish! Look at the key and you’ll see I’ve only used cross stitch, backstitch and French knots for this piece – so nothing too tricky – but in some areas the backstitch creates a beautiful ‘pulled thread’ effect on the linen. It really wouldn’t look the same on aida, so try to stick to linen or evenweave if you can! The beauty of a design like this is that you can change the whole look, just by changing the fabric or thread shade. Red…

Joy to the world

It’s Christmas!

A special visit TRADITIONAL SANTA STOCKING (41-2297), Permin, approx £40 What’s in the kit Black and white chart14-count rustico aida fabricDMC stranded cottonTapestry needle Size of finished design 29x44cm (11½x17¼in) Stitching this kit Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Santa, and a stocking for him to fill with gifts. This traditional festive stocking will be a hit with children and adults alike. It’s a project you can really get engrossed in, worked mostly in cross stitch, with backstitch for the details. The rustico aida gives the piece a wonderful heirloom feel. This stocking isn’t pre-made, but there is enough fabric in the kit for the stitched front and the backing, and full instructions are given. This is a truly satisfying project that will give you hours of pleasure to create, and…

It’s Christmas!

Seasonal sparkle

Meet the designer Faby Reilly Faby has always loved drawing, sewing and embroidering. She started designing cross stitch charts in 2008 and enjoys sharing her passion with others This Christmas tree commission was right up my street with its dusky rose colours and sparkly stitches. It was a great chance to indulge my love of sequins and metallic thread, too! Starting with the basic swirly tree shape, I then added pale pink accents – flowers, hearts and pretty doves – followed by a scattering of speciality stitches and trailing seed beads, with a simple border to finish. If you fancy a change from traditional red and green, or if your festive decor tends to sway towards pink and purple hues, then this piece will be a lovely addition to your…

Seasonal sparkle

Faby Reilly’s Designer Secrets

Little gifts There are lots of elements of this design that could be worked individually as little cards and smaller gifts. How about one of the doves stitched on its own and turned into a scented sachet? You could fill it with Christmas-scented pot pourri and hang with a pink ribbon to finish. Crazy colours Not a fan of pink? Not a problem! Try substituting out each shade of pink or purple for a different colour. Traditionalists can work the project in reds and greens, while creative types can choose wild and contrasting colours. Or you can select random hues from your stash and create an entirely original masterpiece. Remember, charts are just a suggestion – the finished piece is your creation, so don’t be afraid to go crazy!…

Faby Reilly’s Designer Secrets

Stockist details

UK stockists CHARLES CRAFT For stockists, visit www.dmccreative.co.uk Call 0116 2754000 COATS CRAFTS UK For stockists, visit www.makeitcoats.com Call 01484 681881 CRAFT CREATIONS Visit www.craftcreations.com Call 01992 781900 CRAFT DEPARTMENT Visit www.craftdepartment.com Call 01539 823199 DMC CREATIVE WORLD For stockists, visit www.dmccreative.co.uk Call 0116 2754000 MADEIRA For stockists, visit www.eqsuk.com Call 0116 2710033 SEW AND SO Visit www.sewandso.co.uk Call 0800 0130150 US stockists 123 STITCH Visit www.123stitch.com Call 1-800-996-1230 ABC STITCH THERAPY Visit www.abcstitch.com Call 1-281-205-7507 ARTS CRAFTS USA Visit www.artscraftsusa.com Call 1-866-621-7779 JULIE’S X STITCH Visit www.juliesxstitch.com…

Season’s greetings!

Meet the designer Emma Congdon Emma is a London-based graphic designer with a passion for typography. Her designs are seen on packaging and cards, as well as in cross stitch Receiving cards through my letterbox is one of my favourite parts of Christmas, as it builds the excitement and helps to add decoration to my home! I hope your loved ones will enjoy receiving these greetings, which I’ve designed with vintage-style lettering, similar to the kind you might see on Christmas cards and advertising from the 1950s and ‘60s. The lettering is the main focus of each design, but I’ve added some bells, baubles and holly to decorate them, too. From the frosty blues of my ‘Season’s Greetings’ card, to the classic red and gold ‘Merry Christmas‘ design, each one…

Season’s greetings!

Stitching guide

How to read our charts All our charts are printed in both colour and symbols. Each square on a cross stitch chart contains a symbol, and each symbol corresponds with one stitch. The key that accompanies the chart tells you what thread colour each symbol corresponds to, and how many strands to use for each cross stitch, backstitch or French knot. It also gives you the design's dimensions – you'll need these to cut your fabric to size. The thread numbers listed in the first column of the key refer to the brand that we've used to stitch the design. Conversion numbers for two other brands are given, but they're not always exact equivalents. Avoid mixing more than one brand in the same design. Sometimes you'll need more than one…

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