You Can Craft

There's a brand new magazine out now if you love crafts and you want to experiment with different types – it's called You Can Craft.

Every month you'll get a huge pack of materials containing all sorts of papers, ribbons, embellishments and so much more. The magazine will then show you different ways to use the materials – it's perfect for those just starting out in craft.

For more details on the magazine visit the website at www.youcancraftmag.co.uk

Kate Westerholt interview

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Kate Westerholt is a cross stitch sampler designer with a difference. She takes 18th century colonial motifs and combines them with modern
film quotes and song lyrics in an attempt to question what our modern day culture will actually mean in hundreds of years' time. Her work has become extremely popular, getting interest from Vogue, Topshop and the V&A museum in London. I decided to talk to her to find out a little more about her passion for stitching...

Issue 192 winners

Here are the winners from issue 192. Your prizes will be with your within a few weeks...

Wye giveaway 192

Mrs P Richards
Oldham

Sue Harris
Newbury
Berks

Mrs P Burt
High Wycombe
Bucks

Victoria Pullen
Southend on Sea
Essex

Sheena Read
Plymouth

Avis Raven
Weston Super Mare

Kelly Shepherd
Dover

JANE LOGAN
ANGUS

Kevin Walsh giveaway 192

Mrs T Y Barlow
Dewsbury
West Yorks

Ms C Roberts
Colchester

Mrs Ann Sheldon
Hyde
Cheshire

Mrs S Tomlinson
Walsall
W Mids

Mrs June Twidale
North Lincs

MORAG STURROCK
LESLIE

Sandy Henry
Blantyre

Paula Hagger
Lowestoft

Diane Barber
Felixstowe

Sarah Barton
Cobham

Wimblebees giveaway 192

Mrs Rose Sewell
Tyne and Wear

Mrs P Mungall
Lanarkshire

Lesley Groom
Abingdon
Oxon

Jennifer MacNab
Fareham
Hants

Adela Medlock
Letchworth Garden City

Twilleys giveaway 192

Mrs E Don
Crieff
Perthshire

Christine Elcombe
Folkestone

Storage giveaway 192

Mrs Julie Johnson
Fleetwood
Lancs

Brenda Wood
Tetbury

Mr K Hatley
St Asaph
Clwyd

Susan Evans
Leicester

J Brooker
Kirkby in Ashfield

Michael Powell giveaway 192

Mrs Brenda Fowell
Milton Keynes

Miss C A Telford
Melton Mowbray

Mrs E Ross
Maidenhead

Crossword 192 - COMMON

Mrs I Robson
Leeds

Mrs S Hardy
Stafford

Pat Higgins
Coventry

Mrs S Brown
Bristol

Vicki Bale
Weston Super Mare

Subscriber Quiz 192

Mrs S Dobbs
Hitchin
Herts

Subscriber Lucky Dip 192

Mrs J Forbes
Wormingford
Essex

Mrs M Kearl
Bridport
Dorset

Mrs M A Moxley
Herts

Ms C Reynolds
Sheffield

Mrs J Winstanley
Wigan

Mrs Glenis Walters
Hull

Mrs M Rogerson
Essex

Clare Parry
Pembrokeshire

Jill Lackford
Yeovil

Mrs M Tout
Portland

Anchor Competition 192

Nine winners:

Mrs Ann Harrop
Heywood
Lancs

JM Clease
Barry
Vale of Glamorgan

Viv Colwill
Caerphilly

Mrs M Reedman
Derbyshire

Miss A Jeffels
N Yorks

LAURA STARLING
HAYES

BEVERLEY DOMINY IVE
HARROGATE

Mrs Y Randall 
Doncaster

SAM BERRY
LONDON

Seventy runners-up:

Mrs Janet Pinfold
Cannock
Staffs

Mrs J Davies
Northampton

Mrs S Berridge
London

Susan Jahr
Coventry

Mrs Barbara Eaton
Cheshire

Joanne Lundy
Essex

Mrs J Box
Coalville

Ms A Blackwood
Bath

Mrs N Murdoch
Aberdeen

MRS G Y ALDRIDGE
BANBURY
OXON

MISS S VERHEYDEN
MANCHESTER

MRS ALLEN
HUDDERSFIELD

CATHERINE WILLEY
SUTTON IN ASHFIELD
NOTTS

MRS J BLAIR
TYNE AND WEAR

MRS P CLARK
LONDON

MRS S BREWER
PETERBOROUGH

MRS JULIE ANN HAMLING
HORLEY
SURREY

MRS C GAMBLE
HULL

MRS SUSAN SKIPP
LEIGHTON BUZZARD

MRS M GASCOIGNE
BAMFORD
HOPE VALLEY

MRS J WILLIAMS
SOUTH GLAM

FAITH WHITE
MARLBOROUGH

MRS SUE BREARLEY
WOLVEY
LEICS.

MS GRACE BORRETT
NORTHANTS

MRS E CARNABY
GREATER MANCHESTER

MRS PARRY BAILEY
TREORCHY
RHONDDA

MRS K BOX
LINCOLN

MISS P BROOKS
LINCOLN

KATE LITHAUER
HARLOW
ESSEX

MRS B HANNANT
LONDON

S ALAIRD
SHREWSBURY

MRS S NEIL
PORTSMOUTH

MRS R REES
ILKESTON
DERBYS

A K HOOK
BOURNEMOUTH

MISS S HAMBRIDGE
NORTHANTS

CAROLINE HOFSTEDE
CROSS HILLS

MRS S WRIGHT
GREAT YARMOUTH

SHARON MOORE
WOLVERHAMPTON

MRS SUE CLEMENTS
BIRCHINGTON
KENT

SUE BINGHAM
E YORKS

MRS I ROBSON
LEEDS

MR G SANDERS
PLYMOUTH

CAITLIN MCCRAE 
STRANRAER

LISA BALL 
LANCASHIRE

KIM DAVISON
GATESHEAD
TYNE AND WEAR

MARIE RICHINGS
STONEHOUSE
GLOS

MRS. S. PHAROAH. 
BISHOP AUCKLAND.
CO. DURHAM.

MARY THOMSON
DUMFRIES

MRS J MEFFIN 
TEMPLECOMBE
SOMERSET

LINDA WHARTON .
WHITLEY BAY.
TYNE & WEAR

BRENDA ROBBIE
FRASERBURGH
ABERDEENSHIRE

NATASHA HANDSCOMB
YEOVIL

VERONICA BARHAM.
MACHYNLLETH .

MRS JOHAN ALLISON, 
GLASGOW

SARA EVERARD
ENFIELD .
MIDDLESEX.

LOUISE DAY
LUTON

ANNE MOSS 
DORSET

W DAVIES
BURNHAM ON SEA

LINDA HEMSTED
EAST SUSSEX

SUE WHALE 
EXMOUTH
DEVON

KATHLEEN ISGAR
FRINTON ON SEA

LINDA NORTON
WISBECH

DENISE RAGGETT
COVENTRY

FAYE STRINGER
MARKET HARBOROUGH

MRS BARCELLO
AMMANFORD

JOY MOORE
GRAVESEND

NIKKI PARR
YORK

SAMANTHA LOCK
TOTTERNHOE

AMIE HARPER
NORWICH

SHELLEY SHERWOOD
CLEVEDON

192 newsletter competition winner

The lucky winner of the 192 newsletter competition was Caroline McBride from Essex.

Your prize of an embellishment goodie bag is on its way to you!

Lacing your work

Lacing your work is a great way to make your design look neat and tidy before you frame it. Take a look below for a step-by-step guide...

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Templates for Nutmeg Company's 3D Christmas cottage – issue 193

If you want to make the Nutmeg Company's gorgeous 3D cottage in issue 193 but don't want to cut up your magazine you can download the templates here

Special maia extract

To tie in with our 2008 CrossStitcher and maia diary, we've got an extract from one of the gorgeous new kits for you to stitch.

The new maia range is packed with beautiful designs that you're sure to love, for more information click here

This extract comes from the kit Moonlight-Hydrangea, ref 5678000-01010.

Click here to download the chart

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Extra golden wedding anniversary motifs

On page 20 of issue 193, you'll find a gorgeous anniversary sampler for anyone celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Here we give yout the chance to make some matching gifts for the wedding set.

Click here to download the charts

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CrossStitcher issue 193 on sale now!

CrossStitcher issue 193 goes on sale from 18th October and is packed with exciting projects and fresh ideas!

Whether you're looking for a big project to get you through the long winter nights, or a last-minute gift to put in a stocking, we've got 89 new designs to get you reaching for your needle. Here are just a few to tempt you to pick up the issue...

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CrossStitcher 2008 diary


This year we've joined with new stitching brand maia to bring you the most exciting CrossStitcher diary yet!

The diary features one week per page and throughout includes pictures and details of the entire new maia range – it's the first time you can see the designs all together! As well as being able to look at the gorgeous designs and fill out all those important events there's space for names and addresses, birthdays, stitching plans for each month and more... It's not just a diary, it's your ultimate stitcher's journal for 2008!

On page 40 in issue 193 we tell you all about the maia range and how it came to life – don't miss it! Issue 193 with the free 2008 diary is on sale from 18th October.

Take a look at the diary...

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