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Last minute cross stitching for Christmas
New from Tapestry Barn, celebrate Christmas scandi style with 5 quick-to-cross-stitch Christmas decorations that are easy to frame in a small embroidery hoop. You can also pair them with Tapestry Barns' matching Scandinavian Christmas Sampler featured below.
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Tapestry Barn
More Christmas Ornaments
We carry a huge selection of cross stitch Christmas ornaments, it runs several pages long. Here's just a tiny selection. Click on the bottom link to review them all.
>> see all Christmas Ornament patterns
Learning to embellish cross stitch, guided by Faby Reilly
Love cross stitching? Want to try adding detail and further embellishments? Faby Reilly's designs are the perfect choice for you. Guided by excellent stitch tutorials and user-friendly charts, learn a couple of new stitches and tips for applying beads. This new release (part of a series with one for each season) features a ribbed spider web stitch, in blue on the photograph.
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
More Christmas Wreaths
 Christmas Biscornu Faby Reilly |  Christmas Robin Lesley Teare Designs |  White Christmas wreath Perrette Samouiloff |  Sweet Christmas Lilli Violette |
>> see all patterns with Christmas Wreaths
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The December and final part in full detail
The Lesley Teare 2020 SAL has come to an end and all parts are now available. The lower right corner design comes features an orange and lime feathered bird with a crested head overlooking a large Blackwork tulip.
If you have already subscribed to the SAL, please make sure you download all your files by Jan 31st on the subscriptions download page.
Pattern now available for sale as a complete chart:
>> 12 Birds and Blackwork Flowers
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Creative Poppy Designers in the news
Searching for a cross stitch pattern you've seen featured in a needlework magazine?
Click on the picture to access to the corresponding design.
Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Flower Calendar
As featured in the "Best Buys" section of The World of Cross stitch magazine issue 302 on sale Dec 2020
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Lilli Violette - Christmas designs
As featured in the "Pick of the Month", Best Buys section of World of Cross stitch magazine, Christmas issue 301 on sale November 2020
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Barbara Ana designs - Christmas Robins Scissor Fob
As featured in World of Cross stitch magazine, Christmas issue 301 on sale November 2020
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>> see all patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Join the fun with Barbara Ana's new Mystery chart
Now available!
Just in time for Christmas, here comes a sweet and delicious pattern, covered with icing sugar. Like layers in a cake, it is stitched in four parts, with just the finishing touches to add as the last part of the chart is disclosed on Dec 1st.
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
More Christmas Cakes
 Busy Baking cakes Sylvie Teytaud |  Christmas baking Iveta Hlavinova |  Christmas Gift tags (Christmas Baking - series 3) Faby Reilly |  Christmas Ornaments (series1) Barbara Ana Designs |
>> see all patterns related to Christmas cakes and Baking
Festive Season Bell pull
Bell pulls are a handy way of displaying cross stitch. Have you ever thought of making your own? For this new Christmas design by Perrette Samouiloff we simply used a thin round stick, beads with matching holes, and a bit of red cord. Bell pulls are practical too as they will always find a way into your home, they will even fit in between two doors.
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
More Banner patterns for Christmas
 Nordic Christmas banner Perrette Samouiloff |  Reindeer Christmas banner Agnès Delage-Calvet |  Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks Christmas Tale |  Home for Christmas Shannon Christine Designs |
>> see all Christmas banners and greetings
Christmas Ornaments by Tapestry Barn
Folk Art inspiration for the first, vintage blown glass balls for the second, here are two fun charts to cross stitch with Christmas decorations. Hang them hang on the tree, or to admire as a whole, whichever you fancy.
Tapestry Barn's designer is always full of useful tips and clever ideas: the latter design includes two specific colors that can be replaced with Gold and Silver metallics if you want to add more glitz to your stitching.
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More Christmas Decs with Tapestry Barn
Fun Christmas cross stitching with a colorful and modern touch. Get started now!
 Merry Bright Christmas Tree |  Christmas decorations |
|  Christmas birds |
>> see all Christmas cross stitch charts by Tapestry Barn
New Christmas designs by Lesley Teare
Exciting and colorful new patterns just released for Christmas.
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As well as three nativity designs
Also by Lesley Teare, we've recently listed some more Christmas nativity patterns, including this brand new and quite unique church window design. How about stitching your very own nativity scene this year?
|  Three Wise Men - Blackwork |  Unto us a Child is Born |
>> See all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
More Christmas nativity in cross stitch
 Christmas Nativity Riverdrift House |  Bethlehem Tapestry Barn |  Nativity Humbug Faby Reilly |  Three Kings Perrette Samouiloff |
>> see all Christmas nativity patterns (all designers)
Vintage Postcard Greetings - in cross stitch
This vintage postcard, which was originally designed and cross stitched by Monique Bonnin with a French text, is now available in an English version: "Best wishes". The retro holly motif is further embellished with red sequin berries.
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>> see more patterns by Monique Bonnin
>> see all the latest news for Monique Bonnin
More vintage Greeting Cards by Monique Bonnin
Why not collect them? You can even mount them on stiff cardboard and send them by the post. Don't forget to stick a real stamp though!
 Best wishes - Postcard |  Nostalgia - Greeting card |
|  Happy New Year - Greeting card |
>> see all vintage postcard patterns by Monique Bonnin
>> see all greeting cards (all designers)
Christmas in Paradise
Faby Reilly takes us to exotic lands for this festive season, with tiny blue-feathered birds nesting among flowering birds of paradise. As always with Faby Reilly, beauty is in the exquisite detail of her intricate needlework designs combining cross stitch and many interesting embellishments of beads and threads. Hours of pleasurable stitching await!
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>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
More Tannenbaum by Faby Reilly
|  O Tannenbaum in Pink |
|  O Tannenbaum in Blue |
>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Beyond cross stitch
Does cross stitch not hold any more secrets for you?
How about learning some new stitches that work wonders combined with cross stitch.
The Biscobourse project is the perfect opportunity to discover a couple of new stitches, learning under the expert guidance of Faby Reilly and her wonderful tutorials.
To make sure the charts are perfectly adapted to your needs, Faby Reilly offers you the choice between two levels:
- intermediate level where you learn just 3 specialty stitches, including the pretty and easy lazy daisy stitch.
- expert level covering a large number of stitches including for example the bullion stitch, which gives extra dimension to your stiching, and the buttonhole cartwheel. A whole new world to discover step by step.
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>> see all patterns involving a mix of cross stitch and embroidery (all designers)
Dancing in the rain
There is beautiful movement in this pattern designed by Gracewood Stitches, the little violets seem to be holding an umbrella and dancing in the rain.
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>> see all the latest news for Gracewood Stitches
More Purple flowers
 Heart Note Alley (detail) Gracewood Stitches |  30 Spring Flower motifs(detail) Lesley Teare Designs |  Lydia, seller of purple (detail) Gracewood Stitches |  Purple Iris Biscornu Faby Reilly |
>> see all Purple Flower patterns (all designers)
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The November part in full detail
Now available, Part Eleven comes third from the left in the third row.a small tangerine bird pecking berries. It is perched on a large flower with lace-like blackwork motifs with spots of color.
Available for download to all subscribers of the Lesley Teare 2020 SAL.
>> download here (sign-in required)
>> subscribe to the SAL (you can still join at any time)
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Lesley Teare 2020 SAL
A sneak preview of the December chart
Part Twevlve is the final part of The Lesley Teare SAL and comes in the lower right corner. It features a tulip shaped flower with petals of black lace-like motifs. A large bird with crested head watches a butterfly flying away. Dominant colors are tangerine, aqua and contrasting shades of green.
Part twelve will be available for download as of Dec1st
A lacemaker at her work
An awesome tribute by Perrette Samouiloff to the art of bobbin lace. The cross stitch chart includes an amazing series of tools with minute differences in shapes, beautifully rendered in cross stitch and backstitch. The samples of lace motifs and lace borders are also a real treat.
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More patterns with lace motifs
 Lace Alphabet Sampler Agnès Delage-Calvet |  White Lace Square & Borders Agnès Delage-Calvet |  Vintage Crazy patchwork Lesley Teare Designs |  Lace Doily Variations Agnès Delage-Calvet |
>> see all patterns related to Lace (all designers)
Down to the last detail
Plunge into the heart of a Victorian era house in which not a single item is missing, from the chamber pot under the bed to the pedestal table with a vase of fresh flowers, from the piano in the parlour to the dolls house in the nursery. Now can you guess where is the kitchen?
A cross stitch pattern designed by Lesley Teare.
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Inside more houses
 City Mouse & Country Mouse Gera! by Kyoko Maruoka |  Modern Dollhouse Tiny Modernist |  Welcome Samantha Purdy Needlecraft |  Crowded House Barbara Ana Designs |
>> see all cross stitch patterns with houses (all designers)
More Victorian patterns
 Practically Perfect Lilli Violette |  Victorian Christmas Frame Faby Reilly Designs |  Victoria & Albert Christmas Riverdrift House |  Victorian Christmas Maria Diaz |
>> see all Victorian England patterns (all designers)
New fun and creative Christmas patterns by Chouett'alors
A fluffy Santa hat stitched with white mohair wool, tiny cross stitch ornaments hanging on a laundry line with mini clothes pegs, Chouett'alors' designer is full of creative ideas - and well though out stitching details - guaranteeing lots of fun for your Christmas stitching as well as splendid end results.
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Chouett'alors
More advent calendars to cross stitch
 Santa's baking Advent calendar |  Christmas Owls Tree Chouett'alors |  Santa's advent calendar Agnès Delage-Calvet |  12 Days of Christmas Tiny Modernist |
>> see all Advent calendar's and Christmas projects
God Jul to you
Start the countdown to Christmas by cross stitching these charming scandinavian mini motifs inspired by the local handicrafts. We love the palette deliberately reduced to (almost) 3 colors which contributes to the pattern's appeal and contemporary touch characteristic of Tapestry Barn designs.
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Tapestry Barn
More Nordic Christmas patterns
 Scandinavian Christmas Agnès Delage-Calvet |  Nordic Christmas banner Perrette Samouiloff |  Happy Christmas Sampler Riverdrift House |  Santa & Mrs Claus Folkies Riverdrift House |
>> see all Christmas patterns
>> see all the Christmas news
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The October part in full detail
Now available, Part Ten comes second from the left in the third row. It features a pink and mauve bird perched on an iris, among the reeds. A little butterfly flies away. There are delicate lace-like blackwork motifs both in the iris and the reeds.
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Simple joys of Fall, with Samantha Purdy
The young Canadian designer has no equal in capturing the small pleasures of life in cross stitch. Check out this sampler close up and enjoy all the fun details.
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More Autumn patterns by Samantha Purdy
 Mums |  Raking Leaves |  Autumn Trees |  Apple cider |
>> see all Fall patterns by Samanthapurdyneedlecraft
More fabulous Autumn patterns (all designers)
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>> see all the News for Autumn patterns
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