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Your Questions Answered

Design round-up All you

need is

love

Find the perfect gift to stitch for a loved one this

Valentine’s Day with our selection of kits & charts

BEGINNER-FRIENDLY SUPER-CUTE STITCH

LOVE SQUARES BEBUNNI –

SAMPLER LOVE YOU

ho could resist this
W
pretty palette of
pinks or the lovebirds
with heart decorations
hanging from their
beaks? Or perhaps it’s the
sampler-style design from
Riverdrift House* which £21.99
will catch your eye?
Highly appealing to
all stitchers,
beginners e’re bowled over by this declaration of love by
especially will love W Bebunni in this kit by Bothy Threads* (XBB9). Each
this kit (RR397) for its letter of ‘Love You’ is beautifully stitched with open lazy
whole stitches and easy daisies – there are diagrams and instructions explaining
technique.
how to work this stitch. It’s a real treat of a kit!
Stitch count: 115 wide Stitch count: 100 wide by 100 high, 20x20cm (7¾x7¾in) on Prices and info correct at time of printing
by 115 high, 21x21cm £15 14-count aida
(8¼x8¼in) on 14-count aida

GREAT VALUE FUN DETAILS

L’AMOUR TATTY TEDDY

T his design by Durene Jones Cross Stitch* captures LOVE BEARS
the romance of Paris perfectly! The Eiffel Tower is
worked in intricate black backstitches. You can choose art of DMC’s Me To
to work from a backstitch-free chart, a single-page P You range, ‘Love
chart or a large chart across four separate pages (PDFs).
Bears’ is available from
Stitch count: 77 wide by 108 high, 14x20cm (5½x7¾in) on LoveCrafts* in kit form.
14-count aida Stitching highlights
include the bears’ fluffy
fur, which needs lots of
backstitch detail and the
heart background,
worked in whole stitch
patterns using rich reds
and pinks. At 25x25cm
(10x10in) in size, it’s best
to stitch this design in a
hoop or frame.
Stitch count: 140 wide by
140 high, 25x25cm (10x10in)
£4.80 on 14-count white aida £21.90

*For stockists see page 90

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