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Get to know this month’s reader panel, and look out for their favourite projects throughout the issue

Paula Linda Maria

Palmet Hancock Javier

is a high school is a postal is a paediatrician
student from service officer from Tennessee,
Tõrvandi, from Victoria, USA
Estonia Australia

How’d you start stitching? What has been your favourite How’d you get into stitching?
My love of stitching started in cross stitch project? I started when I was an intern. I
kindergarten. I remember the I’m still working on a project called would stitch small projects while
teachers poking a pattern of holes ‘Cycling Bear’ from issue 280 (May, waiting for patients to be admitted.
into cartons and then we would 2019) as this bear design is one of the That helped keep me awake all night.

backstitch them with thread. I cutest designs I’ve come across! What was the last thing you
immediately got addicted! When my Fave recent WOXS design? stitched as a gift for someone?
mother saw this, she introduced me The ‘Panda I made a picture insert for a wedding
to cross stitch – I really can’t thank and Balloons’ album cover for my daughter and

her enough for that! design in son-in-law. I put together the Furry
Your best stitching tip? this issue is Tales’ bride and groom patterns.
I’ve always been ever grateful to absolutely Fave WOXS design?
whoever taught me the loop method adorable! I love ‘Blackwork Sampler’ by Fiona
for beginning to stitch. It’s the perfect I love the Baker from issue 280 (May, 2019).
way to start stitching, and it looks so cute colours I got to practise blackwork and I also

neat from the back too! and the made a biscornu with it.
Recent fave WOXS design? expression on What’s your cross

I liked issue 287 (Dec, 2019) because the panda’s face. stitch heaven?
it reminded me that Christmas was What do your family and An interesting fact
just around the corner. My favourite friends think of your hobby? about me is that I
design from that My family and friends like to receive own maybe 2-3,000
issue were the ‘City my cross stitch cards and sometimes cross stitch books,
Snow Globes’. I enjoy making them for themselves. I booklets, mags and

loved making them always feel so proud when I hear from patterns! Someday
as presents for my my loved ones when they receive a I’d like to be able to
family this year. special stitchy card I made for them. catalogue these.

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members each get a bundle of thread
com – tell us your name, where you’re from and include
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hoop, thread hooks, Mouliné threads
preview of the magazine and a gift worth at least £30! and a Mouliné colour card.

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