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Whether you enjoy counted cross stitch, stamped or embellished cross stitch, long stitch, blackwork, tapestry/needlepoint or embroidery, you'll know that this ancient craft gives you enormous satisfaction.

As well as being a relaxing occupation, stitching is a way of meeting likeminded people through local needlework groups and embroiderers' guilds.

And once you finish a project you have a work of art of real value to show for it!


Needlecraft kits come in a bewildering array of shapes, sizes and qualities:

  • Counted cross stitch kits are the most popular - you use a chart or graph to count where each stitch is made in the evenweave or blockweave fabric.
  • Stamped or embellished cross stitch kits come with outline or colour printed fabric showing where to make your stitches.
  • Tapestry kits have colour printed canvas to act as a guide for the stitches.
There are many suppliers and collections for everyone from beginner to advanced.
  • Rico Design of Germany have perhaps the most comprehensive range, offering everything from budget cross stitch card kits to top quality tapestry kits.
  • Heritage Crafts (UK) specialise in medium priced counted cross stitch kits with pastoral, nostalgic and elegant subjects.
  • Derwentwater Designs (UK) feature medium priced counted cross stitch kits, long stitch kits and blackwork kits with special emphasis on English scenes by Rose Swalwell.
  • Lanarte of Holland put the emphasisis on style with kits by many well-known cross stitch designers. These kits are generally in the medium to upper price brackets and some will stretch an advanced stitcher.
  • Maia (by Coats UK) focus on contemporary decorative art and their kits offer high quality at the medium to upper price range.
  • Permin (Denmark) needs no introduction - the grand-daddy of them all still offers traditional European design across a range of products.

Cross-Stitch Kits
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Symphony in Black
cross-stitch kit by maia
approx. 25 cm (W) X 25 cm (H) (10 X 10 in)
Click for more details of Symphony in Black (cross-stitch kit) by maia An elegant Art Deco lady in black with furs and a black greyhound.
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St Petersburg
cross-stitch kit by Thea Gouverneur
approx. 75 cm (W) X 45 cm (H) (29 X 18 in)
Click for more details of St Petersburg (cross-stitch kit) by Thea Gouverneur St Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great and was capital of Russia for more then 200 years.
Our Price $91.41 with free shipping (30% off List Price!)
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18 count Black Aida
430.05
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18 count Aida
430a
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A Dutch Beauty Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 96 cm (W) X 59 cm (H) (38 X 23 in)
Click for more details of A Dutch Beauty Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen The original of this wonderful sampler was stitched around 1790 by a thirteen year old girl from the Low Countries.
Our Price $111.27 with free shipping (27% off List Price!)
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Vierlande 1826 Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 54 cm (W) X 63 cm (H) (21 X 25 in)
Click for more details of Vierlande 1826 Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen A historical alphabet sampler with medallions.
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Beatrix Potter Height Chart
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 24 cm (W) X 98 cm (H) (9 X 39 in)
Click for more details of Beatrix Potter Height Chart (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen An essential for the nursery, this height chart has Beatrix Potter favourite characters - Gentle Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Pig Robinson, Timmy Tiptoes, Mrs Tittlemouse and Peter Rabbit.
Our Price $61.63 with free shipping (28% off List Price!)
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Beatrix Potter Height Chart - 30 count Evenweave$61.63Add to CartImmediate despatch
Moulin Rouge
cross-stitch kit by Vervaco
approx. 27 cm (W) X 37 cm (H) (11 X 15 in)
Click for more details of Moulin Rouge (cross-stitch kit) by Vervaco An attractive picture of a glamourous French dancer in costume.
Our Price $56.25 with free shipping (29% off List Price!)
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Moulin Rouge - 28 count Evenweave$56.25Item Discontinued
14 count Aida
2002/75127
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Hamburg 1746 Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 49 cm (W) X 42 cm (H) (19 X 17 in)
Click for more details of Hamburg 1746 Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen This beautiful sampler is recreated from an historical sampler dating from 1746.
Our Price $68.66 with free shipping (30% off List Price!)
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Sampler Soro Denmark 1854
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 44 cm (W) X 31 cm (H) (17 X 12 in)
Click for more details of Sampler Soro Denmark 1854 (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen A lovely historical sampler from the later Biedermeier period with alphabets and romantic motifs.
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Sampler Soro Denmark 1854 - 28 count Evenweave$45.50Add to CartImmediate despatch
Amsterdam
cross-stitch kit by Thea Gouverneur
approx. 74 cm (W) X 45 cm (H) (29 X 18 in)
Click for more details of Amsterdam (cross-stitch kit) by Thea Gouverneur A lovely detailed picture of Amsterdam's buildings and bridges.
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18 count Aida
450a
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Tenderness - Mother and Baby
cross-stitch kit by Maria van Scharrenburg
approx. 25 cm (W) X 30 cm (H) (10 X 12 in)
Click for more details of Tenderness - Mother and Baby (cross-stitch kit) by Maria van Scharrenburg This kit is out of stock and no longer available to order.
Our Price $32.26 with free shipping (25% off List Price!)
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Buddha
cross-stitch kit by Lanarte
approx. 39 cm (W) X 49 cm (H) (15 X 19 in)
Click for more details of Buddha (cross-stitch kit) by Lanarte A tranquil oriental setting with a golden Buddha in richly coloured robes in front of a floral screen.
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Buddha - 27 count Evenweave$68.25Add to CartImmediate despatch
Paris
cross-stitch kit by Thea Gouverneur
approx. 79 cm (W) X 50 cm (H) (31 X 20 in)
Click for more details of Paris (cross-stitch kit) by Thea Gouverneur An attractive collage of the landmarks of the romantic French capital city - the Louvre, La Place de la Concorde, La Defence, the Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame de Paris, Arc de Triumph, the Alexander II bridge and even an iconic Metro sign.
Our Price $102.99 with free shipping (26% off List Price!)
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18 count Black Aida
472.05
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18 count Aida
472a
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Altes Land 1828 Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 43 cm (W) X 39 cm (H) (17 X 15 in)
Click for more details of Altes Land 1828 Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen This beautiful historical sampler shows the old land, Europe's greatest fruit growing area which is south-west of Hamburg.
Our Price $47.15 with free shipping (29% off List Price!)
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1761 Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 64 cm (W) X 54 cm (H) (25 X 21 in)
Click for more details of 1761 Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen An attractive historical sampler with alphabets and motifs of flowers, ships, birds and people.
Our Price $73.63 with free shipping (29% off List Price!)
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1761 Sampler - 35 count Evenweave$73.63Add to CartImmediate despatch
Charles Rennie Mackintosh style curtain tie backs
cross-stitch kit by Anne Peden
approx. 60 cm (W) X 15 cm (H) (24 X 6 in)
Click for more details of Charles Rennie Mackintosh style curtain tie backs (cross-stitch kit) by Anne Peden These tiebacks based on Charles Rennie Mackintosh furnishings are only worked in five shades but the close shading of the pink stitching gives the effect of lighting.
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chart and fabric only
AND6382139
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Tatty Teddy Birth Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Anchor
approx. 16 cm (W) X 16 cm (H) (6 X 6 in)
Click for more details of Tatty Teddy Birth Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Anchor A pretty birth sampler with the cute grey bear in a fluffy white towel and personalised with baby's name, date of birth and weight at birth.
Our Price: $26.06 with free shipping (List $31.19)
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Tatty Teddy Birth Sampler - 14 count Aida$26.06Add to CartImmediate despatch
1749 Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 64 cm (W) X 47 cm (H) (25 X 19 in)
Click for more details of 1749 Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen This traditional, historical sampler from Permin's Museum Collection is based on a sampler in the NCH museum in Breda, Holland.
Our Price: $66.51 with free shipping (List $82.64)
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1749 Sampler - 30 count Evenweave$66.51Add to CartImmediate despatch
Biedermeier 1827 Sampler
cross-stitch kit by Permin of Copenhagen
approx. 28 cm (W) X 27 cm (H) (11 X 11 in)
Click for more details of Biedermeier 1827 Sampler (cross-stitch kit) by Permin of Copenhagen This lovely historical sampler is from the romantic period from 1815 - 1848 when the fashion was to embroider pastoral scenes.
Our Price $37.23 with free shipping (27% off List Price!)
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Biedermeier 1827 Sampler - 32 count Evenweave$37.23Add to CartImmediate despatch
Art Nouveau by Mucha - Quill
cross-stitch kit by Lanarte
approx. 24 cm (W) X 60 cm (H) (9 X 24 in)
Click for more details of Art Nouveau by Mucha - Quill (cross-stitch kit) by Lanarte A beautifully detailed large Art Nouveau picture, this is based on a poster by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha dating from the 1890's.
Our Price $58.32 with free shipping (26% off List Price!)
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Art Nouveau by Mucha - Quill - 27 count Evenweave$58.32Add to CartImmediate despatch
Red Roses on Black
cross-stitch kit by Lanarte
approx. 49 cm (W) X 39 cm (H) (19 X 15 in)
Click for more details of Red Roses on Black (cross-stitch kit) by Lanarte A beautiful picture of very realistic flowers against a shaded background with highlights of gold.
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Red Roses on Black - 27 count Evenweave$79.00Add to CartImmediate despatch
14 count Aida
35049a
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