--------------- Magazines --------------- Craft stores (especially those which specialize in needlework) are good places to find cross stitch magazines. Large bookstores with well-stocked magazine sections are also worth checking. Here is an alphabetical list of some of the available magazines. Not all of the entries have complete address or phone information. Please let me know if you have any corrections or additions. Celebrations P.O. Box 420207 Palm Coast, FL 32142-0207 Phone: 1-800-829-9154 Creative Needle 1 Apollo Road Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 Phone: 706-820-2600 (business) 1-800-443-3127 (subscription) Cross Country Stitching pub. Jeremiah Junction, Inc. P.O. Box 710 Manchester, CT 06045 Phone: 203-646-0665 Cross Stitch & Country Crafts pub. Craftways P.O. Box 56829 Boulder, CO 80322-6829 Phone: 1-800-234-0740 Cross Stitch! Magazine pub. The Needlecraft Shop, Inc. 23 Old Pecan Rd Big Sandy, TX 75755-2218 Variety of topics and levels of difficulty. Cross-Stitch Plus pub. House of White Birches P.O. Box 420235 Palm Coast, FL 32142 Phone: 1-800-829-5865 Nothing too difficult in this magazine, mostly easy patterns. Cross Stitch Sampler pub. NKS Publications Inc. P.O. Box 627 Mt. Morris, IL 61054--0627 Phone: 1-815-734-1111 This magazine is not limited to samplers. They show a variety of techniques, fabrics and fibers. Many heirloom projects. The Cross Stitcher pub. Clapper Publishing Co., Inc. P.O. Box 7521 Red Oak, IA 51591-0521 Phone: 1-800-444-0441 Some quick projects. Many projects per issue. Good design. For Love of Cross Stitch pub. Leisure Arts P.O. Box 420133 Palm Coast, FL 32142-0133 Phone: 1-800-829-9152 They show a variety of techniques, fabrics and fibers. Just Cross Stitch pub. Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. 405 Riverhills Business Park Birmingham, AL 35242 Phone: 1-800-829-9148 1-800-768-5878 (Disney) 205-995-8860 Licensees for Disney patterns. Leisure Arts: The Magazine pub. Leisure Arts P.O. Box 420222 Palm Coast, FL 32142-0222 Phone: 1-800-829-157 Good magazine, not all cross stitch, but always has some good cross stitch designs. Mary Hickmott's New Stitches P.O. Box 663 Carrollton, GA 30117 Creative Crafts Publishing, Ltd. The Old Grain Store Brenley Lane Brenley Faversham Kent ME13 9LY 0227750215 U.K. Nice change-of-style magazine for those used to the U.S. ones. From: quiltnut@marny.Corp.Sun.COM (Marina Salume)... Most of the designs are not very intricate however, they are aimed at beginning to intermediate stitchers. She does include lessons in how to design pictorial scenes in each issue which might be helpful even for advanced stitchers. It seems to be fairly easy to find Mary Hickmott's magazine in the U.S., I've seen it at fabric stores as well as on newsstands. McCalls' Needlework pub. Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. P.O. Box 3218 Harlan, IA 51537 New magazine. Needlecraft, Needlecraft's Cross Stitch Collection pub. Future Publishing Cary Court, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6TB England Needlecraft has 12 issues a year, for 22 pounds in the U.K. and 53.80 pounds overseas airmail. Each issue comes with a small kit. Needlecraft covers a variety of stitching techniques, including quilting, cross stitch, and embroidery of all types. Needlecraft's Cross Stitch Collection has 4 issues a year, for 15.80 pounds in the UK and 25.40 pounds overseas. It also comes with a kit on each issue. It only deals with cross stitch. From: quiltnut@marny.Corp.Sun.COM (Marina Salume)... The Needlecraft magazines are more expensive but that is because they come with little kits taped to the front cover. Most are for cross stitch cards but there have also been needlework-covered buttons, long- stitch pictures, blackwork, etc. Needlecraft and Needlework magazines cover a wide range of embroidery, while the other magazines are obviously focused on cross stitch. I love them all! Many of the designs are for beginners, however. Needlework, Needlework Cross Stitch pub. Litharne Ltd, p.o. box 9 Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 8BR England It is possible for foreigners to subscribe to these magazines directly. There is also an American distributor: Margaret Brossart Knitting Machine Center 5442 Cannas Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45238 Phone: 513-922-7433 Needlework has 12 issues a year for 27 pounds in the U.K. It covers a range of needlework techniques. The Cross Stitch version covers only cross stitch. The magazines have pattern supplements--sections with extra patterns. They also have special offers for kits and books. Americans can pay for their subscriptions to these magazines by printing on a piece of paper: VISA card number, expiration date, signature. VISA figures out the exchange rate and charges you the correct amount. Simply Cross Stitch pub. The Needlecraft Shop, Inc. 23 Old Pecan Rd. Big Sandy, TX 75755-2218 Easy patterns, simple designs, good for those "need in a hurry" projects. Stoney Creek Cross Stitch Collection pub. Stoney Creek Collection, Inc. 4336 Plainfield NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505-1614 Phone: 1-800-243-1410 Challenging patterns, lots of colors. Have a series of patterns matching a given theme, to be worked on an afghan.