The Caterpillar Club Box 20

Caterpillar Club Box 20 - Happy Haunting

May 15, 2024

Caterpillar Club Box 20 Happy Haunting is here! This spooktacular design was created by talented designer and cross stitcher Mollie Johanson. 

Happy Haunting contains everything needed to create a colourful Halloween-themed cross stitch project. You'll also receive 3 other spellbinding goodies - subscribers will be treated to an exclusive witch needle minder, themed ribbon, and a delicious lollipop. 

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Caterpillar Club Box 19 - One More Chapter

April 04, 2024

Maybe you're a crafting fanatic, or maybe you're a complete beginner looking for a new, creative hobby? Either way, you will adore the fuss-free Caterpillar Club subscription boxes

The quirky design features decorative bookshelves where colourful novels, a plant, and a globe, are wearing adorable happy faces. The project is complete with easy-to-follow instructions, an A4 colour printed pattern, DMC stranded cotton, 1 DMC branded needle, white Zweigart 14 count aida fabric (recommended for beginners), and a pre-sorted Carlos the Caterpillar thread holder. 

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Love It Stitch It

How to Improve Well-Being with Crafts | Love it Stitch it

March 14, 2024

Love It Stitch It has enabled many to find a sense of mindfulness with cross stitch designing. Visualising their designs come to life and sharing with others, has proven a very rewarding experience and feeling of accomplishment. This can be especially helpful if you are struggling with mental health challenges, such as depression or anxiety.

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The Caterpillar Club Box 18

Caterpillar Club Box 18 - Woodland Whimsies

March 13, 2024

'Woodland Whimsies' features all your favourite woodland animals and fauna! The box contains easy-to-follow instructions, a professionally printed colour pattern on one page of A4 paper, DMC stranded cotton, 1 DMC branded size 24 needle, pale sage green Zweigart 14 count aida fabric (ideal for beginners) and a pre-sorted CCS thread holder.

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IWD 2024 - The Inspirational Women Behind Caterpillar!

IWD 2024 - The Inspirational Women Behind Caterpillar!

March 08, 2024

8th March every year is marked as International Women's Day! A global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

today, we're celebrating by putting a spotlight on the inspiring women behind Caterpillar Cross Stitch and our awesome community. 

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Meet our Stitching Social Hosts!

Meet our Stitching Social Hosts!

January 31, 2024

If you're looking for an easy way to meet like-minded people and make new friends, our Stitching Social events are for you - our wonderful hosts create a fun and friendly environment for you to sit back, relax and enjoy all things cross stitch. 

Meet our dedicated hosts in this blog post!

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Cross Stitching into 2024 Round Up┃Thank You!

Cross Stitching into 2024 Round Up┃Thank You!

December 31, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to slow down, reflect, and acknowledge the wonderful, busy year we've had. 

Firstly I want to say a huge thank you to our fantastic Caterpillar community. I cannot believe that Caterpillar Cross Stitch turned 8 this year! We're so grateful that you've stuck with us, and we cannot thank you enough for your continuous love and support. 

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Enchanted Realms Stitch-a-Long

Enchanted Realms Stitch-a-Long

November 30, 2023

The design is a magical, fantasy landscape, featuring all of your favourite mythical creatures - a beautiful, folklore-inspired design, that looks like as though it belongs in a storybook. 

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2024 All-Star Stitchers Membership!

2024 All-Star Stitchers Membership!

November 20, 2023

Places for the 2024 membership open on 29th November at 7pm (London time)!

For just £45 you'll receive 4 x new exclusive PDF patterns including 'Carlos the Caterpillar', a £10 e-gift voucher, an exclusive All-Star needle minder, your own unique discount code for 10% off products all year round, Lucky Dip entry, early access to tickets and SALs, live events and more!

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