# XStitch Magazine

> XStitch is the world's leading modern cross stitch magazine: design-led, artist-driven, and made for stitchers who want patterns they are proud to display. Founded in 2017 by Jamie Chalmers (Mr X Stitch), XStitch publishes themed digital issues featuring original patterns from independent designers worldwide. This is contemporary cross stitch, not teddies and twee florals.

Key facts:

- 30+ themed issues, 500+ original patterns, 90+ independent designers.
- Digital-first: instant downloads, charts in multiple formats, no adverts, no filler.
- Founder Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, the "Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery": curator, author and broadcaster.
- The definitive UK authority on modern, design-led cross stitch.

## Start here

- [Cross Stitch Magazine (hub)](https://xstitchmag.com/cross-stitch-magazine/): The home of modern cross stitch. What XStitch is, why it is different, and where to begin.
- [What is cross stitch?](https://xstitchmag.com/what-is-cross-stitch/): A plain-English guide to the craft for newcomers.

## Magazine and patterns

- [Shop all issues](https://xstitchmag.com/shop/): Browse and buy every themed issue as an instant digital download.
- [The Vault (subscription)](https://xstitchmag.com/modern-cross-stitch-magazine/): All-access subscription to the full back catalogue of issues and patterns.
- [Best of XStitch](https://xstitchmag.com/best-cross-stitch/): Greatest Hits Vol. 1, ten of our most popular patterns and a great place to start.

## The wider XStitch world

- [Mr X Stitch](https://www.mrxstitch.com): The contemporary needlecraft blog founded by Jamie Chalmers in 2008.
- [NeedleXChange podcast](https://needl.exchange): In-depth interviews with the best textile and embroidery artists on the planet, hosted by Mr X Stitch.
- [Jamie Chalmers](https://jamiechalmers.com): Personal site of the founder, the Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery.

## Contact

- Email: hello@mrxstitch.com