The tenth issue of the world’s best cross stitch magazine is the second volume of our eclectic Mixtape issues!

There’s no specific theme, just fifteen terrific patterns from an international cast of designers. Whether you want something in a traditional (yet still snarky) direction like this flowery number from Peacock & Fig, a fresh take on a medieval design by The Hawthorn Tree, a game of Sudoku from Karen Seelig or a good dose of Dolly courtesy of Ellen Schinderman!

Peacock & Fig - No Words Needed
Peacock & Fig – No Words Needed
The Hawthorn Tree - Celtic Riddle
The Hawthorn Tree – Celtic Riddle
Karen Seelig - Sudoku
Karen Seelig – Sudoku
Ellen Schinderman - Hello Dolly
Ellen Schinderman – Hello Dolly

We have the most fun with the Mixtape issues as our designer family can make whatever they want, from pop culture mashups to traditional embroidery styles and so much more!

Marina Bolmini - The Weird Case of Dr Strange and Mr Pringles
Marina Bolmini – The Weird Case of Dr Strange and Mr Pringles
Lucie Heaton - Evil Eye
Lucie Heaton – Evil Eye
The Makers' Marks - Sashiko
The Makers’ Marks – Sashiko
Climbing Goat Designs - A Donkey Of Many Colours
Climbing Goat Designs – A Donkey Of Many Colours

We’ve a great artist profile with the glitchy stitches of Raven Kianna, a Designer Discourse with Maria Diaz, the coolest thimble you ever did see courtesy of Grace at Beyond Measure and much much more!

Melarise - Love Your Scars
Melarise – Love Your Scars
Sweet Annet - Polaroid
Sweet Annet – Polaroid
Ringcat - Toucan of Affection
Ringcat – Toucan of Affection
Tom Katsumi - RGBombshell
Tom Katsumi – RGBombshell

With 15 patterns for you to stitch, from some of the dynamic designers in the biz, from eight different countries, you’ll want to get this Mixtape on the go pronto!

You can get Issue 10 in digital format, for immediate download as an interactive PDF. And if you decide to go fully digital with us, there are many more issues to enjoy including our legendary Mixtape issues which have no theme, just kickass cross stitch designs!

And don’t forget our collaborative YouTube playlist, chosen by the magazine contributors –  an eclectic aural accompaniment to bring your mixtape to life!

If you want to be the one of the first to get new issues, be sure to subscribe to our digital edition so that you can get another XStitch experience every quarter! And don’t forget that we’ve got an email newsletter that you can sign up to – there might even be a discount code attached to that if you’re lucky!

And don’t forget you can find us on Facebook and Instagram, and we love to hear what you’ve been stitching so stay in touch! Thanks for getting this far and for buying this magnificent mixtape of modern cross stitch designs – come on, put the needle on the fabric when the drum beat goes like this!