Counted cross stitch designs by Heritage Crafts


Heritage Crafts is a world leader in counted cross stitch design. We work with talented artists, including John Clayton, Peter Underhill and Valerie Pfeiffer to produce highly detailed cross stitch designs which are a joy to stitch. Our cross stitch designs cater for everyone, male and female, from young children and beginners to expert stitchers.

Our latest catalogue is featured here, with our complete range of counted cross stitch designs and other products we produce or distribute, including Zweigart needlework fabrics and Premax Italian needlework scissors.

All our cross stitch designs are available from your local needlework stockist. In case of difficulty please contact us for details of a local stockist who can help you. Alternatively, if you cannot find a suitable stockist, phone Heritage Direct on 01889 585666 during normal office hours.

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[30.07.10] We will be launching two new designs at the latest Needlework Trade Group show this weekend. Firstly, the second design in John Clayton's Power and Grace range, this time featuring a family of lions relaxing in the evening sun. Secondly, Claire Pulsford has produced another design in the Little Stars range - Cat Cuddles. Happy summer stitching!

[21.06.10] We're pleased to welcome two new artists this month. Sue Hill's first two designs for Heritage Crafts are of robins. Always a popular subject, these robins are pictured against snowy backgrounds, and can be seen here. Our second new range is called Little Stars, and is based on the artwork of Claire Pulsford.

John Clayton has also produced two new additions to his Miniatures range, and the first design in a brand new range - Power and Grace.

From Peter Underhill we have two new additions to the ever popular Cats Rule! range.

[24.05.10] We're delighted to introduce 'Rebecca', the latest addition to John Clayton's Elegance range.

[28.04.10] The latest addition to John Clayton's Internationals range is now available, featuring the Niagara Falls. We have also relaunched five of our older designs which were discontinued some years ago, now with improved charts and instructions. These are Ironbridge (part of the Heritage Collection), and four classic Welsh steam trains which can be seen here.

[22.03.10] Two more cottages have been added to The Heritage Collection, you can see them here.

[01.03.10] John Clayton has created two new designs for his 'Miniatures' range, 'Hidden Bridge' and 'Woodland Path'.

[24.02.10] We've just arrived back from the Craft Hobby & Stitch International Show at the NEC where we launched our latest counted cross stitch designs. These include a brand new range from John Clayton, two brand new Silhouettes, and several additions to existing ranges.

[01.02.10] Several new items have been added to our ranges of needlework scissors. From Premax we have the new Gold Omnia range, and we've also added to our Scissor City range.

[25.01.10] Our first new cross stitch designs of 2010 are now available! We have a new addition to John Clayton's range of dancers, this time featuring the Cha Cha. Peter Underhill's Tiddles is playing with his food again in Meals On Wheels, and we have an exciting new range of cute cats designed by James Ryman - the Kitty Kats. We also have two new cottages designed by Susan Ryder, and worked on 16 count fabric - you can see them both here, and the River Thames book has been updated and launched as a complete kit. Finally, we are delighted to announce the first two additions to the ever-popular Silhouettes range for several years, with another two planned for the coming weeks.

[23.12.09] We have many exciting designs planned for 2010, including the first new additions to the Silhouette range for several years, brand new ranges and designs from John Clayton, Peter Underhill and Susan Ryder, and designs from a new artist - watch this space! The team at Heritage Crafts would like to thank all our customers for your support during 2009, and wish you all a very happy Christmas and a great 2010!

[30.11.09] December sees the launch of the latest addition to John Clayton's popular series of cross stitch dancers. 'Jive' is the fifth design in this series. We are also pleased to present our new line of high-grade stainless steel scissors from Scissor City. Available in a colourful choice of painted and metallic finishes, you can see them all here.

[04.11.09] November sees a new addition to John Clayton's Internationals range, 'Corsican Village'. Six new designs join our Minikits range, this time with a Christmas flavour.

[14.10.09] Susan Ryder has completed the latest addition to our range of canal-themed cross stitch designs, this time a map of the Forth and Clyde Canal and Union Canal. You can see all our canal cross stitch designs here.

[19.09.09] The latest addition to Peter Underhill's Cats Rule! range will be available from the last week in September. Called 'Home For Christmas', it shows two cats enjoying a peaceful Christmas at home. The third cat may have other ideas however...

[09.09.09] Take a look at our new counted cross stitch tutorial - this explains the various stitches we use in our cross stitch designs and the basics of cross stitch.

[03.09.09] A list of Heritage Crafts stockists has been added to the site. Here you will find needlework shops and websites which stock our cross stitch kits and other products. Click here to view the list.

[01.09.09] We have recently re-released the John Clayton Circle designs which were discontinued some years ago. Some of these were among the earliest cross stitch designs created for us by John Clayton, and the range remains highly popular. You can see the complete collection here.





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New Heritage Crafts counted cross stitch for August 2010

New Heritage Crafts counted cross stitch for June 2010

Rebecca, the latest addition to John Clayton's Elegance Range

New designs for April 2010 from Heritage Crafts

New designs for February 2010 from Heritage Crafts

New designs for 2010 from Heritage Crafts

Jive, the latest in John Clayton's cross stitch dancers series.

Home For Christmas - the latest cross stitch design by Peter Underhill