The World of Cross Stitching

Star of wonder

here are some wintry evenings when the sky is so crisp and clear that, as well as twinkling stars, you can almost see the textures of swirling nebula and other celestial mysteries in its midnight blue depths. Fiona Baker has brought a touch of those storybook skies

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