Gifts & Occasions
Cross stitch kits for life's occasions - weddings, new babies, birthdays and Christmases, marked in the most personal medium there is.
New gifts & occasions lines are landing soon - here are our current bestsellers in the meantime.
About our gifts & occasions
Some moments deserve better than a card from the garage. This collection gathers every occasion kit in the shop: wedding samplers ready for names and a date, birth samplers that become nursery heirlooms, birthday card kits, Christmas gift makes and personalised designs with full alphabet charts. A stitched piece is the rare gift that visibly cost time rather than money - twenty hours of tiny crosses says more than any gift receipt - and because most occasion kits include alphabets and numbers, each one leaves your hoop unrepeatable and theirs alone. Stitchers should note the golden rule of occasion work: start earlier than feels necessary, since weddings and due dates wait for no one. Kits include fabric, pre-sorted threads, needle, chart and alphabet guides where relevant. Free UK delivery on orders over £20, dispatch within 48 hours, and every kit carries our 100% money-back guarantee.
Gifts & Occasions - FAQs
How far ahead should I start an occasion piece?
For a sampler, six to eight weeks before the date is comfortable; quick card kits need only a week. Babies famously ignore due dates, so birth samplers can be finished after the name arrives.
Can every design be personalised?
Most occasion kits include alphabet and number charts for names, dates and short messages - product pages confirm what each design allows.
What is the most popular occasion gift?
Birth samplers, narrowly ahead of wedding pieces - both become the sort of keepsake families keep for generations.
100% money-back guarantee
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Every order from Cross Stitch Kits UK is covered by our 100% money-back guarantee. If it's not right, tell us and we'll refund the lot.
Not happy? Full refund – we even pay the return postage.