Especially For You Book

Give handmade wishes with this collection of counted cross stitch greetings card designs featuring beautiful artwork by Hannah Dale of Wrendale Designs.

Carefully transformed into cross stitch by Bothy Threads, you can create a special birthday card featuring a flamingo, send thoughtful wishes with a mouse, or new baby blessings with a fallow deer. These furry friends offer the perfect sentiments, whatever the occasion.

The Especially For You Book includes cross stitch charts and thread menus for 10 beautiful designs, along with an alphabet and number line so you can personalise the finished design before gifting if you wish! The threads required are also listed in the book using a mixture of DMC, Anchor and Madeira threads.

You can stitch them using your own supplies or you can buy the thread, fabric and card packs to accompany the book here:

Bee Mine Forever, Deerly Loved, Guinea Be A Great Day, The Gardener's Friend, Especially For You, I'm Just Here For The Cake, Pretty In Pink, On The Lookout For A Party, Special Delivery and Poppy Mouse

If you want to stitch all 10 designs from the book, why not buy our Book and Thread pack bundle available here: Especially For You Book Bundle (retail customers only)

Now available to pre-order with the books being shipped by the end of June!

This item (and any other items ordered at the same time) will be shipped together by the end of June 2025. This book is Zero-rated for UK VAT purposes so no VAT reduction will be made at checkout for customers located outside of the UK.

SKU: BK1 EAN: 9781036923440

Poppy Mouse - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, back stitch and French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC53-TP

Special Delivery - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, a few fractionals, back stitch and French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC31-TP EAN: 5060979235099

On The Lookout For A Party - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, back stitch and two French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC54-TP EAN: 5060979235105

Pretty In Pink - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, back stitch and two French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC55-TP EAN: 5060979235112

I'm Just Here For The Cake - Thread Pack

This design features in the 'Especially For You' book, this pack does not include instructions or chart for this design, as they can be found in the book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count white Zweigart evenweave which has printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

The pack also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch and back stitch.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC30-TP EAN: 5060979235129

Especially For You - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, back stitch and two French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC56-TP EAN: 5060979235136

The Gardener's Friend - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

The design uses cross stitch, back stitch and one French knot.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC57-TP EAN: 5060979235143

Guinea Be A Great Day - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, back stitch and two French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC38-TP EAN: 5060979235150

Deerly Loved - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch, back stitch and two French knots.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC58-TP EAN: 5060979235167

Bee Mine Forever - Thread Pack

This design features in our brand new 'Especially For You' book.

This thread and fabric pack includes 16 count white Zweigart Aida or 32 count Zweigart evenweave which has been printed with our exclusive Wrendale Designs speckle.

It also includes pre-sorted stranded cottons (featuring a mix of Madeira, Anchor and DMC threads), a needle, a chart, and a card mount and envelope.

This design uses cross stitch and back stitch.

The finished design size is 10cm by 16cm.

SKU: XGC59-TP EAN: 5060979235174