FWIW, here's my technique. I crab in after turning final until about 300 feet, then switch to a slip (wing-down) so I have plenty of time to stabilize it before I touch. I have never tried landing wings-level with a cross-wind and I would imagine the side-loads on the gears would be significant. I usually know I wasn't slipping her down right by a side-ways jolt when I touchdown.
Next time you're up, give yourself a bit of altitude, set the airplane up for slow flight, and just practice transitioning the airplane into and out of slips, first one way then the other. Eventually it will become second nature, like doing coordinated turns.
The other thing I did (partly for fun) was specifically request a cross-wind runway. I see that Lydd has only a single runway. Perhaps there's a nearby airport you can practice at?