Maydear Full Range of Embroidery Starter Kits Stamped Cross Stitch Kits Beginners for DIY Embroidery kit 11CT 17×21(inch) - Magic Castle

I bought this one as a gift which I know will be loved. I got myself a different design. I love it! I love that the edges are sewn so they don't unravel. The directions are super easy too.

Kit came with all the thread I needed and extras, and the canvas was printed in different colors correlating to each color, with helped a ton and saved time. I started at the end of March 2022, and finished at the end of November 2022. Turned out beautifully!

I’m working on it now, after the initial shock when I opened the kit, I sat down with it and figured out what it was about. I used to (20+ years ago) just do counted cross stitch. You start out with a blank “canvas” and count where all the stitches go. This kit has every single stitch accounted for already. They use contrasting colors on the canvas for color location. So on my canvas, orange color meant black thread. Bright yellow was a very dark thread color. Every stitch on the canvas has a color and/or symbol. My eyes! I’ve adjusted to this way of doing it, but at first it really freaked me out!!! I’m doing it pretty fast, as I don’t have to constantly count to find my place. Much simpler. One thing I’m not too pleased about is the fact that they don’t want you using a frame when you stitch. All of the color coding, numbers and symbols are printed around the canvas image. So basically if you put it on a frame you would have to keep taking it apart to find your colors. Oh yes, after you are all done stitching, you soak it in water and the colors on the canvas are supposed to disappear. This worries me also….after all the stitching… I guess I’ll find out!? If this turns out to be true this may just be the best thing that’s happened since sliced bread. You do need to make sure you have someone on hand to help you get started if you’ve never attempted cross stitch. The actual written instructions were very minimal. All the thread is sorted and color coded for you, so no sorting, it comes with everything you need, 2 needles are provided.Fingers crossed I will be pleasantly surprised when I’m completely finished. I would recommend this brand, as long as all the original printed color washes out, and that is yet to be determined…..

This was amazing! It was challenging and tedious but the outcome was awesome! I actually had a huge issue when my dog ATE the graph with all of the pattern on it but I emailed the company and they sent over a digital copy! That was so nice of them! I love this piece and will definitely be getting more.

I'm still working on this project, but so far it's been great! The fabric is stamped well and it is turning out beautifully!

So I do think this is beginner friendly but might be harder for younger crafters that are also beginners. It took me a little bit to figure out the symbol/number/color system but once I did it’s pretty easy. Definitely a time consuming project but I really enjoy it.

It’s a beautiful canvas, that will look great once complete. With the drawn pattern, great for a newbie learning how to cross stitch.

This is an awesome product. It's good quality and easy to understand. The only issue is that there is not nearly enough thread. It suggests using 3 strands, and I am only using 2 and there is still not enough on a lot, if not all (I have not finished it completely yet) of the colors.

11CTはやりやすい！老眼でも大丈夫！！

This was a fun project the colours are beautiful. I decided to do the sky a grey & change the colour of the stars to grey. I also didn’t do the detail stitching I started & decided I liked it better without it. I had plenty of thread and found the instructions easy to follow

お花とかのクロスステッチは　細かいので指し忘れが多いのですが、これはとても指しやすいです(*｀･ω･)ゞ　写真は途中です🤭

Well organized product. If you were a beginner, it would be challenging. The number of threads to use is not clear. I had to do some sleuthing. Also, because it is marked with the guide, I’m not sure what to do with the blue lines. There is no thread for this area, but I can’t leaveit white due to the guidelines. Looks like I’ll buy a pile of dark grey to cover the sky... suggestions from the seller??

This is a great cross stitch! The pattern is printed well and there is enough string to complete the entire project. The only negative thing I would say is it doesn’t instruct you to split the string in half to use for the stitching but besides that it is great. I ended up ordering the same pattern again to complete and give as a gift!