Cross Stitching in general Reviews

Cross Stitching is one of my favourite hobbies, I have been doing cross stitches ever since I was around 8 or 9 we used to do the big cross stitch patterns at school which I used to love. Then my Gran bought me my first cross stitch kit which was a small blue butterfly and ever since then i've been hooked! I don't tend to do as many as ...  Read the complete review

Cross stitch in general: Cross-stitch is my favourite hobby; I love sitting watching CSI and making pretty things. It has a reputation for being a bit old fashioned but the range of contemporary designs, fabrics and threads you can get these days in amazing. Cross-stitch, (also called counted cross-stitch), is a form of embroidery. ...  Read the complete review

I have recently gained interest in a brand new hobby, which has even took me away from the many an hour I used to while away on here ? I have taken up cross stitching. This was a spur of the moment thing. I went for a day out at Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, and I was doing the obligatory browse through the gift shop, when I spotted a ...  Read the complete review

A Millennium cross stitch kit lured me into cross stitch. My mom said she would buy the kit if I sewed it. When it arrived I could not believe it was simply a blank piece of Aida and that I had to count each stitch. I foolishly thought the design would be printed on. I was very close to sending it back, but I enjoy a challenge and became ...  Read the complete review

I started cross stitching as a child. My mother was always doing something creative, and i always wanted to help. I think, in the end, she got fed up with me always pinching her needles and threads. I was really pleased, when she bought me my own things. To get you started, you will need: *Aida, this is the material, ...  Read the complete review

I mean there are worse things to be addicted to aren't there? I mean I've written about others before (alcohol etc)! In this case it is a hobby which has become an addiction offering me fulfilment, enjoyment, relaxation and admiration - now you can't say that for many addictions! Still confused? I'm talking about ...  Read the complete review

When I had cross stitch lessons at school I thought it was a hobby for ladies of middle age or older, or characters in Elizabeth Gaskell and Jane Austen novels. Now I am quite addicted to stitching, I find it a good way to relax and be creative at the same time. I started out with kits and still stitch them now and again, but generally I design my ...  Read the complete review

Am am now 27 years old and have three children, until I got my computer and connected to the net, I could be found every evening, and most of the day before I started work, sitting in my favourite chair cross stitching. My first project was a little birth announcement card which I completed just after the birth of my first son, who is now ...  Read the complete review

3 years ago I genuinely felt that cross stitch was for old people - not for someone like me. My 51 year old mother-in-law has cross stitched for 20 years and spends every night engrossed in some form of needlework. And then my perception was shattered when a friend of mine who is the same age as me brought her cross stitch into work. I took the ...  Read the complete review

The appeal of cross-stitch is one of the mysteries of loife... I picked up a small kit just over a month ago and am now hooked. Most people start off with 'kits' which have everything you need in them except for a pair of scissors. From small kits which are great for carrying around with you (what else that comes in such a small ...  Read the complete review

I love Cross Stitching I have been doing it since I was about 13yrs old. I have been doing on and off for the last 15 yrs. That gives away my age. It can be an expensive hobby. But it is on that will create treasures that people will love and keep for the rest of there lives. I once had from a cross stitch club a pillow but rather ...  Read the complete review

I started doing cross stitch about 15 years ago. I was getting bored just watching the television everynight so I thought that I would give it a go. I dont know what made me choose cross stitch but I saw a little kit in a shop so I bought it just to see how I would get on with it. Now, fifteen years later I am still addicted to it. I have ...  Read the complete review

I discovered cross stitch when a friend sent me a cross stitch wedding invite. Up until then I thought that it was only pictures that you could cross stitch, once I discovered that you could do all sorts of other things I was hooked. I tend to cross stitch for other people, i.e. I do special cards such as weddings, birth of babies etc. ...  Read the complete review

I'm sure every cross stitcher has read the adverts for this book club in cross stitch magazines. I finally gave into temptation and joined this club last year. Like all book clubs you can buy a lot of introductory products very cheaply if you agree to buy one product out of each club magazine. I was very pleased with the introductory products ...  Read the complete review

This is a hobby which you either love or hate - and I love it. I have to admit that I have to be in the right frame of mind to start a cross-stitch, but once I get started, I just have to carry on until it is completed. It is, as the name implies, a craft where you stitch loads of crosses onto a piece of canvas, to make up a picture. It is so ...  Read the complete review