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I find doing cross stitch patterns very relaxing and fascinating the way that lots of small coloured squared can actually when finished become a picture. You need a lot of patience to do a cross stitch design which I found out when I realised I had counted some squares wrong and have to remove some stitches and do them all again! I started doing cross stitch when I was around 10 but this was only with the big yellow plastic needle and very large areas where I was to be placing colour, so that was quite easy. As I grew up I did these more and now I am 18 and I still do them. My 2 favourites I got 1 Christmas were 2 Me To You bear designs, which were ...  Read the complete review

Heritage Stitchcraft are doing a brilliant job. They've made their kits available at many gift stores nationwide. They are appropriately themed with the content in those stores, targetting places of cultural interest. They have a good medieval/historical selection which means that their designs can include original tapestry detail. The designs are very good. An important point that many designers somehow forget is that stitchers want a nice product at the end of the day. Their collection features many small kits. This has made cross-stitch accessible to a wide audience. With kits starting at around the pound mark (for small card ...  Read the complete review

I am an avid cross stitcher I started on kits a couple of years ago and now design some of my own using books and a computer programme. But when I started the first kit I bought was a Designer Stitches Whinnie the Pooh bib set to stitch for my nephews. I still buy the odd Pooh Bear kit as I find them a joy to stitch, the colours are bright and the instructions well set out. So I was really excited when Designer Stitches bought out two new books with Pooh and Friends designs that you can copy or use to make your own design. Along with the books are packs of thread containing all the colours for the characters. The first book contains alphabets ...  Read the complete review

I had never tried cross stitch until I stopped smoking and needed to find something to do with my hands. The Winnie The Pooh designs appealed to me because I have always loved the characters in A.A. Milne's book. There are a number of designs available in this series (designed by Debbie Minton.) If you get tired of Pooh you can go on to Mickey Mouse, All Our Yesteryears, and even Warner Brothers characters. These are all by the same designer and range from around £15 upwards. You get everything you need in the kit so you can start straightaway. The instructions are very easy to follow. I am a complete beginner but I found it quite easy to get the ...  Read the complete review

I love cross stitch. I first got into it when I was bought a kit whilst recovering from appendicitis (ouch!). My first thought was that I had had tissue removed not my youth! But 6 weeks is a long time to be resting and so I looked at the kit and before long I was hooked. Cross stitch is similar to tapestry you build a picture using cross stitches. I have used various kits by various designers over the years but Designer Stitches is by far the best. Their Chief Designer is a lovely lady called Debbie Minton, who designs kits mainly from disney characters. The Designer Stitches range includes: Winnie the Pooh Mickey Mouse Warner Brothers - bugs ...  Read the complete review