Maydear Cross Stitch Kits Stamped Full Range of Embroidery Starter Kits for Beginners DIY 12×12 inch - (Butterflies, 11CT)

I love this product and picture. Very easy to read and follow the instructions!! I have not finished it yet,will probably take me 6 months to do so but I enjoy Crosstitch so I am not in a hurry. Would rather have itdone right then to rush it. When it done I may make another comment & post a picture!!

For myself as a beginner the directions are a bit difficult to follow.

The symbols are confusing.

*Updated with finished pictures (I changed a lot of string because I felt like it!)*Almost every negative review is due to people not knowing anything about cross-stitch, or ultimately use Google. This is my very first project, and with very little Googling, I have had zero problems other than the normal cross-stich problems (mostly tangling my thread. My fault.)"There is only one stitch" No, there are 4. Full stitch, half stitch, back stitch, and French knot."You can see the pattern through the stitching." Correct. You are supposed to wash it off when you are done."I ran out of string." I'm not finished yet, but I have had extra of everything. Were you splitting your threads down to 3 strands (2 strands for the backstitch?)"The pattern on the cloth/paper don't match the string colors." Correct. They use higher contrast to help you work on the project. There are 4 colors of pastel blue alone- If they tried to use the true colors on the cloth you would not be able to tell them apart. Rely on the paper for your backstitching. Rely on the canvas colors for everything else. (If you hit an illegible part, refer to the paper copy.)"The fabric is too stiff." I have been 'hand-sewing' mine instead of using a hoop."The holes are too close together." They are perfectly uniform and very cleanly punched. This is very strong and durable Aida cloth."It's scratchy." Your hands are too dry. If they were not, it would not catch on your skin.Of note: I filled in my background because I'm a little craft crazy. I changed a thread color to increase the contrast a little (I think colors 23, 24, and 25 are too similar. I will probably swap one of the pastel blues out for a pale cyan for the same reason.)It is not nearly as confusing as people say if you have any amount of patience. Very much for beginners. (But EXTREMELY time consuming!)Happy stitching!

I love these kits they are so easy to follow and stitch. This is my second kit.The floss is always plentiful and good quality.I highly recommend this kit.

I bought this as a gift for my 12 year old granddaughter. She is getting started in cross stitch and wanted some for Christmas. It said it was for beginners so fingers crossed it is. The picture is so cute that I think she will be excited to do it. I’ll let you know in a future review how easy it was for her.

I enjoy doing something to keep my hands busy while watching tv or sitting in on long zoom meetings where I have to pay attention, but don’t need to take notes. I decided on a whim to try cross stitch, and really liked the look of the cute parrots on the line from this series. I received it quickly and it does come with everything you need! Here are a few things:1. The “instructions” require you to know at least a few things about cross stitch to interpret. I recommend watching a few videos, just search for “beginner pre-printed cross-stitch.” Then the instructions make a lot more sense!2. There is MORE than enough thread for the project (I have a lot left over). On the front of the package is a code (in this case 11CT 3 strands) which indicates the number of threads you use while stitching (in this case 3, the 11CT refers to the fineness of the fabric and therefore the number of crosses you can do per inch, bigger numbers mean smaller stitches, which are harder). Each piece of “floss” is made up of 6 threads (or “strands”), so you have to separate out three of them with which to thread your needle. If you try to use the whole floss (or even worse try to use three of them) you won’t be able to thread your needle, and you’ll quickly run out of thread. If you do run out it is easy to find more since they use a standard code for each color.3. The one thing that doesn’t come in the kit that is super helpful is a needle threader. You can get one on Amazon or even your local grocery store. They are cheap!4. The colors printed on the cloth are very bright, which helps make stitching easy, and reduce the amount of attention you have to pay while doing it. They do show through the stitching somewhat, but I haven’t washed them out yet. There are clear instructions for how to wash out the printing.5. You’ll learn this from the videos, but make sure all your stitches are the same as this makes a big difference in how the pattern looks in the end. I accidentally did one row backwards and it stuck out like a sore thumb, and I ended up picking it out and doing it again.Really all of this I learned from the videos, but the result makes me feel very professional!. This project is taking me many hours, and I am really enjoying it! I’m planning to buy some more kits, and recommend you do too!

Cute design, but poor quality. Although the kit claims to include DMC thread, it's clearly not. You can feel the difference - there's almost some sort of chemical coating on the thread - and it frays simply through the act of stitching. Also I wouldn't recommend this kit for beginners. Yes it's a simple design and being pre-printed makes it very easy to follow along, but the instructions are sparse. It doesn't tell you how many threads to use, nor does it tell you the basics of doing a cross-stitch. And yeah it's not hard - you really only need to have done one cross-stitch project before to know how to do the stitches, but I've seen kits much more advanced than this that will still include the bare-bones basics in the instructions, and it seems like a huge oversight that this kit does not. The one positive I will say is that the pre-printed design and grid successfully washed out with a soaking in water & detergent. With the low quality of the rest of this kit, I had my doubts about whether it would wash out.

Gave it to my niece for X-Mas. She loves it. The needles included are useless.

Just started sewing this, the colors and pattern a easy to follow. I am looking forward to the finished project.

My daughter loves crosstich and she picked it out

On very cheap fabric, not what you want for something that will take a lot of work

It's great for a beginner. That was the whole purpose.