DimensionsMaggie The MESSMAKER, Various,36 x 30 cm

This is only the third cross stitch I've ever started - and what a challenge! A huge amount of detail on 18 Aida with a combination of cross stitch, half stitch, combined colours, 2 thread and 3 thread stitches! I'm enjoying completing it and have been working on it for 5 months now with about 50% of the stitching done.Maggie reminds me of my late mother's cat who now lives with us, so I thought this was a fitting composition, especially as my mother was an accomplished seamstress.The design is lovely and I'm really looking forward to seeing the completed item.My only negative comment is around the number of needles that I seem to have got through. You have to use a needle threader for those stitches that require three threads which puts a huge amount of pressure on the needle eye as you are effectively pulling six strands through it. The original needle supplied has long gone and I'm now onto my fifth needle - but maybe it's just me :(Update : Almost finished it now - it looks stunning, but the cording on the sewing machine is probably the biggest challenge of the lot! My biggest investment (next to the time spent) will be the trip to the professional framing shop - it truly deserves it!

Great kit as with all dimensions kits. Highly recommend

Great just what my wife wanted she loves it

Perfect

Ooh can't wait to try

Very nice design. Best of all decent size charts so you do not have to go out and have them enlarged. Top marks for that.

The design is great it’s going to look brilliant finished,however …The thread quality is rubbish, I’m used to DMC and this constantly knots.I’ve been cross stitching for 35 years and know what I’m doing and am frugal with the thread.. however as I reach the last stitches required with the colours designated, it runs out and I have to match with my DMC threads.. pretty poor show and I paid a lot more for it than on here.Be warned.

Dimension Maggie-makerKit a punto croce con tutto il necessario per il ricamoIl ricamo finale è davvero molto bello

A beautiful kit, maybe not for a beginner as it is rather big and uses a lot of colours. Though, if you are motivated, it is still possible to complete. To know how these Dimensions kits look like, I would recommend buying a smaller kit. The presentation is pretty similar and Dimensions has a few available.

Very nice packaging. Product is great quality but maybe not for beginners. The stitches are some of the tiniest I’ve ever done but totally worth it.

Very nice quality. Love these kits. Always enough thread to finish the project.

Me encanta. El kit está todo completo, no le falta nada y es tal cuál se describe en el anuncio. Pronto compraré otro porque merece la pena.