The Seattle Stitcher •Kit Review• Magic Needle, Dimensions, Andriana, Thea Gouverneur and MORE
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A few of the kits mentioned might be produced in other countries than what I said. My bad. I don’t think it’s important to the review or the quality of the items.
Dimensions has a full list of DMC equivalents online but are NOT DMC threads. Dimensions has their own flosses. Sorry about that. Not relevant to how I used or feel about the threads just a correction 🙂
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As a stitcher who in terms of kits has really only stitched dimensions kits, this is incredibly helpful! Also, I don’t know how I only recently found your channel. You are a treasure!!
Thank you so much for the support. So glad it helped you out. Hope you find something fun to stitch. 💖
I use a music stand to hold my patterns. I attach the pattern, sometimes folded, or a photo copy, to stiff cardboard using quilt clips, and I also add the symbol key. It means I can have the pattern at eye level while I am sewing and my sewing light catches the pattern. I then have my pencil and rubber on the shelf. Some people find this arrangement amusing, but it does work for me. Thank you for the reviews. 🎉
So refreshing to see younger stitchers loving kits. I feel like a lot of sampler stitchers poo poo on stitchers who love kits. I’ve stitched for so long that I’ve got a lot of single unkitted charts and have really bought into the kits for the convenience and the way they look completed. I love them. I recently fell down the stairs and broke vertebrae and I love that I was able to go look at my wips that are kits and pick them back up! Also did some damage buying quite a few more and I have no regrets. I don’t want to have to decide what fabric to use. Or colors to swap out. These are well thought out by amazing companies/artists. Let’s bring the kits back yayyyyyy!!! Thank you so much for doing this flosstube extra video. And yes I do stitch samplers! 🌷
I agree with everything you said! After having my son my eyesight got even worse and so the Aida in the kits was amazing to work with. I really enjoyed finding the different brands too. There are definitely more out there I would love to try. I like a mix of projects so I’ll keep stitching the kits and my samplers and Quaker pieces and just enjoy the hobby. Kits are so fun!
Thank you very much for this kit review. Much appreciated. I had only ever used kits until this year. A whole new world opened up. 🌸
🌹That was a great kit summary Megan! Such a lot of work for you but a really great resource for stitchers.👍Well done!
🌸 I loved this video! Great job. Would love to see more kit reviews and even pattern reviews. I think its missing in this space.
What a labor of Love for Your Community of Friends to try these kits……..I appreciated that You came from a Beginners View Point ( yes it was obvious from when I started viewing your work at the beginning of your journey with stitching……“ You are a ADVENTUROUS stitcher”…. In viewing your knitting journey…..You work to figure it out like the mind of an engineer and have designed some of the most gorgeous of pieces……..love your energy to share your knowledge
You’re the best Sherry. Hope you’re enjoying summer and doing well. Thank you for the support. 💖💖
🌼 this was interesting! I'm currently working on a Riolis kit, Fairy Unicorn, and I ended up putting the floss on my own bobbins because the floppy card made me crazy. I have a Thea kit and haven't opened it yet. Other than Mill Hills, which I love, haven't done many kits since Dimensions kits in the 90s and early 00s when I was a kid. Thanks for taking the time to lay this out for us, very helpful!
I have a mill hill and have yet to open it! For some reason sorting the floss really is a turn off for me LOL. So lazy of me. I know 😆💖
I really love the Riolis kits. Try shorter lengths of the wool if it starts fraying - it helps a lot. 🌻
Great analysis of the pros and cons of various kits. May I suggest: for a coloured chart, you could try copying it in black and white only and with the saturation adjusted to your liking. That will help with the highlighting. Interesting to hear about the wool/acrylic threads, I have two Riolis kits with those but haven’t started them yet.
Great idea! Thank you
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Oh my gosh Megan, this review was absolutely amazing!! Thank you for going into such depth with your reviews! I’ve wondered about a lot of the overseas kits, and now I know! And that you did all of this research with a brand-new baby!! Girl, thank you!!! 🤗🥰🤗
Haha thank you so much for watching! I know kits aren’t for everyone but it really was fun. 💖🤗
Thank you so much for taking the time to review these kits. I am like you, the picture of the final piece is what motivates me. Have been disappointed in the charts, the yarn & the fabric. If only I could just get the pattern I feel sometimes. Anyway, thanks for the effort in sharing your findings.
I so agree. I would buy just the charts for some of these brands for sure.
Really great review Megan, thank you so much! This makes it much easier to pick the perfect kit for your liking! 🌼
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I am soooo excited to watch this! And, I love the new background in this! I also loooove yarn!❤
Thank you! It’s the other side of my living room. LOL.
🌸 Thanks for the kit review Megan. You shared some helpful information. I have only stitched a Dimensions kit so far. I found it helpful to cut the long threads from the cards and fold them in half and then I punch a hole on the other side of the thread card and loop the threads in the hole. I also twist the threads together and then wrap the twist around the thread card. Happy stitching!
Have been waiting for these reviews, so thank you! I have recently started collecting a few again and am looking forward to starting them. Your insights are helpful. 🌺
Thank you so much for watching! Happy stitching
I've loved stitching kits lately so I appreciate your reviews. 🌻I have several on the needle at the moment - Dimensions, Riolis, Bucilla, Elsa Williams, RTO, Luca-S, and Panna. My feelings about Panna are similar to yours about Andriana - terrible gamma aida that I threw out and horrible floss. I, personally, love the wool acrylic in Riolis kits, but I'm also a needlepointer so have used wool floss a lot. I like the fluffy fullness 😄 Thanks again for this. I'm off to My Bobbin to look at Magic Needle kits since I haven't tried that brand (and NO Thea Governeur for me!)
You will love the magic needle I think. I am so happy with the product. Would definitely buy more!
I enjoyed the review, and did stitch while watching and listening. I take my Dimensions threads and wrap them onto the small individual bobbin cards, putting the number on them, and the symbol if possible. They come with Aida and I replace this with even-weave linen, I do not like Aida, it tends to be too stiff. I am aware you can soften them, but I don’t do this. I have a couple of other kits you have not used, yet. I am sure you will. 😊
🌻thanks so much for this video.. I found it really informative and helpful! I am a only pdf stitcher, so knowing that dimensions will send you a pdf with proof of purchase is so helpful! Thanks for all your hard work and reviews :D Take care!
I got a few comments now saying that magic needle and I think one other brand will do the same! So awesome.
What a wonderful review of kits, you were very thorough and informative. I did wonder in if pass your reviews onto some of the companies? It would be interesting to see if they respond to you. I love kits and have quite a collection. The dimensions stocking with Santa is one that I have and I’m looking forward to starting it. Smaller kits is how I started stitching. Thank you for your time and sharing it with us. Love and blessings x
I haven’t passed my thoughts along to companies but maybe somehow they will find me through videos haha. A girl can dream right 🤭💖. Happy stitching, friend. 🙏🏻
💐 Very interesting analysis. I have been really interested in the kits by Russian designers lately. I have done a Dimensions Gold and it was challenging because of the colors on the chart. I do best with black and white only and symbols that are really different from one another. I love Adrianna's designs too. So beautiful! Thanks for your info on these kits. Great Flosstube!
Thank you for watching!
🌺a great episode lovely! really great to hear your feedback I've just gotten back into kits myself and I tried out a Letistitch kit which was good but wow it was mega confusing for me to get into but that was mostly to do with understanding the key, there was no real instruction to guide a beginner through the key when it came to the blended stitches or the stitches where it was one over one but in two colours. And zero indication of which colour went over which. I think kits creators assume they're for different levelled stitchers but could do with have a little more guidance in case you're in fact fairly new but want to have a challenge not everyone likes starting with easy kits they want to start with a picture that draws them in. 😊 I know I do haha!
Adventurous beginners UNITE 🤣. Seriously it can be so tricky sometimes the way kits come and how to use them. I didn’t want to buy a bunch of extra accessories either because I don’t think someone just getting into the hobby necessarily would. Ya know? Especially if you’re not sure it’s the hobby for you. It can be a major investment.
Great information on kits. Really appreciate your input and insight
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. This was very helpful and has things to really consider when by a kit.
Glad it was helpful! Happy Stitching
🌼 thank you for the review on Theresa Governeur. I was going to purchase the pattern you own and I’m thinking twice about it now. I have a different pattern of theirs but haven’t started it yet. I agree with the thread organization.
It you haven’t already, you should definitely try Merejka! They have by far the best charting I’ve seen when it comes to having separate charts for crosses and backstitch. Really enjoying mine! This was such a great review!!
I have one and opened it and 1000% agree. Best kit brand by far. I hadn’t started it yet when I filmed though so I didn’t want to include it without actually starting. I know silly but I didn’t feel like it was truthful of me LOL. 🫶🏻
@@TheSeattleStitcher No, I love that! Makes total sense 🖤🖤
Thank you the helpful reviews of these kits 😊I have been looking at some Dimensions kits but I have never used a kit before so I wasn’t sure. Now I think I’ll give it a try.🌸
Love watching your videos. So informative. Thank you. 🌻
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching
❤ can't find flower emoji on phone with this comment, but I made it to the end. That was a wonderful review of cross stitch kits. Great job. I'm sticking to patterns I'll kit myself, but this was really good info. Thanx. You were very thorough.
Thank you so much for watching! 💖
I hate those symbols too, that are exactly the same except it's pointing up or down or to the left or the right. I'm so glad someone besides me hates those too. Thank you for that!
Haha yes! It’s so frustrating
🌹 I've been wanting to get a kit. I haven't stitched on a kit since I was little. Your info was so helpful to know which to steer clear of and also what to expect. Thanks
Happy to have helped. Hope you find something beautiful to stitch on!
I am new to your channel. Great kit reviews! I have a Thea Governeur kit (Rome) languishing in a drawer because after reviewing the contents I am just dreading starting it! But i will get to it ..one day! 🌻
They are such beautiful projects. I ordered up some better floss organizers from Amazon in the hopes that’ll make things a bit easier for me.
🌼. Job well done. Thank you! 😊 I’ve purchased a few kits & most were very similar (Deminsions or such). I have learned what I like & don’t like - or like you noted, my preferences. Also interesting to me, I would have assumed the more expensive - better quality & more “professional” packaged. I think these companies could benefit from having input from you. Many of us wouldn’t have tried that many - and definitely not simultaneously.
On a side note, I purchased a Caterpillar crossstitch kit. Was a little hesitant about it at first, because saw them via FB ad & were a little pricier. However I was extremely pleased with everything about it.
Thanks again for taking your very valuable time to share this info with us! Blessings ❤
I agree! I tent to think more $$ better quality but I suppose this is not always the case. Good to know about the caterpillar cross stitch because I absolutely love their Halloween pattern they are releasing currently. It’s so cute!
Thanks for doing this review, extremely helpful 🌻
Glad it was helpful! Happy stitching, friend.
🥀i didn't think this video would have a lot to interest me but I was totally wrong, really interesting, glad you were brutally honest and interesting to hear you cover a few of the lesser known brands
That was a very interesting review of kits. I had no idea that there were so many kit brands! 🌷Have a great week!
Thank you! I’ll be back soon with a regular flosstube 🫶🏻💖
I look forward to each and every one of your Tubes❤
Do you know of a great cross stitch shop or two in the Seattle area? I’m dog sitting for a week next month and it would be a crime not to visit at least one. Google has not been helpful 😂
Your admirer,
Jayne😊
Hello! There is a great little shop called thread needle street in Issaquah. It’s the only one in the area on this side of the state. Hope you enjoy. 💖💖
💐If Andriana has no haters I am dead :p I feel very vindicated by your video because I've never seen anyone other than me complain about the quality in this brand. I've done 3 kits by them and I've had charts with incorrect keys (missing/wrong symbols), where the colors on the pattern doesn't match up with those on the mock-up (I had a large chunk of dark brown that was white according the chart), terrible threads that knot, cut into your finger s and fray constantly,... back when I stitched them ages ago I also found it a bit sketchy cause I would see the same designs online mentioned under different names and brands so for the longest time I thought they were one of those ali-express/shein type things
Super helpful video!! I don’t usually stitch kits but I might have to check some out 👀
I didn’t till this year and I’m so hooked LOL. I definitely think there are things you can do to make them more appealing to your own style tho like linen or better Aida. Love some of the designs tho.
Greats reviews…..you put so much work into analyzing them! Love your videos! 🌸 🌺
I tried! I definitely will update this in the years to come about flosses and if I ran out of them. That’s the one thing I didn’t need to deal with just yet but hopefully won’t need to. 🤞🏻
Love all the reviews. ❤ 💐
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Great video!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻
I appreciate this video review and the time it took! But man, I can relate to the similar symbols that some of these kits and designers use! I totally agree! There are so many symbols and yet they use the same ones over and over. It’s hard to figure out! 💐
It makes my brain go absolutely numb LOL. I just have such a hard time working with the symbols 😵💫💖. Sometimes the finished objects are the only goal 😆.
Loved your honest reviews! 🌼
Thank you! ☺️
Thank you so much for the information on all of these kits! I am also newer to stitching and kitted first and I am now diving into kits. Luca-S is the kit I am currently stitching and I also thought I would like the floss keeper and have changed to floss drops because of the mess. Something I wanted to add that may be helpful for some, with Luca-s if you email their customer service with proof of purchase they will send a pdf copy of the chart that can be uploaded in a stitching app of choice. I personally do not do well with paper patterns and that was a huge help for me! They can also assist if you happen to run out of floss. Some of their kits are DMC and others are their brand of floss. So just wanted to share. Thank you again for the helpful sharing of your experience!
Absolutely love when companies offer this! 💖
Hi Megan, glad to see this extra video on kits. I have only stitched Luca S. Kits. They are hanging in my kitchen. I enjoyed them. Going to email you soon on fabric. Thanks
Oooo which ones have you done? 😍😍
I did the still life Fruits. The green apples in a row. And a raspberries one same style. Oblong shape. White Frames.
@@yvonnevigil7489 that sounds GORGEOUS 😍😍
💐 This is such a thoughtful and thorough video! Thank you for doing this!!
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I’m stitching a Dimensions Gold right now, and thankfully the chart is gorgeous. I had each page slightly enlarged. I didn’t use the floss sorting card with it though. I floss dropped the floss and have found it to be the perfect length for the loop method. I’ve never marked off stitched areas on a chart. I just use a magnet board and magnet to follow the chart (I’m very old school since I’ve been stitching since 1981 😂). If an area is particularly busy, I stick to about a 3 x 3 grid area. I did switch my fabric from the 18-count Aida to the 16-count Easy Count. It’s been great to stitch on and the coverage is perfect. I really like Luca-S but have not tried the other kits you mentioned. Thank you for such a thoughtful review of the different brands! ♥️ Morgan hoops are the best, aren’t they? I love them.
I bought some organizers today for the threads on the dimensions kits! Lol I wish when you got them in the package they were already folded in half. They are the perfect length for 1x2 on Aida but soooo long as they sit in the weird cards provided by dimensions. I definitely want to get the magnet board clip for my lowery stand because I think that would be amazing! Morgan hoops really are fabulous. 💖💖 thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for your thoughtful review of these kits. I have only stitched Dimensions kits and I’ve wondered about the quality of other brands. 🪻
So glad you enjoyed! Happy stitching friend. 💖
Thanks for your honest review of all the different brands of kits!🌺
Of course! Thanks for watching 🫶🏻
Very informative Flosstube. Thank you for sharing your experiences. 🌺
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🪷 Thank you for the kit reviews! They were very helpful when it comes time for me to decide which one I'd like to try in the future.
You’ll have to let me know what you pick! I’m obsessed 🤩
Great video! Thanks so much. Def got me thinking about branching out in purchasing different kit brands. ❤
Glad it was helpful! 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Awesome reviews --- thank you!!!!
My pleasure! Thanks for the support 💖
🌷🌷🌷 Thank you for the honest breakdown of each! Going to check out my bobbin now❤️
🫶🏻💖 you’ll have to message me on Ig and show me what you got lol. I’m obsessed.
Amazing video, Megan! 🌹🌹 I learned how to cross stitch when I was a teen in Brazil and kits were not a thing back then. I would buy monthly magazines from the newsstand. And I still have my magazines!! ❤ So, options as far as patterns were slim. I wanted to ask you about the stand you use and if you have a review on it. Also, suggestions on travel light (or to stitch in the car) - I purchased the Light Go (i think that is the name) since everybody seems to love it and I hated!! 😂 Thanks
My husband just bought me the stand last weekend so I’ll use it for a month or so and him give a review for sure 🫶🏻🫶🏻. Love the story about your childhood. What an awesome memory buying the magazines and everything.
I don’t have a recommendation for a car light since I don’t stitch in the car but if I see anyone mention one I’ll keep ya in mind! 🫶🏻🤗
This is so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences.
You’re so welcome! Thanks for watching
Great video. Very helpful!
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Finally get to watch this I’m so excited! 🎉
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Great info, very thorough! 🪡🧵☮️❤️
Thanks for the review! 🌹
You are so welcome! 🤗
I would love for you to try a Lanarte cross stitch kit. I feel it is a good kit. I am stitching Four Seasons by Marjolein Bastin, which is huge. Not sure I will ever finish, but I love her artwork. It came with 28 count Zweigart uses DMC floss. I did change mine from the floss cards to plastic floss cards because of it being big. I am overwhelmed by the pages 11x17, they are easy to read and on backside is same pattern with outlines. I got my kit at JoAnns online with a 50% off.
Hi there! Have you ever tried Letistitch kits? I found the brand on Michaels, but I can't find really any reviews for it. It seems like a fairly large full coverage so I would hate to drop the money on it and hate it. Thanks for posting this! Super helpful for someone who is new to cross stitch and not familiar with all the different kits!
I haven’t but I heard that they are the same big maker that does Luca-s as well so I imagine they are pretty good quality in fabric and floss.
🌻 Thank you for the in depth review! I found it helpful!!
💖💖☺️ so glad it was useful. Thanks for watching.
🌸Great video, I enjoyed all of the kit reviews!
Thank you for the support! 💖
🥀 Awesome reviews!
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Thanks for Sharing ❤!! Happy Stitching 😊!!
Thank you for watching. 💖
🍁 great guide, i don't stitch any of those but the review was interesting :)
Thank you for watching! I’ll be back with a regular flosstube soon.
🌸 loved your review
🌸Enjoyed! ~Michele
Thank you!☺️
Regarding dimensions, they're the only kit brand I've stitched and maybe I'm just used to it, but I don't struggle with the charts at all. Katie from reds stitchery also complained about it but my eye just get it I guess. The Aida on the other hand is awful. It's so stiff and I change it every chance I get.
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Hi. Luca-s. kits are from Moldova. It's small country that located between Rumania and Ukraine. How do I know because I'm from Moldova.. Thank you for the video.
That is SO cool!! Thank you for the info.
Great review video! Just curious what is the Dimensions email address for PDFs?
contactus@simplicity.com
That’s the email I used and got a response in a. Couple days! 💖
@@TheSeattleStitcher Thank you!!
In andriana kits canva Gamma (and it’s usually 50/50 people like it or hate it) and floss it’s PNK Kirov and it’s a reason that stops me from getting lots of kits, in my opinion it’s absolutely the worst. Good call on changing fabric it will help!
But this brand of floss, in my understanding, way cheaper than DMC and, especially right now, DMC can be hard to find so that’s why some Russian cross stitch brands use Kirov floss
Also pomegranate that you send to me it’s by them, and they don’t sell just patterns :(
I’m so bummed about the floss. It’s just so awful to stitch with. Like absolutely kills me want to stitch. 😫😫 even the sound of it passing through the fabric is just yuck. 😫
So sad about the pomegranate one! I want that one too LOL. Some day we will get our hands on it hopefully 🤣🫶🏻
Also wow! Thank you for including Thea! I will think twice now before purchasing lol
@RedsStitchery 😂 honestly sad about it because her kits are amazing like the finished object but man do they suck to stitch. Sooooo many color changes. It’s insane.
@@TheSeattleStitcher may be mybobbin will get it and we can just use DMC pallet to change floss lol
But yes there is lots of brands that use this type of floss and I love designs a lot but not purchasing it for this reason :(
Loved this and your candid reviews. I’m here for it! 🌞🌞🌞🪷
🫶🏻💖 thank you so much I try to keep it honest and real!
💐 What is your opinion of Owl Forest Embroidery? 🌹🌸🌻
I’ve never tried them! Heard good things tho. 🫶🏻
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Not having done cross stitch yet, What is the reason to do back stitches instead of regular stitches
It adds dimension and detail to the piece. Personally I don’t mind it but a lot of people hate it.
@@TheSeattleStitcher When a design has back stitches, do you have to do that to make the piece look better or can a regular stitch be used?
@@danthebreakingnewsman9313 I think it’s more personal preference. Some people don’t mind the way things look without the added back stitch. For me, I think it really helps get the details in to pieces especially faces or little wings and hair etc. back stitch can not be replaced with regular cross stitch since back stitch is on top the the existing cross stitches.
Hello from France !
I wanted to let you know that I love your videos. I rarely leave comments, but I wanted to tell you that you can email Magic Needle to get the pattern in a digital format !
OMG you’re amazing. Thank you so much! I seriously love magic needle so that’s a game changer for me.
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