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Welcome to the Cross Stitch Kits category

We have one of the largest collections of Cross Stitch kits online.  Our collection includes everything from the well known Tatty Teddy Wedding Cross Stitch Kits range to the wonderful designs from some of our favourite designers like Cinnamon Cat and Stitching Shed and even Baby Cross Stitch Kits from Anchor.
We have made finding your Cross Stitch Kit easier by placing all of our products into categories relevant to the design of the kit.  Our customers have said they prefer to search this way but if you are looking for a particular Cross Stitch Kit from your favourite manufacturer or designer you can use our handy drop down box below.
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Recommended Cross Stitch Kits

 

New England Homes - Autumn - Cross Stitch Kit
New England Homes - Autumn - Cross Stitch Kit

Our Price £24.99

Little Hearts Cross Stitch Kit
Little Hearts Cross Stitch Kit

Our Price £7.40

Fish Quay Cross Stitch Kit
Fish Quay Cross Stitch Kit

Our Price £24.99

 


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Home Sweet HomeHumphreys cornerHouse Mouse Designs
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Miscellaneous kitsMiffyMiss Carter Collection
Mouse Mat DesignsMr Men and Little MissNewtons Law
OrientalPopcornPrinted Fabric
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Some Bunny to LoveSportsSunsets
Starter KitsStitching ShedTatty Teddy - Me to you bears
TeddiesThe Lowry CollectionTransport
Village LifeWedding Cross Stitch KitsWizards and Indians
 
 
A brief history of CrossStitch CrossStitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture in otherwords a baby cross stitch kit or a birth sampler cross stitch kit. Other stitches are also commonly used in cross stitch, among them ¼, ½, and ¾ stitches and backstitches. CrossStitch is usually executed on easily countable evenweave dmc fabric, or more rarely on non-countable dmc fabric, on which a countable dmc fabric is applied that is removed later, by drawing out every thread of it under the embroidery. This fabric is called waste canvas. The stitcher counts the threads in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance. This form of crossstitch kits is also called counted cross stitch in order to distinguish it from other forms of cross stitch. Sometimes cross stitch is also done on designs printed on the canvas, showing every single cross stamped cross stitch kits.we have disney cross stitch kits and wedding cross stitch kits also know as wedding sampler cross stitch kits we have chunky cross stitch cushions kits aswell they have cross stitch accessories as well as dmc cross stitch fabric Crossstitch kits is one of the oldest forms of embroidery and can be found all over the world. Many folk museums show examples of clothing decorated with CrossStitch, especially from continental Europe and Asia. Two-dimensional (unshaded) CrossStitch in floral and geometric patterns, usually worked in black and red cotton floss on linen, is characteristic of folk embroidery in Eastern and Central Europe. In the United States, the earliest known CrossStitch kits sampler is currently housed at Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The sampler was created by Loara Standish, the daughter of Captain Myles Standish, circa 1653. Multicoloured, shaded, painting-like patterns as we know them today are a recent development, deriving from similar shaded patterns of Berlin wool work of the mid-nineteenth century Uses; CrossStitch is the most popular form of hobby embroidery in the western world especialy baby cross stitch kits and birth sampler cross stitch kits these are one of marie top sellers. It lends itself well to recreational use, as it is easy to learn and very versatile. Traditionally, CrossStitch was used to embellish items like dishcloths, household linens, and doilies (only a small portion of which would actually be embroidered). Although there are many cross stitchers who still employ it in this fashion, especially in Europe, it is now more popular to simply embroider plain pieces of canvas and hang them on the wall for decoration. There are many cross stitching "guilds" across the United States and Europe which offer classes, collaborate on large projects, stitch for charity, and provide other ways for local cross stitchers to get to know one another. Thanks to Wikipedia for this information. To find out more about Latchook please click here we try to stock all the latch hook kits and Latch hook rugs you will ever need but if there is a Latch hook kit or Latch hook rug you are looking for then please use the contact page and we will see if we can find it for you. To find out more about Tapestry kits please click here for more about DMC or Anchor threads and Wools please click here

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