10 best cross stitch kit companies

Among embroiderers, Vervaco is a well-known company, which provides a large selection of patterns and produces rulers by subject.The assortment includes various complexity options - from simple to panoramic paintings, special kits for decorating pillows and tablecloths with patterns. Most kits use French thread from the DMC factory. This floss is considered one of the best, as it has a characteristic delicate sheen and does not fade in the sun. The pillows are embroidered with acrylic threads. Buyers note bright shades in the palette and a dense canvas (stramin is used for pillows). Admirers of this brand adore monochrome paintings, which are not so easy to embroider. They look really impressive, however, they are not cheap.

If you want to instill in your child a love for cross-stitching, M.P. Studio will help you do this. In their assortment there are a lot of small sets of children's themes, fridge magnets and other souvenirs that young needlewomen can handle. But the children's theme does not end there - even large sets that require experience are filled with a cozy fairy tale. Although M.P. Studios have still lifes, animals, and landscapes. The kits are completed with Aida canvas in different counts, cotton floss on the organizer and an embroidery needle. Many kits have a background image on the canvas, which greatly simplifies the work.Also included is a color scheme and instructions. Most buyers have no comments about these sets, but sometimes people are faced with the fact that there is not enough thread. On the diagrams, the numbers and brand of floss are not indicated, which causes difficulties in the selection.

Sets "Alice" needlewomen choose for a reasonable combination of price and quality. It uses components of the Russian brand Gamma, known to most craftswomen. Thanks to them, the works are colorful and with good drawing, while they do not have a fabulous price tag. The kits include Aida canvas, 14 or 16, cotton floss, needles and threads on a standard cardboard organizer. Symbolic schemes are easy to read due to slight color shading. The brand has many children's stories that will appeal to young needlewomen. The only thing I would like to add to the large sets of this company is the markup on the canvas. All other buyers are satisfied.

One of the most popular Russian companies of goods for needlework. Cross-stitch kits come in the Do It Yourself series with woolen threads and Riolis Premium with Anchor cotton floss, one of the most popular and high quality on the market. Wool looks very nice in the picture, but when working with it, difficulties can arise. The threads are fluffy, it is more difficult to thread into the needle and pass through the canvas. The Premium series is distinguished by selected author's stories, presentable packaging. All sets come with German Zweigart canvas. It is thick enough and easy to work with. Special processing makes it optimal for wool embroidery. The assortment of the company includes various subject lines - flowers, animals, still lifes, people, landscapes, children's drawings.

Beginners and experienced embroiderers will find sets to their liking in the huge assortment of PANNA. Here are children's pictures and fairy tales, detailed landscapes and animals, flowers, architecture and people.PANNA also has themed souvenirs - Easter and Christmas toys, decorative pillows and other cute things. All sets are completed with cotton floss, some have added metallic threads. Aida canvas is used in various counts and colours. Experienced craftswomen love the manufacturer's "Golden Series" for its complexity and detailed drawing. In addition to the counted cross and half-cross, a backstitch seam is used; in some cases, beads are an additional decoration. Only the lined canvas is missing.

A well-known manufacturer of needlework kits pleases its customers with a variety of assortment. Here are pictures of various subjects with full and partial stitching, and cute interior pillows. There are sets with lined canvas, and there are sets with a pattern printed on canvas. These are easy to embroider. Kits include Aida 14 canvas, two needles with eyelets and color chart instructions. The diagram shows the corresponding numbers of the DMC floss, if suddenly there are not enough threads or you want to repeat the work. When embroidering, in addition to a counted cross in 1 or 2 threads and a half-cross, backstitch seams and a French knot are used, which increases the detail of the pattern.The only drawback is that the canvas is not lined in all sets.

The French company DMC is known not only for sets, but also for its floss. Their threads are some of the highest quality needlework on the market. A wide range of shades, soft satin sheen - DMC cotton floss does not fade, does not shed when washed and looks expensive. However, the sets themselves cannot be called cheap. The assortment of the brand includes sets with paintings and panels of different sizes with full and partial lining, pillows and themed sets for the holidays. A rich selection of children's stories, paintings with animals and landscapes. Kits are most often completed with 14 or 16 Aida cotton canvas. Needlewomen like the fact that there are a large number of shades in DMC paintings. These are difficult to embroider, but smooth transitions endow them with photographic accuracy.

Embroidery kits from the Moldovan manufacturer have been known on the world market since 1992.They attract embroiderers with their picturesqueness and high-quality components. The firm uses the German canvas Zweigart Aida 14, 16 and 18, as well as other types of fabrics from this brand. In complex large paintings, the canvas is lined with 10 by 10 crosses for ease of embroidery, the scheme is black and white symbolic. The floss manufacturer uses Anchor cotton. The kit also includes a needle and a needle threader. Craftswomen like the Luca-S kits - the breadth of the range, the different complexity of the patterns and the result. This is a great gift for a needlewoman. True, most of the kits are quite expensive.

Brand sets are loved for perfect detailing. Cross-stitch embroidery here is complemented by other techniques (half-cross, backstitch, French knot), color mixing is also used - as a result, the embroidered picture acquires a special liveliness and expressiveness. Now the kits are completed with Aida cotton canvas, needles and threads of our own brand, which are traditionally sorted by numbers. The Dimensions floss is not sold separately, so a re-embroidered pattern with selected threads from other brands will differ from the design idea.A color symbolic scheme and detailed instructions make it easy to understand the work. most Dimensions sets are expensive, but the result, according to needlewomen, is worth it.

The first place in the ranking of the best is occupied by the domestic manufacturer Golden Fleece. The company offers a huge range of different embroidery kits. Everyone will find their favorite theme. It can be children's drawings, female silhouettes, buildings, animals and much more. Schemes have several degrees of complexity, so both a professional and a beginner will choose the right product for themselves. The sets come with Aida canvas. In their product reviews, buyers note the accuracy of the selected shades, understandable schemes, a bright and diverse range of colors. The finished canvas does not bend, the crosses lie very evenly. Many girls embroider pictures of this company without a hoop. A good set is not cheap.