Sivilife Embroidery Starter Kit for Beginners, 4 Sets Stamped Cross Stitch Kits for Adult, Seasonal Tree Pattern Hand DIY Kits with 2 Embroidery H...

The circles for the French knots are too big so you can't cover the ink unless you want to put two or three French knots in little circle. Disappointed as I wanted to love these.

Perfect!

Perfect!

Cleanly, clearly printed design with no blurry spots and, the background fabric seems to be a nice quality. The stitches used are clearly explained. Incidentals: You receive two plastic hoops so you would have to find two similar if you want to hang all four at once. I haven't actually embroidered in one because I prefer my own wooden round and oval hoops. You receive a tiny pair of scissors and needle threader that frankly, are neither well made nor very useful, I usually just pitch them (I purchased a box of 200 aluminum threaders here on ZeeBooth and before using them spent the time to lay them all out and dab a little super glue on the wires so each one now works for up to three projects). Not crazy about the needles (which are taped to the cardboard thread organizer. Many imported kits come with floss that is not colorfast so I prefer the kits that come with "skeins" of thread because they are easier to soak in a vinegar/water/salt bath to set the dyes. I once spent two weeks working on a kit only to wash it and have the colors run. This may sound like a harsh criticism of the kit but I mean it to be for beginners who may not know what to expect. The biggest turn off to embroidery is to spend valuable time working it and then have the colors run so always check to see if the brand is colorfast (learned that by experience). As for the scissors/floss/needle critique, I have found that I have my own preference for floss brand, needle brand, scissors etc. If you work at it long enough, you too, will get set in your ways.

Cleanly, clearly printed design with no blurry spots and, the background fabric seems to be a nice quality. The stitches used are clearly explained. Incidentals: You receive two plastic hoops so you would have to find two similar if you want to hang all four at once. I haven't actually embroidered in one because I prefer my own wooden round and oval hoops. You receive a tiny pair of scissors and needle threader that frankly, are neither well made nor very useful, I usually just pitch them (I purchased a box of 200 aluminum threaders here on ZeeBooth and before using them spent the time to lay them all out and dab a little super glue on the wires so each one now works for up to three projects). Not crazy about the needles (which are taped to the cardboard thread organizer. Many imported kits come with floss that is not colorfast so I prefer the kits that come with "skeins" of thread because they are easier to soak in a vinegar/water/salt bath to set the dyes. I once spent two weeks working on a kit only to wash it and have the colors run. This may sound like a harsh criticism of the kit but I mean it to be for beginners who may not know what to expect. The biggest turn off to embroidery is to spend valuable time working it and then have the colors run so always check to see if the brand is colorfast (learned that by experience). As for the scissors/floss/needle critique, I have found that I have my own preference for floss brand, needle brand, scissors etc. If you work at it long enough, you too, will get set in your ways.