DimensionsNeedlecrafts 3817 Counted Cross Stitch, Memory Lane , Gold

This is definitely for experienced cross stitchers. I found it helpful to scan the pattern into my computer and transfer it to my iPad so I could mark it off from a .pdf instead of paper. Being able to zoom in is awesome. Gridding your fabric is also immensely helpful. I did mine on a scroll frame and I’ll never go back to a hoop unless the project is small.I did mess up and started in the wrong place! Rookie mistake. I did an entire panel (1 of 6) before I realized my mistake. I had to remove all of my work and the thread I had used was not salvageable. I thought I would run out for sure on all of the sky colors, but only ran out of one! So there is plenty of floss included in the kit. I cross country and danish stitch and have heard that those styles use the least amount of thread.I’ve always loved Dimension cross stitch. They are high quality kits.

I've been cross stitching for almost 30 years. This is the first one I'm actually making for myself. This pattern is very easy to read, I'm just not crazy about the 18 count cloth. I normally use 14; perhaps 16 would be a happy medium, still fine stitches but easier to see. One person gave this one star because the cloth was blank. Well that is the point of COUNTED cross stitch - you count the squares to see where to stitch. That person should be looking for STAMPED cross stitch.Step 1 before anything else, take the thread off the organizer and put them on labeled bobbins. I redid the legend in an Excel spreadsheet and put them in numerical color code order, my threads are also in numerical order in the craft box. This makes finding your colors much easier and keeps the threads from getting knotted.DO NOT cut the threads in half as they suggest, this will result in a lot of waste and the thread that's too short to work with very quickly.I just started it and I'm well aware it will take a long time and that's fine with me

re: Rocky Point Lighthouse cross stitch. My particular order for the kit came from China (Joy Sunday). The size was to be around 11x17". This kit took weeks to arrive due to the long travel. When I opened the kit, the size of the complete cross stitch was almost TWICE the size I had expected and way too big for my purposes. I ended up giving this kit to charity. The photos of the finished cross stitch are quite beautiful and I imagine that it would take quite a while to finish.fyi - Joy Sunday did respond and were quite nice and I explained to them that I had given the kit away and decided not to return it or to get a refund.

Phew! This is finally done!Finished piece is beautiful and looks like a painted picture. Colors blend in nicely and there is no pixelation effect as you get with low quality cross stitch designs. I didn't run out of thread and in fact have quite a bit left. Kit requires cross stitch, half cross stitch and back stitch techniques. This is definitely not for beginners and would take considerable amount of time to complete.I got some fraying issues with some of the threads but nothing too bad to affect the final look. I didn't cut the thread in half as instructed and used the full length so maybe that's why it frayed a bit.Overall quite happy with the kit, happy with instructions, happy with the finished piece. Highly recommend!

I love this picture with the crashing waves and beautiful colors and ordered it even though I have some difficulties with 18-count Aida cloth (I'm getting old and it's harder to see the small stitches). I would not recommend this for beginners--try some simpler and smaller first, preferably with 14-count Aida cloth. However, it is a beautiful picture, and I do hope to finish it. I just need to take a break from it now and again. When it's done, I know it will be beautiful!

Wonderful kit, well packaged and thought out. Comes with everything but the hoop. I would highly recommend getting your own needles, the 2 with the kit are very small and short. I spent a few hours converting all #'s to DMC for the purpose of thread shopping and I put all the kit thread on floss cards for organizing which I highly recommend. This is my first but by far not my last Gold Collection kit. This is my mother in laws mothers day gift, hope she likes it. I highly recommend this kit.

I am currently almost half way through this project and I enjoy stitching it. However, Dimensions does not include nearly enough floss. Early on, I started running out of certain floss colors. When I contacted Dimensions to see if they would send me more floss, they said “no” go to a hobby store and get it yourself. I have had to buy several skeins of floss to keep going on the project and it is annoying.

The "Pocky point" is one of the most beautiful counted cross stitch kits you can find on the market and definetly my favourite. Totally worth time and money. The details are amazing, the colors are vibrant, and when you finish, you'll have a pretty realistic picture.The embroidery floss comes pre-sorted and is organized well, the Aida is good quality, multicolor chart is easy to follow. I'd say it is an upper-intermediate difficulty kit, not suitable for the beginners, and may take long time to finish (5 month for me). This project also shows what impact combining different tehnics (cross stitch, half cross stitch and back stitch) and using not only solid, but combined colors too, brings to the finished piece.

Los colores son muy bonitos,me encanta!

I liked that everything is included and well organised. I am using it as a hobby.

Great chart, threads all sorted on card, after readind other dimension reviews about thread expecting the it to run out, other than that pleased with purchase

Un diseño muy bonito y un kit de muy buena calidad. Le doy 3 estrellas porque he bordado la mitad y ya me he quedado sin hilo de varios colores, a pesar de haber seguido todas las instrucciones al pie de la letra. Una pena, porque tenía muy buena pinta, si no fuese por el problema de que viene corto de hilo

it is what it says and when i have finished it i'm sure it will look brilliant. Only fault is with tracking. I was given a tracking number and checked every day to see which day it was going to arrive as i was going away. Everyday it said it could not find the tracking number. When i arrived home from my break there it was on the mat. Not impressed with DHL or Amazon or whoever was to blame!