🧦 Personalized Christmas Stocking Kit 'Snow Bears' by Dimensions - 14 Count Blue Aida Cloth, 16'' for Counted Cross Stitch Review

I just finished sewing this stocking and it turned out adorable! Took me about 3 1/2 months and worked on it for 2 hours almost all day. The chart is very easy to navigate. I have more than enough of every color except the light silvery blue used for trees and snowflakes. The only thing I didn't like was that the large white areas at the top and bottom were marked with half stitches using 4 white threads. In the picture, the white areas appear very white and full. When I did it in half stitches

I bought this to make a stocking for my grandson. At the same time I received another set of Dimensions (Stack of Critters) stockings from my Revain wish list. The Stack of Creatures was missing the whole white thread. I emailed Dimensions in June and was told it was back on order. In November they said it hadn't been ordered yet but they would send me DMC floss "as a courtesy". It's February and I still don't have it (polar bears are the main feature here too). I went ahead and made Snow…

I finally collected the whole stocking and I really like its design! It took a while (because I work a lot) and I was a little afraid to sew it all together, but I watched some online videos and it turned out better than I expected: direct and easy (but it was me cross stitch for over 15 years). It's going to be beautiful! Some people complain that the thread is now glued to the pattern that comes with the kit. To keep the thread organized, I fold each color and then loosely knot it. I also use