Janlynn Counted Cross Stitch Kit: The Lord's Prayer - An Inspirational Stitching Experience Review

I bought this set because this pattern had a personal meaning to me so I was willing to work with anything what was in it. This template is amazing and very detailed, so detailed that I would recommend it for intermediate users. The set itself is disappointing. I had several colors that needed replacing. One color was wrong, it was more of a different color, and the black was poor quality and dull. The colors match the dmc colors so the swap at my local hobby shop went well and the kit included

I have learned a very hard lesson. If you've never embroidered before in your life, the first thing you should do is determine if the product you're buying is rated easy, moderately difficult, or bloody impossible. Otherwise, you may be faced with an empty form and a list of incomprehensible instructions. (For a beginner.) But I'm persistent. It helps me get through the 2020 pandemic. I've had to break almost as many stitches as I've tightened and I haven't learned how to tie a French knot yet.

I would love to give this set 5 stars but honestly the floss is terrible. The pattern is very complex with tons of color transitions so it took me forever to create it. I haven't embroidered in about 20 years and this was my first set going back to crafting. Personally I would say it took around 300 hours. But it dragged on for a few years. I'm sure the work would have gone faster if I hadn't put it off so long between works on it. However, my biggest issue with this kit was how cheap and poor…