Review on Berry President Counted Beautiful Flowers by Carol Miller

I haven't cross stitched in about 25 years. I got this because I wanted to de-stress after work, which would be more productive than just watching Netflix. I finished one of the four panels. Here are my pros and cons. CONS: - No instructions! Goods from China, instructions in Chinese. The limited amount of information in English was so confusing that it took me quite a long time to google before I could get started. (To save others time, this project is done on 11CT fabric. They recommend 3 strands embroidery floss for full stitches and 2 strands for backstitches.) - The color coding on the fabric is terrible at first. In addition to color-coding the stitches themselves, there are keys, grid lines, and random Chinese characters. The colors are so vibrant that I was initially concerned that the finished product would stain. After reading reviews of similar products, I learned that the color coding is water soluble. I soaked the finished sheet in cold water with a small amount of Eucalan for about 10 minutes. All the color coding came out and not a single embroidery thread ran out. ADVANTAGES: - Color coding is mostly easy to use, except for the "counted" part of the counted cross stitch. Some panels have two of the same color, but there is also a paper pattern to help with any color code that isn't clear on the fabric. - The design is complex enough, to be interesting, but not so complex that it requires full attention. - There was a lot of thread for embroidery in the set. I had leftovers of each color. If you run out of colour, the paper sample shows the DMC code for all colours.- Needles included.- All edges of the fabric have been serged to avoid tangling. while I was working. The grid lines were helpful for matching the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - There was a lot of floss in the kit. I had leftovers of each color. If you suddenly run out of a color, the DMC code for all colors is given on the paper sample. - The needles were included - All edges of the fabric were finished to prevent tangling. while I was working. The grid lines were helpful for matching the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - There was a lot of floss in the kit. I had leftovers of each color. If you run out of colour, the paper sample shows the DMC code for all colours.- Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been finished to prevent tangling. while I was working. The grid lines were useful for matching the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference them. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been processed with an overlock so that they do not unravel during operation. - The grid lines helped me to match the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall, I am very satisfied how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been processed with an overlock so that they do not unravel during operation. - The grid lines helped me to match the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been processed with an overlock so that they do not unravel during operation. - The grid lines helped me to match the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been processed with an overlock so that they do not unravel during operation. - The grid lines helped me to match the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been processed with an overlock so that they do not unravel during operation. - The grid lines helped me to match the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. - Needles included. - All edges of the fabric have been processed with an overlock so that they do not unravel during operation. - The grid lines helped me to match the fabric to the paper design when I needed to reference it. Again, no actual calculations! Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end. Overall I'm very happy with how the first panel turned out and I enjoyed completing it. I would give this five stars if there were more complete instructions in English, specifically how to remove the color coding at the end.