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wigglytuff
Posted August 16, 2010
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when you read the intro it states that the floss of choice is the DMC brand... but the include a cheap gt brand cross stitch floss. but it gets better they include some 9 or so skeins of this dirt cheap mess. DMC floss goes for about $0.50 to $0.69 cents a skein retail. so in order to increase their profits they include something that costs about $0.05 cents a skein with thread that breaks as up work. and even more annoying the projects themselves use too many colors for a beginner project. when completed with DMC thread for which they recommend you us but dont include they look disjointed and over-colored.
additionally it does not include alphabet charts for the funky fonts they use which might have been the one redeeming feature.
i reccomd you purchas "Subversive cross stitch" instead.
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Posted September 28, 2011
I've been cross stitching for over 20 years, since I was a small child. The format used for these patterns is the worst I have ever seen, bar none. The industry standard is to use symbols to stand for the different colors of floss. For some insane, bizarre reason, the creator of these patterns chose to completely dismiss the standard and instead use simple colored squares. For designs where there are only a few highly contrasting colors, this works fine, but for many of these designs, which are quite detailed and use several similar colors to produce shading, this is an absolute nightmare. I had to use an Ottlite pointed right at the pattern in order to distinguish the very similar colors it uses. It's an incredibly frustrating experience trying to stitch from these patterns as written. I love the designs, but it's a nightmare trying to create them; I really hope this kit will be reissued some day with the patterns formatted in the industry standard way (which is a standard for a VERY good reason!). I'll think twice before purchasing any more kits from Barnes and Noble, and most especially from the designers of this kit.
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Overview
These cross-stitch projects will warm any undead heart with their light-hearted yet gruesome zombie appeal. Inside this kit is a book with full-color photos and patterns for 12 original projects—everything from Miss Zombie USA to a ghoulish cubicle dweller. With an introduction to essential techniques and step-by-step instructions for each project, beginners and experienced crafters will all enjoy bringing their favorite zombies to life.Zombie Cross Stitch includes everything you need to make the first three projects, including specialty fabric, needs, and ten colors of embroidery floss. You can stitch an undead hand reaching out of the grave, a ...