La glanese Embroidery Kit for Adults, Needlepoint Kit of 2 Floral Photo Frame Patterns for Valentines Anniversary Wedding, Beginners Friendly with Paper Guidelines and Tutorial Videos

They do give you all the starting tools & even something as odd as a seam ripper. Odd because you never rip embroidery stitches: it distorts the fabric. You gently back the stitches out, unstitching them with the point of a needle.The floss astonished me. Every other kit I have seen gives cut lengths, what they think you ought to need & little more. If you stitch with looser tension, or outline satin stitch areas, you wind up short. This kit gives you whole skeins, with the paper tubes still on! When you are through with these projects, you have the start of your thread collection. You don't have to worry about running out.The cloth is a pale warm grey like Victorian crash, not blinding white. As Victorian craft books point out, crash blends with everything.The scissors are junky, thick blades for the size, with blunt safety tips. Scissors aren't just for cutting lengths of floss. If you do make a mistake that won't pull out using a needle, you need tiny points to go in & snip above the fabric, without pulling on it & always to snip off waste knots. A seam ripper is not the tool for that.The wire threader is the usual cameo shape, just in plastic rather than thin metal. This is better because the wires are embedded, & less likely to pull out.An array of milliner's needles is odd, when there are embroidery sharps in the world. This needle leaves a big hole, because the eye is larger than the shaft, a shape I have never liked. Also, they don't tell you how to pick which needle to use. FYI, you pick a needle to match the thickness of floss threads being used, which can be from one to six in regular patterns.You get four double-sided instruction sheets, one for each pattern, & one showing how to do the stitches used.I'm old-fashioned (embroidering since 1963). I think it's better to start with simple shapes & repeating the same few stitches over & over until you get the hang of placing the needle, let alone controlling tension (suggest stem stitch & chain stitch to follow line patterns, then do filled shapes with long-&-short or satin stitches).So I would call this complex floral with lots of different stitches advanced beginner work. Being a small piece doesn't make it beginner-ish, & it contains French knots. Those are not for a first-timer.An intermediate embroiderer would find it pleasant. I enjoy it, because you usually want to embroider something well within your competence, doing it as a pleasure & a pastime, not always making every project a challenging learning experience.Also, I don't think a hoop is a suitable frame to hang on the wall. It's like leaving the curlers in a hair-do. Get a round frame, however plain, mount the embroidery on a circle of foamcore, & give your work a nice finish. Use a square frame with a circle cut out of the mat. Use a styrofoam ring with an 8" opening & cover the foam with quilting cottons. How cottage! I think that must have started with people who didn't know the simple art of framing. But it's a common thing to do nowadays, & you always have to get the frame separately anyway.So I now have three 8" hoops for my collection. They are finished very smoothly, but I dislike steel tensioners on the outer hoop. Brass is normal because it doesn't rust in my salt-air environment. They are a handy size to work, not so small that you have to shift the hoop every couple of hours.So put the seam ripper in your plain-sewing box, get yourself some skinny-pointy embroidery scissors (they don't have to be storks; lots of other patterns), watch videos on French knots, & this has you set.

It's a very generous starting kit, with extra supplies and detailed instructions. The material quiality is a little interesting, but not bad! I'd be worried about the thread staining the photo, but that can be pretty easily avoided.

I have not had much interest initially, so this was a good test to see if I can commit. I did find out that I didn't enjoy it but I appreciated that it came with everything I needed in such a good value. Everything you see was in the package and it wasn't hard to follow direction.

I recently purchased the La Glaneuse 3 Pack Embroidery Kit, and I am absolutely thrilled with it! This kit is perfect for beginners like me, offering a wonderful introduction to embroidery. The floral photo frame patterns are not only beautiful but also very easy to follow, thanks to the clear paper manuals and video tutorials included.The quality of the materials is outstanding, with vibrant threads and sturdy fabric that make stitching a joy. I love that this kit allows me to create meaningful DIY gifts for new moms; the end result is both personal and heartfelt.The instructions are straightforward, making each project enjoyable and stress-free. Overall, this kit has reignited my passion for crafting, and I can’t recommend it enough to anyone looking for a delightful embroidery experience. Five stars all the way!

I have been embroidering for nearly 20 years now, while I like my own designs, I find the premade ones to be very relaxing. Usually these made-to-order designs are nice, but the instructions are awful. This set is by far the exception, these instructions included in the La Glaneuse set are clearly written by one who thoroughly comprehends the English language AND understands embroidery as well. For this reason, this set is exceptionally great for a complete beginner who is just getting started. The hoops are okay; they will work well for display, but I would highly recommend different hoops for working the pattern.There is ample thread for the patterns and there will probably be some left over after the patterns are made. I also appreciate how well packaged the needles are, they are stowed in a safe and manageable way so if one does not already have a secure method of storing their needles the included set will not go astray.On the whole, this set is a well put together set and a bargain (at less than $10/pattern) and will be a good set for a total beginner, but an old timer can also enjoy these patterns. I can absolutely recommend this!

This is not my first embroidery set/kit. However, this is by far the most beginner friendly. It has bamboo loops for each design. Many kits included a plastic one that has to be shared with other designs. That isn't very useful. This one has one bamboo/wooden hoop for each little project! This means you can keep the project and finish it on the hoop and it's ready to hang/be displayed.The designs are very clear. All of the threads are labeled. The size of the finished product is perfect for a wall hanging. The directions have vivid step-by-step directions, are clearly written, and are grammatically correct (but sound like someone's grandma is teaching you) so they are extremely easy to understand and to follow. Hands down, this is an amazing embroidery set and at such a great price for what you are getting!

Like many of these kits they're lots of fun for someone who already has a concept of sewing and stitching but will be frustrating for a total beginner. Instructions could be more detailed but are decent for an amazon kit. The materials are good quality and I've enjoyed this project so far, but again I'm sure that's in part because I was able to fill in the gaps in the instructions with my prior knowledge.