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Good points! As I've only ever worked with 14-count Aida, a project just didn't seem complete without backstitching. I suppose a higher count linen would make for a finer image, and thus not require the backstitching.

Hi everyone,

I am very new to this forum (as you can tell from this being my first post.) I wanted to come in here and get the opinion of experienced stitchers.

I have only ever completed three large Cross-stitch patterns. I prefer the much larger ones due to their complexity and beauty. All three ...