If you want to create beautiful needle crafts to decorate your home or give as gifts, Bucilla stitch kits can be an excellent way to get started. Bucilla has been offering needle craft products for over 100 years, and is still a leading manufacturer to this day. Bucilla kits include crewel, embroidery, felt appliqu'©, counted and stamped cross-stitch, and needlepoint varieties.

Each Bucilla kit comes with everything you will need to complete your project, including the yarn or embroidery floss, the pattern, and the necessary fabric. With needlepoint, you use wool yarn to stitch your design onto a piece of canvas following a pre-printed pattern. Once you complete your needlepoint project, the entire canvas will be covered with your stitching.

Crewel projects are created on pieces of linen that have been printed with a design, which can be anything from holiday imagery to pictures inspired by nature. Using a satin stitch, you cover the linen with wool yarn or embroidery floss. The crewel technique is especially popular for creating beautiful Christmas stockings.

Cross-stitch projects are typically created using linen, Aida cloth, or another even-weave fabric. Following the design chart that comes with your kit, you cross-stitch the appropriate embroidery floss onto the linen. Because the designs are already laid out for you, making a lovely, professional-quality piece of needlework becomes simple and fun while still remaining a stimulating and creative activity. Many needlecraft enthusiasts choose to frame their creations, transform them into covers for throw pillows, or sew them onto handbags and other items.