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[Love my grandkids]

@NickNack @ALRATIBA  I've been a cross stitcher for over 30 some years.

Dimensions is famous for "shorting" the amount of thread in their kits.

I've been on a couple of xs boards for years and this is a recurring problem, but they may have gotten better.

[Still Raining]

Looks they are giving you some size of 6 ply yarn that is twisted.  As it is, it will have some stretch in it.  Tapestry yarn must not stretch, so they are telling you to separate the strands and recombine so the stretch is gone.

They need to be taken out and shot.  Too cheap to give you good stuff!

Other crafts can and do split thread, but not tapestry yarn.

Tapestry yarn is unlike Persian or other wool yarn.  It has a tight, matte finish and is never split, not sure it can be actually.

Most of the cost of your pillow kit is for the wool yarn.  It can be beautiful stuff ❤️

[LdyBugz]

The kit on the Dimensions site states it's cotton thread:

 Kit contains:
14 count fully printed Mesh Canvas, cotton threads, mat & frame not include, needle & easy to follow instructions

[NickNack]

@LdyBugz   Thank you so much for that website!  I bookmarked it.  

[LdyBugz]

@NickNack. You're welcome! You'll have to show us your project when it's done.  Have fun!  

[NickNack]

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@Still Raining wrote:

Looks they are giving you some size of 6 ply yarn that is twisted.  As it is, it will have some stretch in it.  Tapestry yarn must not stretch, so they are telling you to separate the strands and recombine so the stretch is gone.

They need to be taken out and shot.  Too cheap to give you good stuff!

Other crafts can and do split thread, but not tapestry yarn.

Tapestry yarn is unlike Persian or other wool yarn.  It has a tight, matte finish and is never split, not sure it can be actually.

Most of the cost of your pillow kit is for the wool yarn.  It can be beautiful stuff ❤️

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@Still Raining   How many threads would you use?  It says to separate the six strands and combine the # you will be using.  It doesn't say how many strands to use.

[Love my grandkids]

@NickNack I know you didn't ask *me* but I'll chime in.

Since the piece you are stitching is 14 count I would start with 2 strands and see if the coverage is good.

When stitching on 14 count Aida 2 strands is always enough. Hope this helps.

[NickNack]

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@Love my grandkids wrote:

@NickNack I know you didn't ask *me* but I'll chime in.

Since the piece you are stitching is 14 count I would start with 2 strands and see if the coverage is good.

When stitching on 14 count Aida 2 strands is always enough. Hope this helps.

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Thank you very much @Love my grandkids !  That's what I'll do.  I was afraid after reading the reviews that I would run out of thread.  After @LdyBugz  posted the link that shows DMC matches for the Dimensions kit thread I am not so worried about running out.

[Still Raining]

@NickNack 

Wow, that is a question!

After hearing others mentioning running out of thread, I would do less than six.

The goal is to see no canvas.

What about trying a little run of 4 ply?  At worst you have some 2/36 inch colors.  Which would you give 4/18 to split.  Giving 6/18 4 ply??  Check my math 😃

I am purely guessing here, but you know a good even, well covering run when you see one.  Just like cross stitch, watch the tension.

Still cheering for you!!!!

[NickNack]

Thank you @Still Raining .  I'll do some experimenting with the # of threads to use.

I've been watching a lot of You Tube videos and have learned a lot.