Hello friends,

Recently my husband and I finished cross stitching the Dimensions Kit 'Frederick The Literate', and it was very much a team effort. I did all the cross stitching over a period of nearly two years, while my husband took on the much less glamorous job of completing a large amount of back stitching which brought the books, Frederick the cat, and the decorations on the bookshelves, to life.

My husband got involved with this project because I absolutely hate back stitching and specialty stitches. In fact, I'd rather leave a cross stitch project unfinished than do them myself, so having someone willing to tackle the back stitching was the perfect solution for me.

Unfortunately I don't have many in progress photos of this project, because mostly the stitching was done at night when the lighting was poor.

This project was very enjoyable to stitch, especially the Frederick the cat, and the fish, owl, and bird decorations.

Our least favourite part of stitching this project was the sparkly gold thread included in the kit. Gold thread is notoriously difficult to work with because it twists, tangles, and shifts as you stitch, making it particularly fiddly to thread through the needle and keep under control.

Despite all the frustration, it was fun to watch the lettering on the books come to life, and discover all the cat-related puns emerging as hubby back stitched.

With the final stitch completed, the Frederick the Literate cross stitch project is finally finished. It's been washed and ironed, and is now waiting alongside two other completed projects to be framed. I'm really looking forward to getting all three framed and up on the walls of our home, where they can finally be enjoyed.

Have a wonderful day

Julie-Ann

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Tags: 2026, Cross Stitch, Cross Stitching, Dimensions Kit, Frederick The Literate, Winter