The best needlepoint kits will come with everything you need to get started: mono canvas to stitch on, a needle, threads, and stitching guides.

What’s included: The kit includes white 14-count Aida cross-stitch fabric, a wooden embroidery hoop, a needle, full skeins of the required embroidery floss, and a color cross-stitch chart.

Parker Posey (a longtime needlepointer) on everything a beginner needs to know, from the eyeglass-case kits that quickly made Cameron Diaz capable to the 1973 pattern book written by an NFL legend.

We love seeing Tom Daley's knitting and crochet projects – and now you can create your own with his brand new range of yarn and kits. The former Olympic diver, who is famous for his incredible ...