At the present moment, I do not have an embroidery machine so I must rely on hand-making my own Hello Kitty fabric crafts.
One way to do this is to cross-stitch on an aida clothe or sometimes called “monks clothe”. It sorta looks like a loosely woven linen but is smooth almost silky, not rough and itchy like linen can be.
Aida clothe comes in many colors (not just the typical white you see at craft stores), and can be found in quite a few material combinations, i.e. cotton, rayon, polyester, linen, flax, etc. 
This is a sample chart to give you an idea of the pretty colors you can chose from. Most beginners are not aware of that these clothes come in bold, pastels, rainbow, antique, and holiday colors. The possibilities are endless and hand-crafting is very much in vogue right now!
You can make anything from hand towels, baby bibs, bookmarks, bible verses, even personalize ready-made garments. Don’t be afraid of this project cause if you look at the diagram carefully you won’t have any trouble putting stitches in the right place!
Here’s a really cute Hello kitty cross-stitch pattern laid out on graph paper. Each little box represents a small square on your clothe. You need to put a single stitch in each square and just to make sure you’re doing it right, check the finished one below. Don’t skip around or leave spaces for later. And don’t try to blow it up to a bigger size. This will only cause more confusion. *beginners should only use aida and not evenweave or other cross-stitching materials; the aida weave is not as tight and stitches are easier to make*
The cross-stitch pattern above is the following image:
The K = charcoal grey or black
The O = pink
The Y = canary yellow
The + = white
If you want to use a different color in the bow or peejays you can do that if you feel confident enough to make the change.
ALWAYS remember to make all your stitches go in the same direction. This is usually done by going in a diagonal manner from bottom left to top right. See instructions below.
Here’s a few more cross-stitch patterns!
How To Cross Stitch – Basic Method
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Fig 1
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Fig 3 & 4
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Your stitches can be worked from right to left / or left to right \ and the top stitch of the Cross can slope in either direction. But always remember that for best results, all stitching must lie in the same direction throughout the project for a neat finished appearance.
If you still feel you need help on getting started check out some video tutorials. You can find some easy instructions on clothe, threads and counting stitches!
Have Fun & Good Luck!
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Then I got to thinking: I have to get me some gold to buy the stuff I need; I have to do some gathering & lumbering until I get to level 5; and I have to get me a better wand to zap those crazy monsters!!! So I went back to Sanrio Harbor and spent a good hour raising my skill and selling the items to make some money. Tiring, yes! Necessary, yes! Successful, YES! 
