I have no idea but I am sure that someone will come alone with an answer ;) *2U

Good question...maybe someone that knows will get back to you soon....

Well - let's see if I learned anything from the seminar I attended last week. I was in a quick class for the Vermillion designs, and they recommended using Aida cloth. And because it is expensive they recommended to not hoop it, and to make sure that you line the design to start in one of the holes. Have not tried it, have not even done cross stitch. But, when I went into the Viking store after the seminar they were doing the embroidery club sample for November, and they did cross stitch on cotton - so - I think that it would be users choice. Let me know what you decide to do.

Thanks for asking this, now we know.

I did some cross stitch on cotton kitchen towels and the were very nice... Never try Aida cloth but Im going to try,,

You can use Aida if you want to have the appearance of hand done work. Otherwise as long as you stabilize properly your cross stitched machine design should look just fine. I do prefer an iron on for this type of work because it does tend to pull somewhat.;)