I have done both. Pick a design where you can leave cut away stabilizer under most of the design. I found trying to line up the stitching on the Aida cloth hard to get right.

I have only done it on towelling and poly cotton

I've done cross stitch on felt and it looks great! I do a lot of bookmarks with felt. There is a washable type out now.

Of course you can. Test first, and decide what stabilizer works best.
Jo

You can stitch cross stitch on pretty much on anything...

I've even stitched little cross stitches on a t shirt and it was slam-dunk gorgeous!

I have stitched CS on satin.

you can use Xstich on any Fabric.On Linnen I don't use Stabiliser just Sprystarch then slightly enlarge the Design.Have Fun experimenting hugs

i have stitched my cross stitch designs on aida once -and found it very hard to get the placement exactly right. All others I stitched on cotton, fine evenweave linen, towels, bibs, remnants of curtains, felt. only thing I have not tried is knitwear and leather.

I have stitched cross-stitch designs on cotton, felt and polyester fabric, without any problems. Never stitched on Aida cloth and I think that it isn't suitable for machine embroidery, just for hand embroidery. I stitched doilies with Martine's (mygardened) cross-stitch designs. I never had any problems.
Hugs, Lidia

I've embroidered cross stitch on sheeting and seed cloth. Looks lovely.
Want to try it on Denim. Maureen

I've done cross stitch on sweatshirts with problems. I love hand and machine cross stitch. Jump in and enjoy it.

Aida fabric is for people who can't (or can't be bothered to) count the threads of fabric to keep their stitches even. It is quite a recent invention as cross-stitch has been done on even weave fabrics for centuries! Embroidery machines don't have an eyesight problem so they can work on any fabric! As Mops says, it is extremely difficult to place a design on Aida fabric, but I can't really understand why anyone would want to try.
Sorry, but this topic is a bit of a hobby horse for me. And yes, I do sometimes use Aida fabric for hand cross-stitch although I much prefer the look of even weave. (Eyesight and patience not quite what they were.)

I have done a beautiful tablecloth on cotton and it sold the very first day at the craft market. It looked lovely.

Toogie, I stitched a cross stitch design of praying hands from Advanced Embroidery Designs several years ago onto a cotton muslin cream color fabric that turned out beautifully. The muslin has about the same texture and similar look of the aida cloth. I was very pleased with how the machine embroidered cross stitch design looked on it!
Hugs, Angel

Hi Toogie, I have done a few X-stitch designs and they look beautiful on most fabrics. I use tear-away, but would probably use a stronger stabilizer if there are many stitches. You will not be disappointed. I may be one of the few who really enjoys X-stitching by hand, and always have a project on the go just to pick up when I am quiet on the sewing side or to take with me when I go away.

I think it is lovely on most fabric & I have done it myself too. If the design is dense use cut away if it is not tear away works just as well. Good luck ~hugs~

Toogie, I have even done machine x stitch on towels and been delighted with the result

I forgot to let you know that I used Vilene as a stabilizer for the doilies.
Hugs, Lidia