"Crisscross needlework differs from oil painting, brushwork, and watercolor," says Chen, "only in the material and tools needed.
若只採黑白兩色，看來像鋼筆或鉛筆畫；若以五顏六色渾厚堆織，則有油畫的效果。陳嗣雪也嘗試以亂針繡法繡國畫，她說：「繡國畫和西畫的不同，在於針法及材料。