Needlepoint canvas Vs Aida cloth

[Belladune]

Okay.  So what I'm wondering is  can you use aida cloth for needle point, or is that a nono?  Or viseversa, can you use needlepoint canvas for cross stitch?  In my head, they are basically the same.  They both have an open weave, so why not?

[Listessa]

As long as you don't have back stitching or quarter stitches in the pattern, you can totally use needlepoint canvas for cross stitch patterns. 
Needlepoint patterns work just fine on adia.  Obviously you will have to use cross stitch based thread amounts - ie one or two strands of floss. 

[Belladune]

I'm working on a swatch to prove I can spin a yarn suitable for needlepoint, and I have the aida, and don't really want to search out the needlepoint canvas.  Good to hear it should work.  I'm just going to do a simple basket weave stitch 2x2 square.  We'll see how it goes!  And if it doesn't work, I'm sure I've got enough of the sample yarn to do another