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Posted by Gillian Murray on June 12, 2009, 7:58 pm
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> Hi - I want to order some supplies over the net - any recommendations
> for reliable on line shops?
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> TIA
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> Marilyn
Marilyn,
If you are looking for fibers, I have been physically to two shops, who
pride themselves on the huge selection of fibers they have.
They both are also internet stores, as well as store front. I believe
shipping was extraordinarily cheap when I was there a couple of years
back....in some cases zero. They are owned by stitchers for stitchers.
www.stitcherscornermaine.com
http://www.contoocookneedleworkgallery.com
Susan at Contookuk Gallery has a website for just online sales, which I
regret to say I didn't save.
I would recommend both these ladies.
Gillisn
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Posted by marilyn on June 12, 2009, 10:36 pm
Thanks for all your great sites! The piece I want to make is from the
Classic Stitches website. It calls for Anchor stranded cotton which I
can tell is not widely sold in the US. I also found lots of DMC to
Anchor conversion charts. Are these accurate?
TIA (again)
Marilyn
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Posted by njk on June 14, 2009, 9:15 am
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> marilyn wrote:
> > Thanks for all your great sites! =A0The piece I want to make is from th=
e
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> > Classic Stitches website. =A0It calls for Anchor stranded cotton which =
I
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> > can tell is not widely sold in the US. =A0I also found lots of DMC to
> > Anchor conversion charts. =A0Are these accurate?
> > TIA (again)
> > Marilyn
Re Internet sites: Nordic Needle and Needle in a Haystack have been
very good and helpful to me. The conversions are fairly good . ANchor
is slightly more matte than DMC. In Canada Fabricland and some Wal
Marts carry ANchor.
Going to work on this lovely Sunday
Nancy
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Posted by ellice on June 15, 2009, 10:45 am
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>> marilyn wrote:
>>> Thanks for all your great sites! The piece I want to make is from the
>>> Classic Stitches website. It calls for Anchor stranded cotton which I
>>> can tell is not widely sold in the US. I also found lots of DMC to
>>> Anchor conversion charts. Are these accurate?
>>
>>> TIA (again)
>>
>>> Marilyn
>>
>>
> Re Internet sites: Nordic Needle and Needle in a Haystack have been
> very good and helpful to me. The conversions are fairly good . ANchor
> is slightly more matte than DMC. In Canada Fabricland and some Wal
> Marts carry ANchor.
Interesting comment, I stitch with Anchor as much as possible when using
cotton floss. Don't know that I would agree about the matte. They
definitely tend to have more shade graduation in color families than DMC,
and some people find it less likely to tangle.
Years back, an LNS I used in Albuquerque had a piece stitched twice, once in
DMC & once in Anchor. She had the pieces sitting side by side on top of the
DMC & Anchor cabinets (next to each other) so customers could see which they
preferred. It was just a bear on a tree limb, with a yellow background -
but I've always remembered that - in that case, the Anchor to my eyes,
definitely had more color sheen/depth. Mostly the difference between the
two, IIRC, is how they dye - the 2 companies dye at different stages in the
spinning/thread twisting manufacturing process.
Some conversion charts are better than others. Honestly, when I'm in a shop
and converting I will regularly just use the sample thread book and work
from that.
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> Going to work on this lovely Sunday
> Nancy
Feel that, I worked Sunday, as well. Now trying to decide if going out on
errands, or getting dirty in the yard. Maybe yard later, errands first.
Ellice
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Posted by marilyn on June 16, 2009, 9:06 am
Wow! That's an interesting idea for a shop owner - to put the two
pieces side by side. I live in New York City and there is only one
cross stitch shop that I know of here - they have a pretty limited
supply because they are mostly needlepoint and quite expensive, so I
can't really match colors up on my own. Anyway, I have been in touch
with several shops suggested here and I am probably going to go with
Needle in a Haystack.
Marilyn
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> Years back, an LNS I used in Albuquerque had a piece stitched twice, once=
in
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> DMC & once in Anchor. =A0She had the pieces sitting side by side on top o=
f the
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> DMC & Anchor cabinets (next to each other) so customers could see which t=
hey
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> preferred. =A0It was just a bear on a tree limb, with a yellow background=
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> but I've always remembered that - in that case, the Anchor to my eyes,
> definitely had more color sheen/depth. =A0Mostly the difference between t=
he
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> two, IIRC, is how they dye - the 2 companies dye at different stages in t=
he
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> spinning/thread twisting manufacturing process.
> Some conversion charts are better than others. =A0Honestly, when I'm in a=
shop
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> and converting I will regularly just use the sample thread book and work
> from that.
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> for reliable on line shops?
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> TIA
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> Marilyn