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Posted by mirjam on October 16, 2009, 6:03 pm
If your intended work is something that will need to be washed from
time to time ,
snip a piece off every colored thread , wet well and dry on a white
piece of toilet paper , this way you can avoid threads that Leak the
color ..
mirjam
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Posted by Liz from Humbug on October 17, 2009, 11:53 am
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> Dawne Peterson wrote:
> > I have been very happy with the quality of some kits--Textile Heritage =
is
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> > one, always enough material, and nice extras, like ribbon to finish the=
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> > of a bookmark. =A0I bought several of the "Witches" kits, complete with=
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> > from Monsterbubbles, and had no difficulty with either quantity or qual=
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> > of materials. =A0DMC Signature kits have also been very good. Has anyon=
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> > met up with good ones....or bad ones???
> > Dawne
> =A0 =A0 I don't mind doing kits and can't remember the last time I ran ou=
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> of thread. =A0There are times when I'm down to my last length of fiber bu=
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> I manage to eke out the necessary stitches. =A0I've done cheap kits and
> expensive kits and not had problems. =A0Like others, I often have leftove=
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> thread. =A0I like to tape it the directions and keep it all together so
> that if someone wants to have the chart, they have samples of the floss
> that was originally used. =A0The few times that I have run out of fiber, =
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> have e-mailed or phoned the company and had no problem getting
> additional floss. =A0CiaoMeow >^;;^<
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< =A0 (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at =A0http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
I don't think I've ever run out of floss in a kit either. In fact,
when I did Frederick the Literate
I had to rip out a fair amount and I STILL had enough to finish with a
little bit left over. In that case,
I had emailed Dimensions about donating the chart alone since I
planned on using even weave fabric and
my own (DMC) floss. I was doing it because we used to have a library
cat who looked just like Frederick. Dimensions
was kind enough to donate the entire kit in exchange for a picture of
the finished project on the wall. :-)
I did a Disney kit once, with Winnie the Pooh, and they were so
generous with the floss that I could have done it twice! :-)
Liz from Humbug
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Posted by MargW on October 16, 2009, 9:21 pm
Dawne Peterson wrote:
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> "Ruby" wrote
>> My tip is to avoid kits like the flu. I used to think it was me, that I
>> was just a wasteful stitcher. Just never even look at them for years now.
>> Tip If there is a pattern in kit form only that you just have to stitch,
>> before you start, substitute all cotton floss colours for a brand like
>> DMC, matching colours as close as you can. Saves a lot of headaches down
>> the road.
>
> I have been very happy with the quality of some kits--Textile Heritage is
> one, always enough material, and nice extras, like ribbon to finish the back
> of a bookmark. I bought several of the "Witches" kits, complete with frame,
> from Monsterbubbles, and had no difficulty with either quantity or quality
> of materials. DMC Signature kits have also been very good. Has anyone else
> met up with good ones....or bad ones???
>
> Dawne
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>
I love Shepherd's Bush kits, but find they can be a little skimpy on the
floss - especially silk. I did several shop models of SB pieces, and
had to be very, very careful not to waste anything. If I had to frog a
section, it usually meant running out of floss. At least one piece I
ended up using some of my own silk floss - luckily I was able to match
the colour (navy blue). That said, the SB kits have very good
instructions, stitch diagrams, nice fabric and delightful charms. Some
kits come with the mats as well.
MargW
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on October 17, 2009, 8:12 am
On 10/16/09 2:01 PM, in article
V8idna04aOCEKEXXnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@posted.sasktel, "Dawne Peterson"
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> "Ruby" wrote
>> My tip is to avoid kits like the flu. I used to think it was me, that I
>> was just a wasteful stitcher. Just never even look at them for years now.
>>
>> Tip If there is a pattern in kit form only that you just have to stitch,
>> before you start, substitute all cotton floss colours for a brand like
>> DMC, matching colours as close as you can. Saves a lot of headaches down
>> the road.
>
> I have been very happy with the quality of some kits--Textile Heritage is
> one, always enough material, and nice extras, like ribbon to finish the back
> of a bookmark. I bought several of the "Witches" kits, complete with frame,
> from Monsterbubbles, and had no difficulty with either quantity or quality
> of materials. DMC Signature kits have also been very good. Has anyone else
> met up with good ones....or bad ones???
>
> Dawne
>
>
I've had problems with one or two Janlynn kits, but not as a regular thing.
Some of the "learn to stitch" kits, tend to be floss short - but since I was
using them to teach kids, that could have been the issue
Cheryl
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Posted by kustomkrafts on October 17, 2009, 9:49 am
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> "Ruby" =A0wrote
> > My tip is to avoid kits like the flu. =A0I used to think it was me, tha=
t I
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> > was just a wasteful stitcher. =A0Just never even look at them for years=
now.
Dawn,
We produce kits and not often do we get a call or email regarding a
shortage. But it does happen. We try to allow extra for the
differences in workmanship but alas we don't always get it right.
A simple phone call or email telling us what kit you are working on
and what colors are short and we will have threads in the mail to you
same day or next.
Our kits have DMC pre-sorted threads on numbered cards. We do however
kit all our designs with Aida, so if you are one that prefers the
linens or evenweaves, then it just doesn't pay you to buy a kit to
have to replace the fabric.
Kits are mainly for those stitchers that don't have a STASH yet. Some
of us are way beyond that (big grins)
Dyan
www.kustomkrafts.com
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> Tip =A0If there is a pattern in kit form only that you just have to
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> > before you start, substitute all cotton floss colours for a brand like
> > DMC, matching colours as close as you can. =A0Saves a lot of headaches =
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> > the road.
> I have been very happy with the quality of some kits--Textile Heritage is
> one, always enough material, and nice extras, like ribbon to finish the b=
ack
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> of a bookmark. =A0I bought several of the "Witches" kits, complete with f=
rame,
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> from Monsterbubbles, and had no difficulty with either quantity or qualit=
y
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> of materials. =A0DMC Signature kits have also been very good. Has anyone =
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> met up with good ones....or bad ones???
> Dawne
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