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Posted by Jinx Minx on November 3, 2009, 5:07 am
I just went to TW's website to get some information on a pattern I'm hoping
to start today (Miniature Autumn Sampler), and her homepage says she's going
out of business! I'm completely saddened by this as she's been my favorite
designer for years and years. No other designer has even remotely come
close to capturing my attention the way she has. There are only a few
patterns of hers that I do not have in my collection -- the wool cross ones.
For the longest time, I was in a mad search to collect every single one of
her patterns, no matter how long it had been discontinued for (in both chart
and kit if available). I get obsessed about stash collecting that way, and
I refused to pay exhorbitant marked up prices for those patterns. So my
search has led me half way around the states and back and it was a wonderful
quest. Did I spend more on gas (and airfare) than I ever would have buying
them at 500% markup on eBay? Definitely! But I've got great memories of
the hunt and the thrill of finding a long lost Mm. Mimi or Alexander &
Abigail in a clearance bin in an out of the way small town LNS.
I had been thinking recently about starting a thread asking about what's
new/trendy/etc. out there since everything I've been seeing lately is
totally not to my taste. Consequently, I've gotten quite bored of stitching
so I keep going back to my TW stash. Once she's gone, what am I going to
do?!
It's going to be a sad, sad crosstitching world without Teresa Wentzler!
Jinx
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Posted by on November 3, 2009, 5:59 am
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>I just went to TW's website to get some information on a pattern I'm hoping
>to start today (Miniature Autumn Sampler), and her homepage says she's going
>out of business! I'm completely saddened by this as she's been my favorite
>designer for years and years. No other designer has even remotely come
>close to capturing my attention the way she has. There are only a few
>patterns of hers that I do not have in my collection -- the wool cross ones.
>For the longest time, I was in a mad search to collect every single one of
>her patterns, no matter how long it had been discontinued for (in both chart
>and kit if available). I get obsessed about stash collecting that way, and
>I refused to pay exhorbitant marked up prices for those patterns. So my
>search has led me half way around the states and back and it was a wonderful
>quest. Did I spend more on gas (and airfare) than I ever would have buying
>them at 500% markup on eBay? Definitely! But I've got great memories of
>the hunt and the thrill of finding a long lost Mm. Mimi or Alexander &
>Abigail in a clearance bin in an out of the way small town LNS.
>I had been thinking recently about starting a thread asking about what's
>new/trendy/etc. out there since everything I've been seeing lately is
>totally not to my taste. Consequently, I've gotten quite bored of stitching
>so I keep going back to my TW stash. Once she's gone, what am I going to
>do?!
>It's going to be a sad, sad crosstitching world without Teresa Wentzler!
>Jinx
That's sad news, she has been around for a long time. Hopefully it is
partly that she feels she wants time off, rather than business
difficulties.
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Posted by Jinx Minx on November 3, 2009, 7:40 am
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>>I just went to TW's website to get some information on a pattern I'm
>>hoping
>>to start today (Miniature Autumn Sampler), and her homepage says she's
>>going
>>out of business! I'm completely saddened by this as she's been my
>>favorite
>>designer for years and years. No other designer has even remotely come
>>close to capturing my attention the way she has. There are only a few
>>patterns of hers that I do not have in my collection -- the wool cross
>>ones.
>>For the longest time, I was in a mad search to collect every single one of
>>her patterns, no matter how long it had been discontinued for (in both
>>chart
>>and kit if available). I get obsessed about stash collecting that way,
>>and
>>I refused to pay exhorbitant marked up prices for those patterns. So my
>>search has led me half way around the states and back and it was a
>>wonderful
>>quest. Did I spend more on gas (and airfare) than I ever would have
>>buying
>>them at 500% markup on eBay? Definitely! But I've got great memories of
>>the hunt and the thrill of finding a long lost Mm. Mimi or Alexander &
>>Abigail in a clearance bin in an out of the way small town LNS.
>>I had been thinking recently about starting a thread asking about what's
>>new/trendy/etc. out there since everything I've been seeing lately is
>>totally not to my taste. Consequently, I've gotten quite bored of
>>stitching
>>so I keep going back to my TW stash. Once she's gone, what am I going to
>>do?!
>>It's going to be a sad, sad crosstitching world without Teresa Wentzler!
>>Jinx
> That's sad news, she has been around for a long time. Hopefully it is
> partly that she feels she wants time off, rather than business
> difficulties.
From her message, it sounds like it's purely economic. I hope though, that
even though her private label is no more, that somehow perhaps she will
still submit designs to magazines every once in awhile. No designer has
inspired me more to push my boundaries to try a new technique or stitch, and
it is through stitching her pieces that I grew and developed both in ability
and in confidence as a stitcher. It was that technical challenge that drew
me to her work in the first place as fantasy designs really aren't
necessarily my decorating taste.
Jinx
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Posted by Donna D. on November 3, 2009, 6:48 am
She announced her retirement awhile ago. (I am working on magical nights.)
Her designs are wonderful. And I also like to collect charts and search for
out of the way shops. Ebay is a funny thing. One time something could go for
100 next time 10.
Donna
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>I just went to TW's website to get some information on a pattern I'm hoping
>to start today (Miniature Autumn Sampler), and her homepage says she's
>going out of business! I'm completely saddened by this as she's been my
>favorite designer for years and years. No other designer has even remotely
>come close to capturing my attention the way she has. There are only a
>few patterns of hers that I do not have in my collection -- the wool cross
>ones. For the longest time, I was in a mad search to collect every single
>one of her patterns, no matter how long it had been discontinued for (in
>both chart and kit if available). I get obsessed about stash collecting
>that way, and I refused to pay exhorbitant marked up prices for those
>patterns. So my search has led me half way around the states and back and
>it was a wonderful quest. Did I spend more on gas (and airfare) than I
>ever would have buying them at 500% markup on eBay? Definitely! But I've
>got great memories of the hunt and the thrill of finding a long lost Mm.
>Mimi or Alexander & Abigail in a clearance bin in an out of the way small
>town LNS.
> I had been thinking recently about starting a thread asking about what's
> new/trendy/etc. out there since everything I've been seeing lately is
> totally not to my taste. Consequently, I've gotten quite bored of
> stitching so I keep going back to my TW stash. Once she's gone, what am I
> going to do?!
> It's going to be a sad, sad crosstitching world without Teresa Wentzler!
> Jinx
>
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on November 3, 2009, 7:42 am
That's too bad. I've always admired her works even if I was not called to
stitch them. Mind you, I actually have a few in stash - a couple of her
freebies and the tea one.
Now, as what you're going to do next. Have you looked at Martina Weber's
stuff? Heaven and Earth? Or some of Kustom Krafts pieces? There is another
European designer I've seen that has a similar style to TW (other than MW)
but I'm not finding her (him?) right now.
Cheryl
On 11/3/09 6:48 AM, in article
h86dnQ4DbaMUhW3XnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@giganews.com, "Donna D."
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> She announced her retirement awhile ago. (I am working on magical nights.)
> Her designs are wonderful. And I also like to collect charts and search for
> out of the way shops. Ebay is a funny thing. One time something could go for
> 100 next time 10.
>
> Donna
>> I just went to TW's website to get some information on a pattern I'm hoping
>> to start today (Miniature Autumn Sampler), and her homepage says she's
>> going out of business! I'm completely saddened by this as she's been my
>> favorite designer for years and years. No other designer has even remotely
>> come close to capturing my attention the way she has. There are only a
>> few patterns of hers that I do not have in my collection -- the wool cross
>> ones. For the longest time, I was in a mad search to collect every single
>> one of her patterns, no matter how long it had been discontinued for (in
>> both chart and kit if available). I get obsessed about stash collecting
>> that way, and I refused to pay exhorbitant marked up prices for those
>> patterns. So my search has led me half way around the states and back and
>> it was a wonderful quest. Did I spend more on gas (and airfare) than I
>> ever would have buying them at 500% markup on eBay? Definitely! But I've
>> got great memories of the hunt and the thrill of finding a long lost Mm.
>> Mimi or Alexander & Abigail in a clearance bin in an out of the way small
>> town LNS.
>>
>> I had been thinking recently about starting a thread asking about what's
>> new/trendy/etc. out there since everything I've been seeing lately is
>> totally not to my taste. Consequently, I've gotten quite bored of
>> stitching so I keep going back to my TW stash. Once she's gone, what am I
>> going to do?!
>>
>> It's going to be a sad, sad crosstitching world without Teresa Wentzler!
>>
>> Jinx
>>
>>
>>
>
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>to start today (Miniature Autumn Sampler), and her homepage says she's going
>out of business! I'm completely saddened by this as she's been my favorite
>designer for years and years. No other designer has even remotely come
>close to capturing my attention the way she has. There are only a few
>patterns of hers that I do not have in my collection -- the wool cross ones.
>For the longest time, I was in a mad search to collect every single one of
>her patterns, no matter how long it had been discontinued for (in both chart
>and kit if available). I get obsessed about stash collecting that way, and
>I refused to pay exhorbitant marked up prices for those patterns. So my
>search has led me half way around the states and back and it was a wonderful
>quest. Did I spend more on gas (and airfare) than I ever would have buying
>them at 500% markup on eBay? Definitely! But I've got great memories of
>the hunt and the thrill of finding a long lost Mm. Mimi or Alexander &
>Abigail in a clearance bin in an out of the way small town LNS.
>I had been thinking recently about starting a thread asking about what's
>new/trendy/etc. out there since everything I've been seeing lately is
>totally not to my taste. Consequently, I've gotten quite bored of stitching
>so I keep going back to my TW stash. Once she's gone, what am I going to
>do?!
>It's going to be a sad, sad crosstitching world without Teresa Wentzler!
>Jinx