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Posted by Donna D. on October 15, 2009, 8:19 pm
I have been working on Woodland Enchantress for a year.
I have ran out of floss in every color at least one if not more. I wrote
and received quickly, replacement floss but the chart is ripping and it was
replaced once in the beginning since I like a working chart.So I found
another kit cheap on e bay and decided to just buy the kit over, sell the
fabric and use all the floss it came with.
Why did I run out so many times?
I did make some mistakes but not enough to warrant running out of so much
floss.
This is the first kit I used the floss in for a long time since there was so
many colors. For $38.00 I would think there would be extra floss.
Does anyone have this problem or is it just me?
Donna
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on October 16, 2009, 7:41 am
On 10/15/09 8:19 PM, in article
_rGdnYXyXqiVIUrXnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d@giganews.com, "Donna D."
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> I have been working on Woodland Enchantress for a year.
> I have ran out of floss in every color at least one if not more. I wrote
> and received quickly, replacement floss but the chart is ripping and it was
> replaced once in the beginning since I like a working chart.So I found
> another kit cheap on e bay and decided to just buy the kit over, sell the
> fabric and use all the floss it came with.
>
> Why did I run out so many times?
> I did make some mistakes but not enough to warrant running out of so much
> floss.
> This is the first kit I used the floss in for a long time since there was so
> many colors. For $38.00 I would think there would be extra floss.
> Does anyone have this problem or is it just me?
> Donna
>
>
I've run out because I misidentified colors (very light blue for light
blue), but I'm betting this isn't your problem.
Honestly, I'd just pull up a cross reference and finish with DMC numbers.
I've done that from the start with other brands - I didn't want to figure
out which one was red-orange vs the orange red.
Cheryl
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Posted by Christopher D. on October 18, 2009, 8:10 pm
But sometimes it really does show up and I hate matching unmatchable floss.
Donna D
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> On 10/15/09 8:19 PM, in article
> _rGdnYXyXqiVIUrXnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d@giganews.com, "Donna D."
> I've run out because I misidentified colors (very light blue for light
> blue), but I'm betting this isn't your problem.
> Honestly, I'd just pull up a cross reference and finish with DMC numbers.
> I've done that from the start with other brands - I didn't want to figure
> out which one was red-orange vs the orange red.
> Cheryl
>
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Posted by F.James Cripwell on October 16, 2009, 8:01 am
"Donna D." (boocxnnut@hotpop.net) writes:
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> I have been working on Woodland Enchantress for a year.
> I have ran out of floss in every color at least one if not more. I wrote
> and received quickly, replacement floss but the chart is ripping and it was
> replaced once in the beginning since I like a working chart.So I found
> another kit cheap on e bay and decided to just buy the kit over, sell the
> fabric and use all the floss it came with.
>
> Why did I run out so many times?
> I did make some mistakes but not enough to warrant running out of so much
> floss.
> This is the first kit I used the floss in for a long time since there was so
> many colors. For $38.00 I would think there would be extra floss.
> Does anyone have this problem or is it just me?
> Donna
I have just started finishing a new UFO for someone else; it is
Dimensions Gold Millenium Angel. A few comments.
1. There is barely 2 inches spare cloth for framing. Usual
recommendation is 3 inches. I dont know the cost of an extra inch of cloth.
2. I am sure the floss is neither Anchor nor DMC. I suspect is is
normal cotton, not Egyptian cotton.
3. The pattern is on one huge sheet of paper. Knowing what I know, I
have copied the seams, as I am sure by the time I have finished, the
constant folding and unfolding will result in loss of detail.
4. The overstiching instructions are done in very heavy printing.
This makes it difficult to see the symbols which have been overprinted.
There is no excuse for too little floss. These patterns have been
stitched by "professional" stitchers. So it is possible to measure
exactly how much floss was used. Dimensions out to know how much extra
floss is required to fulfil the needs of "ordinary" stitchers. If they
dont, this would be a black mark against them. I wish I knew more about
the economics of marketing these sort of kits. Jim.
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Posted by Ruby on October 16, 2009, 9:25 am
F.James Cripwell wrote:
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> "Donna D." (boocxnnut@hotpop.net) writes:
>
>> I have been working on Woodland Enchantress for a year.
>> I have ran out of floss in every color at least one if not more. I wrote
>> and received quickly, replacement floss but the chart is ripping and it was
>> replaced once in the beginning since I like a working chart.So I found
>> another kit cheap on e bay and decided to just buy the kit over, sell the
>> fabric and use all the floss it came with.
>> Why did I run out so many times?
>> I did make some mistakes but not enough to warrant running out of so much
>> floss.
>> This is the first kit I used the floss in for a long time since there was so
>> many colors. For $38.00 I would think there would be extra floss.
>> Does anyone have this problem or is it just me?
>> Donna
>>
> I have just started finishing a new UFO for someone else; it is
> Dimensions Gold Millenium Angel. A few comments.
> 1. There is barely 2 inches spare cloth for framing. Usual
> recommendation is 3 inches. I dont know the cost of an extra inch of cloth.
> 2. I am sure the floss is neither Anchor nor DMC. I suspect is is
> normal cotton, not Egyptian cotton.
> 3. The pattern is on one huge sheet of paper. Knowing what I know, I
> have copied the seams, as I am sure by the time I have finished, the
> constant folding and unfolding will result in loss of detail.
> 4. The overstiching instructions are done in very heavy printing.
> This makes it difficult to see the symbols which have been overprinted.
> There is no excuse for too little floss. These patterns have been
> stitched by "professional" stitchers. So it is possible to measure
> exactly how much floss was used. Dimensions out to know how much extra
> floss is required to fulfil the needs of "ordinary" stitchers. If they
> dont, this would be a black mark against them. I wish I knew more about
> the economics of marketing these sort of kits. Jim.
>
I assume it is as much else ,as it passes through various suppliers to
the store the price increases which usually means that since many
people want to pay as little as they can for things. the
producer/manufacturer uses the cheapest, most cost effective supplies in
order to make a small profit.
Individual designers who produce and sell their own kits tend to do the
same thing, especially skimp on fabric for some reason. Small market
perhaps.
I gave up on kits years ago because of that particular problem.
Not a problem much anymore as most tend have the choice now of kit or
just pattern. And with the internet there is easy access to flosses of
all types.
I also tend to do my own thing, find a subject, pick out my fill
patterns for various areas etc. As I do mainly blackwork and pulled
thread. I have done some cross stitch same way.
Ruby
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> I have ran out of floss in every color at least one if not more. I wrote
> and received quickly, replacement floss but the chart is ripping and it was
> replaced once in the beginning since I like a working chart.So I found
> another kit cheap on e bay and decided to just buy the kit over, sell the
> fabric and use all the floss it came with.
>
> Why did I run out so many times?
> I did make some mistakes but not enough to warrant running out of so much
> floss.
> This is the first kit I used the floss in for a long time since there was so
> many colors. For $38.00 I would think there would be extra floss.
> Does anyone have this problem or is it just me?
> Donna
>
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