Different people stitching kits. was Computer programs and floss

Pat P wrote:

With me, I don`t think it`s so much the quantities in kits that I worry
about. It`s sorting all those pesky colours that I can`t be doing with.
You only rarely seem to get presorted threads on numbered cards. While
they`re getting all the colours together, you`d think that it wouldn`t be
all THAT demanding to put them on cards, as some do. Dimensions not being
one of them!

Most of the kits I buy have fibers that are relatively
easy to sort, or else have them sorted or bundled in some way
to make it easier, so I don't mind particularly. Of course,
most of the kits I get don't have just cotton floss in
them either, and it's pretty easy to pick things out when
there are not only different colors, but also different
fibers.

Best wishes,
Ericka

I guess it turns me on, too and I'm not even an engineer (though I've lots
in my family- from mining to aeronautical). I thought it was a very
interesting experiment and could have a useful aspect, too. companies should
be able to get agood average and adjust their floss accordingly.
Judith
"Pat P" wrote in message
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No, I didn`t know you were an engineer. Nearly all the ones I worked with
at
BT were obsessed, too, so I should have guessed! Does that just mean
you`re
obsessed by statistics, whether or not they serve any useful purpose? Not
being rude, honestly - as I`ve long thought that you can`t get much more
obsessive than cross-stitching a picture which was most likely much better
in it`s original painted form in the first place!

However, obsessing about something with so many variables as how much
thread
do different people use to stitch a design - and why - seems totally OTT
to
me! Still, as they say - whatever turns you on!!! ;-))

Pat P

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 5/22/04 7:29 AM, in article zNGrc.24$TZ1.5@newsfe6-win, "Pat P"
wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote

Jim wrote:-

(snipped)
I am sure if I could have got a bigger sample of people, I would
have
found an even bigger difference between the extremes of users. It
is
no
wonder that some people find kits to have an adequate amount of
floss
in
them, and some people run out.
--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life,
any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.


Jim,

Sounds like a fun experiment to repeat!

Cheryl

Fun for Jim, maybe, with his love of statistics! I reckon most of us
would
just prefer to stitch - never mind how much more or less thread our
various
methods use! We`re all different, thank goodness!

Pat P



Ah Pat, you are forgetting that I'm an engineer too!
Cheryl

Jim,
Pick a small kit and count the symbols.
"F.James Cripwell" wrote in message
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Cheryl Isaak ) writes:

Jim,

Sounds like a fun experiment to repeat!

Cheryl

I would just ***LOVE*** to repeat this experiment, with a much larger
sample. However, there is a ***MAJOR*** problem. In order to make the
statistics worthwhile it is ***ESSENTIAL*** that the pattern has a
symbol count. Otherwise it is difficult to compare the figures. In
theory it can be done, but I dont feel it would be worthwhile all the
effort without a stitch count. Certainly, I would not be prepared to put
in the necessary time.
So, what I am looking for, and have been for about 5 years or more,
is a popular counted cross sttich pattern, which lots of people just want
to stitch, and which has a symbol count. So far, I have completely struck
out in my search. Oh well!!!

--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

"Judith Truly" ) writes:
Jim,
Pick a small kit and count the symbols.

It sounds easy, but there are all sorts of logistic problems.
Finding a kit that is for sale all over the place, coordinating, etc. A
couple of years ago, I tried this with the MLI Christmas Angel. I solemnly
counted the symbols, and asked anyone who stitched her to tell me how much
floss they used. I never got any response. Mind you, as you might guess
from Pat P.'s response, I was getting quite a lot of negative comments
from rctners at the time.
I would be quite prepared to try again next Christmas. First, it
would be nice to know how many people would be interested in joining in.
Then, it would be nice if someone else would also count the symbols as
well as me, to get a check. I have done this for a couple of patterns, and
it is not the easiest thing to do.
Another idea would be to pick another freebie from somewhere, and do the
same thing. But my instinct is to wait until later on this fall, and when
the MLI Angel gets distributed, let us see what response we can get.
The stitchers dont have to be rctners. Anyone who thinks this is a good
idea could try and recruit other people they know to join it. What do people
think of this idea?
--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

It would certainly be an interesting project, but for me only if it were a
little one. I would be reluctant to play with something big that I might,
or might not really like.

Lucille


"F.James Cripwell" wrote in message
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"Judith Truly" ) writes:
Jim,
Pick a small kit and count the symbols.

It sounds easy, but there are all sorts of logistic problems.
Finding a kit that is for sale all over the place, coordinating, etc. A
couple of years ago, I tried this with the MLI Christmas Angel. I
solemnly
counted the symbols, and asked anyone who stitched her to tell me how much
floss they used. I never got any response. Mind you, as you might guess
from Pat P.'s response, I was getting quite a lot of negative comments
from rctners at the time.
I would be quite prepared to try again next Christmas. First, it
would be nice to know how many people would be interested in joining in.
Then, it would be nice if someone else would also count the symbols as
well as me, to get a check. I have done this for a couple of patterns,
and
it is not the easiest thing to do.
Another idea would be to pick another freebie from somewhere, and do
the
same thing. But my instinct is to wait until later on this fall, and when
the MLI Angel gets distributed, let us see what response we can get.
The stitchers dont have to be rctners. Anyone who thinks this is a good
idea could try and recruit other people they know to join it. What do
people
think of this idea?
--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

One volunteer to help count the symbols::::::::::: waving hand::::::::::: and
to sitch, but I may forget to keep track of floss. I like to play with
numbers, but am not an ARW anal retentive wonk) LOL
kathy
san antonio

I would be most certainly willing to try. The engineer in me thinks it
would be a neat experiment.

Addie

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"F.James Cripwell" wrote in message
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"Judith Truly" ) writes:
Jim,
Pick a small kit and count the symbols.

It sounds easy, but there are all sorts of logistic problems.
Finding a kit that is for sale all over the place, coordinating, etc. A
couple of years ago, I tried this with the MLI Christmas Angel. I
solemnly
counted the symbols, and asked anyone who stitched her to tell me how much
floss they used. I never got any response. Mind you, as you might guess
from Pat P.'s response, I was getting quite a lot of negative comments
from rctners at the time.
I would be quite prepared to try again next Christmas. First, it
would be nice to know how many people would be interested in joining in.
Then, it would be nice if someone else would also count the symbols as
well as me, to get a check. I have done this for a couple of patterns,
and
it is not the easiest thing to do.
Another idea would be to pick another freebie from somewhere, and do
the
same thing. But my instinct is to wait until later on this fall, and when
the MLI Angel gets distributed, let us see what response we can get.
The stitchers dont have to be rctners. Anyone who thinks this is a good
idea could try and recruit other people they know to join it. What do
people
think of this idea?
--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.

F.James Cripwell wrote:
Another idea would be to pick another freebie from somewhere, and do the
same thing.

.. . . preferably something smaller than an MLI freebie angel, but
whatever. Mayber there's a complex bookmark (but less complex than TW's
"Stretch") that'd be good for this.

I just did the head & hair *only* of MLI's L&L Earth Angel, to see if
I'd be comfortable working the whole project. I'll probably do all but
the wings and pair it with Dragon Dream's "Celestial Dragon".

Diane Hare