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Kits, good and bad....was Needlework Tips
On Oct 16, 2:01*pm, "Dawne Peterson" wrote:
"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. 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 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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On Oct 16, 12:47*pm, Tia Mary wrote:
Dawne Peterson wrote: 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 don't mind doing kits and can't remember the last time I ran out of thread. *There are times when I'm down to my last length of fiber but I manage to eke out the necessary stitches. *I've done cheap kits and expensive kits and not had problems. *Like others, I often have leftover thread. *I 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. *The few times that I have run out of fiber, I have e-mailed or phoned the company and had no problem getting additional floss. *CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ * (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 *http://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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I have tons of stash. I however fell in love with the chart and didn't find
the Heaven and Earth designs its based on.I wish companies offered different fabrics it would be great. I sell the fabric to help with the cost of the kit. My kit is the first one in a long time since I usually replace everything. Sometimes you fall for a chart you can't get any other way. Donna 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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"kustomkrafts" wrote in message ... On Oct 16, 2:01 pm, "Dawne Peterson" wrote: "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. 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 I have stitched for years and have lots of stash, but I am not way beyond kits....Sometimes I buy them for the convenience of having everything together, sometimes to avoid having to buy skein after skein of specialty threads when I only need a bit , sometimes because that is the only way the design comes and sometimes just because I like the design. It wasn't me that said I avoided kits, it was Ruby. And my name is Dawne. You spell your name in an unconventional way, so do I. Dawne 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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"Donna D." wrote But like I posted before my kit retails at 38.00. I replaced the material and I did not want to replace 60 skeins of floss. Kits at that price should have extra. Unless the kit had very good fabric, or lots of specialty threads, I agree with you! Dawne |
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kustomkrafts wrote:
...snip.... 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 First off, I am leaving Dyans BUSINESS SITE link in just to **** off Sheena because I'm in an ornery mood and didn't really think Dyan was *advertising* per se. None of that "HI, I'm Dyan come to my site and buy my stuff" crap that IS advertising. That being said (and it should be worth a bit of a flare up since things have been far to quiet here of late)....... Au Contraire Dyan, my dear :-). I have at least 3 skeins of all the DMC floss colors, almost all of the Rainbow Gallery silks, other silks and metallics galore, beads, books, ribbons and a vast array of needlework fabrics -- enough stash to choke the proverbial horse. I probably have more stash than some LNS have stock (just ask Janet, my stitchin' buddy) and I *still* buy kits. I certainly don't need to buy kits but will if the price is really good or if that's the only way I can get the chart. Once I have purchased the whole kit, I'd just as soon use the fabric & fibers that came with the chart I wanted! Of course, if the chart has a bunch of partial stitches and still came with aida, then I will likely swap it out for an even weave. If I plan to stitch the chart with cotton, then I will go ahead and use the included floss. If I decide I want to do the design in silks or some other specialty fiber, then I make the changes and probably also switch to even weave. Bottom line, I have more stash than the average bear :-))))). Also, I still find the actual process of stitching more enjoyable than the materials I stitch with. And I have stitched with just about every fiber and fabric imaginable since I have done my fair share of model stitching, be it cross stitch, counted work, needlepoint, etc. VBS -- then again, no one would accuse MOI of being too sane!! CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (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 http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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lucretiaborgia wrote . I really fail to see how you can overlook the fact that she bobs up here solely for her own benefit. I understood that rctmarketplace is the group for advertising ones wares, and that came about because rctn did not want ads. Usenet is one of the few places nowadays where one can read and NOT be hit by advertising, long may it be so. I can't say I cared for MLI, she was another who was totally self-centred, just showed up when she had a new chart on the go but I don't believe I said a word at the time, didn't have to, plenty of others did. I don't mind designers posting to say they have new things--I'll take my enabling where I can. Some of my best stuff (and dare I say it, some of my kits) I have because people here shared links to things they found. And as a result, I have a complete set of Pride and Prejudice sampler charts from Stitching Parlour. Thanks whoever pointed me to that one!!! I appreciate designers who add a few words about their new stuff, so I can find new samplers and snarky sayings and avoid teddy bears and Americana. OTOH, I was one who found MLI's postings annoying, mostly because instead of just saying "Hi there, I have a new angel with a winter theme, here's the link" there was that endless "oh I am working on something new I shouldn't really tell you do you want me to tell, oh I shouldn't, well maybe just a peek" that went on. I found it disingenuous, but I know some people found it charming. Chacun a son gout. Dawne |
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"Tia Mary" wrote First off, I am leaving Dyans BUSINESS SITE link in just to **** off Sheena because I'm in an ornery mood and didn't really think Dyan was *advertising* per se. None of that "HI, I'm Dyan come to my site and buy my stuff" crap that IS advertising. That being said (and it should be worth a bit of a flare up since things have been far to quiet here of late)....... Au Contraire Dyan, my dear :-). I have at least 3 skeins of all the DMC floss colors, almost all of the Rainbow Gallery silks, other silks and metallics galore, beads, books, ribbons and a vast array of needlework fabrics -- enough stash to choke the proverbial horse. I probably have more stash than some LNS have stock (just ask Janet, my stitchin' buddy) and I *still* buy kits. I certainly don't need to buy kits but will if the price is really good or if that's the only way I can get the chart. Once I have purchased the whole kit, I'd just as soon use the fabric & fibers that came with the chart I wanted! Of course, if the chart has a bunch of partial stitches and still came with aida, then I will likely swap it out for an even weave. If I plan to stitch the chart with cotton, then I will go ahead and use the included floss. If I decide I want to do the design in silks or some other specialty fiber, then I make the changes and probably also switch to even weave. Bottom line, I have more stash than the average bear :-))))). Also, I still find the actual process of stitching more enjoyable than the materials I stitch with. And I have stitched with just about every fiber and fabric imaginable since I have done my fair share of model stitching, be it cross stitch, counted work, needlepoint, etc. VBS -- then again, no one would accuse MOI of being too sane!! I agree with you on kits, and hey, I agree you are not too sane, as you appear to want to poke Sheena with a pointed stick, but hey, we love you anyway Something else I like is a kitted up accessory pack--I bought this for a Jeannette Douglas sampler and it saved me endless time and money looking for specialty threads in colours I would not ordinarily use, and a couple of good buttons. I also like the way some designers, (Just Nan is one I have experience with) add a charm to a chart--charms are one thing that most stashes don't have, and sometimes the right one just makes the design. (Just thought I would keep the "kits or not kits" discussion going) Dawne |
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