tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post9038409068710168668..comments2023-04-17T08:53:10.080-04:00Comments on Lakeview Stitching: Epic FailMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-53045641422509054172013-03-08T13:37:56.617-05:002013-03-08T13:37:56.617-05:00Somewhere in the bowels of this house, there is a ...Somewhere in the bowels of this house, there is a very large cache of counted cross stitch charts. When I finally dig them out, I was thinking, since you like the craft so much, you might like to have a few. I would scan the photos in and let you look and see if there were anything that interested you. I have gobs and am now way more into quilting than CS.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066177625064170284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-4309368111751590922013-03-07T10:04:39.257-05:002013-03-07T10:04:39.257-05:00Thanks, Katherine. Starting over with better stuff...Thanks, Katherine. Starting over with better stuff seems to be the consensus. I'm looking forward to it now, actually!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-67523764157492698092013-03-07T10:01:59.588-05:002013-03-07T10:01:59.588-05:00You know me, Cynthia, I like things that match, so...You know me, Cynthia, I like things that match, so yes, all four samplers will have to be treated the same way. And yes, I already have all four kits. But I decided that such a big time commitment on my part deserves good materials, so I am replacing both fabric and thread on them all. Fortunately, with the DMC colours in these kits that won't be too hard.<br /><br />It occurs to me this morning that I may be able to use the kit materials for small projects like greeting cards, which would not have the same expected lifespan.<br /><br />Thanks for helping me to think about this!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-44634212637416332592013-03-07T02:56:11.015-05:002013-03-07T02:56:11.015-05:00That is such a shame. Its probably why I am not a...That is such a shame. Its probably why I am not a cross stitcher although I love seeing it done by others. CS counting frustrates me lol. I would change the fabrics and the threads and start over. If it is part of a set then you might have to do it for all of them though.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18203034266623357526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-79112488166693482102013-03-06T23:15:08.807-05:002013-03-06T23:15:08.807-05:00I tend to like kits because they seem to be more e...I tend to like kits because they seem to be more exciting, so I'll actually finish it. But in this case, if you switch to a different fabric you'll have to do the same for all of the others in the series, but then you could just buy the charts and use your own materials, and chalk the first one up to a learning experience. I really don't like finding out that the kits that I spend good money on (is there such a thing as bad money?) have poorer quality materials to keep the cost down. I'll be looking forward to what you decide. I've been in this position before and have had to do both options: 1. start over, and 2. make do with what I have. Good luck!<br />Cynthia Gilbrethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124840580430749378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-20406020047458412222013-03-06T09:32:46.302-05:002013-03-06T09:32:46.302-05:00Thanks for the support, Margaret! I think I was mo...Thanks for the support, Margaret! I think I was mostly numb and maybe a little fatalistic about it. Like I said, there had been that nagging suspicion all along. But you are right, I have been imagining how it will be to stitch on linen, and I think it will be really nice.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-76759114540233871882013-03-06T02:58:10.237-05:002013-03-06T02:58:10.237-05:00you must have been gutted when you realised you ha...you must have been gutted when you realised you had gone wrong. I have never got my head around cross stitch as the one time I tried I got hopelessly lost counting so avoid it like the plague now!<br />I am sure it will look lovely on the linen, best of luck.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-50749421887488393902013-03-05T23:09:37.992-05:002013-03-05T23:09:37.992-05:00Maybe you are right, Mary Ellen, but it is hard to...Maybe you are right, Mary Ellen, but it is hard to say no to kits sometimes. Then again, I almost always seems to be changing the fabric, and sometimes the thread too. I could make more of an effort to look for just the patterns. It gives me an excuse to buy more magazines, for one thing!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-18853490756420060432013-03-05T18:17:33.850-05:002013-03-05T18:17:33.850-05:00I gave up with kits for the very reasons illustrat...I gave up with kits for the very reasons illustrated in your post. If you make a mistake - and who doesn't? - you may wind up not having enough materials. Sometimes you are shorted materials to start with even if you don't make a mistake. That doesn't show up until you are much farther down the road in my experience. Then there is the quality issue. I looked at the pattern chart and it's very enticing. Maybe follow your instincts now and begin again with better fabric and thread.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066177625064170284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777082361967445123.post-50518679493978166692013-03-05T17:40:15.568-05:002013-03-05T17:40:15.568-05:00Well, I did just buy some Cashel linen in light sa...Well, I did just buy some Cashel linen in light sand, btw. It may well be better all around.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.com