Sunday, February 13, 2011
Almost.....
I have had a productive weekend on my latest cross stitch project. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow. I think it will be finished by then. I guess I'll have to either have some stitching down time or start another project if the replacement floss doesn't come tomorrow. If it doesn't come this week, I'm changing the design. It's leaving me with very negative feelings. I can't have that for my Madi's project.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Still Waiting
I contacted the kit manufacturer a couple of days ago. She assured me my replacement floss was on the way. She said the bad weather had slowed things down. But, that is not helping me. I've well over half finished with my small project and I have had very little time for stitching during the past few days. I really believe in positive feedback when it is deserved. For instance, whenever I need replacement floss from Dimensions, I get it before I even expect it. They are so on top of things. But this company seems to be run by one person, who is badly overworked. I won't mention names, because I still have hope and I do want to give everybody a fair chance, but I for sure will not purchase another kit from this company.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Is it a Sign?
Last week I wrote about all of my troubles with the kitty cat stocking. I have been impatiently awaiting the arrival of the replacement floss. It still has not come. I refuse to put anymore time and energy into a project that seems doomed.
So, I have started a smallish project. A bookmark that only has about ten colors and no backstitching. So far, I have about a fourth of it stitched. The only negative is that I'm using 18 count fabric. Not the best for my almost 60 year old eyes. But it does have the advantage of seeing the actual progress as I work. I don't have to work for days to be able to see what I have done.
But, I'm wondering. Is the fact that there is yet another delay in Angel Cats mean that it isn't meant to be? I'll have to wait to decide for sure if I don't get the replacement floss by the time I've finished the bookmark.
So, I have started a smallish project. A bookmark that only has about ten colors and no backstitching. So far, I have about a fourth of it stitched. The only negative is that I'm using 18 count fabric. Not the best for my almost 60 year old eyes. But it does have the advantage of seeing the actual progress as I work. I don't have to work for days to be able to see what I have done.
But, I'm wondering. Is the fact that there is yet another delay in Angel Cats mean that it isn't meant to be? I'll have to wait to decide for sure if I don't get the replacement floss by the time I've finished the bookmark.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Grrrr
This project is going soooo slowly. Not only have I seemed to have lost my enthusiasm for Madi's stocking, (how could I, it's Madi's) but the stocking itself seems to have decided to thwart my every stitch.
At the very beginning, I tried sorting the floss that was included in the kit. Nothing and I mean Nothing was correct in the kit. I couldn't match the colors in the usual way. Plus there were three symbols in the personalization that had no corresponding color of floss. So, I did my usual thing when confronted with a kit issue. I found the company online and contacted them, explaining my delimna. I never heard a word. But about a week later, (after I had decided to convert the floss to DMC, via Cyberstiches) I received a big manilla envelope in the mail with a handful of floss and a chart. Not the Angel Cat stocking that I am stitching, but a Snowman stocking that doesn't bear the slightest resemblance. It isn't even close in the numbers, which makes me really wonder who's manning the helm. So, I recontacted them, telling them that while I appreciated the effort I had already solved most of my problem, one still remained. I did not know what colors to use for the personalization. Almost immediately, I received a reply telling me to use 666 and 703. Well that looked pretty close, but there were three symbols. I decided to overlook that and continue stitching.
Fast forward to last week. I finally got to the first kitty. I picked this kit because two of the kitties were orange kitties. Like Madi's. Misty, Tom & Jerry. This kit had two orange cats and one gray. I had already thought about making all of the kitties orange, but then I started stitching. The substituted colors were totally wrong. The dark rust was really dark brown and the orange cat was turning into a muddy mess. Soooo, I contacted them again. Immediately, I got a response offering to send me the proper colors. We decided that she would send me the proper colors, sorted and labeled. So now I am waiting for them to arrive. I have frogged all the kitties and am trying to work on other areas while I am waiting.
At the very beginning, I tried sorting the floss that was included in the kit. Nothing and I mean Nothing was correct in the kit. I couldn't match the colors in the usual way. Plus there were three symbols in the personalization that had no corresponding color of floss. So, I did my usual thing when confronted with a kit issue. I found the company online and contacted them, explaining my delimna. I never heard a word. But about a week later, (after I had decided to convert the floss to DMC, via Cyberstiches) I received a big manilla envelope in the mail with a handful of floss and a chart. Not the Angel Cat stocking that I am stitching, but a Snowman stocking that doesn't bear the slightest resemblance. It isn't even close in the numbers, which makes me really wonder who's manning the helm. So, I recontacted them, telling them that while I appreciated the effort I had already solved most of my problem, one still remained. I did not know what colors to use for the personalization. Almost immediately, I received a reply telling me to use 666 and 703. Well that looked pretty close, but there were three symbols. I decided to overlook that and continue stitching.
Fast forward to last week. I finally got to the first kitty. I picked this kit because two of the kitties were orange kitties. Like Madi's. Misty, Tom & Jerry. This kit had two orange cats and one gray. I had already thought about making all of the kitties orange, but then I started stitching. The substituted colors were totally wrong. The dark rust was really dark brown and the orange cat was turning into a muddy mess. Soooo, I contacted them again. Immediately, I got a response offering to send me the proper colors. We decided that she would send me the proper colors, sorted and labeled. So now I am waiting for them to arrive. I have frogged all the kitties and am trying to work on other areas while I am waiting.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
New Year, New Project
Now that I am finally back into stitching mode, I'd like to have more to show than I do at the moment. As I said in an earlier post, my goal is to stitch a Christmas stocking for each member of my immediate family. That will be a total of six. Giving myself a year to do each one will leave time for other projects, and hopefully, I won't get discouraged before I finish.
I've started with Madi's. She's the youngest and should get her stocking first. She's the only child and really, she was the most helpful in picking out her theme. I'm already beginning to second guess myself though. She wanted angels. And they have lots of cats. So, I found a stocking with angel kitties. I hope she'll like it. I've gotten some done on it already, but even I can't make any sense of my stitched areas at this point. So, no point in posting a picture until I can see some actual progress.
I've started with Madi's. She's the youngest and should get her stocking first. She's the only child and really, she was the most helpful in picking out her theme. I'm already beginning to second guess myself though. She wanted angels. And they have lots of cats. So, I found a stocking with angel kitties. I hope she'll like it. I've gotten some done on it already, but even I can't make any sense of my stitched areas at this point. So, no point in posting a picture until I can see some actual progress.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
No Stitching... Bah HumBug
I have not stitched at all in several weeks. I finished the birth pieces for Evan and Noah, and started a stocking for my favorite little girl. I really didn't make any real headway into it though because first of all, Phillip had surgery that went awry.Then we had some entertaining to do. Between cleaning and cooking, there wasn't much time, but besides that, my chart stand gets in the way when we're having friends over. So, I remove it. I'm not putting it back up until after the holidays. Therefore, no stitching. And I feel like I'm missing my left thumb. I think it's amazing how some people say they can't find time for stitching, but for me, if I don't stitch, I don't feel productive. So, while I thoroughly enjoy the holiday and family and friends, I will treasure the time when I can stitch again and get my fingers busy.
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