Cross-stitch cafe 2010

*Louise*

nmm wrote: »

Thank you i think Louise's lake piccy would be worth the Euromillions? :rotfl:

I'm selling!!! I'm selling!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


I have that pic in myebay to watch if she sells it as well - I don't reckon anyone will pay that for it. A non-stitcher won't realise the work that went into it and a stitcher will think 'I can do that myself'

Tempting though - I have 72 completed pieces of various sizes in a box upstairs...wonder if some of them would sell :rotfl:

nmm

I checked finished listings on ebay and the completed items that seemed to sell were cards, bookmarks and tatty ted pictures, so if you have any of those go for it

pm2326

Ive sold on ebay before, i did a piece and didnt like the finished design it sold for about £8, wasn't that big either.

Thing is you would have to work out your costings first and set a realistic opening price.

Some people start the listing at 99p to take advantage of the free listings day, but how upset would you be if you only got 99p for something you had worked on for weeks and the 99p wouldn't even cover the cost of the material and threads??

shelly

Keiss_21 wrote: »

Thanks for the info Louise, looks like I will be forking out yet more money before I even get started!! Do you fold the sides of your picture to fit? Now I understand why you are sewing in blocks like you do!! I had thought that the bigger one would be better, but then it wouldn't be so good when working in a chair, rather than sitting at a tabl Will have to think about this a bit more!!.

I can recommend these frames http://www.sewandso.co.uk/ran997-0.html
I would also recommend getting one that is tall but not very wide. If you go too big in both width and height you can't use it for smaller pieces, go too small and you would have to fold the fabric to fit large pieces on it.

I got an 18x9 because its tall enough to fit large pieces on but not so wide that I have to overstretch my hand/arm round the back of it. I bought one years ago and I think it's about 15x12 but makes my back ache to use it as I seem to have to lean to the side to pull the needle through the back.... I have short arms
I have a lap table set up in front of me with my chart on and lean the frame on the edge of that.

If you look at sweetcarer's post #299 that's one of the frames being used. The fabric rolls around the outer arms so it's out of the way.

Edited to add ~ Sweetcarers frame is the type you have to sew or pin the fabric to the frame. With mine you clip the fabric to the frame. Slight difference but the frames look the same when in use.

elliep_2

I've just been having a look through the ebay completed listings of completed cross stitch projects. It's interesting reading, of the 300ish that I looked through only 2 have sold for more than I think the materials are worth. One of those started off at 99p so I think that was a very lucky seller getting £101 after starting the bidding at less than £1! It is a lovely project but there doesn't seem to be any way of deciding how much any given piece is worth. As always it's worth what someone is willing to pay and only they can decide that after the listing begins. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Completed-Mirabilia-cross-stitch-World-Peace-Angel_W0QQitemZ200423927315QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_CrossStitch_RL?hash=item2eaa326e13

sweetcarer

shelly wrote: »

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If you look at sweetcarer's post #299 that's one of the frames being used. The fabric rolls around the outer arms so it's out of the way.

HTH

ohhh fame

Only one thing wrong I found with this is that I had orginally attached the material with pins and as it got abandonded rust came through. Though, it is not any part of the design so far.

I find using these frames quite good - esp for large projects at home. On the move I prefer to use a hoop - easier to use.

People worry about washing their items - have a wee peak at this (some of the "older" members might remember this)

the floral alphabet when I found it after a few years in the shed




to this after a good wash in bath with soap powder and warm water - then rolled up in towel, onto radiator to dry out and ironed




to the most recent





Doing like "in the well" (someone suggested it for using hoops - thought I would try it in the frame) helps keep the design clean - only the back is getting a wee bit grubby.

Was in the shed the other day there and I found another one in the shed - another UFO :eek: It has one rust mark on the side of it looks like. It is dirty (good wash needed). It has been started - it looks like Jo Verso's year (garland flowers with charms). All threads sorted to go - only January half done. It is on 28hpi evenweave. So think I have found my next project

Hope all is well in your part of the world.

Kind wishes

sweetcarer

shelly

sweetcarer wrote: »

Only one thing wrong I found with this is that I had orginally attached the material with pins and as it got abandonded rust came through. Though, it is not any part of the design so far.

I find using these frames quite good - esp for large projects at home. On the move I prefer to use a hoop - easier to use.

Ahh yes, my mistake. I assumed yours was the same as mine and the fabric attaches with clips. I forgot you could buy ones that you have to attach by sewing or pinning the fabric to the frame.

easy

Sweetcarer, that floral alphabet is utterly gorgeous. Where did the chart come from?

sweetcarer

It is my own design - well the layout of it is. The actual pictures are taken from a series in the uk cross stitcher magazine issues 39-44(1996). It is just squares 5x6 - 26 for the alphabet and 4 blanks (the blanks I will put information in eg the floral alphabet in one, my name in another, not sure about the other two - maybe pictures of ladybirds or butterflies or even a bumble bee).

When cross stitcher published this they gave you the oppourtunity to buy each one with threads and aida (14hpi). Though I had to buy a bigger piece of aida to make it larger, the aida it came with was only enough to do one. My late husband bought this for me as a present - don't know if it was christmas or birthday (might of been both).

The magazine didn't supply full skeins but enough to do each one. The borders is just the colour that the name of flower is done in – I have full skeins for each of them.

It is a great pattern - it feels like a new one each one I do - don't feel like it is a big pattern. Think the final size is approx 20"x24". At the very bottom I will be putting a dedication in memory of my late husband - as he bought me the materials and supported me at the start of it.

Kind wishes

sweetcarer

PS Better get on with work - only meant to come on for a quick look during my tea break.

*Louise*

elliep wrote: »

I've just been having a look through the ebay completed listings of completed cross stitch projects. It's interesting reading, of the 300ish that I looked through only 2 have sold for more than I think the materials are worth. One of those started off at 99p so I think that was a very lucky seller getting £101 after starting the bidding at less than £1! It is a lovely project but there doesn't seem to be any way of deciding how much any given piece is worth. As always it's worth what someone is willing to pay and only they can decide that after the listing begins. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Completed-Mirabilia-cross-stitch-World-Peace-Angel_W0QQitemZ200423927315QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_CrossStitch_RL?hash=item2eaa326e13

Gosh, there's a lot of work gone into that!!

For £101, I really don't think the seller got much out of that. All the hours of work that must have taken....

Could anyone else give away a years work for £100?? I could happily sell small pieces at a loss, but something I had given a year of my life to creating...I don't think I could.

I took a detailed cross stitch Map of Scotland to be framed and when I picked it up the framer said he could have sold it 5 times over...I missed the opportunity to ask what he would have priced it at lol.

It is hard to put a price on your time....at minimum wage even a small piece would cost a fortune!!