Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

catwoman150

These are even more expensive :eek: :eek:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huge-Cross-Stitch-53-x-27-Hand-Made-Completed-waterfall-Sunrise-Feng-Fung-Shui-/230731823117?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b8b0380d

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360cm-100-pure-hand-Cross-Stitch-Painting-Riverside-Eighteen-beautiful-beauty-/270915155814?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3f13cd3766


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Hand-made-Cross-Stitch-Completed-Painting-349CM-Eighteen-Ancient-Beauty2123-/300666403007?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46011d38bf

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/576cm-100-pure-hand-Cross-Stitch-Painting-Riverside-Scene-Qingming-Festival-/270930397087?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3f14b5c79f

Ailsb

catwoman - those prices are incredible.:eek:
If I thought I could get anywhere near that sort of money I'd give up work and just stitch all day.

Think how much Louise could make at the speed she stitches at.:D

*Louise*

Ailsb wrote: »

catwoman - those prices are incredible.:eek:
If I thought I could get anywhere near that sort of money I'd give up work and just stitch all day.

Think how much Louise could make at the speed she stitches at.:D

I'm thinking of starting my own business now!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Wouldn't it be great to just have an excuse to stitch every day and call it 'working'


Those pictures are incredible, but I don't think much of the actual subjects, not my thing

I have a horrible feeling the poor women who stitched those to be sold will be only paid about 15p a day or something

23rdspiral

Hi everyone, sorry I dropped off of MSE. So busy, so stressed, so not myself.

Hope everyone is ok? I will try to read back, but not been on in 2 days less than a month so it might take a while.

smileyt_2

catwoman150 wrote: »

These are even more expensive :eek: :eek:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/576cm-100-pure-hand-Cross-Stitch-Painting-Riverside-Scene-Qingming-Festival-/270930397087?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3f14b5c79f

Did you read the story of the embroiderer on this one (the last one you listed)? Apparently she is nearly blind from working on this and needs the money from selling her work to pay for hospital treatment. How true that is I don't know, but if you scroll down in the listings you will see that these are massive pieces of work! And here am I struggling and making mistakes with my Mother's Day 'Fizzy Moon' card!

*Louise*

smileyt wrote: »

Did you read the story of the embroiderer on this one (the last one you listed)? Apparently she is nearly blind from working on this and needs the money from selling her work to pay for hospital treatment. How true that is I don't know, but if you scroll down in the listings you will see that these are massive pieces of work! And here am I struggling and making mistakes with my Mother's Day 'Fizzy Moon' card!

I hadn't paid too much attention to that one so didn't realise just how MASSIVE it is!! :eek: I'm quite inclined to believe she would be near blind after that mammoth piece, she would deserve every penny.

Did you see the pics right at the bottom showing the back of the work...omg...so neat!!

I feel rather inadequate at taking so long to get my HAED completed now :o

susan42

these pieces are amazing. they are that big more than one person could be making them.

wonder who would buy them? they're so big . thank you for sharing them cat woman.

I havent done any stitching the last couple of days. I'm at the races and so worn out that I been sleeping so early x

good luck everyone on your pieces .

maria_and_the_imps

You ok spiral? Xxx

lancs-lady_2

catwoman150 wrote: »

These are even more expensive :eek: :eek:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Huge-Cross-Stitch-53-x-27-Hand-Made-Completed-waterfall-Sunrise-Feng-Fung-Shui-/230731823117?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b8b0380d

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360cm-100-pure-hand-Cross-Stitch-Painting-Riverside-Eighteen-beautiful-beauty-/270915155814?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3f13cd3766


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Hand-made-Cross-Stitch-Completed-Painting-349CM-Eighteen-Ancient-Beauty2123-/300666403007?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46011d38bf

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/576cm-100-pure-hand-Cross-Stitch-Painting-Riverside-Scene-Qingming-Festival-/270930397087?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3f14b5c79f

All I can think to say is Hells Bells and I'm in the wrong job! :eek:

debtdalek

Ailsb wrote: »

catwoman - those prices are incredible.:eek:
If I thought I could get anywhere near that sort of money I'd give up work and just stitch all day.

Think how much Louise could make at the speed she stitches at.:D

Be interesting to watch these and see if they do in fact sell or not. I guess if they don't - don't give up the day job just yet!

I think sometimes that any sort of crafting is way undervalued generally and it's only when it is deemed to be art, or you are a "name", that you can hope to achieve a price that puts a proper value on your work. Interesting that they've included the word painting in the title.

I was on holiday in Madeira a few years ago and bought a completed tapestry from a "factory" rather than the shops and it was pretty obvious that the homeworkers must have been geting paid very little for their work.