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  • Started 13 years ago by 00560910
  • Latest reply from ComaCalm

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  1. 00560910
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    Has anyone bought any cross-stitch stuff from e-bay and what was the result? There seem to be some good bargains on DMC and Anchor threads but a bad experience with a piece of linen has put me off-I got a good sized piece to do a sampler on and as with all my fabric I stitch a border around it first, but having done this my eagle-eyed partner said "that's not straight". We had a look and counted all my stitches and the fabric was warped, it would never have been straight in a million years. Has this happened to anyone?

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  2. Brigitte Gant
    Member

    Is your husband an engineer by any chance? Although I have not purchased 'wonky' material, when I finally have managed to assemble a stitched effort into a passepartout card, DH pipes up: 'You could at least have tried and put it in straight.' When I count to the edge it is only one linen thread out. Glad see to man blind it to sping to mind.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. grannyfoot
    Member

    Hello,
    Yes I recently bid and bought a cross stitch design and when it arrived it was a very poor photocopy although this was not mentioned in the auction, so beware and ask questions before you bid.
    Brenda

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  4. Brigitte Gant
    Member

    This is not the first time that I have heard that kits are poor quality copies. I would not buy kits on ebay.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. margarita
    Member

    It's not always true that kits on e-bay include poor quality copies.

    I design and make my own kits which I sell on e-bay. They are all individually printed - not photocopies.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. Brigitte Gant
    Member

    Margarita, the rotten apples make life a misery for hard working people like you. Good luck with your patterns.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. ComaCalm
    Member

    I buy cross stitch cover kits from there a lot and got some really good bargains. I'm currently bidding on 15 of them...

    As long as you read the info (a lot of the time they don't have a chart so you need to look out for that) there's not usually a problem.

    Fabric wise, can I suggest http://theneedlecraftshop.co.uk/
    They have ridiculously cheap fabric, I've just bought a load, only cost me £10. And did I mention the free postage no matter what you buy? I like my bargains... xD

    Thread... no idea.

    Posted 13 years ago #

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