1000 more down

Well I got to sit in my garden and stitch for hours. What a day. Checked my stitches with my magnifier so nothing is off this time. Unfortunately 1000 stitches didn't make a dent in to this picture. I don't usually count stitches for that reason. I swore off large projects but the 3 I have are large. The fourth one I am going to start soon is small I think.. My son is working on his Eagle scout and I bought the Boy Scout cross stitch book so I can make a picture for him.

I do have to say Dimensions is fast for sending extra floss every time I ran out I received more within a week. My DH says they are going to quit sending but they haven't yet. I did run out of at least 6 colors. I have large sums of floss but decided with this kit I was going to use the floss that came with the kit. It has toms of colors and my Magical Night cost over 20.00 for floss that was on sale. Not to mention I replace the fabric. I hate kits because I don't like kit floss or fabric but I couldn't get just a chart. and kits are rather expensive now. Donna

At least with Dimensions they make sets of floss that you can buy at the store if you run out unlike most of the other kit manufacturers [not counting major floss maker's kits]. I hate when it happens for those other makers; no floss available at store level while waiting for extras from makers directly to keep you going, had that happen 3-4 times so far for cross stitch kits. Also have the cross-reference for Dimensions to DMC, unlike "no-name brands".

I replaced floss in a few medium kits using floss from my DMC stash to not be stuck and also looks better than the floss included. But doing that is expensive, if I had to buy replacement floss right away for every kit with an average cost of $30-60 [per kit] every 2-3 weeks when I buy cross stitch supplies. Only have to replace a few at-a-time till my major "GST" tax purchase time [4 times yearly - only have Michael's locally].

Thing I have noticed with most kit floss is they seem to be finer or weaker than normal floss is, and cause of that they do one of the following: break when pulled through; fray with larger areas done; twist heavier than better floss; knot-up faster and easier even on short runs; and/or colour runs too easy when it is either damp outside else you're sweating cause of hot days which means missed time to complete kit. We have had rain most of the last 2 weeks and more coming while the dry days have been in the 25-30 C range so hot with just ceiling and tower fans cools but dry heat which is not great while dealing with medical condition also.

Never have replaced fabric yet, except for smaller 2nd hand kit bought at garage sale that was started and worked different than how I do stitches. Good thing I only had to go into my stash for a piece that I had as extra anyway.

How do others handle such conditions or situations?