Cross-Stitch Page-A-Day Calendar

Hi all. I have a question I need some guidance on.

I was at the mall today and the calendar store was having its usual
after-New-Year's 50% off everything (read we want to get rid of everything
so we can close up shop till next Christmas season) sale, and saw a new
thing, the Cross-Stitch Pattern-A-Day Calendar for 2004. Well, at half
price it was $6.50 so I bought it.

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures till I
find a color matching the color in the picture?

There has GOT to be an easier way than what they suggest! Any ideas anyone?
Please feel free to email me with ideas to .

Thanks in advance to all, and happy stitching!

Regards,

Joe Hurley
one of the 8 male cross stitchers in North America (we meet yearly in a
phone booth!)

"Joseph Hurley" wrote:

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures till I
find a color matching the color in the picture?
Buy a DMC color card. They're available pretty much anywhere you can
buy DMC floss, and they have actual samples of the floss sorted by
color with the numbers next to them. They run about $15 US.

An alternative is to take the desired chart to the store and pick out
floss there. Or just go through your stash. (you have got one,
right?)

the problem with picking colors based on web swatches is the wide
variance in how websites show the colors and how your computer shows
it. I can go to two different websites and get a wide variation in
the hue of a green. I cna go down the hall and look at those came two
websites on DH's computer and get an entirely different idea of that
*one* DMC color.

jenn

--
Jenn Ridley

WIP: Art Stitch Rose Trio, Emperor's Coat, Stretch, Halloween Circle
Most recently Finished: Santa Christmas Stocking, Will Work for Freezer Space, Turnberry Ridge

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss numbers
for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on one side, the
chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color numbers and pictures
of a few stitches with each color to use to figure out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?

Dear Joe: You are ALLOWED to pick out your own colors. Those charts are
SUGGESTIONS. (I thought lawyers were experts at questioning authority, and
picking only those precedents which suit them :-) :-) :-) )

You may decide for yourself which symbol on the chart represents which color of
your choice. Just trot into your floss supplier, and pick what you like and
you think will work with each pattern. Use your creativity! Make it your own,
individual work! Why would you want to make something which looks exactly like
every other one which has been made from this chart?

Have fun!

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I also have this calendar. My thought is that IF I want to literally match
the colors, then I will use my DMC floss chart, which contains all the
colors in little swatches. This , to my mind, is the quickest and simplest
way.

Gillian

"Joseph Hurley" wrote in message
...
Hi all. I have a question I need some guidance on.

I was at the mall today and the calendar store was having its usual
after-New-Year's 50% off everything (read we want to get rid of everything
so we can close up shop till next Christmas season) sale, and saw a new
thing, the Cross-Stitch Pattern-A-Day Calendar for 2004. Well, at half
price it was $6.50 so I bought it.

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure
out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures till
I
find a color matching the color in the picture?

There has GOT to be an easier way than what they suggest! Any ideas
anyone?
Please feel free to email me with ideas to .

Thanks in advance to all, and happy stitching!

Regards,

Joe Hurley
one of the 8 male cross stitchers in North America (we meet yearly in a
phone booth!)

Come on, ladies! This woman has a valid point. I too bought one of these
calendars and was very disappointed that the charts did not have a key for
the symbols printed on the patterns and that, in the name of creativity, one
is expected to match the color chart swatches with the picture in order to
figure out what colors to use to produce the picture. What a crock! I can
change colors on a chart as well an anyone, but I see no reason for not
including the symbol key other than laziness on the part of the calendar
publisher, or worse, they realized that the various pictures did not use
the same color for a symbol throughout so they copped out and did not
include the key. I plan to contact the publisher and complain. Rachel in
Scottsdale

"Joseph Hurley" wrote in message
...
Hi all. I have a question I need some guidance on.

I was at the mall today and the calendar store was having its usual
after-New-Year's 50% off everything (read we want to get rid of everything
so we can close up shop till next Christmas season) sale, and saw a new
thing, the Cross-Stitch Pattern-A-Day Calendar for 2004. Well, at half
price it was $6.50 so I bought it.

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure
out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures till
I
find a color matching the color in the picture?

There has GOT to be an easier way than what they suggest! Any ideas
anyone?
Please feel free to email me with ideas to .

Thanks in advance to all, and happy stitching!

Regards,

Joe Hurley
one of the 8 male cross stitchers in North America (we meet yearly in a
phone booth!)

Silly question perhaps, but did you check the last few pages of the
calendar for a key?

Meredith

Rachel Duke wrote:
Come on, ladies! This woman has a valid point. I too bought one of these
calendars and was very disappointed that the charts did not have a key for
the symbols printed on the patterns and that, in the name of creativity, one
is expected to match the color chart swatches with the picture in order to
figure out what colors to use to produce the picture. What a crock! I can
change colors on a chart as well an anyone, but I see no reason for not
including the symbol key other than laziness on the part of the calendar
publisher, or worse, they realized that the various pictures did not use
the same color for a symbol throughout so they copped out and did not
include the key. I plan to contact the publisher and complain. Rachel in
Scottsdale

"Joseph Hurley" wrote in message
...

Hi all. I have a question I need some guidance on.

I was at the mall today and the calendar store was having its usual
after-New-Year's 50% off everything (read we want to get rid of everything
so we can close up shop till next Christmas season) sale, and saw a new
thing, the Cross-Stitch Pattern-A-Day Calendar for 2004. Well, at half
price it was $6.50 so I bought it.

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure

out

what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures till

I

find a color matching the color in the picture?

There has GOT to be an easier way than what they suggest! Any ideas

anyone?

Please feel free to email me with ideas to .

Thanks in advance to all, and happy stitching!

Regards,

Joe Hurley
one of the 8 male cross stitchers in North America (we meet yearly in a
phone booth!)

This woman has a valid point. I too bought one of these
calendars and was very disappointed that the charts did not have a key for
the symbols printed on the patterns BRBR

I have the calendar, too, and agree that this is a defect in the design,
particularly with charts with shading and/or lots of colors. You have to make
your own symbol key, and just hope that switching back and forth between the
color and symbol grids you manage to catch all the colors needed the first time
around. Still, I did like the variety of patterns offered. Also, would-be
designers take note: the publishers are looking for designs for next year's
edition and somewhere in late January or early February there is a page to be
used for submissions. It doesn't sound as if they intend to pay for designs,
but, at least, it's a credit, I guess.

Annie

"Olwynmary" wrote in message
...

You may decide for yourself which symbol on the chart represents which
color of
your choice. Just trot into your floss supplier, and pick what you like
and
you think will work with each pattern. Use your creativity! Make it your
own,
individual work! Why would you want to make something which looks exactly
like
every other one which has been made from this chart?

Maybe because he likes it the way it is. Maybe he doesn't have umpteen hours
to spend fiddling around changing the colours.
I change the colours in things when I want to, but I don't always want to.
And I agree that if they're selling the thing as a design a month or
whatever, they should put the key in too. Why is it such a big deal?

emerald

I got this calendar, too, for Christmas (which meant that DH paid full
price for it and hey, when was the last time he voluntarily bought
stash for me?!). There are "only" pattern for the five weekdays since
Sats. and Suns. have finishing/project instructions. 5 days a week
times 52 weeks = 260 patterns. Divide this by the purchase price of
about $15 and that comes to something like 5.8 cents per pattern! You
can look at it either way: What a great deal, or you get what you pay
for. I prefer to think I got a great deal. The patterns are not that
complex and I don't think I will spend a great deal of time obsessing
over which floss colors to choose...just do it!

And I have made a resolution NOT to look ahead - just to turn over
each day as it comes! Normally I would sit down and look through the
whole thing but I will try to be just a *little* self-controlled -
this way I will get a little new stash nearly every day! ;-)
HTH a little! :-))) Paula B.




"Gillian Murray" wrote in message ink.net...
I also have this calendar. My thought is that IF I want to literally match
the colors, then I will use my DMC floss chart, which contains all the
colors in little swatches. This , to my mind, is the quickest and simplest
way.

Gillian

"Joseph Hurley" wrote in message
...
Hi all. I have a question I need some guidance on.

I was at the mall today and the calendar store was having its usual
after-New-Year's 50% off everything (read we want to get rid of everything
so we can close up shop till next Christmas season) sale, and saw a new
thing, the Cross-Stitch Pattern-A-Day Calendar for 2004. Well, at half
price it was $6.50 so I bought it.

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure
out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures till
I
find a color matching the color in the picture?

There has GOT to be an easier way than what they suggest! Any ideas
anyone?
Please feel free to email me with ideas to .

Thanks in advance to all, and happy stitching!

Regards,

Joe Hurley
one of the 8 male cross stitchers in North America (we meet yearly in a
phone booth!)

OK; this is the original poster here.

I don't mean to nitpick, but I'm afraid there is a bit of stereotyping at
work.

In her reply to my post, Rachel wrote, in part: "This woman has a valid
point."

Given that my original post was clearly listed as by "Joseph Hurley,"
(that's me) might that not indicate that the original poster is, well, not a
woman?

In fact, I am, as I like to tell friends, one of the 8 male cross-stitchers
on the planet -- we have an annual meeting in a phone booth in Chicago each
year.

Like I said, I don't want to nitpick. But one might want to refrain from
assuming that all persons who (a) cross stitch and (b) post to a
cross-stitch newsgroup are women. Even if one might be right 99.99% of the
time, here's the 0.01% to be careful of!

That having been said.

Rachel, I agree with the substance of your comments. I had never before
seen a cross stitch chart (let alone 314 of them!) without a color/symbol
key giving me some floss number (DMC or Anchor or whatever).

I am somewhat disappointed, although I think the best idea as I think of it
is to get the booklet of DMC color swatches and try to find the right one.

Thanks for your thoughts. By the way, what part of Scottsdale are you
from? My grandparents lived in the 6800 block of East Vernon Avenue --
visited them a few times over the years. I remember the little railroad at
Papago Park too. Is it still there? Let's see, I also remember going to
St. Daniel the Prophet church, Caf' Casino and Chez Louis restaurants, the
Los Arcos Mall, and, of course, See's Candies in downtown Scottsdale.

Regards,

Joseph Hurley
"Rachel Duke" wrote in message
...
Come on, ladies! This woman has a valid point. I too bought one of these
calendars and was very disappointed that the charts did not have a key for
the symbols printed on the patterns and that, in the name of creativity,
one
is expected to match the color chart swatches with the picture in order to
figure out what colors to use to produce the picture. What a crock! I
can
change colors on a chart as well an anyone, but I see no reason for not
including the symbol key other than laziness on the part of the calendar
publisher, or worse, they realized that the various pictures did not use
the same color for a symbol throughout so they copped out and did not
include the key. I plan to contact the publisher and complain. Rachel in
Scottsdale

"Joseph Hurley" wrote in message
...
Hi all. I have a question I need some guidance on.

I was at the mall today and the calendar store was having its usual
after-New-Year's 50% off everything (read we want to get rid of
everything
so we can close up shop till next Christmas season) sale, and saw a new
thing, the Cross-Stitch Pattern-A-Day Calendar for 2004. Well, at half
price it was $6.50 so I bought it.

Opened it up when I got home and find that it does NOT give DMC floss
numbers for the charts. It just has a picture of the finished product
on
one side, the chart on the other, and it includes a chart of DMC color
numbers and pictures of a few stitches with each color to use to figure
out
what DMC number is appropriate.

Is there any easier way to find DMC numbers of flosses for a given
color?
Where I could go on the web and page down a bunch of swatch pictures
till
I
find a color matching the color in the picture?

There has GOT to be an easier way than what they suggest! Any ideas
anyone?
Please feel free to email me with ideas to .

Thanks in advance to all, and happy stitching!

Regards,

Joe Hurley
one of the 8 male cross stitchers in North America (we meet yearly in a
phone booth!)