I am so sorry. Why didn't anyone tell me? I started stitching the peacock needle keep again for a freaking label. The original is on dark linen which does not transfer well for labels and since the second new printer will not work (for my use) and I only need that freaking little bird to complete the sets, I am stitching it again on lighter linen. But wait. This chart isn't correct! His tail feathers were screwed up and missing a plume. That got my tail feathers and plumes in a tizzy. How could I have missed it? Someone plucked his plume! So I corrected both the print and the color charts, both under the FREE tab. If I ever do another freebie and there is a glaring error, please let me know. Well, maybe no one planned to stitch it and never saw it!
Anyway, Canon customer service informed me that nothing should be applied over their inkjet prints. Nothing. Not only do I seal before gluing, I use several coats of gloss to protect them since they will be tossed around. So, I cannot use my new printer #2. It produces quality prints and other inkjets have the same setup, using pigment for black and dye for the colors yet there is no problem with color change when sealing. I am giving up. I will complete the sets and few boxes and that's it. This is the fourth time we cut and sanded and drilled and glued and matched. Why? Because nothing has gone right, and here's another example. Before and after spraying with a gloss finish. NON-YELLOWING gloss finish. No way to remove them so out they went. The second batch went out because I tried a new glue that was a disaster.
Received my order from 123 today. Got a few more pieces of Tin Roof which of course were different from my first. These discrepancies are never the fault of the shop and 123's policy is the best. You can quickly return if not up to your expectations or off in color. I also got Weeks 1331 Brick and Gentle Art's 0350 Mulberry overdyed floss and they are both really nice for Santas. Another skein looked green on the Weeks website (which I needed) but it's medium brown, the same shade as most of my dark linens.
Hard to believe September is coming to an end. I must have been so wrapped up in trying to get these items worked out that the month got away from me. It won't be long before the Golden Girls are taken off Hallmark for months of Christmas movies. Damn.
Have a good week!!
Thanks for visiting.
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12 comments:
I haven't stitched it or I would have asked about it. I love 123stitch.
Marly: Darn those copiers, I am so unhappy with my copier, it does not help when I do not know that much about them, Mike has to help me adjust colors always.
I have had the same problem with specialty threads, ugh so maddening.
I love your new design, it is so primitive looking, I have to stitch it soon, thank-you so much for designing it and sharing with us.
I look forward to seeing what you are into next week.
Blessings
Catherine
Don't get me started on printers. And I'm not even trying to do what you are doing. So frustrating!!
Maybe just go ahead with the 'yellower' version? I don't find it offensive at all- just looks more 'aged' to me.
Oh man. So sorry about the color change. I agree with debbie, if you hadn't pointed it out, your customers would think that is what you planned. Of course, you must be happy with the quality as you are the vendor.
How frustrating - I marvel that you haven't thrown a printer from the rooftop!
Knew that GAST dye lots could be all over the place as there are several colors I've really liked but now have in multiple flossaway bags as the replacement or stock-up skeins that I've ordered have been different enough to make me read and reread (and reread again) the tags. Have never had a problem with WDW, but will keep closer watch now.
Isn't it amazing how quick manufacturers are to say that the consumer shouldn't be doing whatever they are trying to do, that the problem isn't THEIR fault? Although I have to say, I have a 4 or 5 year old Canon inkjet printer that is a piece of junk. We've had more problems with it than every other printer we've ever owned combined. One of these days it will find itself chucked out the window. Maybe our cat that somehow managed to topple it from the desk when I wasn't home had the right idea.
Printers and their inks, or wax, or pigments or whatever are a giant PITA. aggravating when dye lots are so different but awesome when a shop like 123 is so good about adjustments. Love your peacock, in full plume!
I agree about the Golden Girls, I dread it too.
Yesterday in my paper there they are saying that HP had built in a chip in their printer so you cannot use other type of inktsets in their printer.
It is ashame that the colors are changing when you are sealing the tags.
Greetings Truus from Holland
Interesting comment about the HP printer only taking HP inksets. After weeks of use of cartridges sent through HP's own replacement program, the printer stopped printing. The screen message was, " Ink cartridges not compatible"! After "help" over the phone from HP, my printer has not worked right since. Still not able to use color. Gotta love it.
Love, love watching Golden Girls, so I bought the complete set so I can watch it anytime. And believe me, I have watched them so many times, but I still laugh every time. They are great to put in and stitch while watching since I have seen them so many times. You may want to think about purchasing a set. : )
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