Incoherent Scribblings

The Meme of Four

Because I haven’t really found anything interesting to blog about lately, I shamelessly stole this from Lili’s blog:

Name four books on your bookshelf: (These are my four most used reference books and taken from my non-fiction bookshelf, which is closest to my desk. Yes, librarian that I am, not only are my books are divided into fiction and non-fiction I have enough for a bookshelf of each… We won’t even start on A.’s books.)
Harper Collin’s Unabridged German-English Dictionary
The All New Joy of Cooking
Using HTML 4 – Special Edition
Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature

Name four DVDs in your collection: (These are the last four that I watched)
Labyrinth
The Lost Boys
Legally Blonde
Carlito’s Way

Name four things on your walls:
A plethora of my cross stitch pieces
A wall quilt that my mom made for me
An atomic clock
Pictures of my niece

Name four things in your wardrobe:
Baby doll T-shirts
Sweat Shirts
Jeans
Birkenstocks

Name four artists in your music collection:
Van Halen
Pink Floyd
Megadeth
Kenny Wayne Sheperd Band

Name four real life stores you shop at regularly:
Hertie (big, ritzy department store)
“Super” Wal-Mart
dm (health and beauty aids store)
Idee (craft store)

Name four things in your bag:
Book (Meridon, by Phillipa Gregory)
Wallet
Umbrella
Keys

Model Stitching

I suppose at some point those of us that cross stitch think about how great it would be if we could take this obsession hobby of ours and make it into career.

When I can’t find exactly what I am looking for, I have sketched something that I could stitch at a later time and I have charted and then stitched a few of my own small designs. I even have a name for my design company if I should ever start one!

But the thing I like most about cross stitching is, of course, the stitching! And so, when I get into those moods where I wish that instead of a merely hobby, cross stitch was more of a career, my thoughts turn to model stitching. Would I? Could I?

Personally, I think that I have an above average stitching style and I would definitely be honored if I was asked to model stitch. Of course, I could model stitch, but whether or not I would if asked, honestly I am not sure.

Truthfully, I don’t know if I would enjoy model stitching because of the way I love to make adjustments to a pattern if I don’t especially like what is suggested. And then there is the obligation factor. I seldom do “obligation” stitching because of the fact that I won’t get to keep the project and if there are time limitations, there really isn’t much fun left in it for me.

Additionally, in my past experience, as soon as I turned my love of something (i.e., the library) into a career I just didn’t care for it as much anymore and I would hate to have that happen to my stitching.

This, of course, makes me curious about the rest of you and brings me to today’s Stitching Blogger’s Question and that is:

Have you ever been asked to do model stitching?

Did you do it? If so, what was your compensation? (money, stash, etc.) If not, why not?

If you haven’t done it, if you were asked would you? Why or why not?