RR Relief and an SBQ
03 August 2005 21:20 happy dances, round robins, exchanges, & gifts, sbqI am going to start off with today’s SBQ. This question is something I thought of about a month ago, but just hadn’t posted it yet. I am posting it today because I have been in sort of a flurry to finish up the “Round Robin from Hell” and haven’t had time to properly think of another question. So, today’s question is:
Have you hand-dyed your own fabric? Why or why not? Would you like to try to do so?
Yes, I have… That’s why I thought of this question in the first place! 
I decided to try dyeing my own fabric because I really like hand-dyed fabrics. However, I don’t have a credit card or PayPal so getting Silkweavers or other hand-dyed fabrics aren’t much of an option for me at the moment.
I was quite pleased with the way my hand-dye attempts turned out and will try it again in the future!
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And now, for a report on the Round Robin from Hell… First off, I am finished!! YES!! I can’t wait to send this off to the next person so that I don’t have to see it again! I mentioned some issues I had with this robin a while back. However, that didn’t really even begin to touch the surface.
Not only was I unimpressed with the fact that the stitches weren’t consistent and that the pattern was boring and simplistic, I was also surprised to see that instead of stitching the RR borders, my partner drew them on the back! (I am not sure what she drew with, but I think it was colored pencil.)
The irony is that even though I found this pattern boring and simplistic, I had to start it over three times! The first time was because I didn’t get it centered properly in between all her pencil markings. The markings are just wide enough for the pattern to fit… but only if it is centered properly.
The second time was because it has a lot of DMC 702 in it and I ran out. When I bought my new skein it was apparently a different dye lot than what I had before and it was very obviously different. Luckily, I had only done about 5 rows, but it was still a pain in the ass to have to rip it out AGAIN!
But the third time was a charm. After I got it centered and had matching colors it did stitch up pretty quickly. I didn’t really time my stitching like I usually do because at first I had a hard time stitching on it for more than 30 minutes at a time. After my false starts I think it took me about 15 hours. In the last three days I probably stitched at least half of it because I knew I was getting close to being done and I really wanted to have it finished at least a week before the post date (August 10).
In addition to all that, another reason I nicknamed it the RR from Hell was because hubby and I were joking that the character looks suspiciously like a combination of the devil and “Darth Maul” from Star Wars: Episode I… We have been jokingly referring to him as “Clown Maul.” (ha ha) Anyway, I am done and very happy about that and if you really want to, you can see a pic of “Clown Maul” in my gallery.
03 August 2005 at 22:32
Posted the sbq. Glad you are done the RR! Congrats. He is a scary looking fellow, isn’t he?
03 August 2005 at 22:42
I’m done!
04 August 2005 at 02:16
Mine is posted. Kitty is doing better today.
04 August 2005 at 02:59
He’s… um… interesting… isn’t he? Oh well, at least you’re done. I’m going to answer my first SBQ today, this week, but not right this minute, it will have to be later when I have time to blog
04 August 2005 at 08:39
Oh dear! Clown Maul is awful! I commend you on actually stitching it - I may well have sent it back …
04 August 2005 at 12:38
Somebody actually picked out that pattern and you wanted you to stitch it for them? I’m new to the whole Round Robin deal, and not sure quite how they work. Do RRs ever have a theme, like, say, dogs or winter? Are you at the mercy of the person you’re stitching it for and must complete the chart they choose? Or can you pick out something you want to stitch? Sorry for all the questions! I’ve been x-stitching off & on since I was a kid, but I didn’t get srat reading any blogs or message boards for it until fairly recently. I really enjoy reading yours!
04 August 2005 at 12:41
I’m done !
04 August 2005 at 14:17
Ye gods that is one heck of a scary picture. No wonder you nicknamed it the RR from Hell. I do hope the next one has a better theme for you to stitch.
04 August 2005 at 15:53
Oh my God, I’ve never seen anything so hideous! God love you for finishing it, I really think I would have had to send it back. Who chooses something like that? Anyway, my SBQ is posted. I hope that you’ll enjoy the blogger’s round robin more than this one!
04 August 2005 at 21:17
mine’s up
05 August 2005 at 02:15
Congrats on the, um, er, wonderful finish! It sure is interesting.
I have posted my answer to the SBQ.
Happy Stitching!
05 August 2005 at 03:55
Mine is up too.
05 August 2005 at 03:57
Wow, he really does look like Darth Maul!!!
And my SBQ reply is posted…
05 August 2005 at 14:44
I think I would have nightmares stitching that…thing! Well, congrats on finishing it! now onto bigger and better (much better) things-like Passing admirers! Which I love by the way!
Happy stitching!
-Joy-
05 August 2005 at 21:38
My SBQ is up!
06 August 2005 at 03:03
answer week posting in my SQB, yesssss
si yo he pintado telas y Levis Strauss
and yuor rr is un tortura china y las 7 plagas de egipcio an sorry
06 August 2005 at 03:06
an sorry is link
06 August 2005 at 19:04
Mine’s up, too…
07 August 2005 at 04:21
Mine’s up!
07 August 2005 at 06:21
I’m very late, but it’s up and answered. Thanks!
09 August 2005 at 15:51
I’ve commented on the question.
You are right, he does look like Darth Maul…. lol
10 August 2005 at 05:50
I’ve posted mine.