i have found a website to which you can sell hand made crafts. I have some cross stitches that i would like to sell, i have taken the charts from cross stitching magazines. would me selling my stitches break any copyright laws or would this be legal

many thanks

It is generally NOT a copyright violation if you sell something you have stitched. It is not a violation even if you sell a chart that you have bought and paid for (sort like re-selling a book you’ve read). It IS a violation if you have made copies of a chart and sold or given them away.

That said, most designers and magazines don’t have a problem with you selling finished pieces, provided you’re not mass-producing them for sale.

Hi! I’m planning to knit knee high leg warmers by connecting a long rectangle together by its size but the length will be longer than my knitting needles!

Use a circular needle, BUT do NOT knit in a circle. Pretend the two needles tips are NOT connected by that thin plastic piece and knit AS IF you had 2 very long needles.

I would appreciate any help I can get–I’ve been looking forever for this particular pattern/item. Please help.

http://www.past-impressions.co.uk/acatalog/cottages_in_cross_stitch.html

http://www.wye.co.uk/view/Cross_Stitch/Anchor_Cross_Stitch/Maia_Premium_Collection/Thomas_Kinkade_Designs/Cobblestone_Christmas/

https://secure.theblack-sheep.co.uk/acatalog/MAIA.html

You might have to cut&paste that second one into your browser. All of them were priced in pounds, indicating that they’re likely in the U.K.

You may have some luck getting them to ship it overseas (but the shipping could be costly).

Services like PayPal (if they accept them) will do a currency exchange for international items. The prices that I saw ranged from 25pounds to 46pounds (currently about $50 – 92 U.S. dollars).

The phrase that I Googled for these results was "Cobblestone Christmas" +stitch. I dug about 10 pages in and didn’t see any stateside results.

I hope this helps you out.

Everything I seem to be finding are these "pre finished" which means the quilting is already done and they already have binding as well. I just want the top,, so I can bind and quilt it myself.

Two of my local quilting stores carry quilting blocks, both have baby quilt blocks. My local Mom and Pop craft store has them too. In your community, a matter of shopping around.

www.herrschners.com carries baby quilt blocks.
www.quiltknit.com/Stamped-Baby-Children-​Quilts_c_152.html -

Type baby quilt cross stitch blocks into the browser for a huge list of sources.
When you are looking for a not already finnished quilt, to save time, check the prices. If the price is around $30, the quilt is pre finished. If it is <$10, it is quilt blocks.

How many of you know how to and actively do a needle craft?
Is it a dying art?
Do you think it’s something that only old women/grandmothers do?

I do all three plus sew and I’m learning to spin. Heck, I’m a member of my local knitting and crochet guild. In our guild the average age of knitters/crocheters is about 35 years old. We do have a lot older members but it seems the majority of new members we get are in their 20s and wanting to make their own clothes. I read an article a while back that due to the recession needle crafts like knitting, crochet and sewing are experiencing a resurgence in popularity and based off of what I’ve seen with my group it looks like it’s true.

I don’t think it’s something that old women do (obviously, I’m 26 and do it), there are tons of patterns out there that are made to be worn by young people. It would be funny to see a bunch of old ladies out yarn bombing a city street though.

I like watching movies, dramas, reading, and doing crafts (cross-stitching, painting my nails)

But sometimes I don’t know what other things there are to do, so I want to try finding a new hobby. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it thanks
I’m 15 btw

Not that I get much leisure time but when I do I like to crochet. I’ve been doing that for the last year. Also I like to write stories. I used to paint and I’m starting to get the itch to do it again.

I have a couple of cross stitch patterns/charts that I bought from a thrift shop last year and was thinking I finally stitch them and put this with some finished works that I designed myself so that I could sell them at a craft fair but I wasn’t sure if Dimensions has a rule against selling finished hand-stitched works. Does anyone happen to know if this is allowed or not allowed? I sent an email contact to them about 3 days ago with no response at all yet so I figured I would try here for now.
Thanks for your time and help.

I don’t believe it will be a problem to sell the finished work. Most cross stitch designers don’t have a problem with selling single, finished works. A problem could arise if you were to mass-produce the work or copy and sell the pattern (copyright violation – big no-no). The other poster’s answer about making slight changes to a pattern and selling it as your own is also copyright violation and you can most definitely get hauled into court for that.

I’m searching for a stamped cross stitch kit as I find it too difficult to count the threads. The company where I use to buy them has gone out of business.
I hope someone can help.

Try looking on ebay there are quite a few sellers who sell them.

My favorite designer Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum http://tiag.com/ including her lines Lavender & Lace, Told In a Garden, Butternut Road they are complex and completely beautifu.

http://needlecrafts.eksuccessbrands.com/default.aspx?sourcecode=8110530&utm__source=google&utm_medium=cpc&keyword=g+counted+cross+stitch+o&gclid=CJf-r7zr66YCFeR65Qodr0gVCwhttp://www.herrschners.com/dept/Counted+CrossStitch+1.aspx

http://www.janlynn.com/CategoryResults.cfm?Category=3&SubCategory=817&Desc=Seasonal-Counted-Cross-Stitch

http://www.abcstitch.com/kits_php/countedcrossstitchkits.php

http://www.ceciliassamplers.com/kits/

http://www.123stitch.com/dimenskits.html

http://www.thestitchery.com/

http://www.mirabilia.com/crossIndex2.html stunning designs

http://www.everythingcrossstitch.com/t-EXS_PatternCategories.aspx?AFFILIATEID=10053&gclid=CO3YiYPt66YCFac65QodZjiABA

she is eleven years old, and wants to start doing crafts (cross stitching, embroidery….)
what should I teach her first?

Cross stitching is a great hobby, and very relaxing! Any craft you get her into needs to start with something simple, so she doesn’t loose interest. Cross stitch can be very simple, so probably best to start with. Embroidery uses a lot of different stiches, so can be confusing. Jewellery making is also another hobby she may be interested in; you can start with easy stuff, then progress to more complicated stuff!

So glad she is interested in crafts; these days kids are only into computers!!!