IN THE BEGINNING We had our share of problems with tiny dots and flaking ink. Like anything new, especially something so `cutting edge’, there was a learning curve and growing pains. The concept was innovative ˆ producing a quality design faster and less expensively. No more hand painting into the wee hours filling a backlog of orders. The technology available when we first started computer printing was limited, compared to what is available today. With few choices in printers and ink, we admit quality wasn’t what it is now. The concept, however, was still exciting and promising enough to stay with it. Acceptance to a new product was our biggest hurdle— or so we thought. NOTE FROM `BOB, THE TECH GEEK’- “When we started looking into computer painted needlepoint in 1985, the only ink available was dye-based and not water-fast. Fading from UV rays and limited color choices were also
Monthly Archive:: July 2006
Click on picture to see larger image. Last night I finished the violets case, about 11. I am so delighted with the result. Steve, my DH, who is so used to my doing needlepoint he rarely makes comments beyond “That’s nice.” really likes this one. As I said yesterday, the stitches I used give it lots of texture, but there are a couple more things I want to point out. First, all the patches with white backgrounds are very lightly-stitched, small patterns. The neat thing about these is that here are four wonderful ideas for backgrounds or for small areas. I am always looking out for better ways to do texture when there is little space, these fit the bill. Finally the deep violet patch in the upper right corner comes out as a blob because the color is so dark. That’s a shame because it doesn’t convey either how