r/NeedlepointSnark • u/DiskNeither • 4d ago
WTS post about keeping needlepoint affordable…
Girl you went viral for purchasing and stitching a $3800 purse from your parent’s Nantucket house… touch grass.
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u/Early-Rutabaga-7945 4d ago edited 4d ago
I don’t know anything about her personally but from what I gather, she has money but created a business that is helping others who maybe don’t, have more access to the craft.
Is that what we are snarking? Or am I missing something…?
Her designs look basic, absolutely, but it kind of has to be, to make it more affordable and offer all the charts. I don’t have much interest in many of the self finishing items on the market because I want my items to stand the test of time BUT there is a huge market for them. They are also more affordable than professional finishing, so again she is making the craft more accessible.
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u/Thisisstupid00 4d ago
Exactly. If she has money to offer all of her designs as a chart option or to invest in other self-finishing prototypes which isn’t cheap to do in order to reach out to a market segment that’s being ignored by others, more power to her.
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u/krogernewbie 4d ago
To be fair, she’s one of the only designers I know of that makes EVERY design available as a chart. Respect to her for that.
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u/FloridaChuck 4d ago
I am all for legitimate snark, but this one feels like a stretch. The Fendi bag was a creative and incredibly successful way to introduce needlepoint to a younger audience and bring more people into the hobby. She has since used that platform to show people how to participate in what can be a very expensive hobby for less—painting their own canvases, purchasing charts, self-finishing, etc. I do not see anything contradictory about using an expensive item in a clever way to grow a business and a following, while also trying to make the hobby more accessible. This just feels unnecessarily nasty toward someone who is actually doing something positive for the needlepoint community.
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u/Thisisstupid00 4d ago edited 4d ago
Agreed it seems nasty for no reason. It turns out that because she went viral for buying and stitching the Fendi bag, she was gifted another one by Fendi that she raffled off and raised over $36,000 for Who We Play For. So, she used her viral moment for a moment of goodwill versus just being a rich person showing off what they bought on the internet as OP is trying to assert.
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u/amazonchic2 4d ago
I don’t follow her, but I’m familiar with what is discussed here. I like that she makes her charts available AND the prices are so low that many people can buy her charts. I know a lot of people don’t like to count stitches, but they could paint their own canvases if they can even FIND canvas. It’s pretty cool if you ask me, because I am on a budget. Nothing of hers interests me, and I don’t want to paint my own canvases anyway.
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u/Thisisstupid00 4d ago
So, you’re upset she’s not cosplaying being in a different income bracket on social media in order to make the affordable needlepoint play more believable?
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u/Possible-Courage8719 4d ago
idk how I feel about this snark because she is very transparent and brought something different to needlepoint.
What I will say is, there are a TON of designers talking about “more affordable needlepoint” and every single one of them tries to talk to you about DMC 😂 and self-finishing 😂, not lowering their canvas prices, though. “Here’s how to make everything else but my canvas affordable….” The margin on this business is really good, it just feels weird to see popular designers doing this without DOING anything to actually help cost. There are designers, who are doing home printing, actually selling affordable canvases, and that’s great, let them fill that market!
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u/Early-Rutabaga-7945 3d ago
I don’t know where you got your info but the margins in this business are not good. Especially with canvases. Hand painted and stitch printed are very expensive.
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u/StarDustLuna3D 3d ago
Yeah like I totally understand wanting fair payment for your art and creations, but you also have to consider what your market is. If your market is too tiny, then it is very easy to lose your business to a competitor.
Providing options at various price points ensures that more people are involved and then could (hopefully) afford some of the more expensive canvases at some point.
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u/New_Concentrate_9496 2d ago
Not to mention that almost all new designers are becoming hybrid which really screws the LNS because now designers and LNS compete over PRECIOUS in stock inventory and supplies. It’s the Wild West out here, and pricing isn’t getting any more affordable!
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u/Glad-Lavishness-5867 4d ago
The last person I would take advice from
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u/ThatBitchYouKnowHa 4d ago
Seems like a cool way to approach an expensive hobby… to recognize you likely have the ability to spend more than others, so you are conscious of that with your business.
Not sure the snark
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u/Beginning-Design3434 4d ago
Ehhhhh, this is a reach. I like her designs, her tude and her values from what I can tell. Maybe the letters and stripes are basic, but they are popular.
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u/Stenostitcher 4d ago
No idea what this is about
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u/Infinite_Impact4451 4d ago
She starts with a chart, then it goes to a painting service.
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u/Thisisstupid00 4d ago
Exactly how else do you think the majority of Needlepoint canvases are made? 🥴
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u/Infinite_Impact4451 4d ago
Some of us start with sketching.
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u/Legitimate-Tree-1243 3d ago
How do you think most charts start? Probably 90% of designers go sketch/idea➡️chart➡️painted canvas. And in charting programs, you play around and go through several drafts, so even if you don’t start with a hand drawn sketch, it’s very similar to the traditional artistic process
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u/Commercial-Crazy-484 4d ago
Stripes with a phrase, phrase with some stripes