What Does Custom Really Mean?

In the UK they have a wonderful term they use for items made specifically for you — bespoke. YWhen you get a bespoken suit, it will be made just for you, to your measurements, to fit your body, in your choice of style, and in your choice of fabric.

There is nothing like bespoke, you know from the moment you get that suit that it will be perfect. Not that I can afford bespoke suits, but my grandmother was a superb seamstress so I grew up wearing bespoke clothing. She could make anything.

When you commission a stitch guide from me, that’s what you get a bespoke guide, custom fitted exactly to you. This means I take into account not just the canvas, but you, your stash, and even the threads at the shops you use.

I don’t put things into the guide you don’t want (if you hate floss, I’ll have you use other things). I don’t make you buy full skeins for small amounts of thread but help you use your stash. If you like bling, I give you bling, if you want to finish a canvas partially started, I’ll help you with that.

Creating stitch guides for individual clients is my joy. Knowing that the guide will make stitching the canvas fin for you is my goal.

But bespoke doesn’t have to be outrageously expensive. When you request a guide, I give you a quote, based on the complexity of the canvas. It’s not an open-ended by the hour fee, but a flat fee for the complete guide, delivered as a PDF.

Right now I have openings for new stitch guide clients. If you want one, fill out the stitch guide request form (at the bottom of the linked page).

UPDATE: The iPad/iPhone/iPod version of Stitch Landscape is now available for $10.99 in the Apple App Store. I found it by entering “stitch landscape” in the search box.