Enriched Stitch is having a sale on their instant downloadable stitch guides and a warning.
http://astheneedleturns.com/stitch-guide-sale-and-more/#comment-2013
Don't copy stitch guides or book stitch diagrams and then hand them out to all your friends. It's stealing and even if you have no qualms about that, remember that the world of needlepoint is small. If folks realize that you copy guides, the shops and stitch guide writers will warn each other of your actions and it'll get harder to buy the supplies you want.
And as one commenter mentions in the link above, I take copyright seriously on Facebook. If I catch someone repeatedly violating copyright on the Facebook Group Needlepoint Nation, they are removed from the group permanently and also blocked from viewing the group. Many folks don't realize that copying items from a book or guide (or taking photos of a diagram on your phone from a shop's books) is stealing. But it is. If you want to pay more for books and guides or want to risk banishment from Needlepoint Nation and being whispered about among the guide writers, handing out copies of something you bought is a good way to achieve that. The stitch guide writers especially are my friends and colleagues and I will do my best to protect their businesses.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 3, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
2 comments:
Well said, just sorry it happened to you.
I saw excerpts from this blog post on another site. I had been thinking about expanding into needlepoint, but now am a bit concerned about the consequences of buying a used chart from someone.
Thank you for your timely warning to all who would otherwise be interested in starting a new form of needlecraft art.
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