Just some opinions please.

[stitchingmae]

Okay so noticed while starting to stitch my bless this home again, that I am not going to have enough of the brown color for the words I sent to the company they sent me brown not the same brown close but not the same. I returned with a piece of the color that I have and they again sent me out another set of thread again, not the same color. I don't have anything that really matches. I have not stitched soo much of this brown color.

Now I have the brown color they claim that is the DMC 938 that was sent in the package its not the same but I do have the 938 in my personal stash. should.

Try my luck with the original color and hope that i have enough to last me.

Start mixing in the closet color they sent

or unstitch the small amount of brown and start with the 938 that I have in my own collection.

My hubby doesn't understand the importance of this matter..he just shakes his head and says whatever you think babe.

Sorta like I do when he asks me how a "riff" fits into some of his music LOL

[Midge]

I'd unpick and re-do it with my own thread. If you try to mix it, I'm sure you will notice.
Good luck.

[Jaki :)]

I'd go with the unpicking & using your own colour too x if you mix others might not notice but if your like me it'd bug me like crazy

[Charmed]

I agree, Id unpick it and use my own brown too

[stitchingmae]

That was my choice but I wanted to make sure that did not make me too OCD lol!!

[dominique66]

unpicking is definitivelyyour best choice. I hate doing so but as I am the queen of mistakes I unpick a lot LOL

[Nachstenliebe]

I think stitchings brings out OCD in us all I would unpick it as well if you have done a little
Faith

[DraconicWench]

A stitcher? OCD... never. I'm with everyone else. If you get to the very end and run out, then have to use another brown, it'll be pretty evident.

[Like_Fine_VVine]

I'm voting with the take it out and start over. Words are usually fast anyway. I thought cross-stitching was specifically designed with OCD in mind lol.

[karen4bells]

I'm going with everyone else--unpick the brown and start with your own thread--tis a shame to have to do it, but that way you won't have to worry about it looking off!!

[dwitt]

I agree. I think you should what you have done so far and start with the 938 from your stash. That way you know you will have enough of the right color

[freelady]

Yep, it's unpicking time in your house! If you don't you won't be happy with the result. I hope you didn't ask for opinions in the hope that we'd all say to mix them or something!

[lilyrags]

Definitely calls for unpicking .. you'll spot the diff straight off once the piece is completed.

Hope we see the finished piece!

[ChicagoMay]

I found an old old project of mine from like 10 years ago that I quit because I ran out of the gold color in the kit. I can feel your pain with this! I'd say rip it and start over with your own color... that is what I am going to do if I ever decide to finish my old one.

[Serinde]

And here, I'd wondered why was packing his bags and getting ready for a trip... oh! and look: he's also packed DMC 938 in his kit. Such a thoughtful

[stitchiemom]

I too would take out what has been done and stitch with the DMC. I would also make sure you have enough to finish all the words with the same lot because I have stitched a grey that is two different lots and they are slightly different and I can tell, I don't know if anyone else can, but I don't say anything.

[MaggieM1750]

Yes Maemae.. I would agree with the others. Its time to pull up a table at Café le Frog and start over with your own thread.. all the same, from the same dye lot.

I have a big session ahead of me.. and because of dye lot issues, even though I only need to re-stitch a small area, I am thinking I need to rip out a whole tree and stitch it over. So.. better make that a table for two at the café.. I will be joining you soon.

[stitchingmae]

Well I am done it was about 150 stiches to unpick. Took me a while due to some being boxed in by another color. Yay! I used a seam ripper and hemostats scissors and a needle