Forever Not So Much

Very surprised to hear that Bluprint (formerly Craftsy) has decided to call it quits, according to CEO John Levisay. Now that everyone is sewing at home I thought they'd survive the pandemic.

Since being sold to NBCUniversal the online craft supply and class source has consistently jacked up prices and reduced the quality and quantity of their video offerings, which may have factored in. I was never much tempted to subscribe to their online class service, as they only allowed you to keep a minimal amount "forever" -- which now obviously is in jeopardy for everyone who did. I did watch one class during one of their free-video weekend promotions, but it wasn't any better than the free quilting videos you can find on YouTube.

I did buy a couple of quilt kits on sale from the company back when it was still Craftsy, and made one of them into the quilt you see here, but the fabric was very thin, and some of the colors were quite different from what they advertised.

Anyway, just an FYI.

Comments

nightsmusic said…

I never used them. Never saw the need to pay for what I can either do or find for free or at least pay for a la carte and then truly keep forever. It's really a shame how many small companies are going away. :(

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