Back from Yarn Heaven!
Hi everyone,
Just a small note to let everyone know about the great time I had at TNNA this past weekend. It really is almost yarn heaven when you walk into the convention center and all of those yarn vendors are there with yarns and samples and everything. Oooh! I almost get shivers!
I spoke to many yarn companies and will be getting some yarns in from Be Sweet. The company’s best seller is their [Magic Ball][1]. A magical combination of mohair, ribbon, boucle and magic of course that is used alone or in combination with their boucle mohair for shawls or scarfs.
Fiber Isle is another company I made contact with. This company specializes in buffalo yarns and is located in Canada. An incredibly soft and supple yarn for shawls and wraps. I brought a sample back for the Natalie and Laura to see and feel.
There were also some books to buy with so many interesting patterns (have you every seen a knit carrot?). I am sooo excited about them arriving. And you getting to see them!
In fact I am excited about it all.
Peggy
So much yarn, so little time!
Hi,
well I write this blog entry from my room at the Hyatt in Columbus, OH. No, it isn’t a vacation, to a yarn and fiber person it is as close to heaven as you can get. This is time for TNNA. What’s a TNNA you may ask? Well, I’m glad you did. TNNA stands for The National Needlearts Association and every June they have their largest trade show here in Columbus at the Columbus Convention Center. If you can image the Dean Dome filled with every yarn company, accessories company, knitting bag company and every other item you could think of in one location for you to look at and check out, and of course feel all the lovely, luscious yarn then you can imagine what this is like.
But its not all fun and games. Retailers also have the opportunity to take crochet, knitting and business classes that will help them improve their business. Tomorrow night “The yarn group” will present a fashion show with what the hot fashions will be this fall. Inquiring minds want to know. LOL
I’ll post again before I leave, but I am soooooo looking forward to all the new yarns and goodies to bring back to the shop!
Talk to you soon,
Peggy
June Sales
Hi,
Just a short update to remind you that for the month of June at Common Threads we will be celebrating the fantastic, special summer days of the month of June by putting our Lantern Moon needles and all of our Sublime yarns on sale for 20% off. Plenty of reasons to stay busy during the lazy days of summer.
Peggy
June is here at last!
“And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever come perfect days,….”
James Russell Lowell
Yes, I know this is a repeat of the e-mail newsletter I sent today, but I was waxing a little poetic (which almost every happens) and I wanted to repeat the little poem.
But, enough of that. Now down to fun and games at the shop.
What is so rare as a day in June?…
….Finding Lantern Moon needles and Sublime yarn on sale!
Could you find anything any more rare at any yarn shop?
We don’t think so at Common Threads!
But that is what you will find at the shop during the month of June,
all of our Lantern Moon needles (straights, Destiny circulars and
Sox Stix).
And then we have added all of our Sublime Yarn and books. The
Extrafine Merino Dk, the Cashmere Merino Dk, the Baby Cashmere
Merino DK, and the Cashmere Merino Aran are all included.
Have you been waiting to start that Log Cabin blanket, or that baby
dress or blanket for the precious little one. Well wait no longer
because for the month of June the entire Sublime line is on sale!
Lantern Moon and Sublime – 20% Off!
Oh yes, we are going to have a fun summer at Common Threads!
June is just the beginning!
We have surprises and even a contest planned!
More information to follow!
See you in the shop,
Peggy, Natalie, Laura, Joan and Judy
Deer Attack!!!!
Well, the deer have struck! They have struck my garden of course! Yes, those cute, brown furry rascals with the bouncy white tails have discovered a liking for my tomato plants!*X!&#@
Now don’t get me wrong – I worry about our forest friends having enough to eat. Especially now that civilization is taking so much of their natural habitat, but I discovered about 7 or 8 years ago (when we last had a garden) that I drew the line at helping them when they had the nerve to eat the vegetables I really liked. Then, I lost every one of my field acre peas. They had eaten them all the way down to the plant – but had left the plant there (I believe it was to mock me!). This time they must be hungrier because they ate the whole top of the tomato plant.
And how are we going to combat this deer infestation. Why by cunning of course – my faithful husband has set up a scarecrow with tin pan arms and legs to keep them moving. I’ve tried to get him and my oldest son to wee-wee around the edge of the garden to keep the deer away, but for some reason he has reservations about doing this in our backyard. He said something about the neighbors and a camera. His lack of personal sacrifice to help our garden is a little troubling . . . but for right now we’ll give the scarecrow a chance.
On a more civilized note I want to update you on new arrivals to the shop. We have an incredible 100% cashmere laceweight yarn from JoJoLand. With over 400 yards to a skein and with luscious colors at only $26.95.
There is also an 100% alpaca lace yarn from Cascade. Now get this over 400 yards for only $7.50 a skein. When the sales rep told me the price I didn’t believe her, but she was right. Our customer are buying this in multiple skein amounts for those large lace shawl patterns that take over 1,000 yards. When else can you do a shawl for less than $25.00!!!!
Or if you are thinking about a log cabin or baby afghan, or maybe the Great American Afghan we have restocked our Cascade 220 superwash in many, many colors and in all the colors called for in the Great American Afghan. Great summer knitting at a square at a time!
Stay tuned. The next post will contain news about our incredible June sales needles and yarns!!!!
Keeping you “in the loop”
Peggy
Sometimes we don’t understand!
Who would have thought that I would blog about the highs and lows of life as we know it on a daily basis. Right now I have many things to be happy about. Two wonderful grandchildren, a great family, a job, good friends, so many things to be thankful for. I work full time in a church and that should be a plus too. But I have told many people that by working in a church you see the best in people and you sometimes see the worst of situations. This has been one of those weeks.
I can’t really go into detail, but I think that one thing I understand is that everyone wants what is best for the church, but it doesn’t make decisions any easier to accept sometimes.
Excuse me for talking in riddles, and also for allowing me to vaguely vent just a little.
Join us tomorrow, Saurday May 2nd, for the last day of our 3rd annual “thank goodness tax season is over” sale! We’re putting new stock out everyday! Be there or be square!
Peggy
Tax Season is Over – And Now!!!
Well, I think the 2009 tax season is over. At least I did until I sent out an e-mail for the church yesterday that said yesterday (the 22nd) was April 15th. Was I having a flashback?? Who knows – certainly not me! Even a couple of days at Holden Beach hasn’t been able to completely clear away all the numbers and words from this feeble brain. Ha! Ha!
But, now that the tax season is over I can proudly and happlily say that we will indeed have our 3rd annual “Thank Goodness Tax Season is Over” Sale next week! Yes, that’s right! Next Thursday through Saturday, April 30th through May 2nd. However, this year we are doing something a little different. In keeping with the government’s attempts to stimulate the economy Common Threads will have our very own “Yarn Stimulus Packages” Brightly colored packages of yarn (both new and old) that will be packaged in bags on sale. The stimulus packages will be 35% off on Thursday, 40% off on Friday and 45% off on Saturday. Also, for all of you working ladies we want you to know that new yarns will be put out all during the three day sale. So everyone should get the chance to get a variety of yarn.
So, everyone join us next week and help stimulate High Point’s economy, or at least the shop’s. 
See you there,
Peggy
Good News All Around Us!
Hello everyone,
Well, the presidential race is almost over for another four years. I am sitting watching CNN and staying up to date with the election night returns. The one thing I am definitely glad of is that I won’t have to watch all of the political ads on television everynight. It had gotten so bad that I was tempted to use my video recorder and record the nightly football games and come back to watch them and fast forward through all the political ads. Gosh, but I’m glad this is almost over. Now I have to sit and watch all the political correspondents talk about every vote. And I do have one question: how do they make some of their predictions? There are no votes counted for a state but they can make a prediction. Go figure.
One more bit of good news is to let you know about a big date coming up at the shop. Well, the date was actually this past Saturday on November 1st. This was our actual 2nd anniversary date of our store opening. We thank each and every one of you so much; because we couldn’t have made it this long without you all and your support. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! As a special thank you we will have our 2nd ANNIVERSARY SALE on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 13, 14 and 15. We will have many, many kits put together with patterns that will be 10% off! We will also have a lot of yarns discounted 30%! Then we will discount everything in the store (including the kits and yarns!!!!!) 20%. so this will be almost a 50% discount on select yarns. This is all a way to say “THANK YOU!!!”JJ
As a final note I would like to say I spent $2.37 a gallon for gasoline today. Was it just yesterday I was experiencing deja vu as I saw cars waiting in lines to fill up? Man things can change so much overnight. At least it’s a good change!
See you at the shop!
Peggy
Miss Emma is here!!!!
Well, I have seen heaven on earth! She is 7 pounds, 13 ounces and 21 inches long and she is incredibly beautiful! She is also soooo cuddly. A little snuggle bunny. Can you tell I’m in love! And now I have two sweethearts. My 29 month old grandson named Cole who opened my eyes to the grandparent world and to whom a sucker (no, not his Nana, a real lollipop) is the greatest thing in the world. And guess who supplies the suckers? Yes, you’re right. I have them in my pocketbook at his beck and call.
Also, I’m glad to see so many of you are working on the shrug. And all the shrugs I have seen are just incredible. I’ve seen them in organic cottons (yummy), alpaca (so soft) and other DK weight yarns. An added bonus is that this pattern looks great on everyone.
And I want to update you on new arrivals in the shop. We have received the 1824 cotton - 18stitches in 24 rows. A slightly nubby cotton that is wash and wear. Great for all those baby projects and I want everyone to remember that all baby yarns (i.e. all yarns that can be used for baby projects) are 30% off in August in honor of my Miss Emma.
We also have received in Shepherd’s Worsted and Helen’s Lace from Lorna’s Laces. Shepherd’s worsted is a 100% worsted weight super wash wool in some of the most popular colorways from Lorna’s Laces that knits up at 4 stitches per inch. While Helen’s Lace is a 50% silk, 50% wool blend that stitches up at 4 stitches per inch.
You also need to stop by and see the two yarns we have received in from Twisted Sisters. And you want to make sure you enter this URL correctly on the internet or you will find yourself at the web site for Twisted Sister – “the ironmen of rock and roll” just like yours truly. Boy talk about having a flashback to the 70s and 80s. But from Twisted Sisters Knitting we have Daktari,a 100% slubbed cotton knit on a size 6 – 8; and Zazu, a 100% extra fine merino wool. Boy, these yarns really rock man, like they are way cool, like they totally zoom me out. Uh oh, stayed too long on the band web site but you get my meaning.
I hope you get a chance to get into the shop and see these incredible yarns and take advantage of our baby yarn sale. Before long I’ll even have a picture of Miss Emma. Did I mention how beautiful she is?
Peggy
And now for our August treat!
Hello everyone,
Well, first of all let me say “thank you, thank you” for all of you who came by the store and helped me whittle away some of my extra inventory. I really appreciate every one of you and it was also great to be able to see so many of you. Of course, you know me. I have a couple of extra cubbies and that just won’t do so I have a very special shipment coming into the shop from Twisted Sisters Yarn. Some beautiful hand dyed yarns that I think you’ll really love. We are also restocking our Lantern Moon needles (the Cadillac of needles).
You may or may not know that I have one grandson Cole and also an almost granddaughter that will arrive in August. I just love babies, don’t you? So to celebrate my granddaughter’s birth day I am putting all of our baby yarn on sale for the entire month of August. This sale will be for 30% off all of our baby yarn and it begins this Friday, August 1st. Come by the shop and look over what we have in stock for all of our wee ones.
thanks for listening,
Peggy
p.s. I almost forgot to tell all of our crocheters that we have started an open crochet night at the shop. That is every Wednesday night from 6:30-8:30 with Judy (our resident crochet expert). We welcome everyone from expert to beginner. Come by, sit and just relax as you crochet to your heart’s content.
