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
Fashion Forward
Hello loopies,
Well, I promised you in my very first post that I would begin to share with you the highlights of the TNNA fashion show. I can give you an update on the 2008 fall and winter fashion outlook with one word: Outerwear, outerwear, outerwear! Well, technically that’s three words but not really. I saw beautiful jackets and coats in wools and blends. I saw gorgeous shawls and ruanas in light and heavy yarns. And there were sweaters with hoods and turtlenecks. Maybe the turtlenecks wouldn’t be really comfortable for some people (including yours truly) but the ones highlighted would be incredibly beautiful for all you other people who don’t suffer from hot flashes. And being the shop owner that I am I ordered many of these modern, current pattern while I was in Columbus. Sounds great doesn’t it??? Well, the patterns have started arriving in the shop and we’re working as fast as possible to get them into our computer system so you can purchase a copy.
Many people have asked me how I enjoyed the trade show this year. Well, I worked hard in Columbus this year. Most days the classes started at 8 am, and many people know I am not a morning person. But, I managed to make all my classes on time – okay, okay there was that one morning I had to buy a Mountain Dew before class (I needed the caffeine) and I was only 5 minutes late than. And two nights I didn’t get any dinner – only a pack of Cheezit and a Fanta orange. But one of my best memory was a class I was able to take with Margaret Radcliffe, yes, that Margaret Radcliffe. The class was on vareigated yarn and was soooo much fun. I might have to learn more knitting so I can take another knitting class next year.
I know – but I can dream can’t I.
Peggy
Hello world!
Hello world! Hello to everyone from Peggy K, the owner of Common Threads Yarn Shop in High Point, NC. The yarn shop owner who doesn’t know how to knit! (Yet) But I do know how to crochet. This is my very first blog post and I hope to provide you with knitting and crochet tidbits from the needle arts universe as well as info from the shop. In the next few posts I will pass along news from the National Needlearts Association (TNNA) trade show I attended week before last in Columbus, Ohio. I’ll be posting again soon, and I’ll be providing you with some highlights from the Fall/Winter 2008 Fashion Show.
