[Nfb-krafters-korner] FQ: Santa's making his list. What do you want on it?

[Laura White]

I'd love a yarn ball winder and a Swift from knitpicks.
Eileen,
www.knitting-warehouse.com has some excellent stuff as well.
Laura

On 12/4/10, Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net> wrote:
> Well, depending on what kind of yarn or product I am looking for, there are
> several on-line stores I have had very good success with and have been happy
> with quality, service & delivery.  It's important for Santa to know to sign
> up & register with on-line stores where he will be buying his gifts so that
> he always gets the best deals on prices, sales & sometimes even free
> shipping.  I bet delivery costs to the North Pole are pretty pricey these
> days and even Santa has to be cost conscious!
>
> The on-line stores I like are:
>
> 1.  Webb's (America's Yarn Store) at www.yarn.com (I think now they even
> have a web site that sells beads & beading supplies).
>
> 2.  Knit Picks has great needles & some good yarn selections to as well as
> lots of other stuff:  www.knitpicks.com
>
> 3.  Like Lynda said www.Elann.com is also excellent with good prices on
> quality yarns and if you register with them, every time you purchase yarn
> (no matter how long it takes) they accumulate the dollars you spend as
> points and sooner or later you will get a $50 certificate to spend with
> them.  Since they are a Canadian company I have found that shipping costs
> can be pretty expensive.
>
> 4.  www.littleknits.com  has some good prices on really good yarn, but they
> seem not to have the full line of color selections on their yarns but their
> prices are excellent.
>
> The Above are all for more of the natural fiber types of yarns and good
> quality needles, if I am looking for less expensive yarns (acrylic) or
> general purpose craft items both of the below old standards seem to always
> come through for me:
>
> 5.  www.Herrschners.com   or
>
> 6.  www.joann.com
>
> Eileen
>
>
>
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> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:02 PM
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FQ: Santa's making his list. What do you
> wantonit?
>
>> NFB Krafters Korner's Friday's Question of the Week for12/3/10
>>
>>
>>
>> Which craft store or online website would you suggest for Santa to shop
>> for
>> you?  What would you love to get from Santa if money had no limit?
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>>
>> The purpose of the NFB's Krafters Korner's Friday's Question of the week
>> is
>> to stimulate craft related conversations and for the sharing of
>> information
>> which crafters who are blind might find helpful.  If you have ideas for
>> future Fridays Questions of the Week, please e-mail Annette at
>> amcarr1 at verizon.net or Joyce at Blindhands at aol.com.
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>>
>> Happy crafting,
>>
>> Annette
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