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

[Eileen Scrivani]

Hi Laura:

There must be lots of good places on the net for fiber crafts, but I'm used 
to the sites I listed so usually resort to look at them first when I'm 
shopping for something.  There is a web site that sells yarn type products 
and they must be a pretty big or at least well known store but I'm not 
certain where they are located.  Something tells me that Jimmy Beans is 
located in or near the Mid-west or maybe the North-West part of the country. 
Has any one every used Jimmy Bean's Wool for knitting supplies?  I know they 
have had some good videos on www.youtube.com, but I've never bought from 
them and am not sure how there prices are.  Just wondering.

Eileen

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From: "Laura White" <lewhite86 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 11:40 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FQ: Santa's making his list. What do you 
want on it?

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Happy crafting,
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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