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

[Laura White]

Hi eileen,
I never used Jimmy Beans, but I have used and had success with:
www.paradisefiber.net

On 12/4/10, Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net> wrote:
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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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