[Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn
slerythema
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Mon Feb 6 07:23:19 UTC 2012
Joyce needed the liquor to forget how much she spent. One for her, and one
for her hubby. <smile>
Cindy S.
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> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn
>
>
> You forgot the sewing machine and fabric, too! and I got new
> sneakers to
> run around with besides Totes from Totes outlet and even
> smelly stuff from
> Bath and Body outlet. What a great time we had. My friend needed a
> shopping cart for her booze and wine. I carried my 2
> bottles of Vanilla and
> Rasberry Vokka out the door with me.
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2012 4:24:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov writes:
>
> I'm laughing here....liquor in one hand....knitting needles
> in the other!
>
>
> Cindy Z.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Blindhands at aol.com
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn
>
> I just have to tell you that Pattern works store is in
> Center Harbor New
> Hampshire and it is right next to Keepsake Quilting. I
> missed last year,
> but usually my girl friend and I make a weekend trip up to
> visit those 2
> places in the Spring. I have to tell you it is a wonderful
> trip and we
> both
> come back with treasures and lots of projects from both
> places. You talk
> about the pictures of the projects well it is fabulous
> wandering around
> this
> large shop and feeling the yarns and touching the sweaters and all
> obviously they take the pictures that are in the catalog or
> newsletter and
> then
> display the made items in the shop. I spend as much in each
> shop and I
> have
> not made it yet into the third shop that is there in the
> shopping area.
> It
> is a kinda kit and project place. As I said I have not gone
> there, but
> they have needle point, crewel and kits like that there. I
> will have to
> go
> and check it out for everyone hopefully this Spring. We
> found an Outlet
> Center near the hotel that we stay at.[My daughter gets us
> employee
> rates for
> the hotel $29 per night][She is assistant manager of a hotel
> in CT] We
> spend the first afternoon there at the outlet center. On
> our way home we
> stop in the New Hampshire Liquor store as they are a lot
> cheaper due to
> less
> taxes on their liquor.
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2012 9:30:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
>
> My favorite place to buy yarn on-line is
> http://www.elann.com
> They carry really good yarns that are discontinued so you
> can get amazing
> deals. They carry anything else you might need for
> knitting/crocheting,
> too.
> I love the FREE PATTERNS you can get there as well. I have
> bought a lot
> from
> this source, and it is in Canada.
>
> http://patternworks.com
> Another really good resource for patterns and yarns. You
> can get a FREE
> catalogue in the mail from this place, too, as well as
> shopping on line.
> One thing I like about patternworks is that they show you a
> particular
> item,
> made up from one of the yarns so you can see how that yarn
> will look in a
>
> particular pattern. You can buy the pattern, or pattern
> book, and order
> your
> yarn at the same time. Each photo of an item tells you if
> the pattern is
> WRITTEN...which is good to know since I cannot DEAL with
> CHARTS at all...I
>
> have to HEAR the instructions.
>
> A favorite place to buy hand dyed and hand spun yarns, for
> me, is Cherry
> Tree Hill in Vermont. Amazing colors, textures, and really
> really NICE
> yarns.
>
> http://www.cherrytreehill.com
>
>
> And finally, I love the onle below that is:
> http://www.yarnmarket.com They sell very superior yarns, and
> carry so many different brands you can
> find almost anything you would want. I have never been
> disappointed with
> the yarns I have purchased from this site.
>
> My latest issue from Pattern Works just arrived and oh, my,
> the lovely
> things there...I have just picked out a nice pattern for a Palladio
> Pattern
> featured on the front cover - have to make it to wear on my trip to
> Puerto
> Rico in April. I always knit something wonderful to wear
> when I am
> traveling - gives me a goal and a deadline. I will call and
> order the
> yearn
> and the pattern.
>
> Lynda River Woman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:26 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites for purchasing yarn
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > On another list some one posted their favorite sites to purchase
> > basic, reasonably-priced yarn.
> >
> > I've purchased from a number of these sites myself, others I have
> > not
> > tried
> > yet, so don't know if they are all speech-friendly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Of course our site has a resource page for buying yarn and other
> things,
> > so
> > perhaps all of these sites are already listed there. I haven't
> > checked
> > that
> > out. but I do appreciate the resource page and used it
> when I first
> began
> > purchasing crafts after joining this list. Nowadays, I
> just go to my
> > favorite sites and see where I can get what I want for the best
> > price
> and
> > least cost for shipping.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Online places to purchase yarns.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <http://www.lionbrand.com/>
> >
> > <http://www.redheart.com/>
> >
> > <http://www.knitting-warehouse.com/>
> >
> > <http://www.joann.com/>
> >
> > <http://www.yarnmarket.com/>
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> >
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