[Nfb-krafters-korner] online sites You got that right
Theresa Taylor
tct71887 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 6 22:51:22 UTC 2012
I second what Joyce says about Yankee candle….it is so much fun.
On Feb 6, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:
> Man do you have that right. Hubby needs all the bottles to recover from
> my craft and quilting shopping spree.
>
> I just touched base my friend and we will be picking dates in April to goto
> WEB's Yarn and their warehouse and the Yankee Candle Factory. There is 2
> exits between these places, so if you are going to 1 you just have to visit
> both of them. Yankee Candle Factory is so fun as you go from one room to
> the other with the smells of the candles and they have Christmas
> decorations from different places around the world. They even have a water fall or
> something that has a bridge going over it. And They have a room that it
> feels like real snow falling down in. April is fantastic to go up there as
> it isn't crowded like in the Fall.
>
> We also are making plans to go up the first weekend of June to Keepsake
> Quilting and Pattern works. That is when Keepsake Quilting has a big sale.
> I need to contact them and be sure we get the correct date for the sale!
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 2/6/2012 2:24:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> slerythema at gmail.com writes:
>
> Joyce needed the liquor to forget how much she spent. One for her, and one
> for her hubby. <smile>
>
> Cindy S.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Blindhands at aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:41 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> 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-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Blindhands at aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:01 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> 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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