I Love Yarn Day was a lot of fun! We had customers celebrating with us throughout the day. It was great to see so many get together in the name of yarn. I'm sorry there aren't more pictures, I wasn't feeling so hot and had to bow out early. But we did hold our drawing and here are the prizes the lucky winners are receiving.
Congratulations to Eileen, Gloria and Pat A. Your gifts are waiting for you at the Studio!
~A
The Craft Yarn Council has declared today as "I love Yarn Day" so we thought we'd celebrate accordingly.
Stop by the Studio today for raffles, stitching, fun, extended hours and a chance to be the first to check out our newest luxury yarns - can you say 100% Cashmere?
The festivities start at 11:00 and go throughout the day until 9:00. So grab your yarn (or use today as an excuse to get your hands on some yummy new yarn), needles or hooks and even a friend and come on in. We'll revel in our love of yarn together!
~A
...not really. Getting arrested today certainly won't keep me from doing it again next year! (Isn't that what incarceration is supposed to do though??)
I just wanted to give a quick thank you to all of those that helped bail me out this time and helped send a local "Jerry's Kid" to camp this summer. I didn't make my goal, but every little bit helps, right?
Some of you have asked if its too late to make a donation. It is not! You can click here or drop a check/cash off at the Studio and I will send it in. The web page will be up until the end of the month, that's when I will send in any checks or cash as well.
Check back tomorrow to see my mugshot from the jailhouse!
~A
Manos del Uraguay
Oh man are the colors beautiful...and the yarn, SO soft! We have brought in many of their lines:
Serena (baby alpaca & cotton)
Maxima (soft & squishy merino wool)
Silk Blend (merino wool & silk)
Lace (baby alpaca, silk, & cashmere)
All are hand-dyed, with the artisan's signature on the tag. For those of you that don't know the story of Manos, here's a quick explanation from their website.
Manos’s mission is to eradicate poverty through sustainable economic development, pioneering social and environmental policy and practice, and continual reinvestment in marginalized artisans, farmers and producer communities.
I am really happy to finally get this yarn in, not only is the yarn itself wonderful, but what they stand for is inspiring and I want to be a part of that too.
All for now,
~A
Sunday was bittersweet; we had one of our busiest Sundays ever, but we also were saying goodbye to one of our dear customers. Margaret is moving back to Oregon and many of her knitting friends and members of the Panera Knitting Group she belongs to wanted to give her a little going away party and felt it only fitting that they have it at the Studio. They felt the Studio was the perfect setting to say "so long" since we're Margaret's favorite LYS, naturally we thought so too! It was great to see so many familiar and new faces come in and wish her a happy journey.
Good luck Maggie, we'll miss you!
Amanda, Leslie, Sharon, & Breanne
We're a KNIT SHOP!
Well, is it ever that simple with me?? Our primary focus is on yarn, knitting & crochet classes as well as the ever growing sense of community that we're developing (think Cheers). Our secondary focus is on sewing & quilting classes. We will continue to bring in more fabric to support our sewers.
Here's a peek at how Studio looks now that we've been able to clear out the papercrafting inventory.
Make sure you stop by often as we still have several shipments due from Plymouth Yarns & Interweave. We will also be bringing in some favorite brands of our customers, like Rowan, Blue Sky Alpaca & Schaffer to name a few. In addition to even more yarn, we've more than doubled our book & pattern inventory AND are in the process of ordering buttons and shawl pins and other accessories that you'll be sure to drool over!
Something else that is very near and dear to my heart is being able to pass on the tradition of these arts to young crafters. We have developed several classes for children that allow them the chance to learn many of our favorite hand-work activities. You can check out all of our classes and events coming up here.
See you soon!
~A
Nature is busy going through beautiful changes and so are we!
We all know that change happens and it seems that the most anticipated change happens in the spring. So it seems only fitting to announce this now… Creative U Studios will be focusing on our growing Fiber Arts community along with Sewing classes as well as our popular kids’ classes.
This decision didn't come lightly and although my first love is papercrafting I believe this is the right path for the Studio. Lucky for papercrafters in this valley we have plenty of shopping destinations. We are looking forward to really being able to focus on what has very quickly become my favorite craft - Knitting. (Well, we'll be bringing in even more yarn, which can be used for all kinds of Fiber Arts.)
Keep your eye on us as we perfect our vision and your experience at the Studio. We'll be adding more classes, products, patterns & books.
Some people avoid change, for me personally I have always embraced and looked forward to it. I hope that you all see the changes in the Studio in the same light as I do – exciting and fresh!
See you soon,
Amanda
