From bob at yarncraftsupplies.com Thu Jul 16 07:59:06 2009 From: bob at yarncraftsupplies.com (Bob Lewis) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:59:06 -0600 Subject: [Yarncraftsupplies] News Update from Yarn Craft Supplies Message-ID: Now that everyone has had a chance to recover from Columbus, I wanted to take a minute and thank all of you who stopped by the booth to say hello. If you didn't make it to Columbus, there were a couple of new items. Clover introduced several new items: They now have size 0, 1 and 2 in all of their regular Takumi Bamboo knitting needles. The wholesale prices for 16" through 29" will be $5.13, $5.75 for 36" and $6.00 for 48". They also introduced a 9" circular in sizes 0 through 8 at a price of $7.25. New accessories o CLV 3140 - Point Protector and Stopper for Double Point Needles size 0 - 10 - $2.63 o CLV 3141 - Point Protector Petit for Needles size 0 - 10 - $2.63 o CLV 3142 - Yarn Threader - $2.63 o CLV 3143 - Set of Bamboo Marking Pins - $4.98 o CLV 3144 - Set of Darning Needle - $1.88 o CLV 3145 - Set of Tapestry Needle - $2.88 o CLV 3146 - "Hana-Ami" Flower Loom - $9.48 o Protect and Grip Thimbles in three sizes; small, medium and large o Natural Fit Leather thimble in three sizes; small, medium and large Tooltron Scissors has some new scissors - Two different types of petit scissors (2 " Embroidery Scissors) and a new type of Thread Nipper. Hopefully, you also met Theresa Gaffey who was in my booth and has seven (7) new patterns o Biwabik Stocking Cap (195) o Ripple Crocheted Scarf (196) o Elfrieda's Ruched Scarf (197) o Crocheted Shell Scarf (198) o Winding River Scarf (199) o Bricks and Mortar Felted Bag (200) o Linen Market Tote (201) Daine of Kalamazoo Knits spoke to many of you showing her felted flip flop patterns and ornaments. She now has a Felted Flip Flop Key Chain/Chirstmas Ornament (KAL0048). I also have added several new items as well after the Trade Show. Fun scissors from Wholesale Cutlery, they are 3 " Embroidery Scissors in several different designs: o Butterfly (both Silver mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';">o Fish (both Silver mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';">o Peacock (Silver only) o Rabbit (both Silver mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';">o Santa (Gold only) o Seahorse(Silver only) o Squirrel (Silver only) o Swan (both Gold "> Several of the Needlepoint and Cross Stitch stores had requested I add stretcher bars. So after July 15th you can order F. A. Edmund's stretchers bars in lengths from 5" through 24". I have added two new pattern designers both with special incentives for you to try their patterns. The first is Macatawa Knitting Ltd. from Michigan. She designs patterns that fit 18" dolls - American Girl and Natterer dolls. She currently has 19 patterns which whole sale for $2.75 each. They range from very simple {good for classes of girls who have the dolls} to more complex argyle and Aran sweaters. I will be sending an info flyer to my sales reps as well as pattern binders in the next few weeks. If you want a copy of the flyer, send me an e-mail with your full mailing address. SPECIAL -one free pattern for every 50 purchased, this will be a cumulative total so you don't have to purchase them all at one time. A booklet of 6 sweater patterns is also available for $6.50. The other is Egan Designs from Minnesota. She designed her patterns for classes she has taught. Her patterns range from basic to intermediate. She has a syllabus already developed to present a class using the pattern. SPECIAL - The syllabus will be free with the purchase of 12 copies of a pattern. I will be getting these patterns toward the end of July and let everyone know when a flyer is available. I am also adding some additional items to my Yarn Craft line. I have added straight {steel} and bent tip {gold and steel} tapestry needles in size 18 to the current size 13 and 16. There will also be available a multi package of three needles {size 13, 16 and 18} in both steel and gold. o YC11319 - Steel Straight Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 13 o YC11320 - Steel Bent Tip Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 13 o YC11321 - Steel Straight Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 16 o YC11322 - Steel Bent Tip Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 16 o YC11323 - Steel Straight Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 18 o YC11324 - Steel Bent Tip Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 18 o YC16129 - Gold Bent Tip Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 13 o YC16140 - Gold Bent Tip Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 16 o YC16141 - Gold Bent Tip Tapestry Needle (2 per pack) - Size 18 All of the above are available in bulk packages of 25 needles each . o YC11325 - Multi Pack of Steel Straight Tapestry Needles (1 size 13, 16 and 18) o YC11326 - Multi Pack of Steel Bent Tip Tapestry Needles (1 size 13, 16 and 18) o YC16142 - Multi Pack of Gold Bent Tip Tapestry Needles (1 size 13, 16 and 18) I will also be adding ChaioGoo needle and crochet hooks by the end of July. ChiaoGoo has stainless steel needles which start at 000 and crochet hooks which go to size P. As with all the vendors I carry there are no minimums and I break boxes. UPCOMING EVENTS: St. Charles Cash & Carry will be September 26 "> I will be in Room 407. If you are in the area, make sure you stop in at the show and say hello. I will bring a trailer so if you will be ordering something that would be expensive to ship (like a gallon of Eucalan, an Ott Light) I will see if I have room to bring it to save on shipping. Let me know if you want me to bring anything special, such as Eucalan, Ott Lights, booklets, etc.), you will be saving on freight charges. TNNA Winter Show is scheduled for January 9 thru 11 in Long Beach Convention Center. Nashville Cash "> It is being moved from the airport hotel to the one at Cool Springs. NENA in Sturbridge, Massachusetts in May. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: