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2009 marks the
10th
Anniversary
of the Needle & Arts
Centre.
You will see us make special announcements all
year long here. Today it is:
We will have a featured
Yarn of the Month, with 20% discount
every month. See the
June and July
announcement to the right!
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Saturday
June 13, 11-2:
World
Wide Knit in Public Day
in front of our store
bring your projects
Saturday
June 13, 10-12:
Finishing Class
bring your projects
(Pam)
Thursday
June 18, 2-4pm:
top-down Anthropologie-inspired shrug (Pam)
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Dear
customers and friends!
First off, this will be the newsletter
for June and July. On
the same token: our yarn of the
month stays the same for June
and July - that means
whopping 20% on all sock yarns,
including the newest ones, for two
months! But please always check
our
web site
and
yarn blog
for ongoing news during
these months.
 As
you see from the picture of our last
Rhodo in blooms: Summer is near, and we
had a couple of good summer days
already, at least in our part of the
world. A perfect time to knit and
crochet, don't you think?
We got a "Page-A-Day Knitting Calendar"
as a gift (check
www.pageaday.com if you are
interested). On May 25 we found this
hilarious blurb:
"I was watching nonknitters today,
and they confuse me. I mean, here they
are, stunned by us and all the yarn we
have and how we spend our time, and they
say things like, 'Oh, I wish I had time
to do that.' And then you see them ...
just sitting there. This morning I rode
the subway with at least 100 people, and
half of them didn't even have a book.
They just sat there. I know, they don't
get the knitting, but I really don't
know how they do it. More than that, it
makes me wonder how I filled my life
before I knit."
Have a happy, adventureous and sunny
summer, and as always please
let us know what we can do
better!
Thank you for your support.
Check the upcoming events and
new yarns in the left column!
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Yarn of the Month - 20%
OFF
June and July: ALL SOCK YARNS!
It is as simple as this: choose
any sock yarn you like, try a new one,
enjoy playing with colours - save 20%!
In addition:
Participate in our SOCK YARN QUEST
and WIN!
??guess how many
types of sock yarns we carry at the
Needle & Arts Centre??
The three respondents who come closest
to the real number receive a
free ball of our
newest
Trekking 6ply,
plus a set of first class
Surina
double pointed needles;
the 150 gram ball is good for one pair
of hiking or working socks.
Just send us an
email titled "sock yarn quest", with
the number of yarns you guess, latest
June 30, 2009.
Let a friend participate by
forwarding this newsletter at
the bottom of this letter. Click on the
yarn sample for the
shade card.
The
20% discount applies to
purchases in our store or online
orders from now till
latest July 31. Several
discounts cannot be added, the higher
discount applies.
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Free Patterns of the Month
Thank you KnittingDaily!
They just recently offered their
subscribers three real great FREE
pattern booklets:
7 free baby knitting patterns (23
pages)
7 free knitted lace patterns (27
pages)
5 free sock knitting patterns (19
pages)
(see cover photo below)
If you haven't subscribed to
KnittingDaily yet, go to
their web site and download
the booklets from there.
If you are subscribed and have problems to
find these pdf files, please drop us an
email and we send you
whatever you are interested in.
Of course, once you got the patterns, we
expect you to buy the
sock yarns from us... :-)) |
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Knitting Book Galore and
Special
Don't know yet which summer project to
start with? Or you want to try something
new and exciting?
Since our last newsletter we added
9 great books to our
list of recommended knitting books
which we carry. They are truly
inspirational. Some show a trend to
"simple", "classic" or "nature inspired"
designs. Some books offer you insights and
techniques from top designers. Visit our
book page in our web site!
Here is a
special offer:
for June and July
2009 shipment of books is on us! Add
your yarn order to this and the whole
shipment is freight free when it includes
a book.
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Last but not least
The
3/50 Project
This initiative started in the
States, but it's true and
valuable everywhere. Essentially it
is reminding us in a strong way to
support our local
independently owned stores.
The simple core message is:
"What three independently owned
businesses would you miss if they
disappeared? Stop in. Say Hello.
Pick up something that brings a
smile. Your purchases are what
keeps those businesses around."
If three
quarters of the population would spend
$50 each month in local independently
owned businesses, this would generate
a tremendous revenue and impact on
those businesses. We think that
shopping online in those businesses
(like ours) is included.
Read
more by clicking on this box:
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Several events are planned for June 13
and 18. Local knitters and crocheters,
please check the events in the left
column!
Your
PS: Happy knitting and
crocheting. Take a couple of minutes to
explore our
web site and you will see how
easy it is to find (and to order) things. |
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