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Pier Street Pebbles
News from the Needle & Arts Centre and Pier Street Gallery
April 1 2007 - Vol 2, Issue 4
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decorating easter eggs

Happy Easter and Happy Spring!
Easter is just around the corner, and some of us practice the traditional Easter egg decoration, or even the tradition of Easter Trees in our front yards.
A tree is a symbol of life and a young tree with decorated eggs is a symbol of new life. Some of us are still waiting for Spring to kick in with milder temeratures and an abundance of flowers and colours.

Well, this is the bridge to all new Spring and Summer Products in beautiful colours which we got in for you. Visit our store or our web site often to see what's new!!
You will find some Easter Gifts for yourself or somebody else which we will happily ship out! And - Mothers Day is coming up fast, too!

The Egg Hunt is on!
Win a 20% Discount for your next order - to be placed latest April 30!

This is what you do: this nest with Easter Eggs is hidden somewhere in our web site. Go find it and look up the code which you email us with your next order! If you are a customer in our store and do not order online, just give us the code next time when you are in and pay - and save 20%!
April Point Resort
Enjoy a vacation while you learn knitting at April Point Resort & Spa, on Quadra Island, just off Campbell River.

>From April 10 - 12 Pam will be holding a knitting workshop in this wonderful setting. Hone your knitting skills through three different projects designed for beginning and intermediate knitters!
The package price is Can $149 and includes 2 nights accommodation and program instruction.

Please make your reservation with April Point Resort. See the detailed program in our web site! Pam will have a selection of yarns and needles available for you to purchase, so you don't need to bring it all!
Eden Yarn by Madil - Bamboo!
Eden by Madil is an Italian summer yarn made from 100% Bamboo. Bamboo is an ecologically friendly source of fibre, as it grows fast without the need for special fertilizers. The resulting fibre looks and feels like silk, and drapes like silk, but at a fraction of the cost. This fibre breathes well, is cool, and wicks moisture away from the body.

You'll find this yarn and other NEW ARRIVALS in our Yarn Page, all with shade cards: Trendsetter's Tiffany and Yosemite; Naturally's Bella, Vero and Vero Tweed: Sock yarns Super SOXX Cotton and Garnstudio Fabel: Skacel's Urban Silk and Schulana Feeling; Lana Grossa's Basics Playa, Garnstudio's Muskat Soft and Scheepjes Pretty. Enjoy the colours!
Novel: Chicks Sticks
We always carried books, but now we have the newest ones on-line. These are Inge's favourites. You find them all in our new Knitting Accessories Page and they make good Easter or Mothers Day gifts...

Elizabeth Lenhard: Chicks with Sticks; To the clack of their knitting needles, Scottie,Amanda, Bella, and Tay are fast becoming a circle of friends....;
other recommended books are:
Kate Jacobs: The Friday Night Knitting Club - another novel
Jill Eaton: Minnow Knits, Too
Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs: the yarn girls' guide to simple knits
Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs: yarn girls' Knitting Journal
Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs: the yarn girls' guide to beyond the basics
Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs: the yarn girls' guide to kid knits
Nancie M. Wiseman: The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques
Pattern Note Cards
These card sets are a perfect gift:
Yarn Girls' beyond the basics Pattern Note Cards:
Pass on your favorite patterns while keeping in touch with your fellow knitters. These fold-out format note cards feature a full-color photograph and easy-to- follow instructions for four original Yarn Girls patterns. The backs of the cards are blank so you can write a quick note to a friend and share a knitting tip. These are perfect for carrying in a knitting bag.

Find this and more pattern cards in our new Knitting Accessories page:
Yarn Girls' kid knits Pattern Note Cards
Yarn Girls' simple knits Pattern Note Cards
Raccoons by Sue Coleman
Just arrived: "Raccoons" Cross Stitch Pattern by Sue Coleman!
Sue Coleman earned an international recognition for her distinctive watercolours. Especially popular have been her ‘Interpretive’ Northwest Coast Indian paintings. These have been reproduced in a limited edition print series and have sold to collectors worldwide.

Sue Coleman’s watercolours have been transfered into unique works in cross stitch. Raccoons is the latest one. See more details and more Coleman patterns in our Needlework Page!
 
Mageyes
Our customers consider these the best Hands Free Magnifier Glasses; each comes with 2 sets of lenses; great for Crafters, Anglers, Engineers, Jewelers, Coin & Stamp Collectors, Artists, Modelers, Gunsmiths. As you see in the photo, they can be used on top of your regular glasses!

Standard lenses are 1.6X and 2.0X; Higher power lenses available in 2.25 or 2.75 magnification.
Order them on our Needlework Accessories page!
For a year now we offer several Blogs for you where we communicate news, tips and events for our different themes and look for your feedback.
You should visit our Gallery Blog and our Yarn Blog often!

Now we made it easier for you to find postings in our Blogs for themes of your interest, by adding "Labels" to each posting. If your are looking for a Shrug Patern for example, click "Shrug" on the keyword list at the right Blog panel, or just click "Pattern" to browse through all our patterns which we have published in the Yarn Blog so far. In our Gallery Blog, select the artist of interest and you'll get all postings regarding this artist!
Enjoy, and visit our Blog often for News, Tips and Events!

Easter and Mothers Day are coming up! Check out our online service for your Shopping - including free gift wrapping!
And if you like our Newsletter and Web Site, please tell your friends.
Now, meet you in our store or over in our Needle & Art web site.

As always:
Come in - Relax - Enjoy!

Inge
Inge, for the staff of the

Needle & Arts Centre and Pier Street Gallery
phone: 250-287-8898 or 1-888-588-7834