Conversational Threads

Partly Sunny, High of 77 Degrees

 
That is currently the weather forecast for the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival for Saturday, May 7th.

We still have some seats left open on the bus - Give us a call if you would like to sign up!

610-421-8889

Details:

$49

Goodie bag with snacks and gifts included.  Complimentary bottled water also.

Leaves Emmaus at 6AM to arrive at the festival when it opens.

Napping or knitting/crocheting time on the bus - relax with no worries or hassles about tolls, gas, parking, etc.

Drawings for prizes on the bus.

The bus driver will be back at the bus at scheduled periodic times during the day so you can unload your purchases and go back for more.  There is plenty of room on the bus for purchases, large or small.

Leaves the festival at 5PM, stops at Padonia Station Restaurant for dinner on your own, returns to Emmaus by about 9PM, traffic permitting.

Come and join us for a fabulous day!!  It will be a lot of fun!!!

 

Reminders

Just a few ongoing things to remember -

Malabrigo March is nearly over - get your skeins of anything Malabrigo and thus your chances to win any of the four prizes before the end of the month.  Drawing will be held on April 1st - you need not be present to win.

There are still some spaces on the bus to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival on Saturday, May 7th.  Price is $49.  Call or stop in to the shop soon for more details and to reserve your space on the bus.

The next Brown Sheep yarn order will be placed on Friday, April 1st.  Let us know if there is anything you would like to have ordered.  We can order any number of skeins in any color of any yarn they make.  We have color cards at the shop for all of their yarns for you to look over.

 

Coming Up - Malabrigo March!

 

This March we will be celebrating

All Things Malabrigo. 

 

If you have not yet knitted or crocheted with any variety of this yarn, now is your opportunity to try it out.  You won't believe what you have been missing!  Those of you who have used anything Malabrigo know how lovely it is.

 

 I have often said that if I had to pick one brand of yarn to have with me on a deserted island, I would be quite happy if I had a supply of all of the varieties of Malabrigo  to keep me occupied. 

 

The incredible softness of the Worsted, the gorgeous colors of the Sock and its lovely drape when used in a shawl, the beauty (and speed of knitting!) of a cardigan or cowl made up in the Chunky, and of course the fabulous versatility of the Silky Merino and the Lace - all of these things are hard to beat with any other yarn. 

 

And we have many colors of each of these yarns in stock.

 

To make Malabrigo March even better, for every skein of any variety of Malabrigo you purchase from March 1st to March 31st, you will receive an entry into a drawing.

 

First Prize will be a $25 Gift Certificate to the shop.  There will be three Second Prizes - a skein of the super-bulky single ply Malabrigo Rasta, a skein of the plied Malabrigo Worsted known as Malabrigo Twist and a skein of the superwash heavy worsted weight Malabrigo Rios.  These three yarns are among the newest of Malabrigo's offerings, and the winners will be the first to receive skeins of these varieties from our shop, as we will be stocking them in the near future, but do not currently have our order in house.

 

Stop by the shop during March to get lots of inspiration from our samples in Malabrigo and to have the largest selection from the only shop around that carries this wonderful yarn so you can see it, touch it, feel it - Conversational Threads!!

The Brown Sheep Company

Now that Tangled Yarns has closed and there is no shop in the Lehigh Valley that carries the Brown Sheep Company yarns that I don't carry such as Lamb's Pride, I have decided that I will start ordering any Brown Sheep Company yarn that my customers would like to order.  It would be nice if I could just carry all of the wonderful Made-in-the-USA Brown Sheep Co. yarns in every color in the shop, but if you have seen the shop lately, you know that I do not have the room for such an undertaking.  :-)

So, starting on March 1st and on or about the first of every month thereafter I will be placing an order with Brown Sheep for anything anyone has asked me to get for them during the previous month.  Be it any variety of Lamb's Pride, or a color of Cotton Fleece that I don't carry, or a new yarn like their Legacy Lace - anything at all - you can come into the shop, look at the color cards, place your order and leave a 50% deposit, and I will order the yarn for you around the first of each month (I say "around" because occasionally the first of the month will fall on a weekend and I cannot contact the Brown Sheep Co. on a weekend).

I already have a bunch of orders for the NatureSpun yarns necessary to do the colorwork mitts on the cover of the new issue of Knitting Traditions magazine, so let me know if there is anything anyone wants to add to the order by the end of the month.

Thanks!

Cindy

February 1, 2011 - Weather

How 'bout this weather (again!!)?

I will attempt to make it in to open the shop today, but I advise you to call the shop first before you would attempt to come to the shop in case I fail.

610-421-8889

Everyone be careful and stay safe!!

Cindy

UPDATE: We will be closed all day today due to the freezing rain. I thought it would get better, but I can't even get out of my driveway!
Sorry for the inconvenience!

We will be a bit later opening today, Tuesday Jan. 18th, at 2PM due to the weather. Hope to see you then and be careful out there!

Holiday Hours

Just a quick note to advise you of our Holiday Hours over the next two weeks -

Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 20 and 21 -
Open Noon to 7PM

Closed Wednesday, Dec. 22 through Saturday, December 25

Sunday, December 26 - Open 1PM to 5PM

Monday and Tuesday, December 27 and 28 -
Open Noon to 7PM

Closed Wednesday December 29 through Saturday, January 1

Back to regular hours beginning Sunday, January 2

Happy Holidays to everyone!!  Thank you all for your much appreciated business through this past difficult year of 2010 - You have all been wonderful!

May the next year of 2011 be much better for us all!!

Winter Hours Have Started

How about that unexpected snow on Thanksgiving?!?!  Great way to get everyone in the Holiday Mood!

We are announcing the start of our Winter Hours. We hope that more evening hours will help you all to get your yarn fixes and gift shopping accomplished more easily. 

The Winter Hours for the shop are:

• Monday - Tuesday - Friday - Noon to 7PM
• Saturday - 11AM to 5PM
• Sunday - 1PM to 5PM
• Wednesday and Thursday - No Scheduled Hours - Call Ahead - or If You Are in the Neighborhood, Come In if the "OPEN" Sign is Showing
  

 

Among all the new goodies that have been arriving in the shop, one of the best is a  new MadelineTosh order.  In addition to the Prairie, Silk Lace and Pashmina, we now have the worsted weight Vintage, a lovely fingering weight (440 yds.) single called Merino Light, and a TON more of the ever-popular Tosh Sock.  Hurry in - it is going fast, and you never know how long it will be until they will ship more!!

We have new items arriving almost every day, so stop by to see all the new goodies and to stock up on your basics for winter knitting.

See you soon!

Shop Hours and New Fall Yarns

Just a note to let you all know that, since my treatment is taking longer than expected and we are still relying on our wonderful volunteers to run the shop, our summer hours will be continuing until Thanksgiving, when I expect to be back in the shop again full-time.

As a reminder, the summer hours are:

Monday Noon to 8PM
Tuesday and Friday Noon to 5PM
Saturday 11AM to 4PM
Sunday 11AM to 3PM
Wednesday and Thursday - Call ahead 610-421-8889

Thanks for your understanding and your patronage!!

The other big news is that new stuff is arriving nearly every day!! Here’s a partial list of some of the great new stuff -

Skacel Flying Saucer sock yarn - an easy way to make your multicolor socks match!

New colors of Crazy Zauberball sock yarn.

Lace Ball - fabulously dyed like Zauberball, but in a lace weight. We even have a perfect pattern to go with this yarn that shows it off to perfection.

A complete restocking of our very popular Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Dyed Cotton and MultiColor Cotton, including some gorgeous new colors.

Another complete restocking of Blue Sky Alpacas Melange and Alpaca Silk (the softest yarns EVER, with a bunch of new colors).

Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky - new to our store!

Cascade Eco Duo - a merino and alpaca blend that has to be seen and felt to be believed!

New colors of Misti Alpaca HandPaints Chunky - gorgeous!

Spud and Chloe - the fabulous new superwash yarn in Sweater and Outer weights.

A complete restocking of our extensive collection of Manos del Uruguay in Silk Blend, Clasica, and Serena - very popular!

Patterns, patterns, patterns!! 

This is just a partial list of all that is new at the shop. There are still more things in boxes in the back that we are unpacking every day. Stop in to see them all and to get first shot at them, especially the new knitting bags and accessories that are so cute and go so fast! You won’t want to miss out!  Knit-alongs are forming almost every week when our wonderful customers find all the new stuff and decide to work on projects together.  Come join the fun!

See you soon -
Cindy and all her wonderful helpers!