Are You Ready?
Sunday, April 13th, 2008For all you procrastinators out there — like me — the good news is that right after you finish your taxes and get a good night’s sleep, you can go shopping in your PJs if you want to at the online Needlework Show, which opens on April 16th and runs through the 21st.
This is a wholesale show, which means you’ll need to put together a list and give it to a participating shop to purchase for you … But I believe the online Needlework Show is the best opportunity we stitchers have not only to find out what is actually available in the needlework market, but also to let store owners know exactly which of those available products we want to see in their shops and will buy if they are there, in stock, in their shops. Other needlework markets are a guessing game for store owners, but the online Needlework Show doesn’t have to be since it allows for stitcher input; however, we stitchers must do our job and provide that input for the idea to work. So let’s get out there and do that once again this April!
If your local shop isn’t one of the participating retailers in the show (then you should have a chat with them regarding future online shows, but … ), there are plenty to choose from to place your order(s). You can even spread the wealth! Country Cottage Framing and Needleart is one of my favorite shops to order from; Shirley is just the best — she always makes sure to get everything on my list! Which shop do you like to order from when it’s time for the online Needlework Show — and why?
Kathy Hackford of Designs by Lisa has released a sneak peek of her designs to be released during the show … Do you know of any other sneak peaks to share with your fellow INN readers?