THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Many thanks to everyone who supported the 2006 Super Bowl Sale in Reverse. It was very successful thanks to you.  A special thank you to the staff who worked very hard to set up the sale the afternoon before and the staff who kept things moving smoothly on Sunday. We still have many novelty yarns left and are considering innovative ways to not only sell them, but to use them in ways beyond the usual.  Any ideas?

Comments

[Linda Hurt]

Of course I have ideas:

1. I'm using a bit of eyelash yarn and a bit of metalic in a predominently pulled silk cap woven scarf. It's very, very light weight, and the light catches the metalic and makes it come alive. When the breeze blows a little bit, it ruffles the eyelash yarn.

2. I've made traditional Faroese shawls, and now I'm working on one using nearly ALL novelty yarns. This'll be a blast, though not cheap!

3. I've used fluffy novelty yarns as center motifs in various inkle woven strips to create the illusion of flowers. After all; Spring is coming. In fact, today it looks as if it has arrived.

4. Some of the thicker furry yarns make great collars and cuffs on sweaters. They also make nice thick brims around hats. It turns simple watch caps into more glamorous hats.

5. I've made harpin lace and crocheted Christmas ornaments with them. This year I hung some in Springwater Fiber Workshop. The ones with the LED lights on them brought smiles to several faces. Try it.

6. I've used novelty yarns in hooked rugs for texture and to enhance the 3-D aspect of pictorial elements. The result was rich.

7. Another fantastic use for novelty yarns of ALL kinds is felting; both wet and dry (needle).

8. I've got a hairpin lace shawl started with novelty yarn. It's a very simple hairpin lace so the structure shows up clearly and is not obliterated by the fru-fru yarn. I picked a yarn that is not not an eyelash or furry yarn.

9. Springwater recently had a class in which we combined various fabric pieces and novelty yarns to create scarves as samples. These were sewn together using various random stitches on sewing machines. Larger garments could be made. Lisa Schioler taught this class. I recommend it highly.

This is only a short list of many, many creative idea for novelty yarn use. It covers several fiber disciplines.