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Hello!
In our area Spring has finally arrived. The Daffodils are in
full bloom and the lot of Tencel Night Sky that Linda painted
is drying on the deck.
Marie has finalized one of the new colorways in our hand painted
line of Tencel, Rayon Chenille and Hand Painted Tencel warps.
Be sure to see What’s New for all the details on English
Garden.
Our May/June special features our Hand
Painted Warps with Free weft.
Don and Marie
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Contemporary
Quilts
Design, Surface and Stitch
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book you might ask? This is a wonderful, inspirational book
that speaks about designing, working with colour, space
and line and simply seeing and interpreting details in our
environment that can be sources of inspiration for our creations,
whatever media we are working in.
The basics of colour are explained in an easy to understand
manner. |
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More methods of playing and manipulating
colour and space are described very clearly.
Useful “Artist’s Hints” are given along
the way. One suggestion that caught my interest is working
with colour pages from magazines. Collect sections of cut
magazine paper in different colours with attention to pattern
and texture, as well as the actual colour. I was delightfully
surprised at the wonderful colour pages I found. It is a
completely different way of looking at a magazine |
| Collect and store these cuttings
in plastic sleeves, sorting in colour families as you go.
This collection can then be cut in strips, woven and manipulated.
They can also be arranged as you would a reeling. There
is even a template you could use to get started. This book
is lavishly illustrated. Just think weaving instead of quilting
when taking in all the delicious images. I’m always
amazed at the inspiration I find in books of other media,
especially any dealing with thread, yarn or textiles.
Another hint describes planning a “wall file”
or a “design file” with drawings, sketches,
coloured papers, and in our case, probably bits of fabrics
and yarns, even weaving drawdowns perhaps.
I found this book at a fabulous bookstore in Burlington,
Ontario, “a different drummer”, 513 Locust Street,
905-639-0925. If you are in the area, it’s a lovely
way to spend a couple of hours.
Author—Sandra Meech ISBN 0-7134-8856-5 Publisher—
B. T. Batsford, England.
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From the Distillery |
The arrival of nice weather sees the start of the many Distillery
District feature events.
The Art of Jazz happens May 19—22 followed by Kimberly
Seldon Presents on May 28 and 29.
The Distillery District Blues Festival this year takes place
from June 9th to 11th. July 21 to 23rd sees return of the very
popular Parti Gras.
When you visit the Distillery District be sure to drop into Studio
105, Case Goods Building, 55 Mill Street, Toronto. Wednesday—Sunday
noon to 5 p.m. On site parking is now only available on the south
side of the Distillery District.
A complete schedule can be seen on their website - thedistillerydistrict.com.
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What's New &
Coming!
New Hand Painted Variegated Colorway in Rayon Chenille,
Tencel and Hand Painted Warps
Marie finalized one of the new colorways she was working up and
Linda has painted lots in both Rayon Chenille and Tencel.
What started as a trio of spring flowers became four color skeins.
Appropriately named “English Garden” it has four fantastic
spring flower hues, a light lavender reminiscent of lilac, a light
blue hyacinth shade, a perfect pink and a laid back green that
brings it all together. The Tencel would make an absolutely gorgeous
scarf knitted up as Marie did with the Tangerine in the last issue.
Available for immediate delivery the 2 oz. Rayon Chenille skeins
are $15.00 and the 3 oz. Tencel skeins are $17.00. The hand painted
warps are $69.00.
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may just have it?
When we buy mill end lots of rayon chenille we often end
up with smaller quantities of some colors. When the quantity
of a color on a shade card gets low we may drop it from
the card but still have stock. One of these colors may be
just what you need for a project. Just call, we’ll
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Shows we will
be attending in 2006….
- May 13, 2006, 10 am - Knitter’s Jamboree
Royal Canadian Legion, 456 Hensall Circle, Mississauga (Dundas
& Cawthra )
- June 2-4, 2006 -Friendship Wasoon Northern
College,Timmins, Ontario
- September 23, 2006 - Five Counties Seminar,
“The Eureka Moment”. Burlington Art Centre, Burlington,
Ontario
- October 21, 2006 - OHS Central Region Seminar,
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
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May/June Specials
Free Weft when you buy a Yarns Plus Hand Painted Warp
! $14.50 value.
During May and June when you purchase a Yarns Plus 2/8 Hand Painted
warp you receive free, an eight ounce tube of dyed Tencel for
the weft, a $14.50 value. Choose any color you want from the 50
colors we carry. Suggested weft colors are listed below.
You can select a warp in any one of our eleven colorways including
the new “English Garden”. Each warp is 100%, A100,
2/8 Tencel five yards long with 208 ends that will yield two scarves
approximately 68” long and 8” wide. Each warp is chained
and loom ready.
Warps are only $69.00 each
Here are Suggested weft selections from our 2/10 and 2/8 dyed line.
| Ocean Breeze: |
2/8 - Azure, 2/10 - Indigo or Seafoam, |
| Night Sky: |
2/8 - Amethyst, Silver Grey, Shale |
| Mountain Mist: |
2/10 - Indigo, Silver or Purple |
| English Garden: |
2/8—Blueberry, 2/10 - Indigo, Purple, Seafoam |
| Flame: |
2/8- Burnt Orange, 2/10 - Persian Red |
| Spice: |
2/8– Pompeii, Spice, Burgundy |
| Plum: |
2/8 Navy or Amethyst, 2/10 - Violet, |
| Red Mix: |
2/8 - Spice, 2/10 - Persian Red, Acorn |
| Seascape: |
2/8 -Royal, 2/10 - Violet, Emerald, |
| Tangerine: |
2/8 - Pompeii, 2/10 - Acorn, Adobe, |
| Twilight: |
2/8 - Amethyst, Azure, Navy, 2/10 - Cobalt |
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Customer Satisfaction
Guarantee
As mail order specialists we fully understand the apprehension
to purchase yarn sight unseen. If you are planning a project and
feel our yarn may be suitable we’ll be glad to send a reeling
of any yarns you may want to order so you can be sure they are
right for you. Just call toll free 1-877-448-4544.
If you buy yarn from us and discover it is not exactly what you
wanted for your project we’ll take it back. We want you
to be happy with your Yarns Plus purchase. To make it absolutely
risk free we are happy to exchange an item or give a refund. We'll
even pay the return postage. Just call!
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A Little Pearl…..
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing
something else”
J.M. Barrie
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