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Tea Cosy Custodians

Dionne — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:36:45 +0000

We have a call out to all guardians of old and/or treasured tea cosies.

Loani Prior, author of some of our favourite books; Wild Tea Cosies and Really Wild Tea Cosies plus her new book How Tea Cosies Changed The World is recruiting for a one-of-a-kind exhibition.

Portrait of a Tea Cosy Exhibition 2013

She and Mark Crocker want to photograph and exhibit portraits of you and your treasured tea cosy in an exhibition produced by Warwick Art Gallery working with 5 participating galleries in 2013.

Register your interest with Loani through this link on her blog or Mark Viner Head of the Sturt Gallery on 02 4860 2080 or mviner@sturt.nsw.edu.au.

Wanna get your book signed and meet Loani in person? You have an opportunity next Thursday 24th in the Southern Highlands.

Morning Tea event, Bowral Books.

Like to participate in Portraits of a Tea Cosy? You MUST BOOK, 12 places only - Gathering Portraits and Stories - Sturt Gallery, Mittagong.

Activities for a weekend out of the city

Dionne — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:55:48 +0000

Want to get out of the city this weekend. Canberra Spinners and Weavers are having their Warped and Twisted Exhibition from today through to Sunday 6th of May.

On the way, why not visit the 25th Annual Southern Highlands Antiques and Collectibles Fair from Saturday 5th of May to Sunday 6th of May.

Or, why not go south to the Berry Quilt Show, also on May 5th and 6th at the Berry School of Arts.

You can always drop in and see us en route and pick up a great coffee and food over the road at Chelsea Bakery or Gilberts. Just the thing to stretch the legs and break the journey.

Annual May Sale

Dionne — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:01:53 +0000

For the store wide 10% to be applied immediately please add the code “MAY12″ in the discount coupon box at check out. If any further discounts are applicable, they will be refunded post payment.

May Sale Prices

10% off marked prices on

Accessories

Beads

Books

Charts

Knitting yarn

Lamps

Magnifiers

Threads

20% off marked prices on

Fabric

Kits

Tapestries

30% off marked prices on Charts from

Butternut Road

Lavender and Lace

Mirabilia

Nora Corbett

Told in a Garden

Yellow ticket items already reduced from 40-70%

Our Annual May Sale is on again from Tuesday 1st May to Thursday 31st May. Can’t get to the Southern Highlands?

No problem. Our store wide discounts are available online or you can phone us. For the store wide 10% to be applied immediately please add the code “MAY12″ in the discount coupon box at check out. If any further discounts are applicable, they will be refunded post payment.

Time is of the essence

Dionne — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:21:15 +0000

Thank you to all the customers who have persevered with us in the last few months with our site creaking, groaning and moving very slowly (a bit like me after an night with too much cheap bubbles).

I am currently overhauling the site. Speed was something that had to be addressed immediately. Thanks to George at Firm Software Solutions, our server host, we are operating at an optimal level again. Watch this space for our re-vamp.

Bamboo Needles, you asked for them, you got them!

Dionne — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:45:04 +0000

One of the most popular additions to our product range in 2011 were Bamboo knitting needles. These included 30 cm Bamboo Pairs and 25 cm Bamboo Pairs, we weren’t prepared for the popularity of the shorter needles, I thought they would be handy, apparently so did you as we have had to re-order a number of times. The 30cm pairs size range is 2.75mm to 10.00mm, the 25cm pairs sizing ranges from 2.75mm to 5.0mm. What I love about the Bamboo Sets is that they have 5 needles, had never really considered it an issue till I ventured into sock knitting for the first time in 2010 and thought how handy they would be. It was one of the major selling points for the brand we stock, that and the fact that the 2.25mm and 2.75mm are only 15cm long which is fantastic for those really small projects. The other sizes; 3.00mm, 3.25mm, 3.75mm and 4.00mm are 20cm long. Responding to requests from customers, this year we have added a range of 80cm Circular Bamboo Needles. These range in size from 3.00mm to 5.50mm and are already looking popular. They are available online and in store now. If Bamboo needles are not your thing, we have a range of Casein and Timbergrain pairs. We also have 80cm circular needles in a larger range of sizes, a range of knitting accessories and 12mm and 15mm pairs for chunky projects. Happy Knitting and stay warm this Autumn and Winter.