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Missouri Star Quilt Company to Acquire LoveCrafts

September 30, 2024 by Sarah White

In news I first saw reported by the Craft Industry Alliance, Hamilton, Missouri, based Missouri Star Quilt Company is in the process of acquiring British yarn craft company LoveCrafts.

Update: On 10/8 WEBS sent out an email with news … Read More ...

Craft Retailer Joann Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

March 18, 2024 by Sarah White

In an expected move, craft store chain Joann has filed for bankruptcy to help the company deal with debt problems.

According a news release issued by the company, Joann has “received commitments for approximately $132 million in new financing and … Read More ...

Knitting on Airplanes: What’s Allowed?

June 7, 2023 by Sarah White

I feel like every summer as more people are traveling I see the questions about knitting on airplanes. People want to know what they are allowed to bring and if there’s any chance their precious knitting tools will get confiscated … Read More ...

An Update on the Stitches/XRX Story

May 30, 2023 by Sarah White

Recently I shared the news that XRX, the company behind the Stitches live and virtual events, had announced it would be filing for bankruptcy and was canceling all events. So far the actual filing doesn’t seem to have happened, and … Read More ...

Stitches Shuttered as XRX Files for Bankruptcy

May 15, 2023 by Sarah White

Stitches Events has announced that its business is shut down after 40 plus years of publishing needlecrafting books and producing events.

According to an announcement on their website, the company XRX no longer exists.

“The company is officially in … Read More ...

Knitting For Ukraine

February 24, 2022 by Shellie Wilson

How can you help Ukraine?

Ukraine’s citizens have been thrown into a state of war as Russia invaded the country in the early hours of Thursday morning, with explosions heard in the capital and other major cities.

Show your support … Read More ...

Color Of The Year By Lionbrand

January 9, 2022 by Shellie Wilson

 Lion Brand Yarn Company announced today that it is entering 2022 with a goal of inspiring joy and optimism in the crafting community by naming “Golden Sunshine” as its latest Color of the Year. It will serve as the color … Read More ...

Premier Needle Arts Acquires Berroco

October 14, 2021 by Sarah White

Premier Needle Arts, parent company of Knit Picks, We Crochet and Connecting Threads, among others, has announced the acquisition of yarn company Berroco.

The company will remain a separate entity with existing management, locations and sales channels, … Read More ...

20% Off Yarn Knit Picks Coupon Code

October 7, 2021 by Shellie Wilson

Use code ILOVEYARN for a discount over at Knitpicks 

This discount or coupon code is the perfect timing for buying yourself a nice Christmas gift, I think I will buy myself some new colors for the new year.… Read More ...

Free Course for Aspiring Knitwear Designers

September 12, 2021 by Sarah White

Lots of knitters have design ideas they’d like to see published, but they might not know how to get started publishing patterns with third-party publications like yarn company websites, magazines and books.

Knit and crochet designer and mentor Tian Connaughton … Read More ...

Knit a Sweater (Sort of) Like Tom Daley’s

August 6, 2021 by Sarah White

By now you’ve probably seen the amazing Olympics sweater Tom Daley was knitting during his time in Tokyo. From what I can gather from pictures, it looks like he did the colorwork — a class British Olympic team logo and … Read More ...

Lion Brand Launches “Left-Handed Yarn” for April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2021 by Sarah White

It used to be that there were a lot of knitting and fiber related April Fools’ Day jokes, but the world has just not been that funny recently.

Lion Brand Yarn did get in on the fun of this silly … Read More ...

WEBS Acquired by LoveCrafts

January 20, 2021 by Sarah White

Kathy and Steve Elkins announced that WEBS – America’s Yarn Store has been acquired by LoveCrafts, but nothing should change for customers.

The WEBS website will stay up, and purchases can be made through them as always. All yarn … Read More ...

Remembering Cat Bordhi

September 20, 2020 by Sarah White

Cat Bordhi, a renowned knitwear designer, innovator, teacher and advocate for the fiber arts, died September 19, according to a Facebook announcement from her daughter, Jenny. Cat had been diagnosed with cancer and announced in July that she was dying… Read More ...

Craftsy Offering 45 Days of Free Classes

September 7, 2020 by Sarah White

I’ve been writing about the news surrounding Bluprint/Craftsy and its new owners for a while now, so it seems like it’s time for an update on the next chapter.

Quick recap: back in May, NBCUniversal, which had purchased the online … Read More ...

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