XRX Attorney Sends Instructions to Stitches Claimants

I’ve been trying to keep you posted when I hear more about XRX, Inc., the company that ran Stitches events, ceasing to exist. To recap: the day after a virtual event, and not long before an in-person event was set to take place, the company added a notice to the Stitches events page saying the company would cease to exist and no longer hold events.

It implied that the company would be filing for bankruptcy, though the letter sent to claimants from the company’s attorney merely says the company “will be dissolved,” which is not necessarily the same thing and doesn’t offer the same protections to people and companies owed money than filing for bankruptcy does.

Some individuals who signed up for events that are not longer happening have reported successfully getting chargebacks from their credit card companies (more on that and some other updates here).

The Screwed by Stitches Facebook group has been made private, but if you join you can find a few people who have shared the letter, dated June 9 and sent by attorney Clair R. Gerry of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

In a nutshell, though, the letter says potential creditors have a right to file a claim for any amount they may be owed by the company. In order to do so, they need to submit a claim in writing along with supporting evidence of the amount due.

Such evidence could be “any contract, invoice, billing, statement or other documentation” supporting the claim. Claims must be mailed to the attorney within 120 days of June 9. If statements are not filed on time or to the address indicated in the letter they will be considered void.

The letter notes that if claims that are rejected, claimants will have to “commence legal action” to appeal (which sounds too expensive for most people to want to deal with). It also says they anticipate there will not be sufficient funds to pay all claims, in which case claims will be paid on a pro-rata basis (meaning only a fraction will be paid) and if a person’s pro-rata is less than $10 they will not be paid.

I don’t know if the company will have to file for bankruptcy once the claim period is over, or if it can just dissolve and pay a percentage of claims without officially filing. I’ll keep an eye on it and let you know when there are more updates!

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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