June 9, 2007 is  W.W.K.I.P. Day. I had nearly forgotten about the TTC Knit-A-Long. The list of participating stores is enough to make a wool pig salivate.

Named the Creative Festival for the Spring Show, the Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival is coming to town in October so mark it on your calendars,  ladies!

The CSNF changed its name to reflect the diversity of the vendors, classes and sponsors of the show. Beading, scrapbooking, quilting, knitting, crochet, sewing, glass painting, candle and soap making, polymer clay, cross stitch, sewing, interior design and more.  Whatever crafting you do, this show is for you.

Details of the show will be posted sometime this coming week, apparently! Keep checking for updates.

Some show tips, get your tickets in advance. Get one of the packages because it’s cheaper. I get the Bronze package and then get a bunch of classes included. It’s the way to go :) You have to book your classes early as space is limited and they go fast!

Have a garage sale and use that money for stash enhancement at the show!!

The Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival Spring 2006 is approaching!

April 28, 29, 30, 2006

Internation Centre, Halls 1 & 2

6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga,  ON. Free Parking!

Directions.

There are so many things to see, do, learn, buy, ogle, covet, etc that I just can’t write it all out.

The mini-workshops and elctures in the spring are free. Yes. Free. Of charge. No fee. No cost. De nada. No deniro. Zippo. Zilcherooney.  Get the picture? Last year, the early birds got to enter the hall early and line up for an hour or two to get tickets to the sessions. First come - first serve. The problem was that many people didn’t stay the whole day or just didn’t bother to show up to the sessions. This wasn’t very nice for the people who would have loved to be in the session, but weren’t able to secure tickets in the wee hours of the morning.  This year, you line up at the classroom door. First 25 get in. Uh… That’s not good. Really not good. There are going to be 150 people trying to get into one session. I envision us lining up for the entire day, and missing out on the show. :( Since our group has been attending the CSNF nearly since it’s  inception, we like to fill out all the Feedback cards! Maybe they just shouldn’t make the sessions free? Or find a bigger location that can  hold 50? I dunno. But I have a feeling that it might get ugly! lol

Bi-annually, my mom, sister and a family friend come out to stay with me for the show. My aunt and her friend meet us there for one of the days. We are all very twitterpated.

DKC does it again! 9th Annual Knitter’s Frolic 

Deets:

Saturday, April 22, 2006. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario

Admission: $4.00 at the door, which will include a draw ticket on our door prize.

Workshops: Many workshops for beginners through experienced knitters will be taught by excellent instructors, including Lily Chin, Fiona Ellis, Maureen Mason-Jamieson and more!

There will also be a Knitters' Cafe offering food and beverages onsite.

Some of the vendors include: Knitwerx, Needle Arts Book Shop, Village Yarns, Red Bird Knits, Knit Cafe, The Yarn Source, The Needle Emporium, and way more.

Some of the teachers for the workshops: Fiona Ellis, Lily Chin, Denise Powell, Joan Kass, Gayle Bunn, and more!

Visit the Knitter’s Frolic page for more detailed information of the workshops, vendors, application forms, maps, etc.

I’d love to take a couple of the classes, except that the CSNF is the weekend after! I have to reserve all $$$ for the show. :(