[KwartzLab] Supplies for rug/latch hooking?

[Katrina Somers]

Ah!  Yes, Michael/Steph/Natalie and I had determined that the  
Victoria/Lackner store closed earlier this year; sorry for not  
posting that info here.  They are still selling by online order, my  
only objection to which is that the shipping costs are calculated by  
the dollar value of your order (not by weight/volume).

The only other brick-and-mortar place I can think of that would have  
the supplies would be Mary Maxim if one wants to drive out to Paris.   
This time of year they'll have sales on, so it might be worth it for  
some.

K.

On 17-Dec-11, at 4:05 PM, Mark Sherry wrote:

> I've just tried visiting Herrschner's retail location on Victoria  
> only to find it closed and another store in its place. (Google  
> Street View indicates it used to be there.)
>
> I called the phone number for their store listed on their site and  
> got their mail order phone menu tree. Sadly it seems they no longer  
> have a physical presence in Canada.
>
> Mark
>
> On Dec 6, 2011 1:24 PM, "Michael Hiemstra" <onecog2many at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> Thanks for all the tips. We'll have to check out Herrschner's for
> sure. Didn't know they existed!
>
> --
> Michael Hiemstra
> http://mghiemstra.com/
> http://twitter.com/mghiemstra
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca>  
> wrote:
> >
> > On 2011-12-06, at 12:05 PM, Agnes Niewiadomski wrote:
> >
> >> As for the yarn, it would be fairly easy to cut it yourself,  
> just wrap around a small piece of cardboard and slice at two ends.  
> Would probably be more cost effective.
> >
> > That will work, if you need a large quantity of a single colour.  
> Your standard (320 count) pack of cut yarn contains 22 yards of  
> acrylic 3- or 4-ply (bulky) rug yarn, and costs about a buck.  
> Skeins are definitely cheaper, per yard, but the minimum quantity  
> (a whole skein) may end up being much more than you need for some  
> colours. Depending upon how many colours you need, and whether or  
> not you have a use for the left over yarn, cut yarn may still end  
> up being cheaper.
> >
> > Since you'll know exactly how much you'll need of each colour  
> (2.5" per knot), it should be easy to cost out both ways.
> >
> > You'll also find that skeins of bulky acrylic don't come in as  
> broad a colour selection as cut yarn. This may or may not matter,  
> depending upon your design.
> >
> > Steph
> >
> >
> >
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