Come to the once-a-year Kreinik sale

Grab your friends and make an autumn road trip to the Kreinik Factory Outlet Store the first weekend of October. The mi-Ohio Valley is lovely that time of year, and the fibers you'll find in our mega sale are even lovelier. 

We put up tents in the parking lot for the overflow of silks, metallics, fabrics, accessories and just about anything your creative mind desires. This year we are selling finished models from the Kreinik archives too. Pick up some home decor or gift items in needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch, knitting, crochet, and quilting. We will have a huge section of Christmas models that make quick gifts. 

Spend at least $125 and get our famous "Kreinik Stash" tote (you can only get it at the Factory Outlet, much to the envy of people who haven't made the visit yet!). You will have a great time visiting the colorful, interesting Kreinik factory. Get some fibers for your winter projects, and meet new friends who share your passion. 

If you do any of the following techniques (and more that aren't listed), you'll find fabulous fibers and treasures:

• cross stitch
• crochet
• needlepoint
• embroidery
• quilting
• jewelry making
• Temari
• Sashiko
• Swedish Weaving
• fly fishing
• weaving
• knitting
• crochet
• tatting
• mixed media
• fiber art
• art schools
• kids' camps

And, of course, anything else you would want to do with threads and yarns. 

So here are the details:

1. October 3, 4, 5, 2019
2. 1708 Gihon Road, Parkersburg West Virginia 26101
3. October 3 and 4 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
4. October 5 from 8 am to noon
5. We can provide recommendations on lodging and eateries if needed

Hope to see you there!

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Kreinik is coming to Ohio!

Meet Doug Kreinik and do make-it-take-its with Kreinik threads at Quilt Fest at the end of this month, at The Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio

Come play with Kreinik threads and pick up exciting fibers to use in your next creation. Show dates and times are August 31, 2019, 10 AM – 6 PM and September 1, 2019, 10 AM – 4 PM. This event is being held in conjunction with the Athens Area Fiber Faire and is a celebration of everything fiber.

It doesn't matter if you're not a quilter, come anyway. There will be lots of exhibitors (including Kreinik) to inspire you! You'll find treasures you can use in your own creative projects. Get your fiber fix if you're into crafts, creating, making, and merriment.

• WHEN: August 31 - September 1, 2019
• WHERE: The Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio USA
• MORE INFO: https://dairybarn.org/

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Kreinik is coming to see you!

Kreinik is hitting the road for the rest of the year, bringing threads and inspiration to the streets. Check the list below to see if we will be near you, or take a road trip and visit us at the Kreinik Factory Outlet Store. We are open during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. 

• MARCH 30-April 1 — Orlando Needlepoint Market (closed trade show) March 30-April 1. 
• MAY 4—Doug Kreinik thread talk at Homestead Needlearts in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
• MAY 30—Doug Kreinik thread talk at The Needle Bug in Montgomery, Alabama (2 classes).
• JUNE 21-23 — Summer TNNA trade show (closed to the public) is 21-23.   
• JULY — June 29-July 7 Kreinik factory, outlet and offices are closed for summer break
• SEPTEMBER 14-16—Destination Dallas Needlepoint Market (closed trade show) Sept 14-16
• SEPTEMBER 28—Doug Kreinik thread talk at Labors Of Love shop in Atlanta, GA
• OCTOBER 3-5—Factory Outlet Store Sale at the Kreinik factory, Parkersburg, WV
• OCTOBER 16-18— International Fly Tackle Dealer IFTD show in Denver, (closed to public) October 16-18. 
• DECEMBER — Kreinik factory, outlet and offices closed for holiday Dec 23 -Jan 1

More dates/events to be added. 

Is your shop or fiber group interested in hosting a Doug Kreinik thread seminar? Contact us at info@kreinik.com for pricing and scheduling info.

Photos from Doug's visit to Needlepoints West

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Hope to see you at a creative event in 2019

Happy New Year! We are looking forward to creating more threads and colors and ideas and inspiration to help you bring your creative dreams to life in 2019. Your projects and comments fuel our creativity too, so feel free to share photos and thoughts with us at any time via our social media, email or at a Kreinik event.

Here is our 2019 event calendar—so far!

• January 12: Doug Kreinik speaking at What's The Point in Dublin, Ohio
• January 31-February 3: TNNA Portland Market (wholesale trade show)
• February 5: Doug Kreinik speaking at Needlepoints West in Los Angeles, California
• March 1-3: Nashville Needlework Market (wholesale trade show) in Tennessee 
• March 15-16: Maker events at the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival in Pennsylvania
• March 29-April 1: Spring Needlepoint Market in Orlando, Florida (wholesale trade show)
• April 26-28: Doug Kreinik speaking at Emily's Stitchery in Northbrook, Illinois
• June 21-23: TNNA Summer Market (wholesale trade show)
• June 29-July 7: Kreinik factory, outlet and offices closed for summer break
• September 14-16: Destination Dallas Needlepoint Market (wholesale trade show) in Texas
• October 3-5: Kreinik Factory Outlet Store Sale, 1708 Gihon Road, Parkersburg, West Virginia
• October 16-18: International Fly Tackle Dealer Show (wholesale trade show) in Denver, Colorado
• December 23-January 1: Kreinik factory, outlet and offices closed for winter break

Want to have your own Kreinik Thread Seminar?

Doug Kreinik is available to speak at needlework stores, retreats, and guild group events. His "thread lecture" teaches all about Kreinik silk, metallic, iron on and real metal threads. He brings a trunk show of inspiring models and designs that will jump-start your creativity. You will learn everything about Kreinik threads direct from the maker! Contact Kreinik for cost and additional information.

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Open your creative minds for a new needlework challenge

What would you stitch if you were given freedom to stitch something absurd, comedic, and over the top. No mores or stitching norms to hold you back, just free expression? Could you? It would be a great exercise in creativity and expression, though, right? And we'd love to see what you would create. Here's your chance...

Kreinik is excited to be a co-sponsor of the latest creative challenge from the San Francisco School of Needlework & Design (SNAD). These exciting design challenges are open to everyone from all over the world. The school sends the materials and stitchers create designs based on a theme. These aren't contests, just exercises to expand your creativity and encourage you to try new things. Read on for details about the newest challenge from SNAD.

Announcing the next SNAD stitching challenge: BURLESQUE!

reprinted from SNAD newsletter

Burlesque, noun: An absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody

Kreinik, maker of sparkly, metallic threads, inspired this theme and they have graciously donated threads for all of you to use on your Challenge pieces. This stitch-at-home challenge is intended to pull out the whimsical, the subversive, and the exaggerated parts of ourselves and our world. Throughout time, people have been responding to experiences that bump up against their sensibilities, that provoke a feeling of ridiculousness, frustration, or celebration. How do we reframe, exaggerate, or explode these feelings? Where do we find outrageous joy? Just like these Kreinik threads, we create contrast and we react boldly.

Contemporary and historical precedents are varied, fascinating, and provocative. We hope you'll look through this inspiration page here for ideas and entertain us. Let's have a ball!

For full rules, deadlines, and entry form, see the SNAD document here.

Side note: this challenge is created, maintained, and carried out through the San Francisco School of Needlework & Design, not Kreinik. All questions and submissions should go through the school. They can be reached via http://www.sfneedleworkanddesign.org/

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New fiber festival in Lancaster PA

If there's anything we all love more than making things with fiber, it's shopping for fibers, right?! Some of us are fortunate to have local needlework shops, while others don't have anything within driving distance. Forget the chain stores; they don't carry much at all. There's a wonderful world of threads, yarns, patterns, and teachers out there waiting to be seen in person (not just seen on your computer). That's why events like the new Lancaster Fiber Festival are so much fun.

Gather your crafty friends and make a summer road trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania this August for the weekend show. Organizers are dedicated to creating a fiber love fest for all techniques: knitting, crochet, quilting, sewing, Zentangle, embroidery, cross stitch, Temari, mixed media, art, everything. (How many people out there do more than one technique? Many!) There will be a shopping area, classes, and demonstrations. Kreinik will be there doing fun demos too. This looks to be a fun event for all ages.

Get the details here and make plans to visit the Lancaster Fiber Festival: http://lancasterfiberfestival.com/

Side note for any fiber-related businesses

Consider becoming a vendor at the show. If you're a designer, shop, kitmaker, or teacher, this is a great opportunity to meet new customers, spread the word about your business, and make some money. Take your cross stitch patterns off Etsy for the weekend, show off a new tool, or bring your unique yarns to tactile life off your web page. There's no better way to boost business than to meet customers and potential customers face to face. We're a people industry; here's a terrific chance to foster those relationships. Vendor info here: http://lancasterfiberfestival.com/festivals/2018-lancaster-fiber-festival-lancaster-pa/2018-lff-vendors/

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Why ironing is the best thing since sliced bread

With today's resurgence in Home Arts—thanks to magical books about tidying up plus entertaining new decorating shows on tv—it's time to start ironing again! Oh, don't groan. This kind of ironing is fun, doesn't require standing, and there's no steam involved. Just use that lonely iron for good, for creativity, for all that is good in the world: to embellish gifts, decor, anything really, with iron-on metallic threads.

We know you like to make things, so these threads may be an exciting new fiber to play with when you're doodling, coloring, looking up projects on Pinterest and such. They are so easy to use, and you can use them anywhere (even on your coloring books). Here are all the details.

What are iron-on metallic threads?

• A thread line made by Kreinik in West Virginia
• The fiber contains heat-activated adhesive—not sticky to the touch, but will stick to a surface when ironed
• Available in Kreinik Medium #16 Braid (a round thread) and 1/8" Ribbon (a flat thread).
• Available in metallic and glow-in-the-dark colors. See the choices here: http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Iron-On-Threads/

What's so great about them?

• No skill required
• No sewing, stitching, counting, charting required
• As long as you're old enough to use a hot iron, you can use these threads (great for kids' summer crafts)
• Decorate scrapbooks, cards, signs, coloring books, tags, mail, mixed media, any paper (they make store-bought cards look high end)
• Embellish quilts, graduation caps, jeans, pillows, costumes, fiber art, any fabric (perfect for putting names on Christmas stockings)
• Make it look like you embroidered on birdhouses, ornaments, chalkboards, picture frames, or any wooden/hard surface (Get ready to hear, "How did you do that?")
• There's no right or wrong side to them, no "front" or "back" (twist, turn to your heart's desire)

 

What else do you need to know?

• You can finally use that mini craft iron you bought years ago! 
• If your home iron or craft iron doesn't have a non-stick plate, put one of these on it: Kreinik's Adhesive Press Cloth. It will keep your iron clean. See how it works: http://www.kreinik.com/shops/VIDEO-Adhesive-Press-Cloth.html
• You can wash clothes decorated with iron-on threads (by hand preferred, or on Gentle) but after a few washings they may pop off. To secure, just couch them down. 

How to get started?

• Get some freebie patterns and ideas, available for download here: http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Iron-On-Thread-c-501/
• Watch videos or read more here: http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Iron-On-Thread-c-501/
• Buy them at your favorite needlework store, online sources, or here: http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Iron-On-Threads/
• Get a starter set, including a craft iron, like this: http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Quilter-Crafter-Iron-Set.html

Personalizing your home and gifts is more popular than ever. No one wants to look exactly the same as everyone else. These iron-on threads offer a quick and clever way to leave your mark—a sparkling, metallic or glow-in-the-dark mark—to brighten your corner of the world. 

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