The months of February, March and April have seen a number of group visits to Hobart by knitters and crafters. February was the quilting and crafting fair at the Derwent Entertainment Centre. My meander out to the event saw purchases at Prudence Mapstone's store and the Lucky Ewe. Fell in love with Rowena's dyeing and I will be trying to convince her to let me stock her hand dyed yarn. March was the Bothwell SpinIn and Tassie Yarn Ramble. This was my first visit and also the first stall that I have had. Kim and I had a lot of fun and met some lovely people. I am going to trial some of Jan Ditchfield's lovely hand dyed merino scarves,...
Craft Tour Cost: $25 Capacity 20 Minimum 16 Day tour to three southern Tasmania wool shops and a couple of quilting shops. If you book the tour you will be eligible for a 10% discount on any purchase in store at Salamanca Wool Shop, excludes tour cost. Ticket purchase: online here. If shipping/postage is requested please select 'event'. 8.50 Meet Cheryl at the Terminal and head to Zero Davey for bus pick up. First stop Mt Nelson signal station - gives a lovely overview of the Hobart area. Tea, coffee also available there. Stitch in Time, Sandy Bay - quilting needlecraft shop - good button shop. Stash Cupboard, Hobart - Local yarns, books, buttons, and American yarns...
The week of 2 March to 9 March sees the Tassie Yarn Ramble take place. You can choose to take part in all of the ramble or just pieces of it. If you join the ramble then you receive a passport and visit the activities/demonstrations to obtain a stamp. For both interstate and locals. Below is the itinerary to whet your appetite. Thursday 2nd March Arrive in Hobart – make own way to chosen hotel (should be around $35 in cab or airport shuttle around $20). 10am – 5pm - Yarn Ramble – visit some of the venues on your passport. Check out our website for activities/demonstrations at different checkpoints. Dinner and evening at own leisure. Friday 3rd...
Everywhere at present I see SALE signs. Add to that, there is the promotion of seasonal events, which at present seems to be totally out of whack. In some stores we seem to have missed Valentine's Day and jumped straight to Easter - which I thought was in April, this year, not January. As a business I can not be on sale all of the time or for all of my stock. I would not survive or be able to employ myself or my staff. But I do, like every one else, enjoy a sale. I also like to see the stock that I have purchased move on to a new owner. That being the owner, who will wear the...
Where do I start to write about White Gum Wool and Salamanca Wool Shop. I guess from the start of our involvement as a stockist. Nan popped into the shop to show us her wool with the query, did we want to stock it? At the time, based on the sample we were shown, we had concerns about the wearability of the wool and its leaning towards felting. We indicated that we were interested and would like to see the commercial product and then make our decision. The two aspects that interested us at the time were Tasmanian grown wool, and that the initial colour range was being developed by Wendy Koolhof. Wendy was already a supplier of ours with...
