New Zealand removes knitting needles from its “basket” of goods used to compute its Consumers Price Index, suggesting this item has become less important in NZ household spending. New Zealand, people. The place with lots of sheep. On the other … Continue reading
(Sorry for the inaccurate gender — is there a Tilli? But that’s the way the pun works.) The online retailer who broke the keystone pricing non-secret secret posted last week (September 20; I only saw it today) that she had … Continue reading
The one great thing (to lawyers) regarding the burgeoning craft and hobby industry is… The more players you have in the field, the more likely it is that the players will start to step on other people’s toes. You can … Continue reading
In my blog peregrinations this evening, I came across this site that will apparently help you develop brand and business names for “free”. (I suspect that other people have blogged about this in the past, as their “naming tools” page … Continue reading
First, if you were following the previous Lion Brand-Purple Tree post, check out the most recent comments. Secondly, you might (not) recall the earlier mention about Spinrite’s spin into an income trust, and its lackluster performance in its first year … Continue reading
Hot off yesterday’s press: Lion Brand Yarns, well-known purveyor of acrylic craft yarns and trick Vogue Knitting magazine cover advertisements, has teamed up with Purple Tree, which is apparently a direct sales company that has been providing the crafty equivalent to … Continue reading
NOSHI. I will be very interested to see how this series develops.
Look at this: a second-hand needle shop. An interesting concept: useful for collectors who can identify a good find from the pictures (thumbnails link to larger pictures, but they’re not very clear) and for those with a limited knitting budget … Continue reading
Remember the Yarn Affair concept? The fledgling business idea didn’t get off the ground. The organizer just sent out an e-mail today announcing that they decided not to go forward, no reason given. But apparently she may be interested in … Continue reading