Great Gifts under $40! Solutions for Fiber Folk
Gift giving problems solved! My email inbox is just as full of “Holiday Specials” as anyone’s, and at this point it is easy to get a bit overwhelmed; the sheer number of offers, trying to figure out what is a “deal” and will my friends/relatives really even like it? Well, here are some suggestions that come not from a “marketing division” but from the fiber fanatic employees in our retail store. We polled these folks on what they’d like (that was affordable) – so if you or someone you know gets excited about fibers, it’s a good bet that these items will be a hit AND a great value.
| Debra’s Garden Needle Gauge Pendant $16.00. Never lose your needle gauge again with this beautiful needle sizer pendant. It can double as a key ring, zipper pull or even as earrings. Measures 1.5″ X 1.25″ and measures needles size 0-17 and comes in 6 shimmering colors complete with a drawstring bag. Let us pick the color! |
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| Bluster Bay Poke Shuttle (6″ or 12″) $10.95 or $13.95. Poke shuttles are a great tool for hand manipulated weaves. They can be used in soumak, leno and for just about any supplementary weft requirement. Made by Bluster Bay out of beautiful exotic woods. |
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| Shotzee Medium Weight Drop Spindle $38.95 Made in Maine. Beautifully made cherry drop spindle weighs 1.0-1.75 ounces. The two pieces are roughed out and joined, then turned on the lathe as a unit to preserve balance for the longest spin. The stick is worked to have stops which prevent that annoying creep of the yarn cone down into the spinner’s fingers. |
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| McMorran Yarn Balance (available in English or Metric) $24.95 A lot of information in a small package! You’ll wonder how you got along without this indispensable tool for dealing with unidentified, mystery yarn. To find the yards per pound loop a strand of yarn over the balancing arm. Trim the yarn until the arm balances. Remove the yarn, measure it in inches and multiple the length by 100. That number will be an estimate of the number of yards per pound. If you know how many yards are in a pound, and the weight of your leftovers, simple math will tell you how many yards of yarn you have. The balance stands 6.25″ tall, and works with any yarn. Metric requires a bit of math. |
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| Knit One Below Price: $19.95. Knit One Below is collection of projects for the entire family with over 30 designs that introduce a new and exciting way for knitters to combine colors, weights, fibers, and types of yarn into wonderfully flexible fabrics. The shapes are simple, the finishing minimal, and the fabrics versatile. By Elise Duvekot. |
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| Knitting Noro Price: $27.50. Jane Ellison presents 30 patterns to knit with Noro yarns. No two balls are exactly alike because each skein of this exquisite multicolored yarn is individually dyed to produce a unique pallet of vivid and subtle hues. Designed to let the glorious colors of the long-repeat variegated yarns take center stage, the garments are divided into six classic silhouettes with five variations for each. |
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| Gold Shawl Pin Price:$ 30.00. If you like shawls, but have not worn them as much as you thought you would, this might just be the solution. Fashionable and practical, shawl pins are an elegant way to stay cozy and snuggle into your shawl. Add pizzazz and stylish charm to your favorite shawls and scarves. Comes with handmade 3″ ebony stick. 2″ x 2.25″. |
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