Colorful Yarn Stories at CHA
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I attended the Winter Craft & Hobby Show yesterday to do a couple of book signings for Locking Loops, and look at the latest offerings in crafts and supplies. I was most excited about the yarn and some new fibers I found for locker hooking. I’m looking forward to trying a new super-bulky bouclé from Lion Brand called Silky Twist. I’ll report on my results in a follow-on post. Below are some colorful and textural inspirations.
The Lion Brand Yarn booth also had some great costumes on display including this felted leaves design in ivory.
The Lion Brand Yarn booth had beautiful displays including walls of yarn like the one below.
Super yarn cozy for a tree at the Caron Yarn and Bernat booths.
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