Last Newsletter from Taupo store – Mid November 2022

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November 23, 2022

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Hello Lovely Ladies
I’ve made the most of being in isolation with Covid to put together what will most likely be the last email from our Taupo location. I’m thankful for a bit of breathing space to sort out some admin at home without interruption as I know once I return to the shop it’s just going to get busier!

So its just a short email today with some key dates and information for you:

SEWING MACHINE SERVICING

We take over the new premises in Hastings on Thursday 1st December. David has already taken two big loads to our storage unit, and he will be packing up the last of his current workshop in the first week of December. If your sewing machine needs a service before we leave, it MUST be booked in BEFORE 1st December to avoid disappointment. For those of you who know my husband, once those tools are packed, they won’t be coming out again!

We have been most fortunate to find a home to rent in a quiet area of Havelock North, so we are very thankful for this. We will be moving house on Saturday 10th December.

There will be some too-ing and fro-ing from Taupo to Hastings over the next month so we have a bit of juggling to do with beds, cats and accomodation.

The week starting Monday 12th December will be the last week for classes.

Our very last TRADING day will be on Monday 20th December.

The truck is booked for Thursday 22nd December at 7:30am, so we need to be all packed up before then!

NEW ADDRESS DETAILS

Our new shop location is 500A Miller Street in Hastings. All the new details including maps etc. will be available on our website and across social media platforms once we have shifted.

We will keep the 0800 NEEDLE (0800 633353) phone number

The new Hastings landline will be 06 870 3155

We don’t have an opening date yet, as we are still waiting on Resource Consents to be finalised.
Most likely it will be mid – late January.

Our website will remain open and available for purchases online. I will be loading more products and fabric to the website over January.

SALE!!! SALE!!! SALE!!

Our RELOCATION SALE continues

* SALE fabric (112cm wide) is $25.20 metre – minimum cut half metre.
* All extra wide backing fabric 30% off
* FQ’s and Long Quarters $6.50 each
* Precut 1/2 metre bundles now $8.50 and $10
* All DMC Hollie Wool and Broadway Yarns Wool – 50% off
* Malabrigo yarn 30% off
* Green dot stickers mark 30% off.
* 10 cent buttons – minimum of 10 = $1.00 bag pick and mix your own.
Last day for this button special will be Friday 25th November
* What doesn’t sell will be going with us. There will be no further price
reductions!

* Sale excludes all Grunge fabric and all new fabric loaded on the website.
* Sale excludes all Clover and By Annie products.
* All outstanding vouchers must be redeemed by 1st December. No further
vouchers will be issued.

BY ANNIE CLAM UP ZIPPERED POUCH CLASS

This class has now been reduced to one class only on Friday 2nd December from 10am – 3pm.
Make some super cute Clam bags in gorgeous fabrics as Christmas gifts, in a variety of sizes.
Easy and fun to make, these bags are perfect for storing and carrying make-up, sewing supplies, tech gear, and more.

Double-slide zippers and handy grab tabs make the bags easy to open wide and attached side panels prevent contents from falling out. An optional strap with swivel hook may also be added.
When empty, the bags nest inside one another to save space.

Finished sizes of bags are as follows:
Extra Small (XS): 2¾”H x 3½”W x 2⅝”D
Small (S): 3½”H x 4½”W x 3⅜”D
Medium (M): 4¼”H x 5½”W x 4″D
Large (L): 4⅞”H x 6½”W x 4⅝”D
Extra Large (XL): 5½”H x 7½”W x 5″D

Class fee $25 + your pattern and fabric bought from The Eye Of A Needle

HONOURARY MENTION

As most of our locals are probably aware, Carol has now left the shop and is currently relief milking near her home base at Whakamaru. I have really missed Carol since she left a month ago; she has been a real asset to our business and we have watched her blossom and grow while she has been on staff with us. Carol has been an incredibly loyal and hard working lady – we just wish we could pack her up in one of our boxes and take her to Hastings with us! I would just like to publicly sing her praises via this newsletter, as she has been a real joy to work with and I know with all the skills she has acquired on the job, she would be a real asset to anyone considering opening a shop like ours.

Donna is still floating around on the odd day to help me out, and she has picked up more work at the Trade Aid shop, so you will still see her around town. Even though Donna has only been with us a short time, she has been lovely to have in our employ and its been great to see her confidence grow more and more in her work.

Lorna has been a consistent reliever over the last 3-4 years, and has given up many a Saturday to man the shop so that I could be elsewhere. Always quietly spoken but meticulous in her work, Lorna has been a most faithful and reliable help to me.
With David and I both being out of action over the past few days with Covid, I was very grateful to be able to call on good friends to come to the rescue so the shop could stay open. Sincere thanks to Nolina and Toni for stepping up when the only other alternative was to shut up shop completely. I’m glad we didn’t need to resort to that.

It has been my privilege to work alongside all these lovely ladies who I consider friends as well as work colleagues. I am so thankful for them all.

To the rest of our loyal supporters – thank you for helping us to grow our business from a seedling. Now it is time to uproot and transplant all that we have grown and learnt over the past 5 years. We are confident that once we reestablish our roots in Hawkes Bay, it will be business as usual, and we look forward to seeing many of you over the hill.
Wishing you all a safe and prosperous 2023

Keep Stitching…
Kay

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