Tag: NeedleNerds

Rest in Peace

I’m sad to post that Thelma Turley died on June 12th. Click here to read her obituary.

Back when I held the very first NeedleNerds meeting 18 years ago (?!), the first and only person who showed up that night was Thelma. She and I sat and talked late into the night and when I left the restaurant I knew that I had made a dear friend.

Throughout the years, Thelma attended most of our meetings and was always so willing and generous to share her knowledge about all things related to fiber with me and so many others, and she was always so quick to help out the newbies with any knitting or crocheting questions they had.

In our early days, Thelma held a knitting workshop for anyone who wanted to learn how to knit and Thelma can be credited and praised for getting some of us started on our very first knitting projects through that workshop.

I can’t begin to put into words how much I will miss her.

Bits & Snips for the week

Michael’s now owns the online business of the now defunct Hancock Fabrics:

“We are excited to share with you that the legacy of Hancock Fabrics will continue, as the Bankruptcy Court has approved the sale of the on-line business of Hancock Fabrics, Inc. and its affiliated entities to Michaels Stores. Today, Michaels operates more than 1,200 stores across the United States and Canada. Michaels also maintains a strong on-line presence and warmly welcomes the customers of HancockFabrics.com to its growing family. With Hancock Fabrics, Michaels now looks to build upon Hancock’s great reputation for providing quality fabric and notions to customers across the country.”

Source: Michaels website

Don’t forget about Knit in Public day

It’s coming up on June 9th.  Where would you like to meet?

Anyone interested in a daytime NeedleNerds meeting?

Please post a comment to this blog post if you are interested in meeting sometime during the week day. I won’t be able to make a daytime meeting since I work fulltime, but I can get something coordinated.

Please join the NeedleNerds email list to receive regular announcements from the group.

Cabin Fever Roasters opens its new location on April 2nd

The Cabin Fever Roasters’ opens it’s new location on Monday, April 2nd.  The address is 7475 Douglas Boulevard, Douglasville, GA (in the Arbor Connections shopping center just west of The Home Depot).

Cabin Fever Roasters’ hours of operation at the new location will be 6:30 am – 10:00 pm.