ART EXHIBIT AND FUN STORIES

Come to the opening reception Saturday, June 30 from 6-10pm.

June 30 - August 5, 2012
Reception: Saturday, June 30 6-10pm
Grumpy Bert @ DeKalb Market

Across from Stitch Therapy

138 Willoughby St. Brooklyn, NY

We're super excited and would like to invite you to attend our upcoming exhibition, Plush Stories : These Plush of Mine.
We've chosen over 50 plush stories and photos, coming from as far as Scotland, Trinidad & Tobogo, United Kingdom and Australia. The stories range everything from heartbreaks to reunions. Some plush are simply cute, others just strange. Regardless, all of the personal stories come from one common place, their plush.

There will be music, plenty of food and shopping all night long.

DECORATING WITH ANTIQUE WOODEN BOXES by Guest Blogger Donald Kaplan



It's vintage wood box nite at American Collectables at Dekalb Market. Why? Stop by to find out.


The versatility of vintage wooden boxes has made them one of this season’s most popular collectables.  Because they come in so many different sizes, shapes, colors and textures, and you can use them in any room of the the house for either practical uses or as decorative art.  And while prices for these collectables have begun to rise, you can still find good bargains for an attractive, hand-crafted vintage wooden box that adds new visual dimensions to any room in the house.

Use vintage wood boxes to:

• Store throw pillows in the living room, or simply as a piece of art on a table or on the fireplace mantle.



• Compliment your bedroom bureau as a new home for your jewelry or special trinkets





Looks like a card catalogue
but made by a jeweler in 1960s
to organize his findings.

• Brighten up the kitchen counter when filled with utensils, dishes, or packaged foods

• Make an intriguing dining room centerpiece filled with fresh flowers in the Spring and Summer, or with dried floral arrangements around the Autumn and Winter holidays, and use a long, low primitive hand-crafted wood box as a place for salt and peppers, condiments and napkins



• Store your yarn in a box made of antique wood, and marvel at how the contrast between the yarns’ bright colors and the deep, rich, wood tones compliments any room


• Eliminate clutter in the home office or study and keep important papers safe in wood boxes, or use them as small bookshelves.

Another of the pleasures of using vintage wood boxes is how attractive they are when used as just as you found them, or, if you are looking for a project they can easily be brightened up with just a little sandpaper, some stain or a neutral-colored water-based paint, and a tint or acrylic paint to add a little color.


Whether you displaying wooden treasure boxes, artfully building a stack of antique wood boxes to make a piece of sculpture in the home, or using wood boxes for storing your possessions right out in the open, you’ll instantly see how decorative vintage wooden boxes add character to any part of your house, and serve as a practical solution  for all your storage needs.


Donald Kaplan is owner/curator of American Collectables, a shop specializing in vintage Americana at the Dekalb Market at 138 Willoughby St in Downtown Brooklyn.  He can be found at Shops #1 and #2 at Dekalb Market

KNIT and CROCHET UNDER the STARS AT THE DEKALB MARKET



Stitch Therapy Shipping Container #57 

Stitch Therapy is excited to announce the first of three nights "Under the Stars" dedicated to fiber arts at the DeKalb Market in Brooklyn.
Organized through Meet-Up these  knit/crochet nights are also a charity knit/crochet to benefit the Henry Street Settlement.  Bring your pre-knit/crochet hats, cowls, mittens, scarves and blankets to Stitch Therapy and I will deliver the donation the Henry Street Settlement in Manhattan.  Stitch Therapy will also offer a 10% discount on yarn purchased to make a donation item!  If you want to make your first hat Stitch Therapy will get you started in the round.




My little yarn shop Stitch Therapy recently relocated to the shipping container DeKalb Market on Willoughby Street at Flatbush Avenue the retail shops, beer/wine garden and food vendors will be open late as part of the evenings. 

You can eat, drink, shop and create your way though the evening. 

Meet-Up Dates:  June 13, July 11 and August 1 -Wednesday nights from 6:00 - 9:30 pm.



ALL KNITTING GROUPS ARE WELCOME - Please spread the word, especially if you belong to other meetup groups.  Hope to see you there!

Featured Vendors




 Tea for Two
Grumpy Bert



15% off all jewelry
and complimentary wine
www.loveofpretty.com.



Honeysuckle & Hearts Vintage
15% discount on selected items
http://bit.ly/LdTn3q



Nile Valley Juices
Tell them Stitch Therapy sent you!



 

Try the hibiscus ice tea





 Lanie Lynn Vingtage
 will be offers 20% off vintage jewelry!





 

Sierra Sunset Cowl



Sierra Cowl from Jimmy Beans Wool

I love this cowl the buttons are a nice accents ... to the classic garter and feather and fan. Stitch Therapy, A Fine Yarn Shop at the Dekalb Market has many yarns to choose from to make this cowl.

http://bit.ly/JtpKhd

SHIPPING CONTAINER #57

Lights

A look inside Container # 57 at the Dekalb Market things are beginning to shape up!
Cardboard boxes are dwindling down, summer yarn is expected on Tuesday.

Yesterday I stripped the new tabletop ...  I am still trying to figure out the floors!


Old Finish

I just set-up a $5.00 book sale and all but one winter yarns will be 20% off.


I open at the Dekalb Market on Thursday May 10th and the hours are 12 - 7 pm.

Dekalb Market
138 Willoughby Street
Container #57

TRAINS: B, Q, R to Dekalb Avenue - Ride the front of the train.

Satellite Classes:  Noella Bar Knitting Salon - check the www.stitchtherapybrooklyn.com,
Summer classes "Not Just for Beginners - Continental knitting in Park Slope.
This fall and winter Magic Loop: Socks.

Old Floor

718/398-2020

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SPRING NEWS

The view inside ...

Stitch Therapy is relocating to the Dekalb Market at the end ofApril. The new location with  adjusted business hours will open the second week of May.  But, before we move please drop by to say goodbye to the backyard and enjoy the moving sale: back issues of your favorite magazines for $1, books at 25% off, most printed patterns $0.25 each, and the cubbies made from solid wood are for sale. 

Packing up and moveing forward.

The last shopping day at the current location is Sunday, April 29^th.  I have a counter that I would donate to charity or a charter school or it could be an island for a large kitchen.
 
New Location:
138 Willoughby Street (@Flatbush Ave),

(Shipping Container #57)
B, Q, R Trains to Dekalb Ave

Telephone: 718-398-2020

New Retail Hours
Thursday--Sunday, 11am - 7pm
 
Stitch Therapy classes will continue in the new space “a-la-carte” and in Park Slope at the Noella Bar, 72 Seventh Avenue, between Lincoln and Berkley Place, as per the class schedule, more class locations coming.  Plan to learn the “magic loop” and “socks “this fall.
 
The move is exciting new yarns and exciting endeavors in classes in knit and yarns, I look forward to seeing you soon!

Save the Date:  October 6, 2012
logo designed by Antonio Limauco

Besides the move, you can look forward to the "Kings County Fiber
Festival", Brooklyn's first fiber exposition on October 6, 2012.
Stitch Therapy and the Old Stone House are planning a full-day event
including a marketplace for independent fiber artists from the
tri-state area, a symposium on spinning and dyeing, an art exhibit,
food stalls, and lots of fun!

Modular knit blanket with a reversed single crochet edge.

Natural fiber artists and vendors will bring materials for crocheters, dyers, felters, knitters, quilters, spinners, and weavers, using fiber as an integral material. Charity knit/crochet donation bins for hats, cowls, fingerless gloves and mittens will be
on display! Our goal is to raise awareness of both historic and contemporary approaches to fiber art.

If you are on my email list I will keep you updated on the event.

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KNIT Freedom In COLORADO



Aspen Hat


Hi, Maxcine

I just wanted to let you know that a couple days ago I completed a giant overhaul of the KNITFreedom blog, so that all the free knitting tips would be easy to find and pleasant to read.


There are hundreds of techniques and video tutorials on KNITFreedom. Now you can browse through them in a lovely organized format on the KNITFreedom blog archive.

There you will find posts like "The Top 5 Stretches For Knitting Pain and Stiffness," which has gotten a bunch of knitters chatting on about how much better their hands feel.

You might also like discovering tutorials for specific techniques like how to knit bobbles, mock cables, and reversible cables - they're all in the new blog archive.

Come visit the newly-organized and redone archive, and take advantage of all the free knitting tips I've put together just for you. It's also smart to know what's there in case you need it in the future.

Who knows - the knitting trick to make your next sweater or scarf go faster may be waiting for you there!

Here's the link to the blog archive again:

http://knitfreedom.com/blog-archive

If you find an article or video post that you like, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. I always answer back!
Happy knitting,

Liat