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Wednesday,
September 10 |
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8:30 am - 8:30 pm
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Thursday,
September 11 |
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Shopping Preview
7 pm - 9 pm |
Friday,
September 12 |
Vendor Fashion Show on the Show Floor
1pm |
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TKGA Member Meeting
6:30 pm
CGOA Mini-Member Meeting
6:30 pm |
Saturday,
September 13 |
Dinner, Fashion Show
& Auction
6:30 pm |
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| Knit & Crochet Café |
| The Knit & Crochet Café will be open throughout show hours, welcoming you to rest your feet and purchase rejuvenating refreshments. |
Teach Me 2 Crochet®
& Teach Me 2 Knit® |
It's Hip to be Square:
Learn how to knit or crochet a basic square, and then be inspired by how to use the square in various projects. Participants will receive a skein of TLC Essentials yarn, a learn-how book, a crochet hook or pair of knitting needles, a yarn needle, instructions for the basic square and inspiration for projects to create from squares. Also discussed in depth: how to read instructions. Session time: 1.5 hours. While we do have set session times, feel free to drop in at the Activities Area of the show floor anytime to join in the discussions or just sit and stitch a while. |
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Time Trials |
| The Craft Yarn Council of America (CYCA) and the British Hand Knitting Confederation, will hold time trials daily at the market. Knitters and crocheters vie to pre-qualify for the titles of World's Fastest Knitter and Crocheter, with the finals held at a later date. | |
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Browse the aisles of our bountiful market, open at no charge only to pre-registered students. Buy before the public has a chance to take a look! |
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| A gathering spot for stitchers, sponsored by Tahki Stacy Charles, will be available 24/7. Feel free to stop by to stitch and relax in the company of fellow attendees. The "Stitch Doctor" will be on duty! CGOA plans to offer informal "Stitch Doctor" sessions in the Lounge area - be sure to check the schedule to see of someone you have always wanted to meet is going to be on "clinical duty." |
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| If your guild became affiliated with TKGA in 1997 or before, you'll be the stars of a special Guild Reunion at the show. Plan to come and bring a poster that tells us all about you for the 10+ Year Anniversary Guild Wall of Fame. There will be prizes and other fun for all who can come. |
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The first 500 pre-registered attendees will qualify for a bag stuffed with goodies from sponsor Coats & Clark.
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| Grab a shopping bag to fill as you shop from Lion Brand, while supplies last. |
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Certified Instructor Program (CIP) in Knitting, at the Doubletree Hotel: It's a great time to share your knitting talents and become a certified teacher! People are clamoring for lessons and stores are offering classes. The Craft Yarn Council of America (CYCA) Certified Instructors Program provides knitters with teaching skills and confidence.
To apply for this special intense one-day knitter's edition of the course, you must have advanced beginner's skills in knitting and the enthusiasm to teach. (This is NOT a beginning knitter's course.) Pre-class homework is required and 15 hours of post-class volunter teaching must be done. The course will be taught by Dixie Berryman. See all of the details at www.craftyarncouncil.com/teach.html. The Craft Yarn Council of America offers discounts for TKGA and CGOA members.
All registrations for CIP are handled directly by CYCA.
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We're taking creativity to the streets on Chic Street, a fashion runway where exhibitors and The Knitting Guild Association (TKGA) and Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) members will showcase their latest creations. Be sure to fill out the portion of the Registration Form to submit a garment for the Fashion Show - spots are limited.
This gala evening will open with a cash bar, a scrumptious dinner and the Helping Hands Mittens and Gloves Silent Auction to benefit the Needle Arts Mentoring Program of the Helping Hands Foundation, Inc. (HHF). Auction proceeds will go to non-profit organization HHF to help spread the needle arts to your all over America.
Silent Auction entries include mittens and gloves that have been knitted, crocheted, embellished beyond your wildest dreams by our own knit and crochet designers. They've been challenged to create items to entice attendees to bid their hearts out, all to help a wonderful, worthwhile cause. The Fashion Show sponsor is Universal Yarns and emcees are Lily Chin and Drew Emborsky, "The Crochet Dude".
TKGA Master Pinning will be held during the evening.
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Here's a look at the evening's agenda (subject to change): |
6:30 pm: Cash Bar - mix, mingle and bid on your favorite auction items
7:00 pm: Welcome and Dinner
8:00 pm: Chic Street Fashion Show 9:00 pm: Bids close for Silent Auction. |
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