Fiber Hound's Secret Second Store!

I’m happy to announce that my yarns are going to be in a second store!  Because the store has not opened yet, I am going to keep the name quiet until they open.  But I can still give a sneak peak of what goodies they ordered!

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With their order, I had the opportunity to invest in some packaging supplies, and I’m probably more excited about them than most people would be.  

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With some product testing, I was able to get bags that perfectly fit 6 skeins of yarn, which is my normal dye pot.  With those 6 skein bags, I was able to find a size of boxes that fits the bags nearly perfectly!

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Dwight approved every step of the process.

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Puppy Love Party - Recap

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Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending my first yarn release party for Fiber Hound!  Reverie Yarn, Decor & Gifts is the lucky first shop to carry my yarns, and I am so fortunate to be able to work with them.  The shop is owned by 7 people who came together with a common vision, and grew from the ashes of a closed yarn store in Goshen, Indiana.  Conveniently, the shop is located 45 minutes away from my studio.  They feature a wide array of yarns from Berroco, Manos, Lorna's Laces, and Kauni, as well as many non-yarn items.  Their shop aesthetic is perfect: homey, warm, and full of yarn.

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Reverie's first order consisted of various colors of Afghan Hound, Dachshund, and Basenji, and they prominently featured these yarns for the party.  They also had a new and talented designer, Denise Devereux of d. Designs, create a pattern out of my yarn!  I was happy to see many of her patterns fly out the door at the party. 

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One of Reverie's great ideas for the evening was to create a matching game based on the names of my yarns on the back of custom order forms.  For each dog photo you could match with it's breed name, you would get 1% off.  I'll admit that some of these were tricky, because a lot of the dogs I named my yarns after look like long haired greyhounds!

The event went very successfully, and I'm so pleased to be associated with them.  I intend for them to be the first of many lovely stores that Fiber Hound yarns will be associated with.

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The view of the store when you walk in.  Beautiful! 

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Basenji, Dachshund, and Afghan Hound yarn. 

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Pressed Leaves, from Botanical Knits: Twelve Designs Inspired by Trees and Foliage, made out of Afghan Hound in Cerberus.

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The lovely cowl pattern designed with Fiber Hound's yarns! 

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The vibrant cowl from d. Designs

Puppy Love Party!

I announced last week that my yarns would be sold at our first yarn store, Rêverie Yarn, Décor & Gifts!  This store is located in Goshen, Indiana, and is about 45 minutes from my studio.  I had the pleasure of meeting with the ladies who owned the store about a month ago, and they were very enthusiastic about what Fiber Hound has to offer.  They placed their first order, and they are releasing the yarns at a launch party on Thursday, July 18th, from 5PM to 7PM.

As announced in their newsletter:

Caitlyn will be there with plenty of samples and models for you to see (and nuzzle) as well as to answer questions about her process and the yarns. You will have the opportunity to buy some of her luscious yarns that evening, of course, but there will be a limited supply, so in-store sales will be first-come, first-served (so come early!)

There will also be some puppy-themed snacks, games & prizes.
Come join the fun!

If you're interested in seeing more details of this event (or any other events in the future), please check out our Events page!  It has all the dates, times, and addresses of this and future events that I will be participating in.

I'm really looking forward to this party, and I hope to see you there!