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Yarn Lady is much more than a yarn shop… we have special events all through the year to enhance your knitting and crocheting experience!

Join us for the Annual Summer Concert Series at the Oakbrook Village shopping center! Each year, the center hosts FREE Concerts filled with family fun and prize drawings.  This event happens right outside our door, so bring your chairs, blankets, knitting and crocheting.  It is on two Thursday's in a row and there is something for everyone...


... On July 20th, there will be a Steel Drum Band and on July 27th, there will be Songs & Comedy for kids from 6 to 7pm and a Puppet Productions from 7 to 8pm.
(?i?aine@?uno.com) There will be prize drawings at every concert!

Get ready for fall by attending the fall season Trendsetter Yarn Tasting on July 22nd from 11am to 2 pm. Barry Klein will be showcasing his new fall line, both in yarns as well as sweaters and other fun items to knit and crochet with. Come and enjoy the new yarns listen to Barry talk about the upcoming trends fresh from Italy.

We here at Yarn Lady have received so many blessings that it is important to us to give to those less fortunate. We are thrilled to announce that Peggy Baxter of Stitches From the Heart will be in our store on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 2pm to 4pm to sit and knit and crochet with you. This is a fun activity, a chance to made new friends and gives a purpose to those who have a passion for knitting and crocheting, but have run out of family members to give hats and scarves to. Stitches From the Heart accepts donations of items for any size baby from super preemies to big newborns and even toddlers. Peggy will bring with her "official" stitches, pattern booklets and info booklets for you to use. Bring your finished projects or your yarn and sit and knit or crochet with Peggy, starting July 26th.

Don't forget to sign up for Chris Bylsma's Workshops if you have not already done so! Classes are limited to twenty.

Thank you for taking time to read the July 2006 Part II Yarn Lady newsletter!  Each issue we hold a special drawing for the chance to win a FREE ANNY BLATT SCARF KIT!
Winners are selected from our newsletter subscribers... Sign up now for your chance to win!

On a personal note:
Let's face it: dealing with the public isn't always easy. No matter how hard you try, there are sometimes situations where YOU say the wrong thing or the other person is using you as a verbal punching bag. How quickly are words said and how long it takes to erase them.

I try to communicate to our staff that our customers should be treated as they would be at Nordstrom's. (To which my husband quickly adds: "Yeah, but we don't have a budget like they do...:-)))") If you've ever faced someone difficult, perhaps notes from a recent sermon at our church ( www.pccsc.org ) might help: Don't retaliate - Let go of your pride - Devalue your "rights" - Don't call it quits - Don't write them off - Care for their needs, not deeds - Bring them to God.  At the end of the day, we're all just people... aren't we?

Matthew 7:12 12) So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.