TNNA Show in Columbus
Today, Jacqui and I flew to Columbus, OH to attend the annual show of the The Natiional Needlework Assn., which serves as the trade association for the manufacturers and suppliers of yarns, needlepoints, and accessories. At the June show, all of the suppliers feature the yarns for the following cold-weather season.
About two weeks earlier, Jay from Knitting Fever came to the store and we bought a lot of yarn from him, including Debbie Bliss, Noro, Sirdar, Kadifra, Flutter and others. He invited Jacqui and I to dinner with his company for tonight so that we could meet Debbie Bliss herself.
We walked around the show floor a few times to get acclimated and see everything that was new. Then we got to work buying new knitting bags from Lantern Moon, books from a variety of suppliers, and loading up with yarn to be delivered in August. We did the whole show in one day.
That night we had dinner with Debbie Bliss who was a real hoot.
We also sat down to eat outside at one of the many fine restaurants near the Columbus Convention Center and happened to join Sally Melville while she was being interview for KnitNet:
But for me, the highlight of the convention was getting to meet Zora, the sweetheart who was picked by Joe Millionaire. She is now a spokesmodel for Plymouth Yarns and was at their booth at TNNA.