Wednesday, March 19, 2008

New Sock Yarn and New Patterns


I've really buckled down and am forcing myself to get my work caught up. I got all the Carol Bristol felting designs up on the web.
As well as the new Avalon Fiber Arts sock designs and was feeling like I was making a dent in the pile, when. . .
UPS delivers the new Cascade Heritage Sock and the new Noni Spring 2008 patterns. Because the Heritage Sock page was partially done, I was able to work on the website from the comfort of the couch last night and all the shopping scripts are current now. I'm still waiting on the hand-dyed shades, but it will automatically update once the shipment comes in.


Putting the Noni patterns on line is 3x the work. I stock and sell almost all the hardware and handles used in the purses and bags. Before I can post the pattern & parts page, I have to create a list of all the parts used, check on any unclearness with the designer, check to see if those parts are available through the 3 vendors I use for parts, and finally list the part #s and the web item#. Once this is all detailed out on my Excel spread sheet, I need to edit the graphics for a web version and a print version, which is used in the Noni catalog. Then, I am ready to go to the web and create a new page for each pattern. Then go to the Noni page, post a small picture and link to the pattern page.

I'm glad to say that the Noni patterns are in stock, and you can email me at store@yarn-store.com if you want to order them before I get the new web pages up.