I have made a decision. That decision is that we will not be attending Vogue Knitting Live in New York next week as planned. When you initially make plans, you envision that all will flow nicely into achieving those things.
However in early fall my other full time dyer had to start working half days due to family commitments. In late fall 2017 and through our Christmas season there has been a perfect storm of staff sickness and absences which has meant that the Miss Babs studio has not been fully staffed most of December into January.
The result of this is that we have not been able to create the yarns needed for the full presentation at VKL as we had planned. And there simply has not been enough time on this side of Christmas to finish creating those yarns. For this reason, we cannot present a cohesive and complete selection which is always my standard and expectation.
It has been a tough decision since we were truly looking forward to attending the show, but we have finally realized that we simply can’t attend with an array that we would feel comfortable with.
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You were missed. But I can certainly understand your decision not to show. Happy New Year to you and your staff. See you at Rhinebeck!
I understand what you said, but backing out of a show as prominent as VKL was very disappointing and left me with ambivalent feelings about your decision. There was no explanation given at the show which left people wondering. I understand you think you always need to be at your best, but not showing up also sends a message, one which is not in your interests.
So sorry you couldn’t make it. We are at VKL missing you. Hope everyone is better and hope to see you at Rhinebeck.
As a small business owner, I understand that sometimes making a tough decision is best for the business and staff in the long run.
So I am here at VKL. I missed seeing you and your lovely yarns.
Catch you sometime this year.
Take care of yourselves!