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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Please look after yourselves and hopefully the coming months will be better for everyone. Right now there is the flu and a stomach bug going around, so take time for yourselves. You all mean so much to us.
I’m so sorry you will not be at VKL, but understand you have a standard you adhere to and could not lower that standard. Will look forward to seeing you in Rheinbeck!! Hope you and your staff will have a Healthy and Happy New Year.
I’m so disappointed! I didn’t check out your gratitude sale for the same reason as Karol, above. But…. I’ll get over it. Unfortunately, I can’t attend Rhinebeck because of work… I’m sure this was a very tough call. I respect having high standards and not wanting to “throw something together” for a major event. Wishing you and your staff good health and easier trails. Hope our paths cross at some point…. have seen wonderful projects made with your yarn.
I was looking forward to seeing you at VKL, but understand your decision not to come. Hoping you and your wonderful staff have a healthy happy New year. See at Rhinebeck!!!
So sad to hear. You will truly be missed. See you in Rhinebeck!