Yak Wool Yarn and African Textile Workshop Announcement
We are now carrying handspun, 100% yak wool in a beautiful deep, natural brown hue, supplied by our friends at the Snow Leopard Trust. The Trust is a non-profit group that works toward helping people in Mongolia co-exist with endangered leopards. This yarn comes from the hands of herding people in the Uvs Province. MEMORIES OF AFRICA: AFRICAN TEXTILE WORKSHOP"

Cross Cultural Collaborative is sponsoring this workshop at its cultural center in Ghana from July 8 through July 21, 2012. This is a rare opportunity to live and work with indigenous Ghanaian artisans, sharing ideas and learning textiles techniques.
Signup deadline is April 5, 2012.
For details, please click here.
Please email questions to aba@culturalcollaborative.org.
http://www.culturalcollaborative.org
http://www.crossculturalcollaborative.blogspot.com
Mirasol Qina yarn is On Sale
Hello friends. . .For reasons I don't completely understand, my North American supplier of Mirasol yarns is no longer carrying the Mirasol Qina yarn. Thus, the supply I have on hand will not be replenished, and I'm closing it out. Prices for individual skeins have been marked down 15%, from $8.95 per skein to $7.60 per skein. For people interested in purchasing larger quantities, I'll give a 20% discount (off of the original price) for ten skeins, and 25% off for 15 skeins or more. If you're interested in larger quantities, please email me for more information about placing an order. This is a great chance to get this beautiful yarn at very low prices!
The Season of Light

We’re officially into the “Holiday Season.” Over the years, I’ve come to think of it as the Season of Light, since calling it that helps me remember what this time of year is truly about (not shopping!). And in that spirit, I’d like to wish for all my customers, and all visitors to the website, that you truly have a Season of Light, in all meanings of the word “light” – both inner and outer, symbolic and concrete.
I hope that you spend no more time and money shopping than what is comfortable for you, and that you are able to spend time with the people who matter most to you. I hope that your time spent with family is mutually respectful and supportive. I hope you have some quiet moments to reflect on what this time of year means for you. And I hope that if you have a religious or spiritual practice, that you can spend time marking this place in the yearly round according to your most cherished customs. I wish you safe travel. And finally I wish you peace within yourselves, in your community, and throughout our world.