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SULKY ART, FUN AND FASHION FOR EVERYONE!
It has been challenging to top last year's "Sulky Techniques Galore and More" Certified Teacher Training event, our most successful event ever. But we think we've done it! Almost 150 people have already signed up for the 2010+ training with the projects "sight unseen", and we are very flattered and grateful. But now the projects are ready to be viewed! In addition to this beautiful landscape designed by Carol Ingram, all the projects can be viewed at: sulky.com"In the Heart of the Woods Landscape"
Close-up of Landscape
More than TEN new projects, each with several techniques. PLUS... THE information everyone has been asking for:
- How can I market and sell my own sewing creations or teaching skills?
- DEMYSTIFYING STABILIZERS: I am so confused about stabilizers... There are so many choices, and I know they make all the difference for a finished, professional look, but how do I know what to use and where? Can't it be made simple?
- It can't be THAT hard to make beautiful computerized embroideries, can it?
| Apr, 2010 | ||
| 04/14 - 04/16 | Kennesaw, GA | Educators Ellen Osten Nancy Sapin |
| 04/29 - 05/01 | Austin, TX | Educator - Diane Gloystein |
| May, 2010 | ||
| 05/13 - 05/15 | Lincoln, NE | Educator - Diane Gloystein |
| 05/20 - 05/22 | Novi, MI | Educator - Linda Simmons |
| Jun, 2010 | ||
| 06/03 - 06/05 | Dublin, OH | Educator - Pat Welch |
| 06/03 - 06/05 | Salem, MA | Educator - Ellen Osten |
| 06/16 - 06/18 | Albany, NY | Educator - Diane Gloystein |
| 06/16 - 06/18 | Chicago Area, IL | Educator - Pat Welch |
| Aug, 2010 | ||
| 08/26 - 08/28 | Baltimore area, MD | Educator - Diane Gloystein |
| 08/26 - 08/28 | Seattle, WA | Educator - Linda Simmons |
| Sep, 2010 | ||
| 09/17 - 09/19 | Denver, CO | Educator - Pat Welch |
| 09/16 - 09/18 | Sacramento, CA | Educator - Lee Fletcher |
| 09/30 - 10/02 | San Diego, CA | Educator - Lee Fletcher |
| Oct, 2010 | ||
| 10/26 - 10/28 | Indianapolis, IN | Educator - Linda Simmons |
| Nov, 2010 | ||
| 11/18 - 11/20 | Kansas City, MO | Educator - Lee Fletcher |
| Dec, 2010 | ||
| 12/01 - 12/03 | Kennesaw, GA | Educators Ellen Osten Eric Drexler |
| Feb, 2011 | ||
| 02/02 - 02/04 | Orlando Area, Fl | Educator - Ellen Osten |
| 02/02 - 02/04 | Phoenix, AZ | Educator - Lee Fletcher |
Are you asking yourself, "Why would I want to become a Sulky Certified Teacher, NOW of all times?". Click here and learn more.
This year in April, we are launching the 2010 Certified Teacher Training series in Kennesaw, GA, where our offices and warehouse are located. This location has been so popular we had to add a second class there last Fall. Even though we doubled the size of these classes (and the number of Sulky Educators), they still filled rapidly.
For comments from some of those that attended the Kennesaw events, click here:
ERIC DREXLER'S AMAZING STRAIGHT-STITCH, FREE-MOTION DESIGNS
Through his association with Sulky of America during all the years of its existence, he has had the pleasure and honor of being inspired by some of the world's greatest creative sewers and quilters.
This Gray Dragon is 14" X 15-1/2". The design was drawn onto Sulky Soft 'n Sheer Stabilizer,
and free-motion, straight-stitched, using Sulky 40 wt. Rayon in both solid colors and variegated.Click for larger image
You're going to love…
"SULKY DESIGNER THREAD COLLECTIONS"…
from some of your favorite Sewing Stars!
McKenna Ryan, Loralie, Sue Hausmann, Joyce Drexler, Heidi Lund, Lynette Jensen (Thimbleberries)
All 9 Collections are VALUE PRICED at 12% to 15% off the price that you would pay if you purchased each spool separately, and you get the PERFECT threads that you KNOW will work with your favorite designer's fabrics or designs, without the agonizing, decision making.
Each collection offers a free, downloadable project or design, or numerous coordinating free projects on the designer's website.
Click here for more information.
LOOK FOR ALL OF THEM AT YOUR LOCAL SEWING OR QUILTING STORE, or go to sulky.com to find a store near you or a web source.
Sulky C0-SPONSORS THE HOFFMAN 2010 CHALLENGE!
As most of you know, we discontinued the Sulky Challenge several years ago mostly as a result of the direct hit that our Florida facility took from Hurricane Charley. We are really delighted that Sulky is now co-sponsoring the prestigious Hoffman Challenge, which has a long, rich history of encouraging and rewarding creativity. Since numerous past entrees in the Hoffman Challenge have featured extensive and often-dramatic uses of Sulky Decorative Rayon, Metallic and Cotton Threads, we love being able to co-sponsor this Challenge so that we can acknowledge and reward the best of future entrants who use Sulky Products. Consumers know they can Quilt with Confidence with Hoffman Fabrics and "Create with Confidence" with Sulky Products. Now, they can do it all in one big contest. Go to hoffmanchallenge.com to see the 2009 winners and get your entry form for 2010.
Sue Moats, Freelance National Educator for Sulky of America, and well-known long arm quilter, made the vest shown here out of the Hoffman 2010 Challenge fabric. This vest was proudly displayed in the Sulky booth at the International Quilt Market and Festival.
LEAD-FREE PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
What you as consumers most often want to know is whether Sulky threads and stabilizers are lead-free. You will be happy to know that all Sulky products are, indeed, lead-free and ACID FREE, and that as soon as the certification documents are available, this information will be posted at sulky.com.Some Things Of Interest At www.sulky.com
TV On DemandAt your convenience, watch Sulky's newest TV programs.
Our newest Seminar
"The Creative Art of Stabilizing"
Sulky of America Announces A New Book By Joyce Drexler
An Updated Supplement to Sulky's Secrets to Successful Stabilizing Book
Visit Our "Free Projects" Section Of Our Website For More Than 60 Free, Downloadable Projects
To find out where and when Sulky will be exhibiting, check our website, sulky.com and click on Shows with Sulky
VISIT US IN OUR BOOTH AT THESE UPCOMING CONSUMER SHOWS…
| DATE | SHOW & LOCATION | CITY |
| 03/11/10 - 03/13/10 | Original Sewing & Quilt Expo | Duluth, GA |
| 03/24/10 - 03/27/10 | AQS Quilt Show & Contest | Lancaster, PA |
| 03/25/10 - 03/27/10 | Original Sewing & Quilt Expo | Cleveland, OH |
| Here is a complete listing of all of the upcoming consumer shows where Sulky will be exhibiting and the classes that will be offered at each show. | ||
Be sure to sign up at the Sulky booth for a chance to win a door prize.
CONGRATULATIONS! - Sulky Door Prize Winners
Faith KalbackGoodyear, AZ
Congratulations on winning the Sulky door prize drawing during
the recent Rusty Barn consumer show.
Deborah Salisbury
Santa Maria, CA
Congratulations on winning the Sulky door prize drawing during
the recent Road to California consumer show.
Be sure to stop by the Sulky booth and register for a door prize and/or use the discount coupon above.
Some Thoughts for the Month
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
FREE Project of the Month
It's In The Bag Pendant or Pouch
by Mary Lu Stark, Albuquerque, NM
Make this beautiful pendant or pouch to hold your treasures or secrets. This one-of-a-kind piece of "thread jewelry" will be a show stopper! And, it's so much fun to make!
If you are ever unable to find any of the Sulky Products or put-ups that you are looking for locally, there are 2 Mail Order/On-Line sources that have, in stock, every Product and Put-up that Sulky makes. They are www.speedstitch.com - 1-866-829-7235 and www.uncommonthread.com - 1-877-294-5427. Either of these sources will have the books and other Sulky products you will need to make this project.
VISIT OUR "FREE PROJECTS" SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE THAN 60 FREE, DOWNLOADABLE PROJECTS: www.sulky.com/project/index_project.php
There is also a Consumer Newsletter Archive on our website so you can read back issues. For more information on any of our products or programs contact me at asksulky@sulky.com or visit sulky.com.
Patti Lee
Vice President
Consumer Relations
Sulky of America, Inc.
Patti.lee@sulky.com
www.sulky.com
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