Today was preview day for Stitches West – just a short three hours for students to come in and take a peek at the different booths and what they all have to offer. Didi (Little Red Bicycle) and I got to put up our awesome banner – with the help of a chair and a much taller person than myself (or Didi the Tiny).
Didi and I came into Santa Clara yesterday and did most of our set-up then. We walked around a lot and looked at other booths – mostly out of jealousy. Some people have been coming to Stitches for years, and have great booth set-ups. It’s a little scary being around that much yarn and not being able to have it all! I made a few purchases… but yeah.
I also got to meet a lot of knitters from Ravelry! It was fun finally putting faces to ravatars. It also turns out that I can’t leave the booth for more than a minute or two at a time or else 10 people walk up and ask about Traveling Woman!
So here are some pictures of our booth set-up and the stuff we have available this year. As crazy as it sounds, Didi and I are already planning for next year. Click any of the pictures to enlarge:
Femme Fatale Fibers - Lilith Sock
Little Red Bicycle
Femme Fatale Fibers
Sara with a Little Red Bicycle hat!
Femme Fatale Fibers
Little Red Bicycle up close & personal!
Femme Fatale Fibers - Let Them Eake Cake!
Femme Fatale Fibers
Little Red Bicycle
Lizard Toes Snag-Free Stitch Markers
Paradoxicality Shea Mousse and Shea Smoother
So that’s the preview! Hopefully I’ll see you this weekend. Make sure to introduce yourself, too! Bring your Traveling Woman shawls and Saroyans – I’ve seen so few in person. I’ll be posting a gallery of them when the show is over.
Welcome to feministy.com, the website of designer Liz Abinante. I like to design fashionable knitwear garments and accessories for women. I also teach. I'm best known for my original shawl pattern, Traveling Woman. I try to design each pattern with multiple options so knitters can use a different yarn, gauge, or needle to create the project of their dreams. 
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Great preview, Liz. Best of luck to you both for the show – although I hope you don’t sell all the yarn because I’m waiting for some Venus fingering and worsted. :P
.-= Jocelyn’s last blog: More yarn? =-.
I’m always beaming when you post stuff that you’ve accomplished, E. This is huge! Your own tradeshow and of course people are going to be asking about your knits.