So Saturday I had about an hour to kill and thought I'd wander over to the local Michael's to see the remodel and what had happened in the needlework section. Here's the answer: It is essentially GONE! All that is left is the DMC (regular floss, a couple of metallics and a few perles only), a few needles and hoops and a very skimpy choice of some run of the mill fabric. No kits. No pattern books or charts of any sort.
Scrapbooking, OTH, now takes up a good 1/3 of the store. There are also a lot more $1 bins for impulse/kids items. Even the framing department looks downsized. I wonder if this is nationwide or just my store.
I was never crazy about the choices of kits, but at least it was something. Now, even less. :(
Linda