Trunk show

That sounds right to me !!

Lucille

Gill Murray ,in rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote: and entertained us with

Great idea Gillian, I know I value highly a sampler stitched by my g-grandmother even though I never knew her and she did not stitch it specifically for me. I think you are smart to frame them, a needleroll can easily get lost before they really set a value on it.

When I saw the subject line of Gill's email I thought that it was going to be an email about circuses & elephants Presumably a trunk show is a bit like the Fuller Brush or Kleeneze salesman visiting a small shop to display & sell his wares.

Sort of. In the fashion, and needlework indsutry, a trunk show is when a shop hosts that designer's wares as special item. Generally, the designer sends a group of samples, and lots of items to buy. There will be many more samples to see than normally are available, as well as a huge amount of things to purchase. It features, spotlights the designer, and also lets the consumer see much more than they usually get in one place. Often there is a special pricing on items bought during the trunk show - maybe 10%-15% discount, and usually you can place special orders at that time. For some trunk shows, the designer, or an assistant, will be there for a reception, or 1 day, or in fashion - maybe there for a day and help with fittings, etc.

For needlework, most designers are booked close to a year in advance for their trunk shows. It's a lot to gather up a "trunk" of samples. It's a nice opportunity to see finishing ideas, different stitching techniques - especially on NP canvases which may have been stitched totally different than a consumer may have thought of doing (no stitch guide scenario). Most shops don't carry all the canvases, or charts, that a designer has done - so when there is a trunk show it lets you see tons of stuff.

A little hard on keeping samples in good shape, getting them shipped to a shop, and back, etx. They can last a few days, week, or sometimes even a month. But, if you browse some of the LNS shops that have web sites and brick & mortar shops you'll likely see some with info announcing a "trunk show from xxxx" with dates, maybe a special event, and some discount.

Only elephants and tigers - on the canvases or charts - usually. Or finished - I've seen some gorgeous NP ones that were finished into small standing decorative objects.

ellice

Thanks for the information ellice, this newsgroup is so educational is it not? I'd like to see anyone try to put on a trunk show at the LNS next to the Big Tree in Kirkwall. If more than four average-sized customers get into the shop then it is very, very full, and if you turn around too quickly you run the risk of having your eye poked out with a roll of aida

That's a picture. I thought maybe you'd think it was the British vs American language thing, and a car boot sale ;^)

One of the LNS around here is quite well known for the amazing amount of NP canvases and threads of all kinds in the shop. Not a small shop, but kind of standard size storefront. When there are some trunk shows - you can barely get in there - canvases stapled to the tiles on the ceiling, piled all around, and customres fighting for stuff..... Normally it's comfy with several folks in there - but when you start stuffing them in and looking like a duel with canvases it's pretty scarey!

ellice

Oh, at the very *least*!!!!

Joan