A Needle Pulling Thread Announces the Designers Attending the CreativFestival in Toronto

Online, April 14, 2011 (Newswire.com) - A Needle Pulling Thread (ANPT), the premier needle arts magazine, is proud to announce the designers who will be participating in their booth #349 at the CreativFestival this weekend in Toronto (www.CreativFestival.com).

Since 2005, ANPT has been creating a memorable presence at the CreativFestival and this year will be no different. The booth will be bursting with creative, inspiring and friendly Canadian needlework designers who will provide informal demonstrations and share their latest designs.

ANPT is thrilled to announce the following designers will be at their booth during this weekend's show:
• Christine Allan - Swedish Weaving
• Kim Beamish - Embroidery
• Sherry Del Rizzo - Embroidery
• Trisha Della Vella - Quilting
• Fiona Ellis - Knitting
• Ruth Emerson - Rug Hooking
• Flo Flory - Beading
• Brenda Franklin - Dimensional Bead Embroidery & Needle Felting (demos)
• Iryna Varabei - Canvaswork
• Erla Wilson - Kanzashi and Embroidery Stitches

The ANPT designers are always eager to greet attendees and engage in inspiring them with demos and exchanging stitching stories in general.

The following designers will also be teaching classes or engaging audiences in their trunk shows and have patterns on sale at the ANPT booth:
• Brenda Franklin
o My Beaded Garden, Laurentian Room A - Fri & Sat 10:30
o Needle Felting: Tips, Tricks & Techniques, Laurentian Room A - Fri & Sat 1:30
• Kate Atherley
o Cast-Ons & Cast-Offs, Laurentian Room B - Fri 12:30
o Yarn Know How, Media Room - Fri 2:30
• Iryna Varabei
o Spirit of Belarus: Trunk Show, Laurentian Room B - Fri 2:30
• Carol Arsenault
o Demystifying Knots, Laurentian Room B - Fri & Sat 1:30
• Trisha DellaVella & Mary Eeg
o Harebrained Happenings: Trunk Show, Media Room - Fri 5:30

Besides being full of wonderful designers, the ANPT booth will be decorated with inspiring sneak peeks of projects that will be shared in upcoming issues, including the Summer issue which should not be missed!

Inspired by the colours of the old Coppertone tanning oil bottles, the Summer issue has everything to keep you quilting, knitting and stitching all summer long, including:

• The new Fabric-adabra column with ANPT editor Luigina Baratto - exploring new and creative ways to reuse, reduce and recycle!
• Fiona Ellis shares her Privy Garden pattern pillow top, inspired by summer gardens.
• Denise Powell with her quilt block inspired potholder!
• Quilts to keep our fingers nimble over the summer without requiring a whole lot of sweat. How perfect is this?
• 8 inspiring, eye-opening, and educational articles to read while lounging at the beach perhaps.

Also in the ANPT booth, receive a FREE copy of the Fall 2008 issue with a completed Shop Review form. (Forms available at the booth, or complete the Shop Review online at www.theneedleworkpages.com) Back-issues and subscriptions will be available for sale. Karen McCleary will be selling back issues and the current spring issue. Editor-in-chief Carla Canonico, Art Director John De Fusco, and Karen McCleary, Show Representative, will also be available to answer questions about the magazine, and to meet with designers and advertisers.