Joanns? stay or be gone?
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After Dinner at Joann's (a poem)
Comments (6):) Great one! It's so Lilo et al. My most recent one is of spring memories (soft spring rains and pink petals blowing). Or wishes. Dunno which! See how you live in the moment? It's nice. You are my "today aspiration"....See MoreChelone, Joann and other upholstery experts
Comments (37)Joann, sorry, I should have checked back on this thread more than once. I didn't see your question until now! Yes, I have done some upholstery with leather. I've done four of these chairs and have a fifth waiting to be redone (two were for my daughters, one for us and the others to sell). They are made by Plycraft or Selig, not Eames. The Eames chairs are trickier to do. These are easy. The only sewing is to make the welt and on this one I also had to sew the top edge of the armrest cover. The bottom edge, including the welt, is stapled. The welt around the cushions is just stapled on. I also did another type of chair that had a loose seat and loose back cushion of leather with welt. I used smaller than usual welt cord and it was hard to gauge the feel of where it was between the layers of leather. If I did that again, I'd use bigger diameter cord. I haven't done anything that required piecing leather together. I've thought about it. I love the look of the Barcelona chair and the day bed by Mies van der Rohe and have thought it might be fun to make an ottoman using that kind of piecing and tufting, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Leather isn't hard to sew. What is hard is getting it right on one try. When you rip a seam out to redo it, the holes from the first stitching are still there and function as a perforated line that will tear if stressed. Plus it looks bad if it's in a place that is visible. You can't pin it, either. I'd probably use little bulldog clamps. If you do want to try it sometime, Kysonleather on Ebay is an excellent source of hides. They will send free swatches of anything you request and also will send swatches of other hides that they think will fit your needs. Swatches are a must since leather is hard to photograph accurately. I've gotten four or five hides from them so far and I've always ended up getting something other than what I thought looked perfect in the photos. The hides are very nice quality and prices are about half (or less) than what I see in the upholstery fabric stores here, even discounted. Their color selection is fantastic, too! (I don't know them personally. I'm just one very satisfied customer.)...See Morei went to joann's today had too!
Comments (4)While we are talking about JoAnn, I would like to say I talked to a mgr at an Central Cincinnati store on Friday. I asked about the lateness of mailers. She told me she would call corporate offce after 5 that day. She gave me a cover for the next week sales, which had the 40% and 50% off any regular priced items. I thought those 50% coupons had disappeared. Then, I went to another store outside Cincinnati on Monday to use my coupon. While I was there, I asked about the mailers being late. They asked the mgr to talk to me. She said all store mgrs should have gotten an e-mail that said the problem was under investigation because of so many complains. I hope this is soon resolved. I also noticed the prices on the shelf where quilt fabrics are displayed. They were listed as high as $14.99 per yard. Someone else mentioned this the other day, and I found it hard to believe. Neither of these stores was busy at the time I was there. I wonder how long they will be around???...See MoreMore aggrevation from JoAnn Fabric Stores
Comments (11)There are many problems. Retail stores have long hired relied on part-time help. Thirty years ago, that worked better. Our local mall hired a lot of high school kids and Airmen's wives. Gas was under a buck a gallon. A Filet-O-Fish and a shake came in under a dollar, too. Many women didn't *have* to work, and worked because they wanted to, and if the job didn't work out, it wasn't a huge deal. Now, if someone is working, it's likely she needs the money. Many retail jobs are seasonal, so people quit when something better comes up. Or they find something in the off-season that isn't seasonal. Or they find that a seasonal job plus collecting unemployment in the off-season is more lucrative than looking for (and traveling to) another job. Gas is near four dollars a gallon, so if you're not scheduled for a full shift, you may feel as if some money is wasted. All this makes it hard to find good help these days. The managers are under the gun to make plan and come in under payroll- so the minimum number of people are scheduled. The problem isn't the the size of the cutting area, it's that there aren't enough people scheduled. Additionally, the number of people who still sew is rather small. Few people will apply for a job in a fabric store knowing nothing about sewing and crafts - and if they get hired, aren't going to be knowledgeable for a while. And to be honest, the work ethic isn't what it used to be, either. The managers are hiring the best people who walk through the door. Who did you contact in the head office? And does McCalls know of Joann's policy? Last time I felt strongly about something, I looked up the name of the president of the corporation, and sent the letter to him, by name. Personnel changes were made in five weeks....See Morelittlebug zone 5 Missouri
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