We had a wonderful time on Friday night with Joe Raffino from Southwest Trading Co. He brought along his 70 lb. bag of garments for us to see and even try on! Joe even brought us some yarn samples to take home and knit up. We had around 25 guests, food , and fun conversation. We learned about SWTC, and some of the science and product development that goes into getting great yarn to us, the customer! Our models; Kerri, Ashley, Kim and Nicole were lovely in all the beautiful fashions that Joe brought along.

We saw the beautiful new Maraposa shawl made out of 100% bamboo. This is actually made out of the bamboo fibers unlike other bamboo yarns which are made out of extruded bamboo pulp. This gives this yarn a wonderful drape and softness while still maintaining it's shape. Joe also showed us Amaizing, which is a corn fiber and Therapi, which is 50% merino, 30% Jade and 20% silk.


Check out some of Southwest Trading Company's amazing fashions on http://www.soysilk.com/.

We'd like to thank Joe, our models, and especially all our guests who came to our event! Your support means the world to us here at Knit Pickings, and we are looking forward to our next event- our Spring Fashion Show, on May 1st at 7 p.m., here at the shop. See you all then!