HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-08-24, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017. PAGE 3.
Stitches with a Twist to hold fifth anniversary event
Blyth's Stitches with a Twist will with a special celebration this
be marking its fifth year in business coming weekend.
Short distance, long way
Irene Kellins originally opened Stitches with a Twist out of
the Blyth Library room in Blyth Memorial Hall five years
ago. Within half a year, she had moved to 404 Queen
Street, where the shop is located today. (Fate photo)
Owner Irene Kellins explains that,
on Aug. 26, from 12-5 p.m., there
will be door prizes and draws
including a one -of -a -kind signature
knitting set emblazoned with the
store name on it.
"It's going to be an anniversary
and birthday party," she said. "We
will have activities and some
chances for people to learn and get
involved."
Kellins said the last five years have
been a success as far as the business
is concerned, though it isn't what she
originally thought it was going to be.
"The biggest change is likely the
amount of mending I'm doing," she
said. "It has increased substantially."
When Kellins first talked to The
Citizen about the business five years
ago, she had planned to put more of
a focus on instruction than mending,
but that hasn't been the way it's
played out.
"I've taught a few classes, but
there is a lot of mending to do," she
said. "The support from the village,
people coming in and having me do
that work, has been fantastic"
She said she is delighted at the
creativity in the area as well,
pointing at people who have come in
looking to start sewing or knitting
and have, within a year, started
designing their own pieces.
"It's amazing," she said, adding
that it's opened her eyes to the fact
that there are more customers than
she originally anticipated, including
those who have always worked with
knitting and sewing, those who have
no experience and those who may
have left the craft but want to return.
The store has provided her a
chance to be a part of the
community, both through the Blyth
Business Improvement Area (BIA)
and just by being on the main street,
which she says is a great place for
the business, but does involve a little
more investment than working from
home.
"The biggest challenge to being a
main -street business is the time," she
said. "Finding time to do the
mending, run the business,
communicate with people and be
part of the various organizations
takes time"
She recently found some help in
the form of her sister, Patti Kellins,
helping out at the store.
Being a part of the community,
however is worth the investment she
says. It allows her to give back in a
multitude of ways, pointing to her
recent `Maple Leaf' project.
Kellins crocheted 150 leaves of
various colours and has been selling
them in exchange for a donation to
Wounded Warriors Canada. Her
anniversary celebration will be the
last day they are on sale, she said, as
she is quickly running out of the
creations.
Another challenge she faces is
locating suppliers after some have
stopped providing the goods she
needs.
"I've found replacements, but it's
not always easy," she said. "Many
won't come this far off the 401
[corridor]"
Like most other business
endeavours she's undertaken
through her store, if she dedicates
the time to finding the right
suppliers, she usually can get what
she needs.
Another example of that
Volunteers sought for Threshers reunion
From Marilyn's Desk
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, Aug. 20
was Marilyn Craig. Ushering were
Tom Cronin and Marilyn Craig.
Floyd Herman was guest pianist and
Katie Dockstader was choir director.
Hillary MacDonald welcomed
everyone to church on Sunday
morning. She drew everyone's
Special service
to be held at IPM
Happy birthday to Diana
Robinson who celebrates Aug. 25.
Happy anniversary to Brent and
Lori Brooks who celebrate Aug. 28.
September is fast approaching
and the summer is almost gone. It
becomes a busy time for Blyth and
area residents. Back to school for
the students, Threshers weekend on
September 8-10 and then the 100th
International Plowing Match and
Rural Expo in Walton later that
month. A very busy time.
Everyone is invited to the
worship service at the 100th
International Plowing Match and
Rural Expo on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 3
p.m. in the great outdoors under the
cover of the entertainment tent at
the match site located at 82823
North Line (County Road 12)
Walton. Liturgist is Steve
Hildebrand with a Mass Choir of
150 voices drawn from area
churches. Come out and enjoy the
music and fellowship.
attention to the announcements
printed in the bulletin with special
mention that Sharon is still needing
help for the Threshers weekend. If
you can help please call Sharon and
let her know which days you are
able to help. Hillary also reminded
the congregation that the loose
change for the month of August
would be going to the Colton Smith
Fund.
Hillary lit the Christ candle on the
altar table. She invited everyone to
greet one another. The opening
hymn was "Come In, Come In and
Sit Down." The call to worship was
said responsively followed by the
prayer of approach. The scripture
reading was from the Gospel of
Matthew 15:10-28.
Hillary showed the congregation a
plate of timbits. They were all
different kinds and shapes but they
all came from the same place. Even
though they look different and taste
different, they are all basically made
of the same ingredients. Each one of
us are made of the same components
and we are all different. God loves
us all the same.
The next hymn was "Will You
Come and Follow Me." The choir
sang the anthem "Until Then"
accompanied by Floyd Herman at
the piano. Hillary told the
congregation of her trip to Texas.
She wanted to go to see a museum
and her brother told her to turn at the
sign that said "water". Somehow she
missed the sign because she was
enjoying singing along with the
radio and the next sign she saw was
"customs". She was heading to the
border into Mexico with no
paperwork except a driver's licence.
There are borders everywhere. There
are unspoken rules that we live by.
Parents have rules for their children.
In the scriptures Jesus and His
Disciples crossed the borders into
Tyre. Jesus' Disciples tell Him they
are not to be there. A woman shouts
at Jesus to have mercy on her and to
heal her daughter. Jesus ignores the
woman and Disciples tell Him to
send her away. Jesus realizes that He
was wrong to ignore the woman and
heals her daughter. Jesus was sent to
teach everyone. God's love is
everywhere. Maybe we can hear the
call and cross the boundaries by
helping our neighbours. We have to
start somewhere. In God's House, all
are loved.
The next hymn "Faith of Our
Fathers" was sung. The offering was
received followed by the singing of
the response "Grant Us God the
Grace," the offertory prayer, the
prayers for the people, silent prayers
MEETING NOTICE
Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
The upcoming meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
at 7:30 p.m.
at 7:30 p.m.
at 7:30 p.m.
Regular Council Meeting
Regular Council Meeting
Special Council Meeting
and the singing of the Lord's Prayer.
The last hymn was "Come, Let Us
Sing of a Wonderful Love" followed
by the benediction and the singing of
the response "I am Walking a Path of
Peace, Joy and Love." Everyone was
invited for coffee and treats.
persistence paying off is the "Knit
and Knatter" evenings she started
when she first opened the store.
"For the first six months, I didn't
see many people," she said. "Since
then, however, it's evolved."
She said there are regulars who
come, some people who drop in
occasionally and even visitors to the
area who make time to come and
take part. She pointed to one visitor
from Montreal who came for a night
as an example of how much the
program has grown.
"A good portion of the people who
come knit for charity... They sit and
knit and we talk," she said, joking
that people stick to more basic work
as it can be easy to drop a stitch in an
advanced creation when they're
caught up in conversation.
For more information on the
anniversary program or the store,
visit Stitches with a Twist on
Facebook.
FROM BLYTH
Wash & Fold Services
Blyth Laundromat
191 Westmoreland St., Blyth
519-523-9687
Look at that cold creeping worm!
(Thomas Guthrie, 1803-1873)
Look at that cold creeping worm! The playful child shudders from its
touch!
Yet in a few weeks, and with merry laugh and flying feet, that same child
over flowery meadow, is hunting an insect that never lights upon the
ground --but flitting in painted beauty from flower to flower --drinks nectar
from their cups, and sleeps the summer night away in the bosom of their
perfumes.
If that is the same boy --this is also the same creature. The change most
wonderful!
Yet this is but a dull, earthly emblem of the divine transformation wrought
on those who are converted by God!
Fallen though he is, man is capable of undergoing a more wondrous
change than the insect when, no longer a worm, no longer crawling on the
ground, no longer feeding on garbage --it leaves its shell to spend its happy
days in sport, flitting from flower to flower; its food their sweet juices,
and its bed their tender leaves.
The spiritual change which we call conversion, is not a mere reform. It is
a mighty revolution --a revolution greater than the tomes of secular history.
Conversion changes the heart, the habits, and the eternal destiny of an
immortal being!
Conversion does not bestow new faculties. Yet our affections, our
temperament, our will, and our judgment --partake of this great and holy
change. Thus, the understanding is enlightened; the will is renewed; and
our whole temperament is sweetened and sanctified by the Spirit of God.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone-
-the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956