TNNA January 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011Hi All! 
We’re all busy here at DMC, preparing for upcoming trade shows.
The first stop on our itinerary is the Winter TNNA Show in Phoenix. The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) is an organization of manufacturers, retailers, teacher and designers who shape our industry.
Through TNNA , members can keep up on latest needlearts industry trends, ideas, products and issues facing the industry, and attend the awesome trade shows each year. One of my favorite offerings at these conventions is the fashion show, where the hottest trends in handmade garments strut their way down the runway.
The show begins January 21st and runs through January 23rd, and takes place at the Phoenix Convention Center, and DMC will be in booth number 721.
<— Here we are at a 2011 TNNA show, receiving a Business Innovation Award for Memory Thread. You can see our awesome booth behind us.
We’ll also be attenting the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) show which runs from January 28th through the 31st at the Anaheim Convention Center. We’ll be in booth number 1832.
CHA is an international not-for-profit trade association consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in design, manufacture, distribution and retail sale of craft and creative products.
If you are a retailer or teacher, TNNA and CHA are the places to be to see all of the new products and great ideas from your favorite manufacturers and designers.
Neither of these shows are open to the public, as they are trade shows – but your local needlework retailer may be in attendance, checking out what’s hot for the upcoming year and sharing the news and creative ideas at their stores.
We look forward to TNNA and CHA events every year, and love it when folks drop by our booth to tell us about their new designs, check out our new products, or just to say hello.
I’ll also do my best to give you a peek inside the shows!
~Emma
