Spread Kindness

Nothing Spreads Faster Than Kindness   “Kindness is spreading sunshine into other people’s lives regardless of the weather” -RAKtivist This Wednesday is Random Acts of Kindness Day and randomactsofkindness.org wants to remind us to “make kindness the norm”. Kindness is everywhere but can be easy to overlook. It doesn’t usually grab headlines. Random Acts of…

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New Friends & Old

At the start of a new year, it’s natural to look ahead and to reflect on the past. We thought this would be a great time to introduce you to some of our new friends as well as sharing some stuffies that have been favourites of ours for years. We’d love to hear what you…

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Looking Ahead

Well, here we are at the beginning of 2021!  We’d like to take a moment to think about what we have gone through in the past year before we look forward to the next. There were many challenges in 2020 and we would like to thank you, our clients, for standing by us as we…

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Looking Ahead to 2021

2020 has been a year unlike any other, but we’ve almost made it through! Like everyone else, the Classy Threads Team has had to make adjustments, grow, and ask ourselves what’s really important.  We’re happy to say we’re heading into 2021 stronger and more focused on what really matters.  We love what we do and we…

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Welcome Back

Hello everyone and welcome back!  We hope this newsletter finds you safe and healthy and gently getting back into the swing of things. Not unlike yourselves, the past 6 months have been quite an extraordinary time for us here at Classy Threads.  With schools closing, our business as usual was not so usual, as we too…

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We’re all in this Together

As COVID-19 continues to impact the global community, we want to reassure you we are here to support you through these challenging times. As supporters of the sewing community, we will continue to stay open in a reduced capacity. We are a small team who are currently working from home. Our workroom, where orders are…

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Spring Ahead in Style

Depending on where you live, spring either seems right around the corner or far away. For some of us it might feel close one day and far away the next day! With longer and warmer days ahead of us we thought we’d look at some of our favourite spring projects as we prepare to spring…

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Inspire Your Heart With Art

National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day January 31 is National Inspire your Heart with Art Day. As Art is one of the driving forces behind what we do, we wanted to share some ideas that are inspiring us.   Art and Life Art classes teach kids far more than just how to complete the projects being taught…

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Christmas 2019

Merry Christmas From Our Fabulous Team Our team of merry elves would like to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful customers for your support throughout the year! Merry Christmas from Karen, Petra, Sara and Shawn! A special thanks to Heena & Michael at Brown Butter Cafe for letting us use their beautiful tree and their great…

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STEAM

Stitching STEAM Together As the Owner and Designer for Classy Threads I thought I’d share how STEAM skills are important to my every day work. I use math in many ways from Accounting to measuring fabric to estimating stock requirements. When I design a new project, I am applying skills related to engineering such as using my spatial…

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