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Lewiscraft closing - for good
Mar. 30th, 2006 12:15 pmFor those of you who don't know, Lewiscraft is a chain of entry-level craft supply stores. They stock absolutely everything there, that people might and would need for all sorts of various projects.
String, yarn, wool, felt, foam, styrofoam, inexpensive paints, feathers, beads, clay, FIMO, needles, velcro, glue, wax, etc.
It was a place where you could go to buy entry-level craft projects, to see if this would be something you were interested in, or for school/camp crafts, etc. Crafts such as: embroidery, knitting, paint-by-number, beading, doll-making, stained-glass-window painting, wood-painting, clay sculpture, pottery/flower arrangements, suncatchers, etc.
It also always had seasonal crafts too... special things for Halloween, Easter, Christmas and the like.
And now all the chains have been bought out by another company, and all stores are closing. The stores were bought -- apparantly -- for liquidation. As far as I know, they won't be opening again.
So WHERE, pray tell... are we supposed to go NOW for all our craft needs?! Where are students supposed to go, to get supplies for their school projects? Where are people who are curious in trying a new craft supposed to find afforable entries into those fields?
Oh, sure... YES there are a couple special art stores scattered around the Lower Mainland that I know of, but they are specialty art stores. They stock the high-quality stuff... for the serious artists. They don't stock anything like Lewiscraft used to stock.
Lewiscraft was -- to the best of my knowledge -- the ONLY arts & crafts supply store of it's kind around. Okay, I didn't have a membership, and didn't shop there ALL the time... but I certainly DID make frequent use out of it! And I KNOW a lot of other people did too. A lot of people who -- like me -- are now asking "what do we do now?"
I don't know where else to go, to find all the sorts of things Lewiscraft used to stock. Neither do many others.
A lot of people are now left hanging, directionless... out of luck when it comes to arts and crafts.
Thanks a lot, corporate greed. I know I don't know much behind the story, but one of my neighbours did work for Lewiscraft... and from the sounds of it... the only reason Lewiscraft was bought out was for liquidation... extra cash in their pockets. XP
I'm bummed by this news... I just hope that SOMEONE will establish a new chain of arts & crafts supply stores in Lewiscraft's place. Because this is definately going to leave a void....
String, yarn, wool, felt, foam, styrofoam, inexpensive paints, feathers, beads, clay, FIMO, needles, velcro, glue, wax, etc.
It was a place where you could go to buy entry-level craft projects, to see if this would be something you were interested in, or for school/camp crafts, etc. Crafts such as: embroidery, knitting, paint-by-number, beading, doll-making, stained-glass-window painting, wood-painting, clay sculpture, pottery/flower arrangements, suncatchers, etc.
It also always had seasonal crafts too... special things for Halloween, Easter, Christmas and the like.
And now all the chains have been bought out by another company, and all stores are closing. The stores were bought -- apparantly -- for liquidation. As far as I know, they won't be opening again.
So WHERE, pray tell... are we supposed to go NOW for all our craft needs?! Where are students supposed to go, to get supplies for their school projects? Where are people who are curious in trying a new craft supposed to find afforable entries into those fields?
Oh, sure... YES there are a couple special art stores scattered around the Lower Mainland that I know of, but they are specialty art stores. They stock the high-quality stuff... for the serious artists. They don't stock anything like Lewiscraft used to stock.
Lewiscraft was -- to the best of my knowledge -- the ONLY arts & crafts supply store of it's kind around. Okay, I didn't have a membership, and didn't shop there ALL the time... but I certainly DID make frequent use out of it! And I KNOW a lot of other people did too. A lot of people who -- like me -- are now asking "what do we do now?"
I don't know where else to go, to find all the sorts of things Lewiscraft used to stock. Neither do many others.
A lot of people are now left hanging, directionless... out of luck when it comes to arts and crafts.
Thanks a lot, corporate greed. I know I don't know much behind the story, but one of my neighbours did work for Lewiscraft... and from the sounds of it... the only reason Lewiscraft was bought out was for liquidation... extra cash in their pockets. XP
I'm bummed by this news... I just hope that SOMEONE will establish a new chain of arts & crafts supply stores in Lewiscraft's place. Because this is definately going to leave a void....
