Our King Cole Calendar has been jam-packed recently! From heading down to the NEC in Birmingham for Autumn Fair and Glee, to hopping on the red double-decker bus to Yarndale in our home-town on Skipton!
We thought we’d share the photos and further details of what we have been up to:
Autumn Fair 2017
In the first weekend of September, we returned to Autumn Fair 2017. Promoted as “the season’s number one wholesale gift and home trade event, showcasing amazing brands, new products, retail insight and bucket-loads of inspiration!” we joined fellow wholesalers to showcase our yarns, patterns and the debut of Mrs Spike! She was officially named ‘Suzie’ as chosen from the hat by our Director Mike.
WATCH the grand reveal:
We also encouraged visitors at the stand to take a selfie with Suzie and share it with us using #SpikeOnTour across social media. Using hashtags or tagging our usernames @KingColeLtd on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or @Hedgehog_Spike for Spike and Suzie’s own Twitter, helps us to keep track and promote King Cole.
Standing out from the crowd with our new pink branding!
Did you visit the show or take a selfie with our furry friends?
Suzie the Hedgehog took centre stage and we think Mike became just a little smitten…
Glee Birmingham 2017
The following week we made our debut exhibit at Glee Birmingham. This was our first time exhibiting at a garden & outdoor living trade show and we went with open minds and a yarn-stormed stand!
Yarn-bombed wheelbarrow | Carousel Chunky stand | Summer Collection 9001
Superfine Alpaca | Big Value Tonal Chunky | Knitting away in quiet time!
Knitting the world’s longest scarf?
Our team were busy yarn-storming garden forks, a mini wheelbarrow, a teapot and more in the lead up to the show. Our premise for Glee was to showcase how garden centres can easily slot a stand including our yarn, patterns and needles into their space. We also helped garner a lot of attention through our rotating Carousel Chunky stand!
#SpikeOnTour
Yarndale 2017
Magazine Visit
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We’re sure you’re all very familiar with our favourite spiny (but super soft) Spike the Giant Hedgehog.
When he’s not snuffling around looking for beetles and dried twigs, he’s busy popping into our yarn stockists all over the UK for a little stay-cay.
He’ll be documenting lots more of his journeys on our social media sites: Twitter @Hedgehog_Spike and Instagram @KingColeLtd. You can keep track of him on these sites and our Facebook page by simply searching #SpikeOnTour or our @handles.
You can also use this hashtag when sending in your own photos of him, along with tagging our @handles – we’d love to feature these on our sites too! He enjoys playing hide-and-seek (sneaky thing!) and may try to get you to guess his location by posting clues about nearby locations.
What are you waiting for? Head to the hashtag and get tracking! He’s spotted at Mrs T’s Wool Shop, Coventry..