10% discount for knowitall.ch readers on purchases made before 14 December 2014 (see below for conditions).
A new online fabric and haberdashery store has just been launched in Switzerland.
Set up by sewing enthusiast, Ana Olivera, Tissu & Co stocks a wide range of beautiful and stylish fabrics from some of the top brands in the world. The website also offers modern sewing patterns, sewing kits for beginners, and top quality sewing notions, many of which are difficult to source locally in Switzerland. Product descriptions are currently available in both French and English, with German to be added shortly.
Asked why she decided to set up a store in Switzerland, Ana told knowitall.ch, “I started sewing in my teens and by my mid twenties I was a very prolific sewist. However, I stopped for many years as my professional career and personal life became more demanding. A few years ago, I rediscovered my passion for sewing through the internet, sewing blogs and social media. But I quickly became frustrated as there were so many products that I just could not find where I live in Vaud, so I decided to create Tissu & Co!”
Donate your back-of-the-closet, luxury footwear and handbags and help make a difference to the lives of children with learning differences and special educational needs.
ASK – All Special Kids, a non-profit association providing essential support for local families of children with learning differences and special educational needs, has just teamed up with the Rush Pop Up fashion store, to create a unique charity shopping event in Geneva.
Called Viva Vintage!, the special shoe and bag sale will take place at the Nest Gallery in Geneva on Thursday, 18 December from 17h to 21h. In the days leading up to the event, both ASK and Rush are asking the general public to hand in once-loved, like-new luxury footware and handbags at various locations throughout Geneva. Click here to find a depot near you or contact event organizer and ASK board member, Cheryl Sanders, to arrange pick-up from your home or workplace.
Special discount for knowitall.ch readers on all orders before end 2014!
If you’re looking for something a little bit different to furnish your home, then you should take a look at some of the soft interior furnishings created by Susan Inglis, Creative Designer at The Purple Thistle.
Using Scottish fabrics such as Harris Tweed, mixed with a variety of different cottons, Susan has produced a range of beautifully hand-crafted products for the home with a decidedly Scottish twist to them. In addition to classic cushions decorated with well-known Scottish icons such as Scottie dogs and Highland cows, she supplies wedding favors, personal gifts and trendy accessories, also adorned with Scottish emblems such as thistles and stags, etc.
When the curtain goes down on a Béjart Ballet performance, audiences all over the world have the sensation of waking from a beautiful dream. Sadly they also share that familiar frustration of wanting to recall each detail, to relive and record on their memory’s hard drive, and being unable to do so. A new book of photographs compiled by Sándor Szabados, Managing Director of Beyond The Lens Publications, promises to enrich the post-theater waking hours of Béjart Ballet fans everywhere with its 150 photographs of 16 choreographies, captured by nine professional photographers. Whilst books have been published on Maurice Béjart, and his successor Gil Roman, there has never been a book published featuring the visual beauty of their actual ballet performances. The hard-cover, full-colour book, printed in 8 languages, was designed and printed in the canton of Vaud, home of the ballet company. It will be available from 3 November 2014 in all major bookstores including Payot Fnac, Manor and Naville and from other prestigious retailers priced at CHF 69.00.
An exhibition at the Cité du Temps from 30 October to 30 November 2014, entitled "Béjart Ballet Lausanne World Tour with Gil Roman”, also showcases some of the photographs and doubles as the global launch of the book, which bears the same name. Click here to download the exhibition flyer.
20% discount for knowitall.ch readers on all costumes ordered before 15 October 2014.
Sparkles by Keri, the one-stop online shop for all things party-related, is offering knowitall.ch readers a huge 20% discount on all costume orders placed before the 15 October 2014.
So if you’re planning a special event for Halloween, or indeed any costume party in the foreseeable future, then you should take a look at the huge range of disguises that owner Keri Anderson Sparks has to offer on her website. Ranging from cute animal, fairy, and pirate costumes for kids, through to more glamorous historical and movie star outfits for adults, there really is something for everyone!
With goods imported directly from the US, Keri is able to provide a much wider choice of party supplies than can be usually find in local stores. Prices are also very competitive, so with your knowitall.ch discount there is no excuse for not getting into the party spirit this Autumn!
