Ritarene's Cross Stitch Fabrics and Supplies

09/15/2026

Hi Friends! I am back in town and heading over to messages now. I want to let everyone know that this is my busy busy busy season in my store. (I own a costume shop.) So, that means that I will not be available much until after Halloween. If you need something, please message me, but allow me extra time to respond and mail. I've made the decision to close my storefront after Christmas and change my focus to online auctions and sales and only do occasional pop up sales and appointments until next Halloween season. I am going to obtain an auction firm license and liquidate a lot of inventory through HiBid starting Jan/Feb. I'll post the auction info here and will have lots of items that can be mailed. I plan to do some auctions/sales with just craft supplies, too. I'm very excited for this next chapter. My store has struggled since Covid, and after this war started, my customer base is struggling to pay for gas and food. I need more time to focus on my online sales, which is what is keeping the lights on most of the year.

09/04/2026

Hi Friends! I'm going out of town one more time. I'll be gone until Sept 14th. Halloween is coming quick, so if you need anything before November, please message me in a week, so I can get it out to you. October will be a whirlwind (I run a costume shop. LOL). Thanks! Rita. PS--Big changes are coming at the end of the year that will hopefully allow me more time to post weekly auctions and sales starting early 2027. :)

08/12/2026

I will be out of town until Wednesday, August 19th to help Makani sell at a show. Makani has an artist booth at Animate Orlando to sell crocheted items. If you or anyone you know is going, please stop by the Yarn of Yore booth!

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07/27/2026

Hi Friends! I made a last-minute decision to fly to FL this week to celebrate Makani's 25th birthday in person. The last of the paid orders are getting packaged and mailed today. I will be offline the rest of this week and will get caught back up next Monday and Tuesday. Thanks so much!! Have a wonderful week. Rita.

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07/11/2026

Ladonna and I spent the entire day cutting aidas. We had some high yardage requests that took some time to measure & cut. We have all orders & requests cut, but a storm this evening stalled my internet. I'm finally back online. I'll work on packaging paid orders & sending invoices for the new orders that need to be weighed tomorrow. Thanks so much! Rita.

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06/29/2026

It took a couple of days longer than expected, but all paid orders are officially mailed!

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06/26/2026

Just an update....We got about half of the orders out on Tuesday (we had to cut yardage for a lot of orders, which slowed the process). Ladonna and I are packaging the rest today. I didn't have any help in the store for the past two days due to Heather & Bobby having appointments, so this is the first time I've been able to even sit down at the computer to get caught up. I appreciate your patience! I will get caught up with messages once I get orders in the mail. I need to send a couple of you invoices. Hang on. I'll get you messaged and invoice in a few hours. Thanks! Rita.

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06/23/2026

I think I've touched base with everyone and/or sent an invoice. I'll get as many orders in the mail tomorrow as possible. Please give me until the end of the week to get everything caught up and sorted out. Thanks!!!!!!! Rita.

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06/23/2026

See the comments for unsold items from tonight’s live sale:

06/17/2026

I'm about halfway through sending invoices, but it's midnight, and I need to call it a night. I'll send the rest of the invoices tomorrow. Thank you all so very much for joining the live sale!!

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