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January 2012IN EVERY ISSUE

Editor's Letter
Market Report
Book Reviews
Yarn Forward • Yarns for Weaving
TNNA Update
CYC Update
Smart Online • Back to Basics: Socially networked LYS owners shouldn't be neglecting their most important marketing tool, their websites.
• Smart Merchandising • Cut From a Different Cloth: A number of yarn stores are making room among the cashmere and angora for a different kind of fiber: fabric.
• Smart Legal • Payroll Roll Call: Freelance or full-time? Defining and paying employees doesn't have to be a taxing chore.
• Smart Advertising • Curious About QR Codes: Quick Response codes are gaining popularity as retailers find uses for this strange yet effective smartphone utility.
• Smart Money • Hot Commodities: Still in sticker shock over recent hikes on wool and cotton? Like it or not, there's sound reasoning behind the price increases.
International Report: Turkey
Company Profile: Schacht Spindle Co, Boulder, Colorado
• Celebrity Profile: Margaret Atwood 
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FEATURES

Bob(bin) and Weave: Can yarn shops spin gold from
the "other" yarn arts? By Leslie Petrovski

All The Store's a Stage: Part 3 of Daryl
Brower's three-part series on setting
your store up right.
Ad Vantage Points: Social media is free. When it comes to advertising and marketing your business online, how can you maximize what you pay—or don't pay—online? By
Cheryl Krementz
 
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