About Us….
Vikki and Elle became friends several years ago while working together.
It was only recently, that the two combined artistic ways and joined together
to bring too you: Vintage k. Vikki is married with two sons, Jadon &
Jacob, and a daughter Mariah. Her life is busy with working, spinning
and motherhood. How she does all of this no one knows…. I would need pills.
Her husband is a carpenter for a custom cabinet company. You would think
with all of his knowledge, we would have storage for our yarns, but we
don't. Are you reading this Ron??? Her humor keeps the girls going when
we are carding crappy sheep's wool. She is younger than Elle which brings
some of the contemporary side to our site. Elle is married with a 9yr.
old daughter, who seems to think she is in her late teens. She is a city
girl from the word go and unwashed wool creeps her out. Her husband bikes
for Treks' racing team and is rarely home. She buys from all of the links
on our site until the Visa bill comes and gets her into serious trouble.
The damn shredder is broken or he would never know.
Our Name….
Elle is a Vintage lover at heart, though she spins and knits some of the wilder things on this site. Old photographs, jewelry pieces, buttons etc. is what brought us to the first part of our name. Simple enough….but than we have Vikki. The “k” comes from Vikki, who went out one day to purchase a knitting bag with the letter “V” on it. She decided that the bag was too expensive and would have to wait. We listened to her for over a week whine how she just should have purchased the bag. Well guess what happened when she finally did decide to go back and get the bag, you got it… it was sold. She came back with a bag with the letter “k” on it. When asked by many what the k stood for, she thought for a moment and surprised even herself with the word knit! So that is the story of how Vintage k came about. Read our blog for more of our moments.
All of our handspun yarns are unique and spun with extra care. We have
added a touch of the past to some and a bit of the present to others.
A standard shipping rate for yarn is $4.00 priority mail and insurance
is available at check out. The standard shipping rate for all shawls,
wraps, handbags etc. is $6.00. Gift wrapping is available upon request
at no extra charge. Please see photos for yardage and details. If you
are dissatisfied with your purchase, you may return the item for a full
refund. You will need to contact us within 7 days of receiving your item.
We would like to thank-you for your purchase and want you to be pleased
that you shopped at Vintage k.
Other Knitters and contributors to Vintage k:
Ann….Is elle's sister and a crotchetier at heart. You will
find her beautiful afghans, baby blankets, sweaters on this
site. She too leads a busy life but is happy taking special
orders, just ask and she will email you back. Vintagek@hotmail.com
Patricia….elle's mom, (yes the whole family is involved), as
our knitted items request have gone beyond how fast elle/Vikki
can knit. You will find the same wild side to her, and that
is probably where elle got it from.
Joan….elle's sister-in-law! If it weren't for distance and
elle's health, a yarn store would be open and running today.
Joan lives near the water front in Sheboygan, Wi. and another
spot on the water opened waiting for a business. Someday their
dreams will come true, and in the mean time they will just have
to keep watching reruns of Cinderella.
Many of our shawls, handbags, scarves are found throughout
the states at select boutiques. We do take custom orders and
will try our best to accommodate you in all ways. Please email
us:
Vintagek@hotmail.com
and we check our email daily. Got that Joan! |