The Kreinik blog announced yesterday that Jerry Kreinik (who with his wife Estelle founded the Kreinik Company) was very very ill.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2011/03/jerry-kreinik.html
The Kreiniks just posted on their Facebook account that their father has died. I hope he knew how much his metallics mean to stitchers, especially those of us who remember the time when needlepoint meant only wool.
UPDATE: A brief profile of Mr. Kreinik on the company blog.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2011/03/remembering-jerry-kreinik.html
UPDATE #2: SharonG found his online obit.
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/546092/Jerry-M--Kreinik.html?nav=5062
UPDATE #3: Sue speaks for all of us in thanking Jerry for what he did for us.
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/jerry-m-kreinik/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
5 comments:
Hi Jane,
Although I never met Mr. Kreinik, I am please to keep his memory going as I use his products every today. Tonight's tribute thread is Kreinik size 8 026V. Thanks, Mr. Kreinik for giving our needlepoint a wonderful sparkle.
I'm sure his family appreciates your tribute, Robin. We all owe a lot to them, especially us threadaholics!
Thanks for the link to Mr. Kreinik's profile. What an interesting man! He led a full, long life and we will all remember him daily as we use Kreinik threads.
Gosh, there seem to be a lot of embroiderer-type people dying at the moment!
That's very sad. Where would we be without Jerry Kreinik's work/products.
Where indeed?! Mr. Kreinik not only opened the door to new and exotic threads, he showed it was a viable business, thus tempting others to start thread companies. Very influential guy. Our stitching life is much richer thanks to him and his wife.
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