Local store features ‘rhythmic’ name, variety of fabric, jewelry
\nKansas State Collegian, KS<\/p>\n
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“Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye; four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie.”<\/p>\n
The opening lyrics to the nursery rhyme “Sing a song of sixpence” might not be heard everyday, but the phrase “four and 20 blackbirds” was the inspiration for a store on Poyntz Avenue.<\/p>\n
Susan Kice, owner of Four and Twenty Blackbirds, 427 Poyntz Ave., said the jewelry and fabric store’s name came from the rhyme.<\/p>\n
“I had gotten advice that the name needed to be rhythmic,” Kice said. “I kept saying I want the store to have four and 20 different things, and blackbirds were always in the back of my head.”<\/p>\n
Kice said the store’s motto is “Four and 20 fine things for you, your family and your home.”<\/p>\n
While the store offers everything from toys to jewelry to upholstery, it is dominated by a variety of fabrics.<\/p>\n
“To get fabrics, you have to have a retail space,” Kice said. “So having a shop this size with fabrics is rare.”<\/p>\n
Kice said she loved downtown Poyntz Avenue and took the opportunity to open her shop there in November 2005 when a place became available.<\/p>\n
Andrea Auckly, Manhattan resident, said she likes the choice of fabrics the store offers.<\/p>\n
She said Kice is knowledgeable about the fabrics and always has ideas for projects.<\/p>\n
“I have kids and Susan showed me fabric where everything cleans off of it,” she said.<\/p>\n
Kice said she has used her expertise to help K-State students design projects.<\/p>\n
Andrea Granger, sophomore in agribusiness, said she visits the store to pick out fabric.<\/p>\n
“I went with my mom to help pick out fabrics for pillows and stuff we were going to get reupholstered,” Granger said. “The store is cool, and they have a lot of choices for fabrics.”<\/p>\n
Besides the fabric that fill the entire store, there is a selection of high-end jewelry that is made in Kansas, Kice said.
\nShe said the handmade jewelry is from the Saint collection by Sarah Jane, and the prices start at about $100.<\/p>\n
Kice said the jewelry might seem expensive, but it is good quality.<\/p>\n
“I try to bring in stuff that no one has,” she said.<\/p>\n
The local store also offers a selection of children’s toys and European reproductions of furniture.
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