Winking Needle


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Welcome to the Winking Needle!

We are an artisan business based out of southern Louisiana, focusing on anime and gaming related hats, purses, buttons, and more. All items available are 100% handmade by us. Look around and enjoy!

For additional news and information, please visit our news blog.

Conventions

Confirmed Conventions


Pending Conventions

  • 2012 - LouisiAnime (Lafayette, LA)
  • 2012 - MechaCon (New Orleans, LA)

Past Conventions

  • 2006 - MechaCon (Lafayette, LA)
  • 2007 - MechaCon (Lafayette, LA)
  • 2008 - Babel Con (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • 2008 - MechaCon (Lafayette, LA)
  • 2009 - MechaCon (Lafayette, LA)
  • 2010 - MechaCon (New Orleans, LA)
  • 2011 - LouisianAnime (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • 2011 - MechaCon (New Orleans, LA)
  • 2011 - YuleCon (Fort Worth, TX)

Gallery

TO BE ADDED

If you have a photo of you enjoying one of our products, please send it to us to be posted

Basic Hats

  • Black Bear- $20

  • Polar Bear - $20

  • Black Cat - $20

  • Purple Cloud Cat - $20

  • Lavendar Cat - $20

  • Teal Cat - $20

  • Yellow Cat - $20

  • Cow - $20

  • Diglet - $20

  • Leopard - $20

  • Monkey - $20

  • Black Panda - $20

  • Red Panda - $20

  • Orange Tiger - $20

  • Wolf - $20

Deluxe Hats

  • Cactuar - $25

  • Gir - $25

  • Namek - $25

  • Green Octopus - $25

  • Orange Octopus - $25

  • Penguin - $25

  • Pikachu - $25

  • Black Rabbit - $25

Buttons

All buttons are 2" circles, created using a hand press.
Due to the hand-drawn nature of the images, they are made to order and can be customized as requested.
Shipping times are standard.

  • All Natural - $2

  • Angry - $2

  • Beer - $2

  • Ninja - $2

  • Sweat Drop - $2

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous items are currently not available online.

Clearance

  • Mardigras - $15

  • Rattata - $15

For additional clearance products, keep an eye on the blog!
Occasionally errors are made in production.

Custom Orders

Email me (Regina@Dempsky.org) about custom orders. Custom designed buttons are an extra $1. Custom hats range from $20 and up.
($20 for simple variations of other basic hats. Add more for extra appendages, hand stitching, and wires).

FAQ

Please email all questions to Regina@Dempsky.org.

Who makes these items?

The Weasel Brand items (mostly hats) are made by Regina (Weasel) and her mom.

Can I request a custom...

Why, yes you can request a custom whatever! Just contact the artisan that creates whatever it is you'd like your own custom version of.

How long does it take to ship?

Items in stock from Weasel Brand will be shipped within 7 days after ordering. Custom and Out of Stock items will take longer, and you will be contacted with an estimation of time when you make a request for one. Items are shipped USPS unless otherwise requested. Shipping costs do not include insurance.

What is the difference between flat brims and folded brims and can I get a hat without any?

Flat brims only extend as far as you can see in the picture and tend to fit a little looser. Folded brim can be unfolded to cover more of the head, while allowing a snugger fit depending on how it is folded. Regina personally prefers a folded brim so a majority of the stock will be made that way, but some hats require a flat brim. All hats (except those requiring the flat brim such as the penguin) may be requested with any style of brim (flat, folded, none).

Can I get one of those hats sized for my child?

Yes you can! We currently only have one hat in stock in children's size, the pink bunny. But any other hat is available to be made in a child's size. Just please contact Regina.

Why are there items that are out of stock in your shop?

For those that have browsed the description page, you will see some items that are listed as "Stock: Out". This means thare are currently no items of that style in stock. Most of those items can be made to order, although you may want to email to see how long it will take.

What conventions will you be at / have you been at?

Visit our Conventions page to find that out!

What kind of items are available at conventions?

If you visit us at the convention, you will get to see a wider selection of items, and personally choose from them, along with not paying any shipping. Along with this, there are also exclusive deals available only at Conventions! You'll have to attend to find them out.

Who created the website?

Weasel actual0ly designed the entire website. It is created in aquamacs and textedit, using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. The images were created using GIMP and Photoshop Elements. The navigation was coded using the Simple Tabs style by Komrade.

Bio - Weasel

Regina "Weasel" Dempsky is a graduate from ULL in Lafayette LA. She started her company as Weasel Juice back in 2003. Originally it was just a webcomic.

She started selling hats in 2005.

Weasel is also the web-master for the website, designing all the images and code.

E-Mail: Regina at Dempsky dot Org
AIM: Oowth

For more information about Regina, visit her profile page.

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