It is always exciting when we get in a new fabric line here at the office, but we are especially excited when there is one that GLOWS IN THE DARK.

Why?? You might ask… I will share an interesting anecdote on what happens here at our office when we are fortunate to receive our glow in the dark shipping samples from the fabric mill.

Glow in the dark fabric ink needs to be charged by either the sun or bright room lights for a few minutes before they will glow in the dark. The room needs to be very dark for you to see the effect. Having offices in Arizona, where I am happy to report— is almost always sunny–and having offices with lots of large windows–does not really offer an environment conducive for viewing glow in the dark ink. What to do……

Well, necessity is the mother of invention and there is one room in the building that does not have lots of natural light—the men’s room.

The ritual is to charge the fabric for a few minutes in the sunlight and we all march into the men’s bathroom, turn off the lights and make sure that the fabric does indeed glow in the dark to our satisfaction. Nothing out of the ordinary—except I am the only man and I am accompanied by 5 or 6 of the women who work here at Avlyn.

You should have seen the look on the UPS driver’s face when he saw all 7 of us exiting the bathroom at the same time! A real Kodak moment!