It's Alive... It's Alive!

It's a pretty exciting day here at Bee Line-Townsend!  After days and days of waiting, the website is finally live!  You can now order your Bee Line-Townsend cutter products on our website.  This has been a bit like having a baby and going past your due date, except this time my mother-in-law isn't going to send me flowers with my husband's name on them.

SO.  Enough about cutters.  I need to get to work with some hooking.  I have a few people who are willing to teach me, but none of them are local so I have to wait until I see them.  I have never been known for my patience, and I cannot stop thinking about hooking.  Here is my dilemma - there aren't any shops that I know of nearby, and I want to buy a hook and some rudimentary supplies.  I know there aren't many readers here yet, but if any of you who may stumble across this site have some tips for me, I need to know:

What are the startup essentials for a Rookie Hooker?

Where do I get them?

Do you recommend starting with a kit?

I already have access to the best possible cutter and cassettes, so I can cut any width strips.  Let me know what I need beyond that.  I look to you, wise hookers.