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HERITAGE CLUB
Are you a member? Ask about joining the next time you are in the shop. Or click the logo for more information. |
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These are ongoing shop happenings. An "*" by the event indicates that there is a fee.
These are social knitting times - no charge, but no help is provided.
Tues. evening 7 to 9
Wed. morning 10 to 12
Sun. afternoons 2 to 4
Master Knitter Support Group
2nd and 4th Sunday from 2 to 4.
COE in Handweaving Support Group
1st Wednesday at 1:00
*Open Weaving
Every Monday from 6 to 9. Call to confirm class will be held as we have some dates blocked out.
*Drop In Knitting
Tuesday from 11 to 1
Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (except between June 10 and Labor Day)
Thursday from 1 to 3
Friday from 10 to Noon
*Knit with Suzanne
Thursday evening, 7 to 9
Girl's Night
First Friday from 7 to 10 (except July and February)
Spinning Group
First Saturday from 10 to 12 (except July and February)
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Hard to believe, but it is true. Summer officially comes this weekend. What does that mean for fiber folks? Time to start planning for December gift-giving! Check out the classes in July - maybe we can help in that department. |
| The Summer Yarn Show |
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Every June the yarn business puts on a show . . . the WINTER show in the summer. Or is it the summer show with winter yarns? Well, whatever, it is a heck of a show!
There are literally hundreds of booths with all our favorite yarns, needlepoint canvasses, notions, designers, publishers and other complementary vendors. Jae and I enjoyed working our booth (selling our patterns, Little Knitting Book and the Knitting Boot Camp curriculum) but, truthfully, I didn't get to get out to see much. Sharlene and Suzanne came to the show and made the rounds and discovered a few yarns that I'll be looking into. I did, however, end up making a few purchases. One of my favorites is a little one:
Nancy's Knit Knacks Perfect Notions Case. It's small - the size of a thick cell phone but exactly right for tucking in your to-go knitting bag. Or having one for each project bag. Another Nancy's thing that everyone will love is our new winding station. No more hand winding. A motor does the work and if you want to measure yarn (to divide a ball for socks or measuring off a cone), it will go to the preset length and stop. Now, that's pretty darn exciting! I can barely wait until ours is delivered.
One of our booth neighbors was Green Mountain Spinnery. Jae and I had a good time visiting with them. Like Jae said, "They'd fit right in at Heritage - they are our kind of people." They also have great yarns and patterns and they have a new book coming out. I was also thrilled to see that they had some made in Vermont yarn for dyeing. What a great combination: doing business with cool folks and getting a new yarn for dyeing that is made in the US.
Oh yes, and I ordered more sock yarn. No surprise there!
One yarn that both Jae and I fell in love with is Louet's Mooi (pronounced "moy" to rhyme with boy). It is a blend of bison, bamboo and cashmere. Talk about heaven! I suspect some will find its way to our shelves come fall. More on it here. |
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This is a Knitting Boot Camp success story. Pat came in to show off her latest project - this pink baby sweater. What's cool is that it was a plain sweater, no lace in the original pattern. She thought it needed to be spiffed up a bit, so she got out her calculator, swatched a bit and ended up with this version of feather and fan lace. The original didn't have a collar. She wondered if she could add one and Marge (in Drop in Knitting) encouraged her to go for it. Personally, I think Pat did a great job! It is a sweet little sweater.
As always, click on the image for a closer-up view. |
| Classes |
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Click on the class calendar on the class page on our website and see what is starting and what is already underway or ongoing.
Class Spotlight:
UFO Summer Camp. Sunday, 7/5. This is your opportunity to come play inside a yarn shop for a day. It will be kind of like a lock in like the kids do. The shop is closed except for Summer Campers. Bring your UFOs and get some work done. Watch a movie, browse the books, take a walk, enjoy the company. How perfect is that? Details on the website.
Upcoming classes
Here's a list of all the classes starting in the next few weeks (the date listed is the first day of the class):
6/27 Projects for the Rigid Heddle
6/28 Drum Carding Play Day
7/5 UFO Summer Camp for Fiber Nuts
7/8 One Skein Gifts
7/10 PM Toe Up, Two at a Time - Socks
7/15 Knit Mini Socks
7/18 Intermediate Rigid Heddle Weaving
7/22 Knit Mini Latvian Mittens
7/28 First Time Top Down Socks on Double Point Needles
7/29 Teeny Tiny Knit Sweaters
Our Next Learn to . . . classes:
Learn to Knit: starts 9/14
Learn to Tat: starts 9/24
Learn to Spin: starts 9/19
Learn to Weave on the Rigid Heddle: 10/17
Learn to Weave: Open Weaving on Monday evenings OR Learn to Weave in a week: July 13 through 17
Details on all of these classes on our website. | |
Summer Fiber Retreat
There are still spaces available in the fiber retreat. Check the details here. Summer Hours
Reminder: There is no Wednesday evening Drop In Knitting and we close at 5:00 on Wednesday's through August.
- June 25, 26, 27 for the downtown carnival
- July 4 & 5 for Independence Day
- September 6 & 7 for Labor Day
Otherwise, we will remain open seven days through the summer.
Happy Fibering!
Joan Sheridan
Heritage Spinning & Weaving
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