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Celebrating 10 years in business: 2000 to 2010
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Shop Hours
Mon/Tues/Fri 10 to 5
 Wed/Thurs 10 to 7
Saturday 10 to 4
Sunday 12 to 4
 
EXCEPT: Closing at 5 on Wednesdays from June 23 until after Labor Day.
 
Closed:
Easter
Memorial Day
4th of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
 
Closing early:
Thanksgiving Eve - 5 pm
Christmas Eve - 4 pm
New Year's Eve - 4 pm
 
Standing Events
These are ongoing shop happenings.
 
Sit & Knit
These are social knitting times - no help is provided. Beginning 4/1/2010 we are asking for a contribution
for attending, if you can afford it. $2 to $5 is recommended. Please note that Sunday Sit & Knit has been discontinued.
Tues. evening 7 to 9
Wed. morning 10 to 12
Friday evening,
7 to 9 (if no one comes by 7:30, we will close)
 
Open Weaving
Every Monday from 6 to 9.  $20/week
 
Knitting Help
Tuesday from 11 to 1
Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Thursday from 1 to 3
Friday from 10 to Noon. 
$10 per session/$6 for $50.
NOTE: No Knitting Help on Wednesday's from June 23 until after Labor Day.
 
 Crochet Help
Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 pm $10 session.
 
Knit with Suzanne
Thursday evening, 7 to 9. $15/wk.
 
Be a Smart Sheep: Our Customer Appreciation Program
Here's how it works: For every $350 in fiber purchases (yarn, coned yarn, spinning fiber) you will receive a coupon good for 60 days for $25 off your next purchase. The coupon may be redeemed against ANY purchase - equipment, classes, needles, whatever. Further, each time you redeem a coupon you will be entered in an annual drawing to receive a really nice prize including a $100 gift certificate and a handwoven "something" for the home. 2010's prize is a set of four dishtowels woven by Clara. The drawing will be held each year at our Annual New Year's Day Party. Each time you make a purchase your rewards status will print on your receipt. Complete details at HSW.
 
May 4, 2010
 
Greetings!
 
Summer at Heritage
Our Wednesday evening Knitting Help session will run through June 16 and then break for summer, resuming in September after Labor Day. The shop will also close at 5:00 during the same time. Beginning in July each Wednesday evening you will find many of us in the park enjoying free music. Bring your current project and join us!
 
We will continue to be open seven days during the summer with the exceptions noted at left.
 
Finally, at some point during the summer the downtown will be undergoing a facelift. It will not impact our hours, but it may change the door you use to enter the shop. If sidewalk work is happening in front of the store, the side door (on the north east side of the building) will be open for your use. When this happens, we will clearly mark the door so you can't mistake the entrance. Parking is still at the East side of the building and in the lot directly north of the store. There is a second village lot one block south of the store. We are quite fortunate with our easy access to parking.
 
Downtown Lake Orion Events
This Wednesday, May 5, the downtown Farmer's Market resumes for the summer. Held just a block from the shop, it is a great time to get farm fresh fruit and veggies as well as fresh baked goods and other yummy goodies. Plus, be one of the first to come this week and you'll get a free bag full of coupons from Lake Orion merchants.
 
Then, coming up in just a few weeks is the Flower Fair, May 22 and 23. The downtown streets are closed and then filled with art and garden vendors. It is quite colorful and a great time to get your annuals.
 
More info here.
Free Pattern
    This quick and easy shawl uses just two balls of Mini Mochi and is a great chill chaser for summer evenings. Click on the photo to go to Crystal Palace's free pattern.
     
    Mochi Shawl
New stuff

Sue and StaceyStacey and Su were excited about the new yarns that come in today. They are raving about a suuuuper soft sock yarn - you know, one of those yarns you just want to take off your clothes and roll in it is that incredible. This yarn is the first commercial yarn I've seen that incorporates angora - a full 20%. The balance is 50% Merino and 30% nylon. The yarn is On-Line SuperSocke 100, it has 460 yards and is machine washable. Amazingly enough with the price of angora, this retails for just $21.00 a skein. Colors for men and women:

Angora

 
Several books have come in that support our yarns:
This Mirasol book has Father/Son patterns.
 

Mirasol

 

Heritage Sheep Logo

 

This one has Mother/Daughter patterns.
 

Wachi

 

Heritage Sheep Logo

This book is a great starting point for any of our sock yarns. Congratulations to customer and Knitting Boot Camp graduate Tanya Thomann for being published - her knee socks are on page 34.
Think OUtside the Sox
 
We also received new colors of Hempathy, Silky Wool and Bambool.

New Yarns

Plus quite a few new colors of Mulberry Silk along with a great Louisa Harding pattern book.
 

Mulberry Silk

Classes
Click on the class calendar on the class page on our website and see what is starting and what is already underway or ongoing.
 
Upcoming Classes:
                
Toe Options: 5/15
Spinning for Socks: 5/23
Unraveling Ravelry: 5/29
Knitting with Sharlene: 6/2
Spinning Clinic: 6/5
Fish Sweater: 6/20
 
Our Next Learn to . . . classes start on:
Learn to Crochet: Every Wednesday Evening.
Learn to Knit: Next class starts 5/2
Learn to Tat: in the fall
Learn to Spin:  6/23
Learn to Weave on the Rigid Heddle (one day class): 4/24
Learn to Weave: Open Weaving on Monday evenings
 
Details on all of these classes and more  on our website.
Heritage Gallery
This is Carollann knit this - her first try at lace. She was too shy to model it, so her teacher, Shar, does the job for her. 
 

Carollann's Scarf

 
Joy tried to do "stash busting" to knit this vest. Unfortunately, what she had in her stash didn't quite go far enough or give quite the right effect. So, back to the drawing board she went and ended up working this from Ella Rae Palermo and Brown Sheep Nature Spun from a pattern in the book Knit One Below.

Joy's Vest

 
Website update
I can finally announce that our website has had it's first major update since we opened. It is now a bit more colorful and we've freshened the info on most of the pages. We still have a couple pages to go, but by and large, you'll get a better idea of what we have in store. Soon, very soon, I plan to introduce e-commerce so that you can actually purchase product on line (from home in your jammies!). I'll keep you posted! Special thanks to Jamisen for putting up with me as we went through the process of getting all the work done.

Happy Fibering!
 
Joan Sheridan
Heritage Spinning & Weaving
 
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Spring has Spring.
Buy three balls of cotton yarn and get the fourth ball FREE. Buy three ounces of coned UKI mercerized perle cotton and get the fourth ounce free.
* Coupon valid through 5/17/10. Coupon must be presented to receive discount. In stock items only. May not be combined with any other discount . One coupon per customer. Showing us an electronic version of the coupon on your smartphone is an acceptable substitute for a paper coupon.