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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
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| 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.
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| 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. | |
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| Greetings!
This weekend in downtown Lake Orion: The Flower Fair
 Bring your little red wagon (to tote your purchases) and come to town! Vendors will be set up throughout downtown selling everything you can imagine for your outdoor living spaces: flowers, garden art, patio bricks and lots more. Enjoy street performers, artists and a colorful atmosphere and take home perennials and annuals to color your world. Catch up with friends - that's Lisa Sokol sporting her gardening hat and toting plants when she worked the Senior Citizen Center space a couple years ago. When you need a break from shopping, grab your knitting bag and swing into Heritage and put your feet up. We're always happy to have company! |
| Weaving is HOT! | |
Seems lately that we cannot keep rigid heddle looms in stock. This segment of the fiber industry is exploding. Perhaps it is because so many knitters have stashes or perhaps it is because you've just been seeing some of the cool things you can do with this loom, no matter, without a doubt the rigid heddle is leading the excitement now like knitting did a few years ago. Becca is our primary rigid heddle instructor. Under her guidance, you will learn to dress the loom and get it ready to weave and weave off your first scarf. These classes are held every four to six weeks and you can use our looms if you don't have one. With class size limited to four students, you get plenty of time for asking questions. Becca's next Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle is set for 6/12.
 This is the new Jane loom, a workshop loom that folds up small enough to go into a suitcase. Made by Louet, it is sturdy and pleasant to weave on. Better yet, it is warped and ready for YOU to weave on. Whether you have any prior weaving experience or not, for the small fee of just $15, you can weave your very own guest towel. Call ahead to reserve your time. With basic instruction, most people will be able to weave their towel in two to three hours. Our Monday night Open Weaving sessions are very popular. We've got six different looms available for students. Sammi (and usually Clara) is there to assist students to warp and weave. This class is appropriate for learning to weave, freshening your weaving skills, building your weaving skills, or just because you'd like to meet other weavers and be inspired.
Finally, Sammi has scheduled her Learn to Weave in a Week class for July 19 - 23. A Learn to Weave in a Weekend classes with Joan is scheduled to start 7/30. With all these opportunities to try weaving . . . what are you waiting for? It's fun and remarkably relaxing.
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| Free Patterns for Summer Knitting | |
What do these four patterns have in common: they are all small projects perfect for summer. Fun to knit, they also make great gifts. Instant knitting satisfaction!
 These luggage tags are a clever way to identify your bags on the turnstile. Use your left over Fortissima sock yarn.
 These cute as a button baby booties are a great way to use up your leftover Step sock yarn. Aloe and jojoba oil built right into the sock yarn are a nice treat for a baby's tender feet.
 Mini Mochi sock yarn is the star in these Fair Isle hat and mittens. Really nice for vacation knitting because you only have two balls of yarn to work with and the results are truly eye-catching.
 Finally, in a slightly larger gauge comes these baby booties from Cat Bordhi that use Heirloom Breeze, a stretch yarn that stays on baby feet. You can easily make a pair in an evening - these are two-movie gifts!
Click on the images for links to the websites hosting these free patterns.
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| What's New | |
 We just received some very pretty hand-dyed yarn. Since we have our own dye room, I'm pretty picky about the hand-dyed yarn that we bring in - these are worth investing in. Artyarns are dyed by Iris Schreier, author of Modular Knits, Lacy Little Knits, Reversible Knits and Exquisite Little Knits. This yarn is called Cotton Spring, comes in a wide range of colors and is the same gauge and fiber content as Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. I think the Cotton Spring would be lovely as an accent with Cotton Fleece. Or, since it has such a soft hand, used by itself for baby. A 165 yard skein costs just $11 - a real value in a hand-painted yarn. Click on the photo to go to their website and learn more about Artyarns. |
| 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.
Spinning Sock Yarn. "What could be involved in spinning sock yarn, "you say? "Spin it fine? That's all?" Come to this session to learn more about fibers to use, blends that will make your socks wear better, and spinning techniques that will help you have the sock yarn you want. Plying 3 and 4 singles plus cable plying will all be part of a fun-filled day of spinning. If you bring some double-point needles we might even get to knitting some swatches. May 23rd, 10-4.
Upcoming Classes:
Spinning for Socks: 5/23
Unraveling Ravelry: 5/29
Knitting with Sharlene: 6/2
Spinning Clinic: 6/5
Weaving Fine Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom: 6/17
Fish Sweater: 6/20
Introduction to Fair Isle: 7/10
Our Next Learn to . . . classes start on:
Learn to Crochet: Every Wednesday Evening until mid-June.
Learn to Knit: Next class starts in September
Learn to Tat: 9/23
Learn to Spin: 6/23
Learn to Weave on the Rigid Heddle (one day class): 6/12
Learn to Weave: Open Weaving on Monday evenings, Learn to Weave in a Week, 7/19; Learn to Weave in a Weekend, 7/30
Details on all of these classes and more on our website. |
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This lovely moebius was knit by Joy using two strands of yarn held together. She choose Noro sock yarn and lace weight kid mohair and silk (in her left hand). The resulting piece looks nothing like what you would expect with respect to color. It is soft and cuddly and really striking. Check the website shortly for a moebius class so you can learn how to make one of these for yourself.
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Did you know you can update your subscription to our newsletter at any time? There's a link at the very bottom of the newsletter. You can change your name, email or interest preferences (knitting, weaving, spinning, demonstration - you can pick as many interests as you like). Our emails are created on and distributed by a "cloud computing" service called Constant Contact. They are pros at keeping your email addresses out of the hands of spammers.
Support Local Businesses
Periodically I use the forum to step up on my soapbox and talk to you about issues that are important to me. Here I go again...
Michigan has been hit hard by the recession - we all know that! Here are a couple ways you can help keep your money in the local economy: First, shop downtown. Second, when you pay these local folks use cash, check or your debit card to help prevent excessive credit card charges. Every time we run a credit card (even your debit run as a credit), we pay not only a "swipe" fee, but also a percentage of the sale. Trust me when I say: it adds up fast.
Local business owners know their stuff and usually provide far superior service. In exchange, you MAY pay a tiny bit more than at a big box or on-line, but usually not enough to tip the scale away from the little guy. Here are some of my favorite downtown Lake Orion businesses: M & B Graphics (best price around for printing - great quality, too), Mason Jewelers (just all around nice folks), Elements (current home décor and gifts), Little Monsters (the best toy store), Tesori (gifts for all ages or just yourself), Paint Creek Bicycles (with everything from racing bikes to kids trikes and unicycles), Back to Beautiful (Robert has a real flair for hair), Ed's (costumes and gifts), Orser Photography (they have done my pattern photos as well as my daughter's senior pictures - and Tina is a wonderful knitter), Celtic Cove (Bridget is delightful and has a great selection of Catholic and faith-based gift items), Lake Orion Veterinary Hospital (Melanie is a spinner/knitter/weaver and her husband a really compassionate vet), Hanson's Running Store (where I really need to visit and get this year's walking shoes) and I know there are others I'm missing, not to mention our convenient downtown restaurants that have really diverse and yummy food choices.
I've been working in downtown Lake Orion for 10 years and living here for nearly 25 years. With each year that passes, my world gets smaller as I live life closer and closer to home (owning a business is a pretty time-consuming endeavor). I'm really lucky to have such a cool town to call home and it's certainly not a hardship to "buy local." Which reminds me, tomorrow (and every Wednesday over the summer) is the farmer's market held behind Children's Park. Come check it out and stop by the shop and say hello!
Happy Fibering!
Joan Sheridan
Heritage Spinning & Weaving
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