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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 - 2 days
4th of July
Labor Day - 2 days
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!
Dog Days & Downtown Sidewalk Sales
Lake Orion is going to the dogs! This Saturday (tomorrow) is the day for sidewalk sales and doggie activities. The complete schedule is here. We'll be open regular hous from 10 to 4 and our sale items will be on display inside in air-conditioned comfort. Come shop the bargains at Heritage and all around town, plus enjoy the dog parade. Feel free to bring your leashed four-footed friend shopping - we'll have special treats just for them. Finally, make sure to bring the coupon at the bottom - it is a good one!
Fiber Art Show It's that time of year - time to get your projects ready to submit to the Heritage Annual Fiber Art Show benefiting cancer research. No project is too big! No project is too small! Submit them all!
Bring in your entries: September 25 through October 1.
Visit the show and vote: October 3 through October 9.
Attend the awards reception (you could be a winner!): October 10
Remember - 100% of all funds raised are donated for cancer research at the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center. There is a fee for entry - an entry form will be posted to the website soon. Meanwhile, here are the categories:
- The younger set (ages 10 to 17)
- Knit or crocheted: 1) Scarves and shawls, 2) Hats and handbags, 3) Socks, Gloves and Mittens, 4) Sweaters, 5) Project from a Heritage Fiber Publications pattern
- Woven: 1) For the home, 2) Wearables
- Spinning: 1) Woven or knit from handspun, 2) Spinning for a project (must include project plan/pattern and knit/woven swatches with at least 2 oz. of spun yarn)
- Other - Anything that doesn't fit into one of the above categories
Finally, remember that at least 50% of the yarns must have been purchased from Heritage.
Once again WDIV is helping local businesses spice up the summer with a good-hearted competition (only one vote per person per category is allowed). Vote for us as your favorite Fiber Arts Shop here. Once you vote, follow the instructions to post your vote to your Facebook or Twitter account and help us spread the word. As always, we thank you for your support. |
| 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:
Aspen Shawl: 8/13
Knitting Boot Camp: four sessions to choose from starting on 9/21, 9/23 or 9/25
Carding - Fiber Preparation and blending 9/26
Combing Wool - Fiber preparation and blending 9/26
Understanding Yarn and Fibers 10/1
Fiber Explorers 10/2
Focus on Fair Isle 10/2
Fish Sweater 10/9
Our Next Learn to . . . classes start on:
Learn to Crochet: Private lessons, please call.
Learn to Knit: 10/11
Learn to Tat: 9/23
Learn to Spin: 9/18
Learn to Weave on the Rigid Heddle (one day class): September
Learn to Weave: Open Weaving on Monday evenings
Details on all of these classes and more on our website. |
| Tips for Knitters and Weavers | |
Two strands of sock yarn held together are the equivalent of dk weight (#3) yarn (~22 sts = 4"). Many patterns call for this weight. There are especially nice Sirdar baby and children pattern booklets specifying dk. Added bonus: sock yarn is made to take wear and it is machine washable. You can get some really original results and the beauty of it is that the yarn does all the work.
Handwoven Magazine recently had a contest showing sock yarn used in weaving. The results are inspiring. Here is a rigid heddle pattern for a scarf I made using sock yarn that was published by Interweave Press last year. Click here for a free rigid heddle scarf pattern.
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On the webI'm very excited! Our patterns are now available for download on-line exclusively through Patternfish. Many other publishers and designers are using the service - Lucy Neatby, Classic Elite, Cat Bordhi, to name a few - and it makes it so much easier for folks who don't have an LYS to get patterns. Not all of our patterns are posted yet, but there is a nice selection. The Coloring Book Shawl, our signature pattern, will also be available on Patternfish.
What's up
 It has been an extraordinarily busy summer. People who know me say that my life is never dull and I thrive on chaos. Okay, maybe so, but even for me this has been a busy couple months. Columbus, Albuquerque, and Charlevoix in the last six weeks for business. Bois Blanc and Chicago for vacation. Just some of the highlights from summer so far: Mariah graduated from high school, Pete and I went to our 35th class reunion, Mariah got registered for college, Mariah has finally decided to learn to drive and this past weekend we adopted a lab-mutt named Molly. On top of all this we moved to town (just a 10 minute walk from the shop) and I'm even managing to squeeze in a bit of work. Just for fun, I decided to refresh my crochet skills. Here's my first crochet doiley ever (made from Algarve sport weight cotton). Now I'm trying filet crochet, but I'm not liking following the chart at all! Hope your summer has been fun and fruitful! Happy Fibering!
Joan Sheridan
Heritage Spinning & Weaving
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