Auntie Wooly Says:
Dahlings! Over the last bit you may have noticed some new happy faces in the shop. Please say hello to Morgan, Adrienne, or Pat the next time you see them in the shop! They just love 'talking fiber' with you, and are always willing to help you start your newest project!
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Till next time, Happy Stitching!
Auntie W.
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 Great Adirondack Yarn!
Spring means fun, right? Right! So we just got some of the most fun yarns you can imagine from our friends at Great Adirondack Yarn Company! Pictured here is Jewels, a Rayon/Metalic that looks like something you'd see in the Pacific Ocean! We also got some lovely ribbon called Funky, and a yarn that's nothing BUT bling called Bali! We also got in a SOFT, bulky, hand dyed variegated machine washable Merino that is just too luscious and a great value. Come check out these fun, fabulous yarns!
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 Colinette Giotto
From Colinette, a wonderful hand dye company in Wales, we have Giotto, a cotton based tape that is so beautiful and easy to knit with. We just used one skein on US 11s and a seed stitch to make a fun, quick to knit scarf for our cool summer evenings. We also have the AbFab kits and Jitterbug sock yarn!
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 Cotton
For at least 8000 years, people have been cultivating cotton. Cotton is also the most widely used natural fiber in textiles. China and India are the largest producers of cotton in the world, but the US is the worlds largest exporter! Cotton is soft, breathable, and lends itself to a wide variety of applications. It has no memory, the 'spring' that makes wool so nice to stitch with, so some find it tiring to work with for long stretches. That said, it's hard to beat cotton, or a cotton blend, for cover-ups, soft tops, so many other things.
Cotton takes dye differently than wool so they tend to be a little more muted. Doesn't mean it's not beautiful, just different. To see how the fiber takes color differently, look at O-Wool Balance or Alchemy Kozmos to see the natural heathering due to the cotton content. The term Egyptian cotton refers to the extra long staple cotton grown in Egypt and favored for the luxury and upmarket brands worldwide. Egyptian cotton is more durable and softer than American Pima cotton, which is why it is more expensive. Pima cotton is American cotton that is grown in the southwestern states of the U.S.
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 Learning is FUN-damental!
You know about our "Stitching in your Slippers" on Friday and Sunday mornings. You may also know we give Private one-on-one Instruction on almost any topic related to knit or crochet at the low rate of $30 per hour, and that you can schedule lessons as short as 15 minutes. You may not know that we can also create Custom Private Classes for you! If you gather between 5 - 8 of your friends, we can schedule a 2 hour private class on almost any topic or technique for as little as $150! Contact Us for more information or to schedule a class or private lesson!
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