Seattle Area Yarn News:
All Wound Up now open!
No appointment needed! So Much Yarn now online! To welcome you to our new site, we are offering 15% off any yarn that contains cotton. Just choose your yarn and use the code Cottons2021 as you check out. This discount applies to mailed, curbside or in store pick up and is limited to stock on hand. Sale ends 5/15/21. Stilly River Yarns Drop-in project help is now OPEN again! We have a few hours each week set aside for these opportunities, and they’re reserved on a first-come / first-serve basis. Whether you want to learn a new craft, get help with a specific project, or take one of our standard classes as a one-on-one lesson, we can make that happen. Alternating weeks of virtual and in-person socialization:We’ll have virtual socials during the weeks of May 9 and May 23; in-person social nights will be held on May 4, May 18, and June 1. We’re still requiring physical distancing and masks at our in-person socials; please bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on, and be prepared for the weather! If the weather is nasty enough to make sitting outside impossible, we’ll cancel the event that week - stay tuned to our social media channels and website for the latest information. All Wound Up Chemo Hat Drive Under the guidance of a beloved friend who is personally battling cancer, All Wound Up is starting a Chemotherapy Hat drive, to benefit two local cancer centers in the Edmonds area. Charity Makers are encouraged to knit hats of all sizes for men and women. Please only use cotton or bamboo yarns (no acrylic or animal fibers). You may drop off your hats at All Wound Up. We currently have a few donated skeins available for pick up! Don't have time to make a hat? Become a Charity Donor! Purchase a skein of Bamboo Pop DK for the shop. We will give it to a Charity Maker who can knit or crochet a hat for the drive. The Tea Cozy online shop now open! teacozyyarn.com Featured Yarns for May: Cotton/wool blends are so nice as the warmer weather approaches. This month we have two favorites, Luma from The Fibre Company (50% wool/25% cotton/15% linen/10% silk) and the Cestari Ashlawn Collection (75% American Cotton/25% American wool) are both featured at 15% savings through May. These lovely DK weight fibers are so great for the season - perfect for a lighter weight layer! Tolt now open! Tuesday 10-5 Wednesday 10-5 Thursday 1-6 Friday 11-6 (appointment only) Saturday 10-5 (appointment only) Wild Fibers If you need knitting help, call the shop 360.336.5202 to schedule a time for us to help you. We are working with limited staff so appointments for help are required to ensure someone is available to help. We are currently charging $10 sessions that take between 15 and 30 minutes and $20 for appointments longer than 30 minutes. A Little Knitty Free Virtual Sit-n-Stitch Wednesdays 12pm Click the link below to join at Noon each Wednesday https://us04web.zoom.us/j/5330710790?pwd=L0RjTDgrRTlqUndVR3hVTDBOakRzQT09 If it asks for a password, it is iloveyarn All Wound Up Free Virtual Fiber Socials Tuesdays 10 am-12 pm Thursdays 6-8 pm Fridays 2-4 pm We've simplified our Zoom! We are now using the same log in and password for every session. Zoom Meeting Link The Nifty Knitter Tuesday Tea Free event, every Tuesday from 10am-12pm A soothing cup of tea calms the soul. We find that yarn has the same effect! When you pair those two with great company, you get our fun mid-week, mid-day event! For those that can’t make it to our weekend Knit Night, Tuesday Tea fills the gap. Join us online now! Preregister here The Nifty Knitter Wine & Knit Night Free event, every Friday from 6pm-9pm Sometimes you just need a night out with a good glass of wine and an even better ball of yarn. If this sounds enticing, then we would like to cordially invite you to join us at one of our Wine & Knit Nights — we promise it will leave you in stitches. Preregister here Serial Knitters Join us every Wednesday evening from 6-7pm To join, just copy and paste this address into your web browser: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9919897457 May 1 - 15
PNW Yarn Crawl The overall theme is HOLLYWOOL so you will be treated to different movie experiences at each shop!!! For more information please go to: https://pnwyarncrawl.com or follow us on Instagram @thepnwyarncrawl May 4 Makers' Mercantile Free Makers' Nite 5:00 - 6:00pm Pacific May guest: Barb Demerost, founder of Knitted Knockers Founder of Knitted Knockers, Barb Demerost has helped countless women with beautifully knit or crocheted breast prosthetics. Hear her story and learn how easy it is for you to help others during our next Makers' Nite! Register now May 9 Seattle Yarn A little treat for Mother's Day because, well, why not? We'll have everything 10% off (except special orders and classes) for anyone who is a mother, has had a mother, knows a mother...you get the idea. You're special and you deserve it! May 15 A Little Knitty We will be celebrating FIVE years of being open!!!! That feels crazy to even say that!!!! We will have a trunk show with local dyers from Stardust Fiber Studio, free gift with purchase and yummy treats to take home and enjoy! May 15 - 30 Seattle Yarn Seattle Sky Dyeworks Trunk Show Seattle Sky Dyeworks is a local, indie dyer who's been wowing us with gorgeous color on luxurious yarn for years. As we've been doing, this will be a remote-ish trunk show - so all the pretties will be here for two whole weeks to give you plenty of time to check it out. Plus, we'll put the trunk show online for folks who want or need to keep shopping at a distance! May 20 Makers' Mercantile 2:00 - 3:00pm or 5:00 - 6:00pm Color is everywhere. It may feel uncontrolled, but there are beautiful guidelines that help us to understand what colors go together, and why. In this free online talk, Kyle Kunnecke will explore the color wheel; helping you to understand color relationships. Then, he will show how color theory can inform our choices when selecting colors for our fiber arts projects, as well as tools we can use to aid in our decision making. This event is LIVE and will not be recorded. FREE but registration is required Register for this free event! May 22 Makers' Mercantile 10:00 - 11:00am Shetland-born Hazel Tindall will join us for a special online event where we have the opportunity to learn more about her life, experience as a professional knitter, and of course, the competitions that earned her the title of World's Fastest Knitter in 2004 and 2008. She is an expert knitter, with a wonderful wealth of knowledge about Fair Isle knitting. This FREE event will be hosted via Zoom. Learn about accessing our online events HERE. This LIVE event will not be recorded, so please be sure you are able to attend. Register now May 28 - September 6 Slow Yarn Crawl You can learn more about the crawl here: http://www.slowcrawl.com The passports haven't arrived to local yarn stores yet but should start arriving soon! |
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