Oh my! How quickly the days, weeks, and  months fly by. I feel as though I have been away for the past year and am running as fast as I can to catch up. We’ve been dyeing lots and lots of yarn, I’m dyeing silk scarves, and I am learning a new dyeing technique for silk painting. What fun! Come see the new silks I have hanging; beautiful Summer colors!

We thoroughly enjoyed our week at John C. Campbell and had a marvelous class. Everyone produced amazing silks and we had such fun doing it.

SALE FOR MAY: This month we are having a GIVE AWAY! For every purchase over $50, you may chose one yarn from the sale room – for FREE! It can’t get better than that, can it? If you are working with mesh yarns, we have a wide choice to choose from, and we are keeping them at 25% off. Don’t forget that our sale area is always a great opportunity as these yarns are 30% off. As new yarns come in, older yarns give up their space and are put in the sale yarn. You can always find interesting yarns there at a whopping 30% off. Please say that you receive our newsletter when you check out.

You should see the yarns we’ve dyed…almost 100 skeins over a three-day period, (pant, pant). They are gloriously bright and beautiful…shouting out “SUMMER IS COMING!”

See below for class times and dates.

The yarns we are currently dyeing are:

100% Alpaca, sport weight
Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino wool
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Merino/silk 75-25 blend
Superwash Merino, worsted, sport, and bulky
Baby alpaca/silk blend – super soft
Kid Mohair
Cashmere blends
Superwash merino chunky (NEW)
and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs…have something you’d like dyed, bring it in. We have ready-to-dye sock yarn from Plymouth (Happy Feet) that can be knitted and then dyed to your liking.

UPCOMING CLASSES:   WHAT FUN!

SILK PAINTING – Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, from 10 to 4 both days. In this class, you will learn how to control the flow of the dyes, and do fine, precise painting on silk.  Fee of $350 includes all materials and silk, steaming, and processing. Silks can be picked up the following week, ready to wear or frame. Call 828-697-0630 to register; registration with deposit required.

SILK DYEING – Some time in June, date to be determined. Dye scarves to suit your wardrobe.

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but
want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the
language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?
Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to
your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Peggy.

CROCHET CLASSES

Peg is here and available for individual crochet lessons. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Peggy.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:
Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,
I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you. Family classes are so much fun!

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of
laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each
others company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are
discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following
websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.
We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find
discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it
- and for you who live out of town, we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com

As always, you’re receiving this letter at your request. If you wish to
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Thank you for shopping with us. We appreciate your patronage and will do
whatever we can, to make your knitting experience more interesting and fun.
We look forward to helping you chose colors and textures for your next
project.

Sincerely,
Donna,  Magdi, and Peggy

Hello Fiberlovers!

Our DULCIMER CONCERT made for a delightful ambiance in which to do our favorite thing….knitting, although there were several of us who sang along when the old-time hymns were played. What fun!

SALE FOR JULY: We are going to continue our 20% discount on all mesh yarns, yes, our shop is “THE PLACE” to find the new mesh yarns…we have Marina, Flora, Flamenco, Poppy, and Bodega…come see the different ways we have used these interesting woven yarns. They can also be used as novelty yarns, just the way you’ve used some eyelash, you can incorporate the mesh yarn. They make for an outstanding piece of work.  You MUST mention receiving our newsletter – at check out – in order to take advantage of this sale.

Two new yarns that just arrived: (1) VITA, made from 85% recycled cotton and 15% recycled cashmere, 5 sts = 1″ US #7, approx 136 yds. This yarn is made in Italy using totally green processing. It’s good for the planet! (2) COTTON SUPREME, 100% cotton, 4-5 sts = 1″ US #7-9, approx 180 yds. The expression “soft as cotton” certainly applies to both of these yarns. Summer knitting was never so pretty. We also have reelings of some 100% cashmere from Afganistan. We will order this yarn especially for you when you want to start a project.

Our hand dyed yarns are fully stocked as we have been dyeing for two weeks. Come and enjoy all the gorgeous colors.

Other items that we make are our lovely silk scarves, many sizes and techniques, (check out the arashi shibori accordian-pleated scarves), and our fun and extremely comfortable t-shirts, dyed in the traditional Japanese shibori technique. Each one is an individual work of art. We just finished dyeing 20 more tshirts and they are available in just about every size.

The yarns I’m currently dyeing are:

Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino wool
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Merino/silk 75-25 blend
Superwash Merino, worsted, sport, and bulky
Baby alpaca/silk blend – super soft
Kid Mohair
Cashmere blends
Superwash merino chunky (NEW)
and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs…have something you’d like dyed, bring it in.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but
want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the
language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?
Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to
your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Donna.

CROCHET CLASSES

Peg is here and available for individual crochet lessons. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Peggy.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:
Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,
I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you.

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of
laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each
others company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are
discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following
websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.
We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find
discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it
- and for you who live out of town, we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com

Hello Fiberlovers!

What lovely weather we are having in these late Spring months. The colors are so vibrant; it keeps my creative flow moving right along. Be sure to scroll down to our FUN AND GAMES section for info on our upcoming DULCIMER CONCERT.

SALE FOR JUNE: 20% discount on all mesh yarns, yes, our shop is “THE PLACE” to find the new mesh yarns…we have Marina, Flora, Flamenco, Poppy, and Bodega…come see the different ways we have used these interesting woven yarns. They can also be used as novelty yarns, just the way you’ve used some eyelash, you can incorporate the mesh yarn. They make for an outstanding piece of work.  You MUST mention receiving our newsletter – at check out – in order to take advantage of this sale.

Two new yarns that just arrived: (1) VITA, made from 85% recycled cotton and 15% recycled cashmere, 5 sts = 1″ US #7, approx 136 yds. This yarn is made in Italy using totally green processing. It’s good for the planet! (2) COTTON SUPREME, 100% cotton, 4-5 sts = 1″ US #7-9, approx 180 yds. The expression “soft as cotton” certainly applies to both of these yarns. Summer knitting was never so pretty.

We are dyeing our little hearts out! Thank you all for such interest in our hand-dyed yarns. We began dyeing yarn just for fun and now it is one of our fastest moving yarns, especially the sock yarn.

Other items that we make are our lovely silk scarves, many sizes and techniques, (check out the arashi shibori accordian-pleated scarves), and our fun and extremely comfortable t-shirts, dyed in the traditional Japanese shibori technique. Each one is an individual work of art.

The yarns I’m currently dyeing are:

Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino wool
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Merino/silk 75-25 blend
Superwash Merino, worsted, sport, and bulky Baby alpaca/silk blend – super soft Kid Mohair Cashmere blends Superwash merino chunky (NEW) and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs…have something you’d like dyed, bring it in.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?
Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Donna.

SILK DYEING: We will band and dye silk scarves (Shibori) on Friday, June 15 from 1 to 3.  Silks will lay for a few days to dry and will be steam set the following week, after which your finished scarves can be picked up. The fee of $85 per person must be paid at the time of registration, and includes two long scarves, one square neck scarf, and all dyes, as well as steaming. More silk will be available to purchase as desired. Space is limited so early registration is a good idea.

YARN DYEING: Come have some fun dyeing your next knitting project on Wed, June 20 from 10 to 2. Yarns to be used must be purchased from Yarns To Dye For; we have a broad variety of reasonably priced yarns to choose from, already put up in skeins, ready to dye. The fee of $50 must be paid at the time of registration. Space is limited, so quick registration is a good idea.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:
Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,
I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you.

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each others company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

DULCIMER CONCERT! We are happy and excited to invite you to join us on Tuesday, June12, when we will be entertained by Mary and David Mason, playing their dulcimers. This will take place at our usual time for the knitting group. Bring your yarn and knit to music!

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.   We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it - and for you who live out of town, we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com

Thank you for shopping with us. We appreciate your patronage and will do whatever we can, to make your knitting experience more interesting and fun.
We look forward to helping you chose colors and textures for your next project.

Sincerely,
Donna and Magdi

Hello Fiberlovers!

Spring has certainly ‘sprung’; the colors, it’s all about the colors for me. The azaleas were outstanding, although they didn’t last very long. I can hardly wait for the Summer flowers to give me even more inspiration for dyeing.

SALE FOR MAY (extending from April): 10% discount on all purchases that total $50 or more, but you must mention receiving our newsletter – at check out – in order to take advantage of this sale.

The YARN CRAWL (sponsored by Friends of Fibers), is May 12 and we are participating again this year. We hope to see you.

WE JUST RECEIVED OUR NEXT SHIPMENT OF MARINA IN SIX COLORS – YESTERDAY! Our shop is “THE PLACE” to find the new mesh yarns…we now have Marina, Flora, Flamenco, Poppy, and Bodega…come see the different ways we have used these interesting woven yarns. They can also be used as novelty yarns, just the way you’ve used some eyelash, you can incorporate the mesh yarn. Makes for an outstanding piece of work.

We have a new yarn to dye; it’s name is PLEASURE and it is a blend of 75% merino wool and 25% silk, Sport Weight. The skein is 330 yds, and I will be dyeing two skeins together so you have an option for 660 yds in the same color/dyelot. I “might” even dye three together so you can have 990 in the same color/dyelot. This a lovely, soft yarn with strength.

Other items that we make are our lovely silk scarves, many sizes and techniques, (check out the arashi shibori accordian-pleated scarves), and our fun and extremely comfortable t-shirts, dyed in the traditional Japanese shibori technique. Each one is an individual work of art.

The yarns I’m currently dyeing are:

Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino wool
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Merino/silk 75-25 blend
Superwash Merino, worsted, sport, and bulky Baby alpaca/silk blend – super soft Kid Mohair Cashmere blends Superwash merino chunky (NEW) and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs…have something you’d like dyed, bring it in.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?

Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Donna.

SILK DYEING: We will band and dye silk scarves (Shibori) on Friday, May 11 from 1 to 3.  Silks will lay for a few days to dry and will be steam set the following week, after which your finished scarves can be picked up. The fee of $85 per person must be paid at the time of registration, and includes two long scarves, one square neck scarf, and all dyes, as well as steaming. More silk will be available to purchase as desired. Space is limited so early registration is a good idea.

YARN DYEING: Come have some fun dyeing your next knitting project on Wed, May 9 from 10 to 2. Yarns to be used must be purchased from Yarns To Dye For; we have a broad variety of reasonably priced yarns to choose from, already put up in skeins, ready to dye. The fee of $50 must be paid at the time of registration. Space is limited, so quick registration is a good idea.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:

Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,

I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you.

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each others company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.

We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it - and for you who live out of town, we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com 

Thank you for shopping with us. We appreciate your patronage and will do whatever we can, to make your knitting experience more interesting and fun.

We look forward to helping you chose colors and textures for your next project.

Sincerely,

Donna and Magdi

Hello Fiberlovers!

What a beautiful Spring. The colors of Spring always inspire me, in knitting, and in dyeing.

SALE FOR APRIL: 10% discount on all purchases that total $50 or more, but you must mention receiving our newsletter – at check out – in order to take advantage of this sale.

Our shop is the place to find the new mesh yarns…we now have Marina, Flora, Flamenco, Poppy, and Bodega…come see the different ways we have used these interesting woven yarns. They can also be used as novelty yarns, just the way you’ve used some eyelash, you can incorporate the mesh yarn. Makes for an outstanding piece of work. We will be receiving our next shipment of Marina sometime next week (we hope!)

Our new line of yarns-to-dye turned out to exceed our expectations. The dyes are gorgeous and bright. I just finished a scarf using the sock weight, double knitted, and trimmed in Flamenco for ruffling. What fun! We have a very wide variety of yarns that we dye, if you have not had an opportunity to see, feel, or use our hand-dyed darlings, come see what we are producing.

Other items that we make are our lovely silk scarves, many sizes and techniques, (check out the arashi shibori accordian-pleated scarves), and our fun and extremely comfortable t-shirts, dyed in the traditional Japanese shibori technique. Each one is an individual work of art.

The yarns I’m currently dyeing are:

Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino wool
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Superwash Merino, worsted, sport, and bulky Baby alpaca/silk blend – super soft Kid Mohair Cashmere blends Superwash merino chunky (NEW) and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs…have something you’d like dyed, bring it in.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?
Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Donna.

SILK DYEING: We will band and dye silk scarves (Shibori) on Thurs, April 5 from 1 to 3.  Silks will lay for a few days and will be steam set the following week. Your finished scarves can be picked up the following week. The fee of $85 per person must be paid at the time of registration, and includes two long scarves, one square neck scarf, and all dyes, as well as steaming. More silk will be available to purchase as desired. Space is limited so early registration is a good idea.

YARN DYEING: Come have some fun dyeing your next project on Wed, April 4 from 10 to 1. Yarns to be used must be purchased from Yarns To Dye For; we have a broad variety of reasonably priced yarns to choose from, already put up in skeins, ready to dye. The fee of $50 must be paid at the time of registration. Space is limited, so quick registration is a good idea.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:
Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,
I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you.

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each others company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.
We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it
- and for you who live out of town,
we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com

Thank you for shopping with us. We appreciate your patronage and will do whatever we can, to make your knitting experience more interesting and fun.
We look forward to helping you chose colors and textures for your next project.

Sincerely,
Donna and Magdi

Hello Fiberlovers!

At last…some cool air! How marvelous. I’ve even seen some Fall colors along the roadways, and soon to be in our yarns. We just received some more yarn to dye. We are now dyeing “Late Summer colors”… still bright and colorful, but with some slightly deeper tones.

I know this letter says ‘Sept’ but we will be having a TWO DAY SALE Aug 30 and 31…ALL YARN – except our hand-dyed yarns, will be on sale for 30% OFF. Come help us empty some shelves for new yarns coming in, and get a REALLY GOOD DEAL for your knitting needs. This is just a TWO-DAY SALE!

Have you seen the scarves made with the open woven bands that are knitted on the edge? We just received Universal Yarns Marina. You can check this yarn out on their website, linked below … it’s a Rossetti yarn. They also have a video to show how it is knitted….really cool!

We have just finished dyeing another batch of our shibori shirts, the beautiful t-shirts that are discharged blacks with lots of color added. We have ALL SIZES, including a 2XL and 3XL. Everyone seems to love these shirts and men seem to like them as much as women do.

Tip: soon to come, hand painted short silk kimono…I’m excited!

The yarns I’m currently dyeing are:

Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino wool
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Super wash Merino
Baby alpaca/silk blend
Kid Mohair
Cashmere blends
and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs…have something you’d like dyed, bring it in.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?

Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Donna.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:

Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,

I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you this Summer.

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each others company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.

We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it – and for you who live out of town, we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com

Thank you for shopping with us. We appreciate your patronage and will do whatever we can, to make your knitting experience more interesting and fun. We look forward to helping you chose colors and textures for your next project.

Sincerely,

Donna and Magdi

Hello Fiberlovers!

Oh my, with all this heavy heat around us, we who live in the mountains are so fortunate; it’s certainly not cool, but not too warm to knit. Take up small projects that do not drape your lap and legs in wool. I put my big, wool projects aside for cooler weather and am knitting socks…small and cool knitting. Our hand-dyed sock yarns are currently our best sellers in the store.

Thank you to our July customers who are entered in the drawing for the basket of yarn. The winner will be called on Aug 1st. August is going to be a three-week month for us, as the store will be closed from Aug 22 til Aug 30.

We are so grateful for the enthusiastic response we are receiving from our regular customers, as well as the Summer tourists, for our hand-dyed yarns. We have gone from dyeing one day every other week, to dyeing an average of three days weekly. Our hand-dyed yarns are also out selling our distributor yarns, which we find to be quite amazing. We are also doing quite a bit of dyeing for individual customers, which allows them the benefit of knitting yarns in colors they need for a specific project. Our hand-dyed yarns are also being used in conjunction with solid colors of distributor yarns. It has opened up a whole new opportunity for color design. Come and check them out for yourself – you will be pleasantly surprised!

The yarns I’m currently dyeing are:
Superfine Alpaca Lace weight
Mohair/wool/nylon boucle
Superfine organic merino woo
Silk/merino 50-50 blend
Super wash Merino
Baby alpaca/silk blend
Cashmere blends
and Local yarns from Madison County

…with more to come. We also offer any of our yarns that are awaiting dyeing, if you’d like some in natural white. Want to knit a special sweater with a special color? We will dye the yarn to the color that fits your needs.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

KNITTING CLASSES

Are you a beginning knitter – or want to be? Already do basic knitting but want to learn some new stitches? Are you having problems deciphering the language of patterns? Want to learn sock knitting, or knit a simple jacket?

Call for an appointment and have one-on-one assistance at a time suited to your schedule. Fee is $15 per hour. 828 697-0630 Ask for Donna.

If you are interested in learning any of the following:

Silk Painting
Silk Dyeing
Shibori Dyeing
Yarn Dyeing,

I will structure a class for a minimum of three (in some cases, a maximum of three), for one, two, or three-day classes. Let’s talk about what you’d like to learn. This is also a good opportunity to have some educational fun with family members visiting you this Summer.

FUN AND GAMES

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 2. This is a social knit, with lots of laughter. Come in and meet some very talented knitters who enjoy each other’s company and seeing the work of our hands. Yarn purchases are discounted on the days you knit with us. We are a very “relaxed” shop.

You can find yarns that we carry, or can get for you, at the following websites. If we don’t have it on the shelf, we will gladly order for you.

We also subscribe to a Skeins List, which gives us an opportunity to find discontinued and out of date yarns as well. If it can be found, we’ll find it – and for you who live out of town, we will gladly send it to you.

Art Yarns www.artyarns.com
Classic Elite www.classiceliteyarns.com
Muench Yarns www.muenchyarns.com
Universal Yarns www.universalyarn.com
Mountain Colors www.mountaincolors.com
Southwest Trading Co. www.soysilk.com
Berroco www.berroco.com
Dale of Norway www.dale.no
Euro and KFI www.euroyarns.com
Plymouth Yarns www.plymouthyyarns.com
S.R.Kertzer www.kertzer.com
Tahki www.tahkistaceycharles.com
The Alpaca Yarn Co. www.alpacayarnco.com
Dark Horse Yarns www.darkhorseyarns.com

Thank you for shopping with us. We appreciate your patronage and will do whatever we can, to make your knitting experience more interesting and fun.

We look forward to helping you chose colors and textures for your next project.

Sincerely,
Donna and Magdi