Needle Felting Class!

Mark your calendar! On Saturday, January 22nd, we'll be hosting two needle felting classes with a special instructor, Bob Nichols. There will be a beginner's class from 9:30 to noon, and an advanced class from 1:00 to 3:00. Each class is $20 (including all the supplies!). Take one class or make a day of it and do both. Bob's easy going, a great teacher, and it's sure to be fun! You can read about Bob and his fiber art here. That's Bob, above, at Fiber College, with his needle felted sculpture and paintings at Fiber College.

Needle felting is fun and easy. If you've ever wanted to make a cute little animal or doll with this technique, here's your chance to learn! Needle felted animals are so cute! If you're in the shop, check out our selection of needle felting books. "Wool Pets" is a great beginner's book, with lots of cute animals (of course):

Stop by or give the store a call (872-2118) to sign up for either or both workshops.

There's still time to knit up Christmas gifts! We've got new sock yarn (as if we didn't have enough for you to choice from!) And don't forget to grab some free patterns when you're in the store. The easy hat pattern is here, made with lovely Eco Duo yarn. Two skeins make three hats!

If you'd like some help with your knitting, or just some good company, don't forget about our ongoing knitting classes - Monday through Thursday nights from 6:30 to 9:00pm, Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:30, and Saturdays from 1:00-3:30.

Buy fifty dollars of yarn (for yourself or as a Christmas gift - y'know, knitters love yarn as a gift - hint, hint), and you'll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate. The next drawing will be on December 5th. Speaking of Christmas gifts, we've got the wonderful Hiya interchangeable needle sets for $79.99. We've figured it out and that's about $500 dollars worth of needles!

Summer yarn sale!

C'mon in! Our annual summer yarn sale is going on now through August 14th. Yarn is 20-50% off! Now's a good to time to stock up. Summer is over before you can blink in Maine, and soon we'll all be thinking about knitting warm scarves again!

In the meantime, if you want to knit up a quick and cool summer vest, please go to the Knitting Fever website for the pattern. There's lots of other wonderful free patterns on their site. Check it out! We carry much of their yarn line, and if you see something we don't have, we'd be more than happy to order it for you.

In other news, the Bob Nichols needle felting workshops are now scheduled! The beginner class will be on August 7th from 9:30-noon, and the intermediate class is in the afternoon from 1-3. The workshops are $20 and all supplies are included. Please check this earlier post for more information about the class. Bob's a great teacher and his classes are so much fun! Please call 872-2118 to sign up, or just stop by the store. Stop by anyway, and check out the yarn sale. That yarn you've been hankering for may be 50% off!

Needle felting class scheduled (and other news)

We're happy to have a date for our upcoming needle felting class with Bob Nichols.It'll be on June 19th, from 9:30 to noon. Check out Bob's needle felted art over at the Valley Arts Alliance website. Bob is a great teacher and it'll be a lot of fun!. The workshop is twenty dollars including all the supplies you'll need. Please call 872-2118 to reserve your spot.

We've got lots of new items in the store. The HiyaHiya needle set pictured above is absolutely gorgeous. The same company also makes what they call Dumpling Cases, filled with stitch markers. Check them out! Wonder how they open up? You'll have to come into the store to find out!


If you can't make it into the store, we do ship. Don't hesitate to call us, tell us what you want or need, and we'll get it right out to you. No, we don't have an online store, because we're old-fashioned that way.

Two special classes coming up!

On Saturday, May 8th from 1:00-3:30, Roberta will be teaching "How to Knit a Short Row Hat." The class is only $5 and includes the hat pattern. Short rows are a great technique for shaping, and learning how to do them in a small project is a great way to learn! Call 872-2118 to sign up, and to find out what you need to bring to the class. Call soon - we have a feeling this one will fill up fast!

There'll be a needle felting class with a special instructor, Bob Nichols. You can read about Bob and his fiber art here. We haven't scheduled it yet - please call 872-2118 for more information. Needle felting is fun and easy. If you've ever wanted to make a cute little animal or doll with this technique, here's your chance to learn! Needle felted animals are so cute! If you're in the shop, check out our selection of needle felting books. The projects in them are irresistible, like the ones in the picture above from the book "Wool Pets".

If you're in the mood to knit a felted bag or purse, we've got lots of wool yarn on our sale table right now. Stop by and check it out soon because once it's gone, well, it's gone for good.