One of the great opportunities at TNNA is to take classes with skilled designers and teachers in the field of fiber arts. This morning, Anne and Rosi tried spinning with Nancy Shroyer, and Amy and I had classes with Lily Chin and Cat Bordhi, respectively. After two educational hours, we headed back to the showroom … [more]
It’s been an exciting day at market! We visited some of our favorite people today, and it was great to chat about what’s new, see sample garments, and admire each company’s full range of fibers and colors. Shibui has a luxurious new yarn for fall, and a bundle of new patterns to boot. We were happy … [more]
Each year, we travel to the National NeedleArts Trade Show, where we place fall and winter orders for the shop from some of our favorite vendors and look out for new favorites, too. This year, Anne, Rosi, Amy and I piled into the car to drive to Market in Columbus, Ohio. Our first day … [more]
We’re delighted to be hosting a Baa Ram Ewe Trunk Show, featuring garments from Rachel Coopey’s Coop Knits Toasty Vol. 1! All of these accessories are knit with Baa Ram Ewe Titus, a fingering weight blend of alpaca, Wensleydale, and Bluefaced Leicester wools, sourced and spun entirely in the UK. This collection shows how well Titus behaves … [more]
The Triangle Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of local yarn shops, where yarn-lovers get together and hop from one shop to the next, shopping, entering raffles, and seeing the full breadth of available fibers. They happen twice a year, and the time has come again: the Spring 2015 crawl is coming up soon on March 21st … [more]
Snowy weather delayed our Ewe Ewe Trunk Show a bit, but now it’s here! We have a variety of garments on display knit in Ewe Ewe’s superwash merino yarns, Ewe So Sporty and Wooly Worsted. From small projects, like socks, mitts and cowls, all the way up to baby blankets, shawls, and sweaters, the range of … [more]
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received a trunk show featuring garments knit in Malabrigo yarns! Malabrigo is a small yarn company out of Uruguay that is well known for its soft merino yarns, and their vivid, hand-dyed colorways. This collection features a variety of accessories and a few sweaters, knit in a wide range … [more]
Today we were surprised and delighted to receive our Shibui Trunk Show a few days early. This show features five garments from their Fall/Winter 2014 collection, which we’ll have on display until January 21st. Shibui yarns are designed to be knit on their own or held together, using two or three strands at a time to make … [more]
A reminder: we’re closed this Thursday, December 25th. Come by and see us on Friday at our regular business hours! Wishing you happy holidays, and good luck finishing those last-minute knits!
It’s been a season of trunk shows here at the shop. Since September, we’ve shown garments from Shibui, Hanne Falkenberg, and Swans Island, inspiring knitters along the way. I’m happy to report that our next trunk show has arrived! Here is a trunk show from Fibre Company, featuring all five garments from the Weekenders pattern collection, three hats … [more]