Do you know where your yarn comes from? We do, and we’re here to tell you about it! 100 sheep and 10 years later, Debbie, a shepherd, spinner, and fiber artist, started […]
Just Landed!
Nothing like three days to knit
I had a little boost in the my knitting time this weekend at my grandmother’s house. Thank goodness that I took as many balls of yarn as I did. I […]
Extreme knitting taken to the extreme
Check out this amazing video of Rachel John putting together 1,000 balls and cones of yarn to knit with 1,000 strands.
Happy 100th Birthday EZ!
“Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence.” — Elizabeth Zimmermann, Knitting Without Tears. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of […]
Off to visit my “maker”
Everyone knows who taught them how to knit or crochet. With all the vampire lingo going around these days, I supposed we could call that person our “maker.” My maker […]
And then the trees fell
We are open and have power, as does most of the King street retailers. We had a great crowd last night..many folks without power who were seeking the air conditioning. […]
Name the mannequin winner and a storm update
First, the storm update: the GW parkway is CLOSED. I suspect that you will not get here by 9pm if you intend to drive via the GW parkway from North […]
Buttons!
Barbara just stopped by from BW Art, Antiques & Jewelry next door and invited me to come over and see the collection of buttons that she just scored from another […]
Fall workshop series registration opens
Our entire fall lineup of workshops is on our site and open for registration. We are so excited to offer everything from shawl design with Kirsten Kapur to a two […]
Twist Collective Fall 2010
We always get really excited to see the new patterns in Twist Collective. Really, really excited. So excited that Lesley was up at 5 AM checking them out! (We know […]