Join us and other stitchers at Port City Brewing Company (3950 Wheeler Avenue) for some cold beers and stitching in public. The Rocklands food truck will be there serving up amazing BBQ as well! Choose to meet up in their new amazingly expanded outdoor space or inside where you can see the beer being brewed. […]
It's time for our biggest annual event - the fall Miss Babs Pop Up Shop! We are taking it to the streets and will have even more yarn than ever. Shop Friday through Sunday outside in our tents, while staying socially distanced from other shoppers. Meet Babs herself and see her entire fall collection […]
Come out on the Friday of our Miss Babs Pop Up and and be treated with a bonus pop up shop from Shelli Can! Shop her fab pins, bags, and notions at this amazing pop up event, outside in our park space. About Shelli: Shelli is a NOVA based artist and designer who loves yarn, […]
The shop will be closed on Wednesday Sept 21st so that our team can recover from the Miss Babs Pop Up weekend!
Aleks Byrd will be at fibre space for her US book tour! Meet the designer of Traditions Revisited: Modern Estonian Knits (published by Laine Publishing) and see all of the designs from the book during this inspiring evening with Aleks Byrd. Reserve your copy of the book in advance to guarantee availability. About the book: […]
Roosimine is an Estonian inlay technique that creates the appearance of embroidery through intentional floats in contrasting yarn on the right side of your knitting. It’s the perfect technique to add some embellishment to your knitting that is easier than intarsia. The name Roosimine translates to “decorating with roses”, which comes from a style of […]
Knitted braids are the perfect embellishment for any project! The Baltic countries of Latvia and Estonia have many different styles of braids that have added interesting details to mittens, gloves, socks, and sweaters. Learn about three styles of braids, the basic foundation, and experiment with color combinations and directionality. Technique Requirements: knit/purl, cast on/bind off, […]
We’re thrilled to welcome a trunk show from Woolfolk to space! This year, Woolfolk launched Fleck, a modern take on a Donegal tweed. Made from their signature Utimate Merino, Fleck features natural colors inspired by the Oregon Coast. We are currently hosting a trunk show of designs to inspire your stitching with this new gorgeous […]
Join us in our second floor lounge area to meet Xandy Peters and see their trunk show of designs in person! This event is free. No registration required. Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Starting out as […]
In this class students will learn the basics of knitting with stacked stitches and begin a Fox Paws Wrap. We will start with an introduction to the stacked increase and decrease technique with some swatches in an easy stack pattern. After all this hard work, there is a coloring break where we explore color choices. […]
Brioche stitch and Intarsia colorwork are best friends. In fact, it’s easier to do intarsia with 2- color brioche than it is with stockinette or garter stitch! In this class, we’ll review 2 color brioche stitch, then cast on a flat swatch. Using a combination of shaping and intarsia, students will knit a wavy color […]
Learn strategies to help you quickly and efficiently try out exciting yarns and colors in your knitting. First, we will use coloring pages to explore our innate color sense. The fundamental concepts of color interaction and theory will be introduced in a lecture format. During the presentation, students will learn about the color wheel, historical […]
We are delighted to be the partner for Old Town Books October audio book club! About "A Good Yarn" Here's a story for you: a group of craft-curious makers get together every six weeks to listen to an audiobook and unwind via making: knitting, needlepoint, collage. You name it. To join the club subscribe via […]
We are delighted to be hosting the Berroco Lucca Fall 2022 collection of patterns! Berroco Lucca is a soft and buttery cotton and cashmere blend yarn. It is a great solution for gift making for those in your life who can't wear wool. Lucca is milled in Italy and has incredible stitch definition and bounce. […]
This class combines demonstration about 3-D knitwear in hand knitting with practical instruction to create the Moko Moko Cowl. Olga will present her 3-D design philosophy to reveal a slightly different angle of knitwear and put your existing knitting skills into a novel path, all while you learn how to create one of her amazing […]
Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Historic Old Town Alexandria for tricks and treats from your favorite boutiques and restaurants. Start off at the Lorien Hotel at 12pm and pick up a map or download yours here!
It’s that time of year again. You and your family—especially your doggies—are invited to come to Old Town and trick-or-treat together. There will be treats, sales and a costume contest. Come to The Dog Park in Old Town Alexandria to get your map and have pictures taken, then tour the rest of the participating […]
We are delighted to be the partner for Old Town Books October audio book club! About "A Good Yarn" Here's a story for you: a group of craft-curious makers get together every six weeks to listen to an audiobook and unwind via making: knitting, needlepoint, collage. You name it. To join the club subscribe via […]
Monday – Wednesday, Friday – Saturday:
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday
12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
