Archive for the ‘Events & Workshops’ Category

04
Mar

March Newsletter

Thank you to everyone for coming to visit us at Stitches West! We want to congratulate our raffle winners:
Deborah M. – $100 Gift Certificate
Kimberly M. – $25 Gift Certificate
Connie C. – $25 Gift Certificate
New Product In Store: Imperial Stock Ranch Yarn

Right before Stitches we got a great shipment of [...]

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21
Jan

January Newsletter

Fall in love with fiber:

This was our first year attending The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) and it was fun and educational. We have lots of unique NEW products coming into the shop over the next eight weeks.  Felting supplies and pattern books from Japan, a new line of sustainable yarns from Oregon (exclusively sold [...]

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19
Sep

Anniversary Party and Mini Fiber Festival

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate on our anniversary!  We genuinely appreciate your patronage.  There was crafting…

Needle Felting

Card Making

Yudu screen printing

Some awesome finished projects:

Cake and guest fiber vendors…

Thank you to customers, vendors and volunteers for making our anniversary such a success! We hope to see you again next year! For those who [...]

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04
Sep

Studio Classes

KTTG WORKSHOP SERIES STARTS THIS SATURDAY!

First Saturday Of Each Month from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
“Knitting Tips To Go” (KTTG) are six sessions scheduled that cover a range of knitting skills and topics. Kira will teach techniques and tips for a variety of styles and learning levels. What’s great about these workshops is each class is only two hours [...]

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23
Aug

Anniversary Party and SF Mini Fiber Festival

When
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Store Open from 11-6:00 PM
Activities and Demonstrations from 11:00am – 5:00 PM
Where
Urban Fauna Studio
1311 16th Ave. (cross street Irving), San Francisco, CA 94122
One block N-Judah MUNI Stop. Get off at 16th Avenue, walk down the block towards Golden Gate Park.
http://www.urbanfaunastudio.com/
Join Urban Fauna art and craft studio for our first year anniversary party [...]

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23
Aug

New Felting Workshops

We had to spill the beans about a special workshop featuring internationally recognized felt artist Nicola Brown (Clasheen). She is making time in her first SF Bay Area trip to teach an intensive day long Mosaic Felt Workshop exclusively at Urban Fauna Studio.

Mosaic Felt Workshop
Date: Thursday October 1, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM to 04:30 [...]

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13
Aug

Nuno Wet Felting, KTTG Series & Anniversary Sale

We hope that you’re enjoying your summer! Sorry if we missed a couple of you this past week at the store. We were at Sock Summit and Crafty Wonderland in Portland, Oregon. It was fun to meet new customers and talk shop with fellow vendors. Portland is a great town and we look forward to going [...]

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24
Jul

Upcoming Classes For July and August

TABLE TOP WEAVING – Saturday July 25th 2009 – TOMORROW! Spaces Still Available!

This class will teach the basics of weaving with a table top rigid heddle loom. You will learn how to warp the yarn, thread it and weave it. The Cricket Loom by Schact is compact, capable and cute! At only 11″ x 18″ x 6″ and [...]

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06
Jul

July Sale and Studio News

Urban Fauna Studio Goes Green(er)

We are excited to announce that we are now certified as a San Francisco Green Business! What does this mean exactly?  Well, just because many shops are independently owned and selling green products does not make their business practice green. We decided that a more genuine commitment to sustainability was [...]

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14
Jun

Recap: Santa Cruz Sheep Retreat

 We got back to SF and two weekends later we had the Santa Cruz Sheep Retreat at Sheepie Dreams Organic Farms…there were about 18 participants in all. It was a nice sunny day, not too hot or windy. Perfect for communing with sheepy friends…who were frolicking all around us and enjoying the farm’s verdant pasture…..
Fiber [...]

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