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11
Jun

Tuesday Craft Camps at Urban Fauna Studio

This summer we’re offering a half day workshop series of crafty Tuesdays for kids….

Kid Crafts Tuesdays
Dates: Tuesdays starting June 28th
Time: 1-5 PM
Level of Experience: None required
Recommended Age Group: Age 8 and up
Class Size: 8 (Minimum 3)
Instructor: Kira Dulaney and UFS Staff
For class registration policies,  CLICK HERE
Join us for a weekly exploration into the world of [...]

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17
May

SFSU Textile Department White Elephant Sale

SF STATE TEXTILES WHITE ELEPHANT SALE
Sunday  •  May 22nd •  10 AM to 2 PM  •  SF State Art Department
SFSU is cleaning house. Big time. The SF State Textiles area needs to make room for more students and new course initiatives to come. They simply need the space and wish to streamline some [...]

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14
May

Yarn Bomb Our Racks!

We’ve got some bike racks installed in front of the shop for all our bike riding customers. The first person to give it some yarn bomb lovin’ should come inside for a gift. These racks are naked w/o your help!

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14
May

May Newsletter

New Cotton Yarns and Month Long Sale

With warmer weather coming we have stocked several new lines of cotton yarns in the shop including:
Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton- A silky soft cotton yarn that comes in a beautiful range of vivid hues! Ultra Pima is also easy to care for; you can machine [...]

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08
Apr

April Newsletter

JORDANA PAIGE TRUNK SHOW: KNITTING BAGS WITH STYLE

The Jordana Paige trunk show will be at Urban Fauna Studio from April 11th to 25th! Stop by to see the latest design, L.J. Kaelms, plus the complete product line of knitting bags. Jordana Paige handbags are fashioned for carrying your knitting project, tools and daily purse items. Featuring a variety of pockets for [...]

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23
Mar

Thinking of Japan While Knitting Fund Raiser

Our good friend Yuki is working with a grass roots fundraiser for Japan that revolves around knitting:

THINK OF JAPAN WHILE KNITTING
We are knitting and crocheting to raise money for Japan’s earthquake relief efforts. We are making a blanket to auction off. 100% of the proceeds will be donated via the Red Cross. [...]

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05
Mar

March Newsletter

Featured Product – 25% off Cascade Yarns In March*.

We’re now carrying yarns by Cascade! Please drop by to see our growing selection (220 Wool, Eco Duo, Cotton and more!). UFS can special order any yarns for you by the bag – all BAG orders are 10% off. These are great yarns for felting, general knitware and more! [...]

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26
Feb

Needle Felting Show in NYC

Some of our favorite felt artists will be doing a spectacular show in NYC…

Show: Needle Felting Extravaganza
4 Artists  |  4 themes  |  1 show
Hine Mizushima, Kit Lane, Yoko Nomura, and Moxie!
Opening reception: Moxie will be there with Hine, Thursday, March 3, 7-9 pm
(RSVP info@galleryhanahou.com)
While you’re there, you can take a needle felting workshop with Moxie….

Workshop: [...]

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24
Feb

Slug Break….

At Stitches West this past weekend Blas chatted it up with Lemurdillo, who happens to be a fiber fiend AND a fellow slug lover (Jamie was a sea slug hunter in her graduate school days). She knit this awesome hat version of local species  Acanthodoris rhodoceras! How cool is that? The rhinophores are perfect!

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02
Feb

Support one of our fellow artists!

Shannon Herrick of The Spun Monkey Fiber Shop has been a great friend, consignor and teacher for Urban Fauna Studio. We’d like to point you in the direction of her latest venture, a Kickstarter Challenge Grant. Here is an excerpt from Shannon’s proposal…..
“After years of doing my work quietly and carefully out of the kitchen [...]

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