Archive for the ‘News’ Category

04
Apr

April Newsletter

New Products In The Studio:
We have a new order of the sheep themed notions from Girl On The Rocks! From WPI tools, needle gauges, bobbins to stitchmarkers you can get them at the studio! Karrie’s also sending a new batch of her hand dyed rovings soon…so be sure to drop by for your fiber [...]

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25
Mar

FOLK YOU! wrap up

Thank you to all our fiber friends who showed up at the deYoung.  It was a fun and action packed night with great music, wonderful fiber art and of course lots of colorful wool flying everywhere. The Needle Felting table was a hit with lots of fun creating going on…

Above photos by www.flickr.com/photos/elithebearded/
And Blas has [...]

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14
Mar

Free FOLK YOU! event at the deYoung

Please join us for this FREE! Friday Nights de Young event! on March 19th from 6 to 8:45pm.  The Guardian is hosting FOLK YOU!  in celebration of the Amish Abstractions Quilt exhibit. Enjoy a live set with local country great, Red Meat.  A Psychedelic Barn Dance with Honky Tonk, [...]

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14
Mar

How to Knit A Love Song: Interview with Rachael Herron and Giveaway!

When we were at Stitches West we got to meet a lovely knitter and local author Rachael Herron. Rachel is a long time knitter, spinner and now author of a new Knitting/Spinning Romance novel “How to Knit A Long Song“. We love that this novel has a focus on spinning and fiber retail. Having read [...]

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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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09
Feb

Fun-guys and Woolly Gals

Time flys when you’re crafting. We’ve met so many new knitters, spinners and felters this past month. We hope you’re having fun and that you’ll come by and show us your finished project.  We’re happy to answer questions and help you find materials and classes to take you to your next [...]

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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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21
Dec

Holiday Shopping at Urban Fauna Studio and Handspun Revolution Gallery Show

Thanks to everyone who came to the annual Holiday Party! We had a great time seeing you, crafting, knitting, felting, sewing and eating yummy homemade treats! We are truly grateful to have the gift of community, YOU make our holidays worth celebrating! Michael of www.michaeljeong.com generously offered to take photos of the event. Click here to [...]

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01
Dec

December Newsletter

It’s hard to believe our year is almost over. We’ve got a lot in store for December to help bring out the maker in you! From no-loom weaving to adorable amigurumi stuffed animals, you know these gift making skills will come in handy in the coming weeks!
Craft Workshops
KTTG #4: Survey of Knitted Cables
Cables add [...]

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13
Nov

Doing Green Business

We told you about our Green Business Certification in the summer. A few weeks ago, San Francisco’s Dept of the Environment threw a party to celebrate this year’s awardees. The event was held at the War Memorial Building in the Green Room. It was a gorgeous fall evening.

We attended a green marketing seminar with green [...]

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