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 view a photo album of the party. If you have any additional photos to share please upload them to our Flickr Group. We look forward to celebrating with you next year!
GIFT GUIDE FOR THE FIBER LOVER: $30 AND UNDER
We know there are few days left in the holiday season. If you need to get last minute items for the fiber lover in your life….or the soon-to-be fiber enthusiast, consider coming by the shop during our special extended hours! At the shop right now we have:
Limited Edition Knitter’s Ornaments using fabric by
Aunty Cookie, handmade by Jamie’s Mom! $7.50 ea
Colorful Handmade Lampworked Stitchmarkers for Crochet or Knit by Starving Artist Bazaar $12 set
Cute crocheted slugs by Pepperberry Crochet. Who doesn’t want a slug under the tree? $15 ea
Luxury Handspun Yarn Sampler by Irene Andersson of Sweden. Each mini skein is approximately 5.5 yards. Ten skeins total, each a different combination of fibers (silk, mohair, angora, rare wool varieties, etc…). Meticulously hand dyed in a rainbow of colorways, handspun and labeled. $20 ea box
Peruse our latest batch of drop spindles. All made from beautiful hardwoods in a variety of colors, styles and weights. We have spindles (and books!) for beginners, children and the seasoned hand spindler! $15-45 ea
Want to show your love of fiber and craft around town? We’ve got these new sterling silver, custom made cuties from Marymaryhandmade (etsy). Offered as charms or earrings, we’ve got designs to tickle the seamstress, knitter and spinner in your life! $28-35
As if that wasn’t enough we have loads of NEW Mary Jane’s Attic Yarns (new bulky weight line), Shelridge Farm SW Merino Wool Yarns in new colorways, Craft Kits, Handspun Yarns, Fiber and Books on Spinning, Knitting, Felting and so much more!
THE REVOLUTION HAS STARTED….UFS Is Here to Help!
“….the gracious
Galleri ZINK will be hosting this yarn-only, yarn-as-art, yarn/art show. Yarn as the subject people! That’s right, in a gallery. Not a craft gallery. Not half paintings and half pottery and half yarn and half gift cards. It’s an art show. People go to art shows to have their perceptions challenged. To learn new things. To be surprised. To be engaged. And this is what I want to do with this show, but it’s not really just up to me to do it. I mean, I could do a solo show if I were just thinking of myself as an artist, putting my single perpective on display. But I’m just as much a spinner as I’m an artist and spinning is a craft. A craft becomes a craft when it’s a skill that a good number of humanity does and does well. And spinning right now has entered an active phase so it’s not only a craft but it’s a movement. Spinners are moving the craft, pushing it’s boundaries, changing it’s form as well as it’s purpose and this is happening because we’re all doing it together. Building on eachothers momentum. And so it’s seems like this gallery show should reflect the current state of spinning. And that means you people.”
The Vision. OH Yeah, I know. we need A LOT of yarn. GET SPINNING!
To learn more about this project and how you can contribute your handspun to this momentous show, check out Lexi’s
BLOG POST.
Urban Fauna Studio will be a designated DROP SPOT for all the handspun yarns in the Bay Area. Get dreaming, get spinning and join us in the revolution! ************* IN SHOP COUPON *****************
Between now and Wednesday we’re giving away 15% off your next holiday purchase of ALL YARNS, BOOKS, KNITTING ACCESSORIES, FIBER and GIFT ITEMS! When checking out just tell Blas the NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY SONG and he’ll give you the discount!
Extended Holiday Hours This Week
Monday 11 – 7PM
Tuesday 11 – 7PM
Wednesday 11 – 7PM
We wish you a very joyous holiday and happy new year! You’ve all been vital to keeping Urban Fauna Studio thriving! We geuniunely appreciate it and look forward to crafting more memories with you in 2010!
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