Take a Tour
Don’t forget: The annual Puget Sound Local Yarn Shop Tour starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. This year’s tour includes 25 stores from Kent to the Canadian border. Every store will have extended hours, prize drawings and free, exclusive patterns. In addition to the individual store drawings, there will be $1500 in grand prize opportunities for those who visit multiple stores. Visit eight stores to be eligible to win. Visit 16 stores and your chances get better; visit all 25 stores for the best chance. Maps and passports are available at all participating stores, including the Fiber Gallery, of course! Hours for the tour are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 to 8, and Sunday, 10 to 6. All the details are available on the tour website....
Read MoreMix It Up With Shibui
We’re excited to announce an opportunity to test out all the lovely yarns created by Portland-based Shibui. And of course, we’re making it a party. Our Shibui Mix party will be Friday, June 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the store. Come find explore the entire Shibui line while you enjoy wine and refreshments. Their innovative Mix concept lets you create unique fabrics by matching and accessorizing with more than one of their nine color-coordinated yarns. We’ll also have a Shibui trunk show on display. Reserve a spot now by calling the store. The $15 admission fee includes mini-skeins for you to play with, refreshments, and a $15 credit toward any yarn purchased during the event. Don’t forget your needles!...
Read MoreNeedle-Felting Artist In Spotlight
Our featured artist for the 19th annual Phinneywood Art Walk is not only well-regarded for her work with fiber arts — she’s also a customer of ours! Moxie Lieberman’s primary medium is needle felting, but she also expresses ideas with embroidery, cross stitch, crochet, e-textiles and more. Her work has been shown in galleries in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles and more. She’s taught thousands of people to needle felt in dozens of settings, including both the Frye and Bellevue Art Museums, The Exploratorium in SF, and the Maker Faire Bay Area. Moxie’s work will be featured in the store Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5. Her work will be joined by that of 150 other artists at multiple locations in the area. Friday night also features entertainment and refreshments at many area businesses. Full details are available...
Read MoreBig Retreat Announcement!
We’re happy to announce that as part of our 10th anniversary celebration, The Fiber Gallery is hosting its first retreat! We’ll be heading to the Imperial Stock Ranch in Maupin, Ore., from October 24 to 27. The ranch is home to Imperial Yarn, one of our favorite yarn companies and also supplier of all the wool for Team USA’s winter Olympics sweaters. The ranch is a complete sheep-to-skein operation, one of only a few in the country. But wait, there’s more! The retreat will also feature A day of instruction by Bonne Marie Burns, designer of Chic Knits patterns Eco-friendly bus transportation to and from Seattle Accommodations and all meals at the Imperial River Company, a lodge on the banks of the scenic Deschutes River A stop in Portland at fair-traded accessory supplier Lantern Moon A wine and cheese reception the first evening Shopping opportunities A meeting with Imperial Yarn owners Dan and Jeanne Carver, who’ll show us their whole operation A sheepdog herding demonstration A boxed lunch for the journey home Snacks, games and surprises The retreat is limited to 22 participants. The cost is $900 for a shared room. Single rooms are available for an extra fee. We will arrange room shares for those coming solo. Give us a call today at 206-706-4197 for more information. A 50% deposit is required to...
Read MoreComing Up Oct. 28 to Nov. 3
Tuesday: Evening sit and knit group, 6 to 9 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free.Wednesday: Midday sit and knit group, noon to 2 p.m. All knitters, crocheters and stitchers welcome! Free. Continuing Knitting, 6 to 8 p.m. Work on your own project in a group session under the supervision of a teacher. Contact the store for registration information.Thursday: Charity knitting group, noon to 2 p.m. We have suggestions for charities and patterns. Come join us!Learn to Knit or Learn to Crochet, 6 to 8 p.m. $20 plus supplies. No registration required.Project Help, 6 to 8 p.m. Stuck on a project? Need to learn a new technique? Drop in for help. Only $5. Friday: Spinning group. Bring your spindle or wheel and socialize. 6:30 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday: No classes. Join us at the Knit Fit! festival in...
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