Spring Yarn Tasting!
May 16, 2011
Thanks to everyone who showed up – we had a packed house and it was AWESOME!
Springy Pink Lemondae theme
Delicious Cupcakes
'Tasting' some yarn
Good Times
Bag full of springy goodness
Not Your Mama's Yarn Store
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- We’re gearing up for our largest sale of the year. 15% everything online AND 30-50% off almost a third of the stock at the shop next weekend. See the link in our header for the full list of in-store sale yarns. Sale runs from Sat Feb 23rd to end of
- Stitching on some feathers while my girls learn to fly. Or at least glide. #knitinpublic #skatingincircles #knittingincircles
- Perfect afternoon spent crafting felted soaps in a bookstore on a hill. We had an amazing group including an adult son translating for his mother and a mom & daughter tag-team. Thank you to Hilary of @irondogbooks for inviting us to collaborate at her amazing pop-up location at SFU’s UniverCity;
- Have you heard about the amazing book truck @irondogbooks that has been seen all around the Greater Vancouver area over the past year?We are thrilled to be invited to join their cozy winter pop-up space at SFU’s UniverCity with some yarn, fibre kits and workshops over the next month and
- Near SFU’s UniverCity? We are thrilled to announce a partnership with @irondogbooks who is hosting an amazing POP UP SHOP until the end of March. If you ever wanted to learn to knit, there’s no time like now to get your knit on! This set of four classes teaches cast-on,
- We will open for slightly shorter hours today from NOON to 4:30pm to keep our staff in safe travels. BUT for anyone in the area, we will offer an impromptu LEARN TO ARMKNIT WORKSHOP today from 12:30-2:00pm as a SNOW DAY BONUS! See our link in the bio for more details!
- Once a month we come together to collectively work on any giveaway fibre art of your choice. Given this month’s important discussions of accessibility and inclusion in the fibre arts community I would welcome using this weekend’s knit/crochet-in to open up a discourse of actions we can take collectively and
- I’ve been doing a lot of unpacking, listening, reading and discussing of the issue of accessibility and inclusion in the fibre arts community that has surfaced in social media over the past two weeks. The first thing that needs to be said is let’s practice patience, kindness and empathy in this
- We had a great Winter Yarn Tasting @baaadannas on Friday night! This was great way to be introduced a few different yarns on our needles while learning from each other in a fun, casual yarny evening. Thanks for joining us, and keep an eye out as we have a few
- This showed up today on a noticeboard @collingwoodnh (Collingwood Neighbourhood House). This is one of my favourite corners of my hood, with its byline of ‘A Place to Belong. A Place to Grow’. As a non-profit, they offer so many needed inner-city services for youth, seniors, new Canadians, hungry, homeless
- Today’s small win. I met up with an old friend I don’t get to see often enough and we had a bloodletting lunchdate! #giveblood #canadianbloodservices #itsuptoyoutogive #givewhatyoucan #benice #mandatedcookiebreak #teaandcookies
- Got plans for Friday night?? Come join us @baaadannas for our Winter Yarn Tasting event from 7pm onwards! See more details at our blog linked in the header! #vanknitting #pnwknitters #bcknittersofig #eastvancraft #lys
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