We’ve used the past four Give Back Sundays (our monthly all-welcome, free-of-charge, community-building knit group) to focus on our knit-sock challenge. Now with the August event coming up this Sunday, we want to highlight another way our staff uses the fibre arts to give back. Our store manager Sarah is set
Read MoreWe reached our goal of collecting 52 pairs of handknit socks for the opening of the 52 new residents of the Kaslo Modular Housing! This project was featured in The Vancouver Sun yesterday and will also be broadcast on CKNW’s Steel of Approval feature today at around 5:45pm!
Read MoreAre you looking for a Joji Locatelli piece to showcase for Knit City 2018 but just don’t know where to start? How about a Fading Point set from Sweet Georgia, this month’s Yarn of the Month! With Joji’s visit to our favorite east van fibre fest at the end
Read MoreWe are loving the minis at the moment, with a variety of small 14g-28g mini set dappled throughout our store from dyers such as Wollmeise, Hedgehog, and of course a local fav, Sweet Georgia. Sometimes it’s hard to picture what to do with these intriguing little sets; we tend to
Read MoreA new yarn has followed us home from Saltspring from one of our favourite British Columbian fibre artists, Sarah Elizabeth Fibre Works, and it is stunning. Eco wash is a natural enzyme process of creating washable wools without the harsh chemical process that most superwash yarns require. BUY ONLINE HERE
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