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Come and Hang Out with Us! 

One of the best things about Northwest Yarns is you!  We have a vibrant fiber arts community that loves to get together to share and socialize.

We have regularly scheduled circles where people bring their knitting, crocheting, spinning and other fiber arts projects. Bring your project and join us at the circles listed below!
  
Northwest Yarns Craft Circles

 

 

Hang Out with Crafty Folks - Pop by our Crafting Circles!

Knitters

Crafting circles at Northwest Yarns are back! If you are vaccinated and feeling like seeing folks again, we are having crafting circles every Wednesday from 1:00-3:00 and every Thursday from 5:30-7:00. To join the Crochet craft circle, visit us on Fridays from 5:00-6:00.


                       

 

Weave Your Own Blanket On Our Floor Loom

weave your own blanket

 

 

Been craving your very own handwoven lap blanket? Our floor loom is warped up and ready for you!

We know that not everyone has the space for a full floor loom, and so we are making ours available to you. For just $150, plus the cost of the yarn you choose for your weft, you can sit in our shop and weave a beautiful lap blanket that is sure to be treasured for generations to come.

It works like this: You send us an email at info@nwyarns.com letting us know that you'd like to get on the blanket weaving schedule. Then we will contact you to get you on the schedule. Each person has 3 weeks to complete their blanket, which we figure is more than enough time - most folks will finish their blankets in about a week and a half.

Haven't woven before, but want to get in on this blanket-y action? We have you covered! For an additional fee of $35, Heather Seevers will teach you the basic weaving techniques you need to make the blanket.

Please note that you will need to work on your blanket during shop hours, and the warp will periodically change according to our whims. Each warping that we do is good for three blankets, and so any warp changes will happen after those blankets are woven. That said, we will absolutely consider any special requests, but be aware that it may take some time for your warp request to become a reality. Right now, we have it warped up in a lovely rainbow. Pair that with a solid-colored or color-changing weft, and you have some serious pretty going on.

This is a great opportunity, and we are so excited to offer it to you all. Hit us up and get on the schedule. We can't wait to see what you create!

Sign me up - I want to weave a blanket!

 

Billy Frank Jr. Day at Northwest Yarns & Mercantile
March 9th-15th

Join us in celebrating Billy Frank Jr. Day here at Northwest Yarns & Mercantile! From 3/9-3/15 we will donate 10% of all sales to Northwest Indian College in honor of Billy Frank Jr. and his service to all Washingtonians.
Billy Frank Jr. was a Native American treaty rights activist, conservationist, and Nisqually tribal member who led a grassroots campaign for fishing treaty rights during the 60s and 70s. He was an activist his whole life long, and was Chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission for more than 30 years. He was instrumental in helping our state government and others to focus on conservation and habitat management, the benefits of which we all enjoy today. We hope you will join us in celebrating his life! 

Wool Waulking with Slighe nan Gaidheal
March 22nd at 2:00 pm


Come learn about and participate in the Scottish Gaelic tradition of “waulking the tweed,” the ancient custom of fulling cloth while singing work songs as the cloth is beaten rhythmically on a table. You’ll be amazed by the transformation of a scratchy, loosely woven wool cloth into a softer, thicker cloth as the weave tightens.

Members of Slighe nan Gaidheal, Washington’s Scottish Gaelic society, have been waulking cloth since October 1995. The group has studied the songs and waulking
techniques with tradition-bearers from Scotland and Cape Breton, and developed its own tradition that it believes to be true to Scottish Gaelic heritage.

Join the fun at Northwest Yarns & Mercantile on March 22nd. This event will begin at 2:00 pm. To learn more about Washington's Scottish Gaelic society, visit https://www.slighe.org/