We (all) did it!! If you couldn't join us, you can check out our Grand Reopening Collection online ❤️💛
…mark your calendars
Social Stitching
CONTINUING Every Saturday, 2-4p
NEW! Beginning July 29th, Every Tuesday, 10a-12p
Bring your current project, and spend some time with others who really vibe on yarn!
Bonus Social Stitching during the July Ellensburg Night Market
July 16th, 6-8p. Check out the Night Market on Pine Street, and then spend some time stitching with friends here at Yarn Folk's new location.
Marie Greene at Yarn Folk
October 10th (evening) & 11th. Details in progress
Temporary Hours
Tuesday (today) July 15th 8:30a-3:20p
Closing early to attend montly Public Transit Advisory Committee!
Wednesday (tomorrow) July 16th 8:30a-8:00p
Open late during the Ellensburg Night Market
…new in the shop
Summer is a busy time, and whether you are a far-flung fiber friend, or a local who had other plans for last Saturday, we still have custom colors we had dyed for our reopening available here. I'd love to tell you a little about them!
When we placed the order, Knitted Wit had not announced that they would be shutting down their dye operations at the end of August. We just knew we wanted them to be a part of our move--from the Herstory Club to the viral enthusiasm for the Polwarth Shimmer DK for the Beekeeper Cardigan to LYS Day colors and more, they've been cherished fiber friends. To start the project, we sent a selection of Instagram photos from our new neighbors--The Botany Shop, Lilac & Honey Florals, Hayday Bake & Brew, and Cascade Kids. Dyer Lorajean did some dye tests, and we chose three options--Yarn Folk, Lilac & Honey, and Hayday. They are all on Knitted Wit Sock, which is extra cushy, and is US made, sheep to skein. It's one of our all time favorite sock yarns.
We met Ali of Road Trip Sock Yarn at the h+h Americas trade show a few years ago, and knew that we wanted to work with her as well. She created a selection of speckled sock yarns, named with a sense of place in mind: 98926, 211 W Third, Between Main & Water, Creger Block (the historic designation of our block), and 1890 in Kittitas Valley (when our building was erected!). Road Trip Sock is a squishy Merino wool and nylon blend, and while each of the colors would make a fun pair of socks, they share some colors that would fade nicely. Just sayin'! You can find them here.
Last but not least, we have a trunk show from Purly Shell Fiber Arts through July 30th. When Purly Shell does a trunk show, they dye specifically for the host, and we decided on a theme to highlight some of Ellensburg's murals. (If you've never taken a tour of Ellensburg's alleys, it's a unique way of seeing our downtown!) The yarn base we decided on was their Super Shine, a fingering weight 50% superwash Merino wool / 50% Tencel blend, which is both soft and, well, SHINY. Perfect Harmony is based on the Coca-Cola mural on our building, Graffiti Cat is a nod to the pink cat on the back of Jerrol's, Rodeo is a bright take on the mural on the Craig's Hill Water Reservoir, Wagon is inspired by a buckboard advertisement in the alley between Pearl and Pine, and Iron Horse Rainbow celebrates the rainbow mural at Iron Horse Brewery! There are also dyed and natural fiber batts. Super Shine is here and fiber batts are here.
…to inspire
photo courtesy of Joan CawleyCrane
One of the biggest motivations for this move was increasing the amount of space available for Social Stitching. It had been a pretty tight fit most Saturdays for a while at the old shop, and for new folks, it could sometimes be intimidating to see such close quarters. I was busy downstairs on Saturday, and lost track of how many people were upstairs stitching, but with a little help reconstructing, we determined there was a peak of about 19 people in the loft *at the same time*--and we still hadn't run out of chairs.
Having dedicated space means that we are able to add back a daytime, weekday stitching time, so we will begin hosting a Tuesday morning group beginning July 29th, from 10a-noon--it's a time that worked well before Covid, but we didn't bring it back afterward because my work flow changed after I added e-commerce. Now we have plenty of space for both!
More space also means more opportunities for classes, so if you are interested in teaching or know someone who might be interested, please reach out. Instructors are paid as independent contractors, based on class enrollment.
...currently stitching
