Rainbow Yarn and Fibres: Home

Rainbow Yarn and Fibres is a full-service yarn shop providing fibers, patterns, and supplies for knitting, spinning, and dyeing.

STORE HOURS:
Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Closed on Mondays April through August)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday night hours: 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Closed Sundays

Summer 2009

I can’t believe Summer is already here. This Spring just flew by. I was very busy in the shop. A lot of you came in for projects and classes. I wrote several new patterns, worked on packaging and presentation. All my patterns will be available as kits on the website now. The Shopping cart should be ready to launch by the end of the summer. We will start with kits and books and see where it goes from here.
I also was very busy in my private life. My daughter finally graduated from High School. We had to make a college decision and fill out all the paperwork which comes with it. The paperwork is a full time job by itself. Thank you for your patience with me when I was running behind with tasks at the store.

NEW NEW NEW
One of my big changes this year is that we will go on vacation and close a week. Emily and Susan will cover the rest of the time.
We will be closed July 20 through July 25. There are no night classes July 28 through July 30. A postcard will go out on the subject. I want to be sure everybody knows it and does not come up disappointed.
All my patterns will be available as kits. I have several easy but fun projects for a road trip or a relaxed beach vacation. I decided to pre-pack yarns and patterns for convenience and extra savings.

Some of the changes we are going to continue are to buy more domestic products and yarns. We believe supporting the local and national economy is better than relying on too many imports. I know that is not entirely possible, as certain high quality products are only produced in other parts of the world. It has always been our policy to buy the best product for the best price and to pass on savings to our customers. We will continue this in the future and if you ever need or want anything we don’t have in stock, we will gladly place an order. We also have no problem working with you if it comes to layaway or any other special arrangement you might like or need.

With this said, we declared Wednesday night UFO’s (Unfinished Objects) night. Bring anything you are stuck with and we will help, 7.00 to 9.00 pm, $ 10.00 per session. Sometimes the only holdup to an unfinished project is the lack of knowledge of a pattern or technique, or just knowing how to fix a problem. We also have separate fixing mistakes classes on Thursday morning, the first session starts June 18 and July 16th. at 9.00 am.

Emily is available for help on Tuesdays and Fridays and we also can be booked for private lessons if needed. As most of you know, Emily is amazing when it comes to styling and making a sweater fit.

Nancy is the “sock queen”, she will teach her sock class Saturdays from 2.00 to 4.00, always starting the first Saturday a month. Classes are off for the summer, we will restart in August. If you are considering the sock class, please put your name on the list asap, it is already filling up.

Barbara will available for crochet on Saturdays from 10.00 to 12.00 (every Saturday). It can be beginners or advanced, please call to confirm.

Don’t forget sock club, every first Thursday of the month. This is a sock support group for advanced sock knitters.

Keep the needles klicking,
Best wishes Brigitte and staff

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