Anne, Rosi, and I are getting ready for our annual trip to Market. The National Needle-Arts Association holds an annual conference and trade show every year, an event that came a little earlier than usual this year. TNNA is where we do the majority of our fall and winter yarn ordering for the shop, and where … [more]
On Sunday, we hosted a Shibui Mix Party. We currently stock three Shibui yarns, but we offered our Mix Party attendees the opportunity to sample and place special orders for any and all nine of the beautiful yarns that Shibui produces. In between sips of mimosas and bites of bagels, knitters and crocheters worked up … [more]
We’re delighted to announce that we’re hosting a Shibui Trunk Show, featuring 6 garments and accessories knit in Shibui yarns. Shibui yarns are designed to be knit on their own or held together, using two or three strands at a time to make bespoke yarn blends. We currently stock three Shibui yarns, all lace weight: Cima, Pebble, … [more]
The Triangle Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of local yarn shops, where knitters and crocheters get together and hop from one shop to the next, shopping, entering raffles, and seeing the full breadth of available fibers. They happen twice a year, and the time has come again: the Spring 2014 crawl is coming up soon … [more]
On Sunday, we hosted a Shibui Mix Party, featuring samples of three Shibui yarns. In between sips of mimosas and bites of bagels, knitters and crocheters worked up swatches in Cima, Pebble, and Silk Cloud, sharing pattern ideas as they stitched. Many of Shibui’s patterns call for their yarns to be combined, two or three … [more]
We’re delighted to announce that we have an exciting event coming up: a yarn tasting featuring three yarns from Shibui, a small yarn company out of Portland, Oregon. Because Shibui’s yarns are designed to be combined, two or three strands at a time, they call their yarn tastings “Mix Parties,” where attendees are encouraged to … [more]
On Sunday, we hosted a yarn tasting featuring four yarns from the Fibre Company. It was the last day of the Fibre Company Trunk Show, and as the yarn tasting attendees filed in, the 8 shawls and scarves that make up the Allium Collection came down from their hangers to be petted, admired, and tried on. … [more]
As you may remember from years past, or may have seen in our most recent email newsletter, October 18th marks the seven-year anniversary of the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. We are so grateful to all of you for your support over the years, for shopping and learning and sharing with us. We’ll celebrate another year in … [more]
The Triangle Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of local yarn shops, where knitters and crocheters get together and hop from one shop to the next, shopping, entering raffles, and seeing the full breadth of available fibers. They happen twice a year, and the time has come again: the Autumn 2013 crawl is coming up soon … [more]
We are delighted to announce that we’re hosting a Fibre Company Trunk Show, now through October 20th! These 8 shawls and scarves make up designer Grace Anna Farrow’s Allium Collection. All are designed for and knit with Fibre Company’s newest yarn, Meadow, a lace weight blend of merino wool, llama, silk, and linen. This bewitching … [more]