Come celebrate LYS Day with us! We will have special yarns for the day from Wonderland Yarns, plus a store wide sale of 20 % off (excludes classes and gift certificates and special orders)

Sashiko Hand-Stitched Sampler Squares.  With Rachel Barclay.  Saturday, April 26, 2025.  12 PM-3 PM.  $90.00.  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  Includes all materials. Call 203-245-5921 to register.   

Sashiko is a time-honored Japanese Mending and Embroidery practice. From a simple running stitch, interlocking, geometric patterns emerge onto textiles. With focus on exploring decorative aspects of the craft, workshop participants will learn how use Sashiko’s "small stabs" to create a set of coasters or a four-square patchwork sampler. 

Choose from a variety of traditional Hitomezashi -one stitch Sashiko patterns on a small grid; horizontal rows, tiny plus signs, linked steps, star stitch, rice stitch, or woven tortoise. 

Take home kit includes; a pair of Sashiko needles, 4 rescued fabric squares of denim or linen, tapestry needle threader, pattern instructions, colorful Sashiko threads, plus access to all necessary communal materials. Bring your good reading glasses, water bottle, and snack. 

Everyone will work at their own pace whether a novice or experienced stitcher. Begin or continue your serene handwork practice, all skill levels welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Beginning Handspinning Intensive.   Sunday, May 4,  2025.   12-5 PM.  $100.00 includes fiber and drop spindle. With Dayna Mankowski and Mary Crosby .  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  Maximum- 4 students.   

If you would like to learn how to create unique yarn for your knitting or fiber projects, this class is for you. This workshop will teach: why wool spins into yarn, how to prepare wool for spinning, how to spin on a drop spindle and a spinning wheel.  Many types of wheels are available to try, and you will learn which type is right for you

Part 1: Will teach the basics of fiber preparation, drafting and spinning on a drop spindle

Part 2: will teach basic spinning on a spinning wheel, the types of spinning wheel (Scotch tension vs Irish tension, Single vs Double treadle, etc).   If you have your own wheel, please bring it. 

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

We will be closed for the spring/summer 2025 on Wednesdays, returning September 2025.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Spinning 102: Drafting, Plying and other techniques. With Mary Crosby. Sunday, June 8, 2025. 1-3 PM. $50.00. $20.00 deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

This class is perfect for the new spinner! In this workshop, you will learn how to work with different fibers, practice some new drafting techniques, and have fun learning to ply with colorful yarns and threads provided. A great next step in your spinning journey! If you do not have a wheel to bring but have taken our Learn to Spin intensive class or otherwise know

Back to the beach!  We will be at The Mercy Center Beach, 167 Neck Rd, Madison, in front of Seascape House , once or twice a month, weather permitting, from June-August.  Bring a chair or towel, bug spray, and your project and enjoy crafting in a beautiful spot.  $5.00 per person, donated to The Mercy Center. .  Please be quiet on the way to the beach from the parking lot- there are usually silent retreats going.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Thursday Night Knitters: The Summer Soundtrack Top. with Mary Crosby. 4 Sessions: Thursdays: June 19, July 10, July 31, and August 7, 2025. 6:30-8:30 PM. $125.00. $50.00. deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Let’s make a fun summer top! The Summer Soundtrack by Elizabeth Smith https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-soundtrack is a fun knit that will be a great first sweater project or fun for the intermediate knitter. Using two colors of sport to DK weight wool or cotton blend yarn, you will learn how to work a slip stitch pattern, work in the round from the bottom up, short row shaping, and three needle bind off techniques.

Learn to Weave on The Rigid Heddle Loom.  $125.00 ($25.00 deposit holds your space).  Bring your own loom or use one of ours (limit 5 students). Saturday, June 21, 2025 .OR Sunday, June 22, 2025. 10 AM- 4 PM. Call 203-245-5921 to register. Class is also available for special projects/intermediate weaving if you have taken class with Susan before

Max of 4 students without looms. *Includes the use of loom and all materials; if you have your own loom, please bring it*. Learn how to weave on the Ashford Knitter’s Loom (or other rigid heddle loom)!.  This portable, easy to use rigid heddle loom provides an infinite amount of design possibilities. It is called the Knitter’s Loom because it is a great way to use your left over yarns from knitting projects. If you have your own rigid heddle loom, feel free to bring it!

Have you ever looked at a beautifully woven item and thought, “I wish I could create something like that?” then this class is for you. Rigid heddle loom weaving is simple to learn and offers an extraordinary range of creativity. In this workshop students will learn basic weaving terminology and techniques and be weaving in no time. You will weave a sample which will teach different weaving patterns and allow for exploration with color and texture. If you’re a knitter or spinner this is a great way to use up your stash! You will be surprised by how a small loom can inspire the fiber artist in you. 

Lunch break - feel free to bring your own lunch, we have a refrigerator and microwave, plus water, snacks and tea.  Local restaurants available too.  

Learn to Weave on The Rigid Heddle Loom.  $125.00 ($25.00 deposit holds your space).  Bring your own loom or use one of ours (limit 5 students). Saturday, June 21, 2025 .OR Sunday, June 22, 2025. 10 AM- 4 PM. Call 203-245-5921 to register. Class is also available for special projects/intermediate weaving if you have taken class with Susan before

Max of 4 students without looms. *Includes the use of loom and all materials; if you have your own loom, please bring it*. Learn how to weave on the Ashford Knitter’s Loom (or other rigid heddle loom)!.  This portable, easy to use rigid heddle loom provides an infinite amount of design possibilities. It is called the Knitter’s Loom because it is a great way to use your left over yarns from knitting projects. If you have your own rigid heddle loom, feel free to bring it!

Have you ever looked at a beautifully woven item and thought, “I wish I could create something like that?” then this class is for you. Rigid heddle loom weaving is simple to learn and offers an extraordinary range of creativity. In this workshop students will learn basic weaving terminology and techniques and be weaving in no time. You will weave a sample which will teach different weaving patterns and allow for exploration with color and texture. If you’re a knitter or spinner this is a great way to use up your stash! You will be surprised by how a small loom can inspire the fiber artist in you. 

Lunch break - feel free to bring your own lunch, we have a refrigerator and microwave, plus water, snacks and tea.  Local restaurants available too.  

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Design Like An Artist. With Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com. Saturday, June 28, 2025. 1-3 PM. $50.00. $20.00 deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Rug makers, Quilters, and Fiber Artists of all kinds... are you thinking of your next masterpiece? Do you have trouble planning and drawing a good enough design? I'll be coming in person to teach a composition class for fiber artists based on my 'Design Like an Artist' classes and 2024 book of the same name.

The class is built on a slideshow during which we look at the work of iconic fine artists and Art Movements that have shaped our tastes. We talk about the tricks and tropes that make that style memorable and eternal, and learn how we can use similar tricks in our own designing. I will give you a series of prompts and challenges to get you thinking about color and composition, and you'll create sketches that really surprise you. The class fosters observation, conversation, and originality-- there's no point in creating art if your unique style doesn't come through. You will be supplied with sketchbooks and pencils (you don't need to bring anything at all) and you will leave with a sketchbook full of compositions you can evolve into future projects. 

Here's a great opportunity to unlock your memory museum and get some of your personal storytelling into your Art!   

Back to the beach!  We will be at The Mercy Center Beach, 167 Neck Rd, Madison, in front of Seascape House , once or twice a month, weather permitting, from June-August.  Bring a chair or towel, bug spray, and your project and enjoy crafting in a beautiful spot.  $5.00 per person, donated to The Mercy Center. .  Please be quiet on the way to the beach from the parking lot- there are usually silent retreats going.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Thursday Night Knitters: The Summer Soundtrack Top. with Mary Crosby. 4 Sessions: Thursdays: June 19, July 10, July 31, and August 7, 2025. 6:30-8:30 PM. $125.00. $50.00. deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Let’s make a fun summer top! The Summer Soundtrack by Elizabeth Smith https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-soundtrack is a fun knit that will be a great first sweater project or fun for the intermediate knitter. Using two colors of sport to DK weight wool or cotton blend yarn, you will learn how to work a slip stitch pattern, work in the round from the bottom up, short row shaping, and three needle bind off techniques.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Back to the beach!  We will be at The Mercy Center Beach, 167 Neck Rd, Madison, in front of Seascape House , once or twice a month, weather permitting, from June-August.  Bring a chair or towel, bug spray, and your project and enjoy crafting in a beautiful spot.  $5.00 per person, donated to The Mercy Center. .  Please be quiet on the way to the beach from the parking lot- there are usually silent retreats going.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Thursday Night Knitters: The Summer Soundtrack Top. with Mary Crosby. 4 Sessions: Thursdays: June 19, July 10, July 31, and August 7, 2025. 6:30-8:30 PM. $125.00. $50.00. deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Let’s make a fun summer top! The Summer Soundtrack by Elizabeth Smith https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-soundtrack is a fun knit that will be a great first sweater project or fun for the intermediate knitter. Using two colors of sport to DK weight wool or cotton blend yarn, you will learn how to work a slip stitch pattern, work in the round from the bottom up, short row shaping, and three needle bind off techniques.

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Thursday Night Knitters: The Summer Soundtrack Top. with Mary Crosby. 4 Sessions: Thursdays: June 19, July 10, July 31, and August 7, 2025. 6:30-8:30 PM. $125.00. $50.00. deposit holds your space. Call 203-245-5921 to register.

Let’s make a fun summer top! The Summer Soundtrack by Elizabeth Smith https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/summer-soundtrack is a fun knit that will be a great first sweater project or fun for the intermediate knitter. Using two colors of sport to DK weight wool or cotton blend yarn, you will learn how to work a slip stitch pattern, work in the round from the bottom up, short row shaping, and three needle bind off techniques.

Back to the beach!  We will be at The Mercy Center Beach, 167 Neck Rd, Madison, in front of Seascape House , once or twice a month, weather permitting, from June-August.  Bring a chair or towel, bug spray, and your project and enjoy crafting in a beautiful spot.  $5.00 per person, donated to The Mercy Center. .  Please be quiet on the way to the beach from the parking lot- there are usually silent retreats going.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Join us for knitting, spinning, crochet, and solving the world's big problems every Tuesday from 6-9 PM. 

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

Back to the beach!  We will be at The Mercy Center Beach, 167 Neck Rd, Madison, in front of Seascape House , once or twice a month, weather permitting, from June-August.  Bring a chair or towel, bug spray, and your project and enjoy crafting in a beautiful spot.  $5.00 per person, donated to The Mercy Center. .  Please be quiet on the way to the beach from the parking lot- there are usually silent retreats going.

Join us for a daytime Stitching session, also solving the big problems and providing help for fiber issues. Free, everyone welcome!

The Elusive Multi-Strand Braided Rug.  With Deana David of www.ribboncandyhooking.com.  Ssturday, August 30, 2025. 1-4 PM.   $110.00.  $25.00 deposit holds your space.  All materials included. 

Everyone has heard of and seen a traditional braided rug, made up of the parts. The 'braided-in' rug dates back to the early 20th century and, being so poorly documented from generation to generation, nearly fell out of existence because so few people knew how to make it. Learn the mystery of the multi-braid and learn how to braid a very simple 8-strand rug that works up so quickly you won't believe it! 

The class comes with 1-2 pounds of randomly colored t-shirt material already cut into strips, and all the clips and pins you will need to make a small rug. Feel free to bring some old t-shirts in colors you like to add to your stockpile and I can show you how to chop shop them to get the most out of them; it is not necessary as the class comes with the materials you will need, but sometimes it's fun to cut up an old tie dye or a nostalgic old shirt that has special meaning to you.  

This is a great recycle/ repurpose project that will give you the skills, tools, and knowledge to carry on making beautiful braided rugs of other shapes and styles in the future, using your castaway clothing. Please bring scissors. Everything else is supplied for you to keep.