Logo - art only

Yarn Circle
Supplies, Equipment & Ideas

Yarn Circle

Yarn Circle News - Summer 2009

What’s Up at Yarn Circle?

March09-shop6.0

Yarn Circle will be closed July 4th
Time to Celebrate..............see you on Monday July 6th
.

New Directions to help you find Yarn Circle due to road change!

This is a beautiful time of the year to visit western North Carolina. Maurice wanted me to make sure and let you know about the road change which has affected Yarn Circle. Highway 64 does not take you by Yarn Circle anymore! Maurice doesn’t want any confusion when you make the trip to come and visit us. If you are coming from Murphy, NC you will turn onto Highway 64. You will cross over a new bridge traveling East and will drive about 4 and 1/2 miles to a traffic light. You will see signs for Tri-County Community College and Murphy Medical (hopefully soon you will be seeing a BLUE tourist informational sign with YARN CIRCLE on it).  Turn left at that light and Yarn Circle will be less than a half of a mile on the left. We located in Indigo Hills, suite E. You will see our Maurice sign out by the road.
If you are coming from Hayseville, NC you will be traveling west on Highway 64. You will see the Tri-County Community College and Murphy Medical signs and hopefully our BLUE informational sign!!!! Turn right at the light and Yarn Circle will be on your left. If you or your GPS get lost, just give us a call and we will gladly help you find us!
Now for other Yarn Circle news..... there is plenty of freshly shorn fleeces in the World’s Largest Basket as well as some beautiful sheep skins. Martha has stocked the store with some beautiful cottons for summer knitting and weaving!

Pam and Maurice

Second Generation Fiber Artists

Yc-March09Beckyweaving

Becky Howard weaving a sample while assisting Pam, her mother, with a beginning weaving class at the John C. Campbell Folk School.

Yc-March09Emolyn2

Emolyn Liden, daughter of Martha is modeling a sweater she designed and knitted.

Martha and Pam are proud that their daughters are following in their footsteps. Emolyn’s mother, Martha Owen, gets a twinkle in her eye as she describes her daughter as a second-generation knitter/designer. Her father David is quick to point out that his mother was also an accomplished knitter, although she never got over the fact that Martha knit all those beautiful pieces without patterns!

Emolyn recently returned from studying at a Folk School in Denmark and then the Penland School of Crafts here in North Carolina. “The Danish students started calling me ‘Grandma’ because I was knitting all the time,” observed Emolyn. “But pretty soon they were begging me to make them their own custom hats and scarves.” And then students at Penland wanted some of her work. “I’m designing a knit dress for a Penland friend now right now and really enjoying it.”

Becky’s mother, Pam Howard, was thrilled when Becky started weaving seriously.  Becky grew up in a house with many looms. It seems like there was always an extra loom that had a warp on it for Becky to try out. But, it was not till she took a weaving course from her mother, Pam that she really got the fiber bug. Becky explains, “it is an advantage to have a Mom who already weaves and can teach me a trade that I can use. Taking an idea and making it into cloth is wonderful.” Becky’s father, Ron is hoping that Becky will move some of her mother’s looms out of the house!

Martha and Pam both commented that each child learned about fiber as children, but it was not until they went off to school that the girls realized what information treasures they had right at home. All of their friends commented on what they were wearing, hand-knitted or hand-woven scarves, sweaters, hats and vests. It seems that in the past eight or nine years there has been a resurgence to those handmade articles. “”It is great to make sure that a craft lives on and Martha and Pam are happy their daughters will be keeping it alive!

PLEASE NOTE: Next Folk Fiber meeting is July 8,  2009.
Go to the Folk Fiber page for more information.

Call 828-835-4592 for more information or come by and pick up an updated list of our classes and fiber events.

June08-reopening-shop sign

Look for the Yarn Circle sign!

Store Hours

Monday

10am-6pm
7pm - 9pm

Tuesday

10am-6pm

Wednesday

10am-6pm

Thursday

Closed

Friday

10am-6pm

Saturday

9am-1pm

Sunday

Closed

Yarn Circle
4400 East US 64, Alt.
Indigo Hills, Suite E
Murphy, North Carolina 28906
828-835-4592
www.yarncircle.com
http://maps.google.com

Email us with any questions!

[Yarn Circle] [Calendar] [Weaving] [Spinning] [Knitting] [Classes] [Helpful Tips] [Used Sale] [Maurice and friends] [Books] [Gallery] [Folk Fiber] [About Us]