History
The shop started in a trailer on my property. The main focus was hand-dyed wool and fiber for felting. Weaving was done on a tri-loom. Because this was the nature of the business, yarns were purchased for their use in weaving or needlefelting. Wool applique grew as people found the hand-dyed wool. The shop vended at several quilt shows and the wool became very popular with customers. After 3.5 years space became available in a 200 year old house in Pittsfield, PA. In the past I had traveled by this house many times and often thought it was a great place for a shop. In August 2009 the shop moved in with a quilt shop. There is space to offer classes in wool applique, knitting, tunisian crochet, spinning, weaving, & needlefelting. The inventory has grown to include wool fabric, hand-dyed wool, different types of fibers for spinning & felting and great yarns! In addition to classes we hold monthly yarn & wool groups, Yarn tastings and a series of lectures in the summer on the lawn!
Specialties
We offer the areas largest selection of Wool fabric, hand-dyed wool & fibers for spinning and felting. You will find a wide variety of patterns & kits for wool applique along with perle cotton threads & wool embroidery floss. Speciality fibers such as Hot Fix Angelina fibers adds glitz to your special project. Our yarns are some of the best! Find brands from Noro: Silk Garden, Taiyo, Taiyo Sock & Nadeshiko. Juniper Moon Farms are the newest in the shop: Findley/Dapple & Moonshine. Cascade 220, Eco Wool & Eco Duo(a yummy baby alpaca blend) round out the wool/ wool blend yarns. There are also many fingering weight yarns for socks and other fine projects; Nubles (Araucania), Yarns from Scarlett Fleece, Malibrigo and more. There is pattern support and books for all yarns. Needles, hooks, notions and hardware for purse/bag projects is also available. Finally, shop for unique items in our exclusive boutique. Handmade, one of a kind shawls, hats, scarfs, purses & other accessories.