A Loom with a View

Anniversary Sale!

 Nine years! We can hardly believe it. 

Sale dates: July 23 -- July 27 

Preview Day Friday, July 22!

All yarns, needles, books, patterns, notions, books, bags, buttons....yes, just about everything, is discounted from 10% to as much as 40%!!!  Previously discounted yarns are marked down even further during the sale!  Come in this week before the Yankee Homecoming parking crunch begins and stock up for your holiday knitting projects at these once-a-year prices. 

The fine print: Sale discounts do not apply to rigid heddle looms, weaving tools and accessories, or stoneware yarn bowls. Previous purchases, classes and special orders are also excluded.

Summer Hours!

Knit North Yarn Crawl 2016 is here!

Drum roll, please. . . . . because once again it's time for everyone's favorite annual yarn event! With a new name and a fresh new look, the KNIT NORTH YARN CRAWL kicks off this Thursday, March 17th! CRAWL DATES: March 17th-20th, 2016 CRAWL HOURS: Thurs., Fri., and Sat. 10 to 5;  Sun. 12 to 5 The Knit North Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of 9 fabulous shops located along Boston's beautiful North Shore. Each shop will have different specials, trunk shows, visiting designers, and lots of other goodies. Visit just a couple of shops, or all of them, it's up to you! The more stamps you collect in your passport, the better your chances of winning one of the amazing prizes offered by the shops. Visit at least six stores and be entered for a chance at the Crawl Grand Prize! Here is what's going on at A Loom with a View!

 

Friday, March 18th, 12:00 to 4:00PM  Our friend, Rosemary Herbert, will be in the shop with hundreds (thousands?) of her fabulous handmade stoneware and porcelain Maine Island Buttons! Find the absolutely perfect buttons for your newly finished cardigan, or a single gorgeous accessory button. So many to choose from!

 

Saturday, March 19th, 1:00 to 4:00PM  Pull up a chair for a Yarn Tasting! On the menu are five scrumptious yarns from Amano. The secret recipe for these luxury fibers includes the finest grade of alpaca available anywhere in the world, 100% Imperial Alpaca. You'll also have a chance to see and try on models from the Amano and Berroco trunk shows.

 

We have a scavenger hunt for you, too!  The Northern Trail Wrap, designed by Ana Campos, is part of the fun for the crawl - a pattern scavenger hunt! You can pick up a piece of the charted directions at each shop to assemble a complete pattern, or download the full pattern(charted and written) at a discounted price through March 20th. Download the template here and pick up Clue #1 at A Loom with a View!

Finally, what would a party be without swag?! We have a limited quantity of official 2016 project bags! These bags are 100% cotton, fair wage, fair labor bags. They measure 8.5" by 11".

 

Thursday through Sunday ~ Daily Door Prizes ~ Great Sales on Selected Yarns!

 

A Loom with a View is pleased (and very excited!) to present . . .

A One-day Knitting Workshop!

COLOUR!

with Brandon Mably

The Magic Ball / Persian Poppy Design

October 28, 2015

9⁰⁰ to 4⁰⁰

  
Enjoy a one day creative knitting workshop with Brandon Mably from the Kaffe Fassett Design Studio. This course inspires knitters to sharpen their observation of color by working with a range of light and dark colors in contrasting tones. The experience is designed to give knitters the confidence to use their own personal color scheme in any of their own designs in the future....

Participants will work on the classic Persian Poppy design.  Brandon will also demonstrate the method of carrying yarn in Fair Isle and intarsia knitting; working with attendees as they apply these techniques to their own knitting.

Participants should know how to knit and purl, however, only the basic stockinette stitch will be used in the workshop.

Brandon's hugely popular workshops consist of equal parts education, entertainment and good ole fun! We expect to fill up quickly so don't miss the chance to join us for this once in a lifetime opportunity!

$135 / person*

Seating is limited to a maximum of 30.

To register please call 978-463-9276 or email betsy@aloomwithaview.com

*Payment is required at the time of registration and is non-refundable except in the case that we are able to fill your seat from a waiting list.

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Brandon Mably freely admits that he was a total disaster at school and found it difficult to settle to one hobby or interest as a child. However his love of colour and design always remained a constant throughout his young life and he has vivid memories of the pink plastic needles he used during knitting lessons at school. For over a decade, Brandon has been the Studio Manager of Kaffe Fassett Studio in London England, and has worked closely with Kaffe in the design, creation, and execution of knitwear, tapestry, patchwork, mosaic, and mixed media artwork. While working side by side with Kaffe, Brandon has honed his unique style of bold design and vibrant colour.

Brandon designs knitwear patterns for Vogue Knitting and Rowan Yarns, and leads workshops in knitwear design and use of colour throughout the world. He travels throughout the world teaching workshops, learning from indigenous design styles, and finding inspiration from the people and communities he visits.

“Most people have buried within them a sense of colour and design.”         ~ Brandon Mably ~

 

 

Spring Clean Your Handknits

Did your winter sweaters and other handknits get some extra wear over this especially long cold winter? Mine sure did! It's time for a gentle bath in SOAK before their long summer siesta. The non-detergent, no rinse formula gently cleans all fine fibers, leaving them soft and refreshed. SOAK is available in 3 ounce and 8 ounce bottles.

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         May 2015 Class Schedule

We have added three new classes to the schedule in May. These are quick, two-hour classes for smallish projects that are easy to travel with. Space is limited so call soon to reserve a seat for yourself…..and maybe a friend. 

Vintage Crocheted Blanket

Saturday, May 9th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

This quick baby blanket is a real stash buster. Make it with two colors or twenty! Our store sample, pictured at left, is actually made from yarn that was leftover from last summer’s Rowan afghan KAL. In this class we will complete a mini version of the blanket, including the pretty border treatment.

Supplies: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn in two or more colors and a size G (4.0mm) hook.

Prerequisite: students need to know how to chain, single crochet and double crochet.

$30 pattern included

Knit a Shoulder Cozy

Saturday, May 16^th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

This is a customer fave, a real wear-with-anything, four season accessory. I can’t even count how many we’ve made! This season we have re-yarned it using two lovely Rowan yarns, Purelife Revive and Kidsilk Haze. The class is suitable for beginners who know how to knit, purl and work in-the-round. We will cover knitting garter stitch in the round, decreasing, and binding off loosely, everything you need to know to complete this quick project.

Supplies: 3 balls Purelife Revive and 2 balls Kidsilk Haze,  #13 circular needles 24” long, one stitch marker and a darning needle.

Prerequisite: students need to know how to knit and purl . . . that’s it!

$30 pattern included

Getting Started with Your Zoom Loom

Saturday, May 23^rd, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

The fabulous little Zoom Loom continues to be super popular and no wonder! This simple pin loom lets you weave perfect 4 inch squares from almost any worsted weight or thinner yarn in about 15 minutes. Perhaps you purchased a Zoom Loom but haven’t quite got the hang of it yet, or maybe you’re wondering what can be made from all those little squares? This class will address both issues. We will construct a simple set of four coasters to use under all those iced summer drinks.

No experience required but you do need a Zoom Loom of your own.

$30 yarn included (Zoom Loom sold separately.)

 

New Store Hours and December Class Schedule

Extended Store Hours until January 1, 2015

Sunday 12:00 – 5:00

Monday  10:00 – 5:00

Tuesday  10:00 – 8:00

Wed. thru Sat.  10:00 – 5:00

  

Class Schedule for December 2014

Monday Knitting – 1:00 to 2:30

Tuesday Crochet - 10:30 to 12:00

Tuesday Knitting – 4:30 to 6:00 or 6:30 to 8:00

Thursday Knitting – 10:30 to 12:00

Saturday Knitting – 10:30 to 12:00

 

These classes are open format. Come in and let us help you with your knitting or crochet questions!  $18 per session or 6 sessions for $90. Reservations required. Class maximum 6 students. Please call up to one week ahead to reserve a seat!

A Woven Journey

Registration is now open for the beginner weaving class we call “A Woven Journey”! The next session begins September 15, 2014. If you have never tried weaving or need a complete refresher course, this ever-popular, tried and true outing is for you.

This class is filling up! Only a couple of spots left.

Travel to the fascinating land of weaving!  Learn its language, discuss project planning and weaving drafts (directions for constructing woven fabrics), measure fibers on a warping board, dress a loom (ready it for weaving), and WEAVE!  Two gamps* will be woven, one plain weave and one twill weave. Discover color interaction, investigate pattern structures, and interact with texture.

• No experience necessary.
• Monday evenings, 6-8:30pm, September 15, 22, 29, October 6, 20, 27
• Six student maximum and two instructors, Betsy Martin and Margaret B. Russell.
• Class cost - $290. Along with instruction, everything you need is included in the class cost - use of a 4 shaft Schacht table loom, weaving equipment/tools, fibers, and a folder filled with weaving information (yarns for this class are certified 100% organic Merino wool spun at a historic mill in Springvale, Maine!).

Registration requires payment in full. If you are unable to attend “A Woven Journey” after registering, payment will be refunded only if another student can fill your spot. Otherwise payment is nonrefundable, unless Antrim Handweaving cancels the session.

Classes are held at ANTRIM HANDWEAVING Studio & Study, 10 Orchard Street, Byfield, MA.

For more information or to reserve your place in front of a loom, please contact Betsy at A Loom with a View, 978-463-9276, betsy@aloomwithaview.com  or Margaret at Antrim Handweaving, Studio & Study, 978-465-8457, antrimhandweaving@comcast.net

 COME JOIN US AND EXPLORE HANDWEAVING!

*Gamp – “Charles Dickens’ character Sairey Gamp (in Martin Chuzzlewit) was notable for carrying a large, multi-colored umbrella. From her name developed both an English slang word for a large, baggy umbrella and – among American handweavers – a term signifying a multi-colored and/or multi-patterned woven sampler.”Samplers You Can Use" by Penelope B. Drooker

Calling all girls and boys, 8 years old and up! Let's learn to knit!

This is a very special opportunity for you to learn to knit from on of our favorite young knitters.

Belle Douglass, a junior at Rice University, learned to knit when she was 8 years old and has  been knitting up a storm ever since. She loves to teach all her friends to knit  and even taught a knitting class at her college. Some of Belle's favorite things  to knit are toys, especially elephants!

This 4-session class is for beginning knitters, age 8 and older. No experience necessary!  Along the way to crafting a super simple hat, students will acquire the basic skills of knitting such as, casting on stitches, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, increase/decrease, binding off stitches and sewing a simple seam.

Saturday mornings, June 7, 14, 21 and 28

10:30 - 12:00 PM

$80. (materials included!)

Space is very limited so call today to reserve a spot.

Coming soon.............

Our website is long overdue for a facelift. We're working on a total re-design, complete with online shopping capability. In the meantime, if you're looking for a specific yarn, pattern, or information about one of our classes, please give us a call at 978-463-9276 or send an email to betsy@aloomwithaview.com.

Two-Day Luxury Fiber Weaving Workshop

September 13 & 14, 2013

Luxury Fibers Scarf Workshop

Start your weekend early at Antrim Handweaving. Radiantly colored, hand dyed luxury fibers such as alpaca, cashmere, merino, and silk will dress your loom. At the end of the workshop, you will dress yourself with an exquisite scarf woven by you!

Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14, 2013, 8:30am-5pm

Six student maximum and two instructors: Betsy Martin and Margaret B. Russell

No experience necessary.  

Class cost - $250 includes use of 4 shaft Schacht table loom & weaving tools.

Fiber fee - $40 to $50, depending on your selection of luxury fibers. 

Join us for the “Luxury Fibers Scarf” workshop at:

ANTRIM HANDWEAVING Studio & Study

10 Orchard St., Byfield, MA

For more information or to reserve your place in front of a loom, contact: 

Betsy - A Loom with a View

978-463-9276

betsy@aloomwithaview.com

or

Margaret - Antrim Handweaving, Studio & Study

978-465-8457

antrimhandweaving@comcast.net

Kickoff to Summer Sale!

 

Saturday, June 15 - Saturday, June 22nd!

 

Summer is here, and we're ready to help you get your summer projects going. For one week only, all yarn is on sale! Brands you love, including Shibui, Manos del Uruguay, Blue Sky Alpacas and The Fiber Company, are 20% off. Even deeper discounts on Classic Elite's Katydid cotton tape yarn and Rowan's perennial favorite Lima.

(Pssst!...even Lobster Pot Cashmere is on sale!)

This is also a great opportunity to stock up on needles, notions, patterns, bags, books and buttons...all 15% off!

Looms and weaving tools are 10% off as well!

The sale is limited to product in stock, and does not include special orders, gift certificates or classes.

You really don't want to miss these great early summer savings!