A Loom with a View

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!

Tea Cozy Contest!

Did you know Ravelry has nearly 900 patterns for tea cozies? We found that fact so fascinating we decided to hold a Tea Cozy Contest! So pick up your knitting needles, crochet hook, or loom and enter to win a fabulous prize!

Will yours be classic/traditional or wild and crazy?  How about trimming it out with buttons, pom-poms, ruffles, embroidery or beads? We can't wait to see what you think up! 

Every contest has a few rules so here goes: 

• Tea cozies may be knit, crochet, or hand woven.
• The choice of yarn is up to you. We respectfully request you use yarn purchased at A Loom with a View, but feel free to embellish with stuff from your stash.
• Use an existing pattern or make one up.
• Entries will be displayed in the store and on Facebook and our website for two weeks so people can vote for their favorite. The tea cozy with the most votes wins. Simple!
• Cozies should be submitted with a teapot for display. Please don't bring us your irreplaceable heirloom china teapot as we just can't be responsible for accidental breakage.
• The deadline for entries is June 16th and the winner will be announced by the Fourth of July!

Naturally we will be happy to help you with yarn and pattern selection or questions you encounter along the way.

 

Get creative and good luck!

A New Summer Weaving Class!

 

We call this class Tea for Two! . . . iced tea, that is. Invite a best friend for a summer time picnic, complete with a refreshing cold drink, and a pair of brightly colored cotton placemats hand woven by YOU!

This class will introduce students to a color and weave effect known as Log Cabin, using two shuttles with two alternating weft colors.  It appears quite complicated but surprisingly is simple plain weave. Placemats will be hemstitched, a lovely finishing technique that is done while your piece is on the loom.

This is an advanced beginner level class. Students should be familiar with reading a weaving draft, winding a warp, and dressing a loom.

Six sessions, Monday evenings, 6-8:30pm

June 17, 24, July 1, 15, 22, 29

 

Six student maximum and two instructors!

Betsy Martin and Margaret B. Russell

 

Class cost - $260 includes use of 4 shaft Schacht table loom & weaving tools.

Fiber fee - $15

 

For more information or to reserve a space, 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

Happy Mothers' Day!

          

Make Mom's day extra special with a gift for her favorite fiber hobby. May we suggest a set of interchangeable circular knitting needles from Knitter's Pride? Or perhaps the popular new book Crochet In Color by Kathy Merrick. Weavers are captivated by the new Zoom Loom, the perfect little travel loom, and the Potholder Loom PRO which produces really BIG potholders that are truly any chef's favorite! And, of course, you can't go wrong with a gift certificate for Mom!

 

 

It's time for YARN CRAWL 2013

Wait till you see all the fabulous things we have in store for you at this year's Yarn Crawl! We've stocked up on all your favorites like Madelinetosh, Lobster Pot Yarns, The Fiber Company, Manos del Uruguay, and Noro. You'll find deep discounts, too, such as Ella Rae Classic worsted wool - buy two get one free! All in-stock looms are 10% off! That only happens once a year so don't miss out.

Extended Yarn Crawl store hours:

• Thursday 3/14, 9:00 - 5:00
• Friday 3/15, 9:00 - 6:00
• Saturday 3/16, 9:00 - 6:00
• Sunday 3/17, 10:00 - 5:00

http://ayarncrawl.com/index

A Winter Weaving Getaway

A Loom with a View presents

A Winter Weaving Getaway

Saturday, March 9, 2013

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street, Gloucester, MA

$25

Join us for a day-long weaving retreat in the peaceful seaside village of Lanesville, approximately 30 minutes from Newburyport on scenic Cape Ann. Bring a portable loom, any style loom from potholder to multi-harness, set it up, and weave away in the company of friends and fiber folk who understand what it means to slip into your “weaving zone”.

• Take an introductory weaving class from Margaret Russell, using locally sourced, rare breed wool.  Maximum six students.   $150, all materials and use of weaving equipment included. 
• Get advice on your particular weaving questions or difficulties from Betsy Martin who will be wearing her coach’s hat for the day.
• Bring your warping board (or rent one of ours) and spend a few hours winding a  warp for your next project.
• Or just come sit and weave with us in this lovely space.
• The Lanesville Community Center is completely handicapped accessible, which means moving your loom in and out is easily done.
• Morning coffee and pastry will be provided. Coffee and tea are available throughout the day.
• Bring your lunch. Refrigerator and microwave are available.
• Reservations are required. Tickets may be purchased in advance from A Loom with a View or at the door.
• Admission $25 for the day. (Not applicable if you have signed up for Margaret's weaving class)
• Equipment rental by prior arrangement only.
• No experience necessary. All skill levels welcome.