June 15th Newsletter

Unwind Yarn Shop will be closed Sunday, June 19th, to celebrate Father's Day.

Join us for
The Middle of the Mitten Yarn Crawl!

 Thursday, July 28th through Saturday, August 6th.

The Yarn Crawl is centrally located in mid-Michigan and includes 11 shops, from Brighton to Clare to Bay City to Tawas.


The crawl will feature a paper passports! Crawler have let us know they love these as a pocket reference for each shop.  Each participating shop will will have their address, special yarn crawl hours, and specific directions to get there. Use your paper passports to make notes and as a future reference when you want to revisit.

The Middle of the Mitten Yarn Crawl will offer a limited edition souvenier project bag you won't want to miss getting. To make the bags more fun, each shop will have a logo button you can attach to your bag! Order yours when you order your passport and they will both be waiting for you at your specified shop. (Scroll all the way down for the limited edition Souvenir Bag.)

Every store is keeping their own special crawl hours so please check your passport for information and to plan your route. Inside the front cover of the passport is a map of all the stores to help you plan your adventure.

Grab your friends and go on this fiber adventure! Explore 11 of mid-Michigan's favorite yarn shops to discover new yarns, pick-up buttons for your tote bags, and win some great prizes! Turn in your coupon out of your passport at the last shop to be eligible for prizes!

Fees & Registration

Your passport to all the fun is just $8. Your limited edition souvenir project bag is just $15.

Click to Order Passports

July Specialty Classes

BERROCO SUMMER YARNS

YARN TASTING PARTY

June 30th from 6 - 8 PM

 

The first yarn tasting date was such a success and so much fun, so we are hosting another.

 

Try out the Berroco Summer yarns before you buy them. Each guest receives a generous sample of the (6) Summer yarns from Berroco. The yarns are Spree, Summer Sesame, Pima Soft, Vivo, Meraki, and Isola. All yarns are DK weight and are cotton or cotton blends.

 

Purchase a skein of Remix Light and turn your Yarn Tasting kit into the Taste of Summer, a light weight Summer poncho.

The pattern is free on Raverly.  

 

PRICE: $25 Preregistration and payment are required. Price includes the yarn tasting kit, light refreshments and a fun filled evening.

 

Bring an assortment of needle sizes including a US #10.5 if you are planning on making the poncho.

 RIDIG HEDDLE WEAVING CLASS

July 16th from 1 - 4 PM

and 

July 23 from 1 -3 PM

Are you new to ridig heddle weaving or in need of a refresher?  We are offering a two-session class in which students will make a scarf while learning the basics of rigid heddle weaving.  The first session will cover loom/weaving terminology and how to direct warp the loom.  In the second session, students will begin weaving the scarf and trouble shoot the most common problems faced by new weavers.  

 

This class requires students bring their own rigid heddle loom to the class.  When registering for the class, please indicate the brand of the loom and the dent size (e.g. 8, 10 or 12 dens per inch).  We will help you find an appropriate yarn.

 

Price for the two sessions is  $50 plus materials.  Yarn supplies for this class must be purchased from Unwind Yarn Shop.

 

Call the shop at 810-229-5579 for more information or to register for the classes. 

ZOOM SOCIAL SESSIONS

NO ZOOM ON JUNE 30TH

Thursdays 7 - 9 PM

Meeting ID:  

813 0205 4287

Pass Code:  Unwind

 

The Zoom Social Session offers a group setting in the comfort of your home.  Set aside time to work on a project while enjoying laughs and conversation with fellow fiber artists.

WORK IN PROGRESS    SESSIONS (WIPS)

AT UNWIND

Fridays 1 - 3 PM and Sundays 1 - 3 PM

 

Stop by to socialize with others while you work on an existing project or start a new project. 

 

Need inspiration?  We are here to help.

GNOME SUNDAYS

2ND SUNDAY EACH MONTH IN 2022

 

Sarah Shira aka Imaged Landscapes has  published 12 gnomes patterns and  declared 2022 as the year to have fun gnoming! (Click on the gnome to see all 12 gnome patterns designed by Sarah Schira.)  Unwind decided to join the gnome fun.  Once a month the Sunday WIP theme will be gnomes. 

 

Gnome Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of the month.  The next gnome knit a long Sunday is July 10th. 

 

Not into gnomes? Not an issue.  All are welcome to join from 1 -3 PM for social knit and crochet time.   

Lunch with Lori returns

June 22nd at Noon

If you can’t join Lori on Wednesdays at 12:00 PM you can aways rewatch it on Facebook. Follow Unwind on Facebook to get notification of the live events. 

 

To access Unwind's Facebook Live Events:

  • From the Unwind Yarn Shop website home page scroll to the bottom and click on the Facebook icon (lowercase f symbol in the footer beneath Unwind's address) which will take you to the Unwind Yarn Shop Facebook page.
  • If Facebook asks you to log in or to create an account you can ignore it and view as a visitor.
  • We suggest you try before the event to make sure you don't have any questions or issues.

Follow Unwind on Facebook & Instagram

 

For the latest specials, yarns available, kits, and what's new, be sure to follow Unwind on our Facebook and Instagram sites. 

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Unwind Yarn Shop, LLC. 9912 E. Grand River Ave. Suite 1300. Brighton, MI 48116

810-229-5579 - www.unwindyarnshopmi.com

9912 E. Grand River Ave. - #1300 - Brighton, MI 48116
810-229-5579

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