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Holidays are coming soon and we have a few events coming up that we're looking forward to and want to share: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 - Leading Men Fiber Arts Meet and Greet Fundraiser Meet and greet with Steve and Andy from Leading Men Fiber Arts. Established in August 2013 they are one of our favorite things. We met them with their great products with the Roving Indiana Yarn Crawl. Then they came back again with a trunk show. Now they are coming in person for a special meet and greet...

Hello Knitter Friends, It's almost the weekend, and we've got a great event just for you. This Saturday, October 9th, marks the return of Wabash Woollen Works to MAKS. Come join us for our second trunk show featuring a TON of woolen goodness. Susan snapped a few shots of some of the goodies available this weekend. The Trunk Show will be from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and we CAN'T wait. Come get your wool on and join us this Saturday! Please note, we are still currently masking in the store for...

FUN, FUN, FUN!! Are you up for some yarn bombing?? We are working with @xyzgamelabs to yarn bomb the convention center for @gen_con 2021! We will be covering the flower urns in front of the venue! Here is what I need: strips in RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, and PURPLE. We will have bins at the shop for you to grab yarn if you don’t have any in your stash. Bright colors are best but metallics will be fun also! Crochet or knit, whatever you want. Bulkier is better. Strips should be 4” x 3...

Until further notice, we will be suspending our vax tag program. With the ongoing increase in COVID infections, we will be requiring all in-store shoppers to wear a mask across the board as we have many customers that are susceptible to breakthrough infections. If you choose not to wear a mask, may we invite you to use our online store for your yarn needs. You can arrange pickup or shipping, but will not be able to access the store without a mask. As soon as the infection rates in our area...

With great sadness, we want to let our Knit Friends and Family know of the passing of Diana Laybold. The shop will be working together to plant Memorial Trees as a group. The store will match all donations from our knit community. Anyone wishing to join our donation can drop off or send money to the store. We will make our group donation on August 2nd, 2021 to give everyone who wants to participate time to make your donations. If you have any questions, please call the store. Here is Diana's...

As a reminder, this weekend is the Ash & Bumble Trunk Show in-store at MAKS. I asked Ashley to introduce herself and she sent along this note for you. Stop by the shop from 11-4 this Saturday to meet Ash in person and check out her amazing trunk show!! Hello, my name is Ashley, but my friends & family call me Ash! I decided to start a small-batch, hand-dyed yarn business in February 2020 and I officially opened Ash & Bumble in April 2020. I definitely had my doubts about starting a...

Happy Wednesday Knit Friends: Upcoming Events you should mark your calendar for: This weekend, we will have a one-day Trunk Show with Ash & Bumble a small batch hand-dyed yarn company based right here in Indianapolis. They work with ethically sourced fiber from mills around the world and add their own with unique dyeing methods. The show will be in-store only, this Saturday, July 17th, 2021 from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. Next month, we will be at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival at the...

Announcing special hours for our MAKS Summer Sale (25% all instore yarn purchases): Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m. And online, remember, our MAKS SUMMER SALE runs from 12:01 a.m. Thursday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday! MAKSSSUMMER21 is your online code to 30% off all online yarn purchases excluding MAKS Yarns, Advent Calendars, and Leading Men Fiber Arts.

Just in case you missed it in the last email... MAKS Summer Sale starts this Thursday, June 17th through Sunday, June 20th. We are offering 25% for in-store yarn purchases and 30% for online yarn purchases. This sale excludes Advent Calendars, MAKS Yarn, and Leading Men Fiber Arts Yarn. This is a great opportunity to restock and get started for the holidays (not too soon)! Your discount code for the website is MAKSSUMMER21. If you haven't made it in to the store yet to see the Leading Men...