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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...

Hello Knitter Friends, Lots to catch up on, so let's get to it. Today starts the Extended Trunk Show for Leading Men Fiber Arts at the shop and online. Please stop by the shop and see their amazing colorwork. The trunk show will run until June 19th. We have Spotlight, Mohair Silk, Dramaturg, Sparkle Sock, and Improv Sock Blanks. The guys did the yarn for the Spring Crawl and we just fell in love with their stuff and had to have them in for a trunk show. We think you'll agree, they are...

Susan snapped some quick pictures of today's trunk show items. Please come see us from 11-4 today for the Wabash Woollen Works Trunk Show. If you have any questions, call Susan at the shop.  

Lisa Gilman from Wabash Woollen Works will be with us on Saturday, April 24th from 11-4. Come see all her amazing products. In case you're not familiar with Lisa and her place: Wabash Woollen Works and Fiber Arts Center is the only manufacturing mill in Indiana producing luxury yarn, roving, and felted pieces. They also provide manufacturing and textile educational opportunities to local schools and career centers and to the public. Areas of focus include natural and acid dye techniques;...

Good Monday Morning, Just to let you know, the shop will be closed today due to technical difficulties. But we have you covered, the online shop is open and ready for you to get your yarn fix, just in case. No Pickups for today, please. Also, the Brediculous Yarns Trunk show has been extended till March 28th. There are still great deals to be had, if you haven't tried any of Brea's yarn yet, you still have time but don't wait, these amazing yarns are going fast! All of the trunk show items are...

Starting tomorrow, MAKS is hosting Bredicoulous Yarns in an extended trunk show from February 26th to March 14th. We will be hosting our show online and at the store, so you don't even have to leave your slippers to get some of Brea's amazing products. A little bit about Brea in her own words: Hi! I'm Brea, owner, and dyer of Brediculous Yarns. I would be lying if I said yarn dyeing was my main original career choice but here we are! Going for my BA in college, I discovered the beauty of...

With their hand-dyed colorways inspired by the theatre, pop culture, and nature, partners Steve and Andy truly are the Leading Men in the world of COLOR. Established in August 2013, their dye studio is located in Central Illinois, from which they travel the country attending shows and festivals. Their products can also be found in stores across the world. They specialize in semi-solid, variegated, speckled, and gradient yarn dyeing techniques. "Renewal" is the theme this year and inspired...

Due to the weather, there will be no class tonight!  Stay warm!

UPDATE!!! YARN STARTS FEBRUARY 26 TH AND RUNS THROUGH MARCH 7 TH! CAN I CLAIM TOO MUCH SUN??? THANKS, SUSAN Sitting here we realized that the Crawl starts this Friday!! So here are some pattern choices that you can knit up.  Using the yarns we have from Leading Men Fiber Arts.  As Dru stated the colors will be available at 12:01 Friday morning, so take a look at some of these to help in your decision process!!  The Yarn Crawl yarn- Showstopper Renewal is a 100 gram skein with 463 yards!! 75%...

It's time for Renewal! Spring is just around the corner! Of course, because of current circumstances, this year’s yarn crawl is going to be different. Seven shops, one yarn truck, and one online-only store will be participating this year. Some shops will be open (with safety protocols in place), some will be online only, and some will be a combination. Everyone can participate this year, there are no passports and no validation pages. There are no special discounts—think of it as your...