You are invited to Stitch By Stitch (550 Days Road, Kingston) on Saturday Dec 14 for a Koigu trunk show! Enjoy 15% off all Koigu yarns and books ONLY between 10 am and 2pm, when yours truly, Purlin' J, will be in attendance. It's also Stitch By Stitch's annual holiday reception so there will be lots of little treats inside for you to enjoy all day long! Leather wrist rulers will also be available at St x St beginning Saturday! They make a practical and stylish gift and they come packaged in their own tin so you can pop it in a stocking! Lastly, I want to let you know that over the next few months I endeavour to make...
Apologies, but Lil Dorothy, the yarntruck, does not like snow. It accumulates! So she has decided to go into hibernation in advance of the Fat Goose Craft Fair on Sunday December 1. You will see her again in the spring! In the meantime, save the date, Dec 14, and come to Stitch By Stitch (550 Days Road, Kingston) for some holiday treats and all Koigu yarn 15% off! And the Toronto Knitters Frolic is Saturday April 25! Purlin' J's will be hosting a bus trip to the Knitters Frolic once again. Tickets go on sale in Feb. 2020. If you need a particular yarn, send an email to info@purlinjs.ca and we can try to help you out! All of Lil...
On Saturday November 23, join Montreal-based knitwear designer Stephanie Earp for a workshop on how to make your own knitted clock! In this workshop, we’ll go over the basic techniques required to knit this pattern, including tips for working stranded colourwork, the backward loop increase (and its merits compared to other increases) and measuring gauge. Then the fun starts, as we get out our coloured pencils and design a unique chart using the blank chart provided in the pattern, or choose colours for the existing charts. You can learn about the event here and you can buy your ticket here. You can also purchase tickets in person right up to 10 am Saturday at Stitch By Stitch, 550 Days Road, Kingston. The...
Shop the yarntruck this Saturday 26 October, 550 Days Road in Kingston.
Open 10am to 2pm.
Do you know that you can also shop for Purlin' J's yarn anytime INSIDE Stitch By Stitch? The shop is open Mon to Fri, 9:30 am to 5pm and Saturday 9:30 am to 4pm.
Shop the Purlin' J's yarntruck this Saturday from 10am - 3pm at the Needle Arts Fair! This annual event is hosted by the Cataraqui Guild of Needle Arts and takes place at the Senior's Centre, 56 Francis Street, Kingston, Ontario.The yarntruck will be parked in the north parking lot. Admission to the Fair is $6. Lunch available! Plus demonstrations, auction, door prizes, and free mini-workshops! (See schedule below.)
Vendors from Ontario and Quebec, including the yarntruck!
Free Mini-Workshops:10:30 - Alabama Chanin Sewing Technique with Lorna Rae11:30 - Swedish Weaving with Christine Allan - $5 kit fee 12:30 - 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers talk with Lianne van Leyen 1:30 - Demonstration: Torchon Bobbin Lace being made with Janet Wagg and Donna Hamilton
