Event
NC Yarn Tour - 2nd Year!
All of July
A self-guided tour connecting fiber artists and enthusiasts with 44 locally-owned yan shops, farm and fiber destinations across the state!
Interested participants must buy a custom tote bag to have full access to everything the NCYT offers. Totebags ($25) can be purchased Online. They will be available until July 1, 2026. Anyone who purchases one will receive a commemorative tote/swag bag, souvenir Guide Book, and custom patterns for the event, using mini skeins that can be purchased at each shop. Participants with a bag will have the opportunity to purchase NCYT-exclusive items at participating shops and be eligible for NCYT-only giveaways & discounts.
KAL
Watermark KAL
Wednesdays, July 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
1:00pm-3:00pm
2026 marks ten years for the 4 Day Knitalong, an exuberant annual knitting event that has brought thousands of knitters — from around the world — together in for the month of July. Despite the name, the knitalong has never really been about knitting a whole sweater in 4 days (although if you’re knitting the smaller sizes, you absolutely can). What it’s really about is discovering for yourself that knitting a sweater doesn’t have to take a year. Or even a few months.
The Watermark Pullover is knit top-down. Also available is the Watermark Cardigan,if you prefer that silhouette.
The patterns are on sale through June 30.
Event
Tour de Fleece
Saturday, July 4 - Sunday, July 26
Tour de Fleece is an annual event for hand spinners that coincides with the Tour de France, the famous multi-stage bicycle race. During Tour de Fleece, spinners challenge themselves to spin yarn each day that the cyclists are riding, often setting personal goals to achieve by the end of the race. The idea is to focus on spinning, learn new skills, and enjoy the community of others who share the passion for handspinning and the fibre arts.
Book Club
The Four Winds
By Kristin Hannah
Friday, July 24
2:00pm-4:00pm
“My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family."
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows.
By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive.
In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa―like so many of her neighbors―must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family.
The Four Windsis a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it―the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity,The Four Windsis an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.
Event
Permanent Jewelry
Thursday, August 6
3:00pm-6:00pm
$Varies
Permanent jewelry is a piece of jewelry (typically a bracelet, anklet, or necklace) that does not have a traditional clasp, so it cannot be easily removed. Instead, the ends of the jewelry are soldered together while you're wearing them, creating a seamless look.
Event
Fairy Hair
Saturday, August 22
10:00am-3:30pm, 15 min slots
$Varies
The Outreach Fairy from Mountain Fairy Hair is coming to the Silver Threads & Golden Needles to make your hair sparkle and brighten up your days!
For pricing, more details and reservations, click the link below.
Book Club
A Man Called Ove
By Fredrik Backman
Friday, Aug 28
2:00pm-4:00pm
Free
Join some of your fellow Fiber Artists in discussing a book that maybe you listen to as you are stitching!
#1New York Timesbestseller—more than 3 million copies sold!
Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?
Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.
Fredrik Backman’s beloved first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down” (Booklist, starred review).
Please read the book BEFORE the discussion.