Class

Agnes Vest Class

Fridays, May 2, 16, & 23

2:00pm-4:00pm

$35

The Agnes Sweater Vest combines crochet and knitting by joining granny squares and then knitting the ribbing at the collar, armholes and hem. The armholes are oversized for easy layering over tops and dresses with statement sleeves with a split hem for wearing ease at the waist.

Techniques / Stitches used: Slip Knot, Double Crochet, Single Crochet, Half Double Crochet, Slip Stitch, Whip Stitch, Sewn Tubular Bind-Off, picking up stitches with circular knitting needles.


Price includes pattern & instruction.

Event

WNC Yarn Crawl

May 6-11, 2025

12 Local Yarn Stores - 6 Days

This is the 13th WNC Yarn Crawl inviting the local and regional fiber community to visit local shops. Like a Pub Crawl, customers visit multiple locations, but instead of imbibing, they enjoy finding unique fiber treasures!

Throughout the Yarn Crawl weekend, crafters are encouraged to visit as many participating shops as possible. Each destination not only has special promotions and daily prize giveaways, but many also create exclusive products especially for the Crawl. This year Crawlers can also participate in a special Yarn Store Bingo game, seeking to visit certain shops and participate in different activities and mark them off their Bingo Card.

Download you Bingo Card here

WNC Yarn Crawl Website

Class

Project Class

Bring whatever project you are working on and get help, encouragement, and inspiration!

Wednesdays, May 7, 14, 21 & 28

10:30am-12:30pm

$10

Class

'Building In Color' Afghan

CLASS IN PROGRESS; REMINDER FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING

First Friday every Month January thru November; next class is:

Friday, May 9

2:00pm- 4:00pm

$212

I'm excited to announce a skill-building series featuring colorwork! Learn to expertly manage multiple colors while creating a gorgeous sampler afghan.  Many of the designs are timeless favorites, some are original creations, and ALL of them are deliciously fun! 

The first class will be January 10 from 2-4PM.  Thereafter, we will meet the 2nd Friday of every month from 2-4 until November. Then you will have a finished blanket
for a holiday gift...or YOURSELF!

To make all of the “Building In Color“ panels in the book, you will need a total of 24 hanks of HiKoo’s Simplicity yarn (8 hanks each of 3 different colors is recommended). Buttery soft, machine washable, and available in a huge selection of vibrant colors, this yarn is the perfect yarn for your gorgeous
blanket! 

 We have some in the shop now, or you can order at the shop your favorite color combination. I have combo suggestions if you need help! 

Last day to order was December 20. 

 

Price includes all yarn, pattern book, and 11 instruction classes

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Event

The Traveling Yarn Yogi

Saturday, May 10

10:00am-5:00pm

We are hosting a special 'trunk show' during Yarn Crawl; the Traveling Yarn Yogi will be visiting Silver Threads.

'Purl' the Yarn Bus will be parked in front of Silver Threads for the day. She will also be offering chair yoga sessions. Come check out a unique yarn experience!

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Class

Woollsia Shawl

Wednesday, May 14

2:00pm-4:00pm

$25

Taking inspiration from nature, the mini-skeins used for the Woollsia Shawl Fade version might represent a wildflower meadow in the Northern Hemisphere. As you knit, you might be reminded of the beautiful heath flowers that grow in the Australian bush, specifically one of the small heath shrubs, Woollsia pungens, whose foliage and flowers encapsulate all of the beautiful shades & the namesake of this shawl.

Materials needed:
US 5
12 mini skeins (available for purchase) or leftovers

Price includes pattern & instruction.

Fiberside Chat

Ann Budd

Live Zoom Event, Sunday, May 18

1:00pm-2:00pm

$20

The Relationship Between Sweater Construction and Design

Sweaters are characterized by the way the sleeves are joined to the body. In this one-hour Chat Ann Budd will outline the basics of six sweater types—Circular Yoke, Raglan, Drop Shoulder, Modified-Drop Shoulder, Set-In Sleeve, and Saddle Shoulder. The construction type influences how the sleeves meet the body of a sweater and, consequently, how that sweater fits the upper body. Each type lends itself to distinct design possibilities, whether knitted from the bottom up or from the top down, and whether knitted in pieces or seamlessly. You'll leave the Chat with a better understanding of how sweater design is closely tied to sweater construction.

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Book Club

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

Friday, May 23

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!

From #1New York Timesbestselling author Lisa See, “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.

In their remote mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations—until a stranger appears at the village gate in a jeep, the first automobile any of the villagers has ever seen.The stranger’s arrival marks the first entrance of the modern world in the lives of the Akha people. Slowly, Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, begins to reject the customs that shaped her early life. When she has a baby out of wedlock—conceived with a man her parents consider a poor choice—she rejects the tradition that would compel her to give the child over to be killed, and instead leaves her, wrapped in a blanket with a tea cake tucked in its folds, near an orphanage in a nearby city.As Li-yan comes into herself, leaving her insular village for an education, a business, and city life, her daughter, Haley, is raised in California by loving adoptive parents. Despite her privileged childhood, Haley wonders about her origins. Across the ocean Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. Over the course of years, each searches for meaning in the study of Pu’er, the tea that has shaped their family’s destiny for centuries.A powerful story about circumstances, culture, and distance,TheTea Girl of Hummingbird Lanepaints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond of family.

Please read the book BEFORE the discussion.

Class

Flatiron Shawl

Saturday, May 31

10:30am - 12:30pm

$25

The Flatiron Shawl was inspired by a recent trip to New York, where you can’t help but admire the vibe and the architecture. Make this faded wonder by starting off in one corner and strategically combine increases and decreases for an unusual shape. Sprinkle in some subtle color striping to personalize this wrap and you’ll never take it off!

Materials needed:
5.0 mm crochet hook (sample used 4.5 mm)
3 skeins of yarn

Price includes pattern and instruction

Event

Stitch Every Day in May

The rules are simple:

  • Stitch every day in May. Mark your progress on this tracker.
  • It doesn't have to be much--just a row, or even a stitch.
  • It doesn't have to be the same project--you can bounce around.
  • You don't have to finish anything.
  • Just nurture your habit. It's a good one.
  • It's the honor system. Be honorable.

Submit your completed tracker by 11:59pm on June 4th--in person or email to silverthreadsyarn@gmail.com, and on June 5th, we will draw a winner from all completed entries. The prize? The best kind of prize - a SURPRISE! Everyone who completes the challenge will receive a 10% coupon to spend in store or online. Stitch on, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

One last thing--in the spirit of keeping it simple, there's no requirement that the yarn be purchased from Silver Threads. But keep your LYS in your heart, okay? This is all intended to encourage you to make your fiber-y pursuits part of your every day life, and to thank you for connecting with Silver Threads. ✌️

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Fiberside Chat

Kate Oates

Live Zoom Event, Sunday, June 1

1:00pm-2:00pm

$20

Explore Mosaic Knitting with Kate Oates 

You need not be an experienced knitter or even a knitter with experience in stranded colorwork to learn Mosaic Knitting. This technique is quite different! Mosaic Colorwork is a method of creating striking, two-color patterns by working with only one color per row and using slipped stitches to form the design. This makes it an accessible and rewarding technique for knitters of all levels. Kate will cover how to choose suitable yarns and fibers, how to read Mosaic charts, how to manage floats, and how to slip stitches without twisting them. We’ll also explore how to select effective color combinations that enhance contrast and stitch definition. She will demonstrate each technique on the needles, and you’ll have the opportunity to knit-along through swatching. Kate will provide a handout for you to use to continue practicing beyond the Chat to gain confidence in your skills.  Next thing you know, you’ll be ready to begin a full project—such as Kate’s upcoming design, Versa (pictured), which features Mosaic Colorwork.

To knit-along with Kate's demonstration have on-hand two contrasting colors of scrap worsted or DK weight yarn (you'll just be using them for practice so don't worry if they aren't ideal) and a 16"(40 mm) circular needles appropriate for yarn choice. 

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Fiberside Chat

Jen Parroccini

Live Zoom Event, Sunday, June 15

2:00pm-3:00pm

$20

Through the Designer's Eyes: Forecasting Your Sweater's Story

Knitting sweaters is most satisfying when we are happy with the outcome. In this session with Jen Parroccini, we’ll talk about how to evaluate and interpret the information available to us - and when to ask for more.

If you've ever been intimidated to start your first sweater, felt overwhelmed by the endless pattern options, or ended up with a finished garment that didn’t quite turn out as you envisioned, this Fiberside Chat is for you - because honestly, we've all been there and don't want to go back!

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Event

Fairy Hair

Saturday, June 21

10:30am-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 those winter days!

For pricing, more details and reservations, click the link below.