Here at The Loop, we are quite fond of surprises…. One fine day, Annie opened the email, and discovered a really amazing one. It was an invitation to one heck of a party. Now recently, you may have seen some photos on our website, or our social media, photos of pretty things made from very …
The Loop will be closed on Friday, July 1st, 2016 for the Canada Day holiday. We’ll re-open again at 10:00 on July 2nd. Happy Canada Day!
What we got Wednesday… a preview of our amazing Fluevog yarn, dyed exclusively for us by Two Birds Knitting! Also, some more SweetGeorgia Bulletproof sock! Did you win a prize in Clair’s draw? We have a few goodies that haven’t been claimed yet, if you haven’t picked yours up yet, please bring your …
A sample of one of the Two Birds Knitting colourways for our event at John Fluevog Shoes on June 25th, from 3:00 – 6:00 pm in the Flueseum upstairs! 150 skeins in 4 shades, dyed to match current shoes!
Good morning, Fibre Friends! We just wanted to take a few minutes to tell you about this wonderful group of people. “Hugs in the Hands” is working with the Hub Family Resource Centre of Fort McMurray to match families who lost their homes in the wildfire to volunteer knitters, crocheters and sewers may be able …
It’s no secret here at The Loop, that we love our Fluevog shoes! We also love our handknit socks, and our indie dyers! We asked ourselves if there was a way we could get the best of all three at the same time. Guess what? There is, and we are beyond excited! On June 25th, …
Meet Mary and her fingering weight wool, Elizabeth Zimmerman Pi-Camping shawl. This shawl is a tribute to Elizabeth Zimmerman for her 100th birthday, and is inspired by EZ’s stories of her many camping trips, and how much she enjoyed them.
You may be familiar with our friend, Kourtney, of Dollybird Workshop’s designs or you might have been one of the lucky winners of one of her patterns in Clair’s draw. We commandeered her samples from her show so you can look at them a bit longer. Thanks Kourtney!!
This Wednesday, we got something brand new! We have started carrying Jacquard Acid Dyes! So if you’ve ever wanted to try dyeing your own yarn, we can help you with that! We’ve also had a re-stock of Diamond Luxury “Caravan.” This is a DK weight yarn, in 50 gram/125 metre (136 yard) balls. It’s composed …