A Grand Day

We had such a wonderful day at the celebration for our expanded store. We were so fortunate to have gifted authors and crafters in our store to demonstate and share their art.













Lillian Pitt was on hand to sign her beautiful blanket "Coyote and the Huckleberry Sisters" and to discuss her varied work.


















Another artist and author, Linda Griepentrog, was on hand to demonstrate needle felting and sign copies of her book Needle Felting by Hand or Machine.



We are thrilled to have Linda joining us this spring to present workshops in needle felting.
















Pat Spark shared her inspiring images and signed copies of Watercolor Felt Workbook and Making Faces.

Look for workshops with Pat this summer and see her work in the back gallery now.

















Renee Steele showcased some of the terrific traditional wool crafts which were new to most visitors. Join Renee in learning Rug Hooking and Penny Wool this spring.









































And Ari Grey was on hand to amaze EVERYONE who watched him create a rug from rag strips and wool selvages on his huge circular needles (size 1 billion).


more to come from our party....

Updated Grand Opening Schedule

Grand Opening Schedule of Events
Saturday, April 12th

10:00
Ribbon Cutting and opening remarks

10:30
John Bishop, Vice-president of Mill Sales/Chairman of the Board, will talk about the development of Pendleton’s hot new Eco-Wise Wool

11:00
Book Signing with Pat Sparks, author of Watercolor Felt Workbook.
Pat’s work will also be on display in the back gallery.

11:20
Pendleton Fabric Design Team- members of the Fabric Design department will talk about how the fabric goes from design to production

12:00 - 5:00
On-Going Demonstrations in Spinning, Weaving, Needle Felting, Crochet, Penny Rugs, and Rug Hooking with Wool
Special guest knitter – come see EXTREME KNITTING

12:00 - 1:00
Book Signing with Linda Griepentrog author of Needle Felting by Hand or Machine with needle felting demonstrations.

1:00-2:00
Book Signing with Kathy Monaghan, author of You Can Weave, with demonstrations on building simple looms and weaving with kids.

2:00-3:00
Meet the artists: Lillian Pitt Blanket signing, book signing and discussion of her work

3:00-4:00
Meet the tapestry artists:
Andrew Loomis, Lillian Pitt and Molly Clift-Hilts will be in the new Tapestry Gallery to discuss their work.

4:00
Dan “The-Wool-Man” Gutzman, Wool Dept Manager, will speak about sourcing wool for the varied fabrics produced by Pendleton

5:00 Drawing for Door Prizes

Extreme Knitting

Join us at the Grand Opening on Saturday and see something REALLY special! Ari Grey will be demonstating his "EXTREME KNITTING" skills. I can't give too much away, but it does involve REALLY big needles (I mean REALLY big), rope (how else can you do extreme circular knitting?), and our selvage.

Grand Opening

We are getting really excited (too much to do!) about the Grand Opening on April 12th. We are still nailing down the details (and things are still subject to change) but the preliminary schedule is:

10:00
Ribbon Cutting
Blessing
Drumming

11:00
Starting a 11:00 we will have a variety of speakers from Pendleton Woolen Mills
John Bishop - Eco-Wise Wool
Dan "The-Wool-Man" Gutzman will speak about the process of getting the raw materials for a woolen mill
Pendleton Fabric Design Team- members of the Fabric Design department will talk about how the fabric goes from design to production


12:00 - 5:00
On-Going Demonstrations in Spinning, Weaving, Needle-felting, Crochet, Penny Rugs, and Rug Hooking with Wool
On-Going Videos
Tapestry Gallery Open

12:00-2:00
Chuck Wagon treats

12:00 - 1:00
Book Signing with Linda Griepentrog with needle-felting demos

1:00-2:00
Book Signing with yours truly, Kathy Monaghan, with demos on building simple looms and weaving with kids

2:00-3:00
Meet the artists:
Lillian Pitt - Blanket signing, book signing and discussion of her work.
Tapestry artists Andrew Loomis and Molly Cliff-Hilts will join us for a reception in the new gallery.

5:00
Drawing for blanket, yarn, fleece door prizes

I'll post any changes and additions, but it is shaping up to be a great party! Hope to see you there and get to chat!
Kathy