Truck Report 3/30/2012

Good morning, Woolfans!

The month of March is drawing to a close -- and our March Madness sale ends with it. Saturday, March 31st is your last chance to take advantage of discounts on every single roll of fabric and every pre-cut table piece.

Our Pendleton truck has come and gone, leaving behind gifts for the craft-minded: 400 pounds of fuzzy selvage and 100 pounds of premium wool strips.

What will you make this weekend?

Hide Unsightly Cables

Tired of that ugly tangle of cords behind your desk? Want your cell phone charger to look a little more creative? Want a quick, cute project to while away an hour or so?

Crochet your cords! Armygurumi has a pictorial tutorial that will get you going. This great idea is going to make the backs of our computers a lot prettier.

How do you keep your cords tame and tasteful?

We Love Wet Felting!

This Sunday, we're holding our fantastic Wet Felting Basics class. It's a great way to get your hands wet (pun intended!) with the art of wet felting. You'll make fun little felted balls and a quick and easy felted pouch.

And then we spotted a tutorial (with video) for wet felted Easter eggs from CraftPassion.com. Quick, easy, and super cute... and a great way to use the techniques learned in our Wet Felting Basics class.

Wet Felting Basics $25
Sunday, April 1 -- no joke!
11:30am - 1:30pm
Call 503-535-5786 to pre-register.

Truck Report 3/23/2012

Good morning, WoolFans!

You've made it through another week, and to celebrate, we've loaded up the bins with fun scraps from our two Pacific Northwest mills.

• 100 pounds wooly worms (50 cents per pound)
• 150 pounds of premium wool strips ($1.50 per pound)
• 500 pounds of selvage ($3.00 per pound)

We're having our famous Wool Rug Crochet class on Saturday. Join us at 10:30am and learn how to transform mill scraps into treasure!

Guitar String Bangles

This one is for the musicians and the crafty people who love them: what do you do with a busted guitar string?

Here's an idea from creative Canadian Danielle Griffin: turn them into fabric-wrapped bangles! This quick and easy project gives lightweight fabric scraps a new life, too. Check it out!

If you have any other ideas for saving broken guitar strings from the trash, we'd love to hear them.

Truck Report 3/16/2012

Good morning, Woolfans!

We hope you've had a lovely week. It's been busy around here with our annual March Madness fabric sale -- 30% off fabric on the roll and discounts of 30-50% off on our tables of pre-cut yardage. Stop by and see us before the end of the month to take advantage of these awesome deals.

In the midst of all the madness, the Pendleton truck delivered 200 pounds of fuzzy selvage and 200 pounds of blanket header for your crafting pleasure.

What are your weekend plans? We've got some great classes over the weekend if you'd like to join us: the Fantastic Folding Chair on Saturday, and Blanket Binding for Beginners and the Michelle Bag on Sunday. Visit the Classes tab at the top of the page to find out more.

Puppy Love!

Say hello to our newest four-legged friend, Tashy. (Hope we're spelling that right!)

We are always happy to have well mannered, leashed pups visit the store. Tashy would make a pretty good product model, don't you think? Or maybe an industrious spinner could make some yarn with all that fluffy fur...

Truck Report 3/9/2012

Good morning, wool lovers! (See how we changed it up there? Let's see who's paying attention...)

It's fantastic to have some sunshine for a Friday morning... and great to be back on our usual schedule of scrap delivery. The big Pendleton truck dropped off 250 pounds of fuzzy selvage this week.

Just a reminder: we've got our monthly Community Craft Night coming up on Wednesday, March 14th -- grab a project and come out for some social time while you work.

Have a great weekend!

March Madness is Coming

Our March Madness Spring Fabric Sale is coming... is there a fabric you've had your eye on?

Fabrics from left to right: Mini Chief Joseph, Evening Star, Boomerang,
Eagle Rock, Grass Green Ultra Worsted, Fairham Plaid Worsted 

 March Madness starts Thursday, March 15th and goes through the end of the month.

Truckless Report 3/2/2012

Good morning, WoolFans!

We are truckless this week, since the big Pendleton truck went up to Puyallup for Sew Expo this weekend.

The bins of selvage (particularly blanket weight) and premium wool strips are still nice and full for your crafting pleasure.