my bags are full
Vancouver has a new yarn store, hurrah! Yes, we went to the grand opening at three bags full on Saturday morning… see the view:
The shop opening was packed with friendly knitters, flipping through pattern books and scrummy yarns while snacking on the cutest little cupcakes. There’s a computer terminal set up near the back of the shop where you can look up knitty.com and double-check yarn requirements… so handy. I bumped into fellow weaver, Barb, as well as Astor, the local knit & crochet instructor and knitwear designer.
Oh oh oh, and I bought myself Norah Gaughan’s new book “Knitting Nature”. So many things I want to make now…
Afterwards, we headed over to Nat Bailey Stadium for a friend’s company picnic/BBQ. With over 700 people at this picnic, there were plenty of activities planned from wallclimbing to bocce to… get this… human foosball!
You strap yourself into this velcro belt which doesn’t allow you to move from your “post”… so it really is just like foosball!!
Ok, back to fibre. Via Louisa’s blog I found out that Hannelore from Sun Bench Fibres is retiring and she sold all her inventory to Birkeland Bros on Main Street. So, if you go by Birkeland Bros right now you’ll find some weaving yarn, yummy Ashland Bay spinning fibres, and some weaving/spinning/knitting books. I don’t know if Birkeland is going to keep on with supplying weaving stuff, but it would be wonderful… to have a walk-in shop in Vancouver where we could buy weaving yarn and shuttles, rather than having to order everything by mail-order. Bah. Oooh, someplace like my beloved Weaving Works but in Vancouver.
And speaking of weaving, I’ve decided not to take the fall weaving class at Place des Arts for now. I’m so short on time these days and plus I’ll be missing nearly half the classes because of our upcoming trip to China and Japan. It’s two hours of driving from Kits to Coquitlam and back and that’s time that I could plug into doing actual weaving. I already have several projects planned and several warps ready to go… I just need the time to sit and weave. But to make sure that actual weaving occurs, I’m going to designate one night to weaving (or knitting, or spinning) — no work, no email, no television, no interruptions.
Once I get through these plain weave, twill, and log cabin projects, I’m sure I’ll want to learn something new. Maybe I can sign up for class in January… but that’s a long way off. But if you can take classes at Place des Arts, you should — it’s really the very best place in the Lower Mainland to learn to weave. The facility is incredible and I’m always so grateful for their generosity in lending equipment and resources — so essential to learning and practice.
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Your yarn deserves to be right there next to the Koigu! I am in love with my Kill Bill yarn. I just keep looking at it in awe. Congrats on your success.
That’s a beautiful store and so neat. I like that it has a computer, so convenient.
It’s nice to hear about your upcoming trip to Asia. So lucky. I hope you have a lot of fun.
It’s practically worth a flight to Vancouver to go to a yarn store as wonderful looking as that! Congrats on your yarn’s ventures into brick-and-mortar.
Talk about eye candy! And being placed next to Koigu - what more could a fiber artist ask for? Thanks for sharing!
To bad there are so few hours in the day to do all the fun stuff. Can’t wait to see the pics of your trip. Exciting news about the new yarn shop. Few and far between in Ireland. Yarn shops, I mean.
Oh my freakin’ gosh! Human fooseball!?!? We were just talking about that at work the other day. So freakin’ cool!!!
I can’t wait to go to Three Bags Full this weekend! Now that’s a lot of Cascade!!! I love their computer idea - that’s really wicked!
Congrats on the retail store debut!
WOW that is so amazing GO YOU!!!
It’s beautiful, don’t you want to send some of them in France?
Okay, it’s settled! I need a wall of yarn like that in my house! Congrats on your yarn!
Lovely store!! I wish I were closer! BTW, I think Koigu should be “whaahooing” to be close to your skeins!! You so rock Felicia!! Congrats!!
Your yarn looks lovely next to the Koigu. Looks like a great store.
I was almost tempted to give up Whistler that weekend. That is really so civilized of them to have a computer terminal handy. I like them already. That wall of Cascade is making me drool on my keyboard.
that store is so beautiful!! congrats on your yarn being there!
I made the drive out from Maple Ridge, and was glad I did. Got to see your yarn up close and personal, something I’ve been wanting to do. (due to their opening day cash only thing, I didn’t buy yarn, but I’ll be back). Great store with a great vibe - my daughter came with me and it’s got her excited to start knitting again.
I’m french and I’m planning to come to Vancouver (from Paris, France)in September. I’d be glad to see your yarn in real ! ;o) Actually I’m fond of original hand-made yarns, and I love finding knit-wear designs that I can’t find in France.
As I’ve never come to Vancouver before (and as my english is not as good as before), I’m not sure to get well the exact adresse of the shop you’re talking about. lol
Maybe it would be better if u send me an email ? ;o)
-I discovered ur website by Sam of tricot-th?© Montreal -
Your yarn looks so lovely setting there on the racks. Looks so pretty in the store!
Oh…. A fall trip to China and Japan. Sounds lovely, can not wait to see what fiber goodies you come back with.
A new yarn store -I now have something to look forward to this long weekend! Li
I recently bought the Knitting Nature and I LOVE it. The scientist in me (I do research in fluid flow) loves the waves section!
Looks nice and I’m glad they’re selling your beautiful yarns.
I tried to go on Tuesday, seeing I couldn’t make the opening, and found that they’re CLOSED that day. Bah! It was the capper on a truly dreadful day and I wish they had it on their website.
I’ll give ‘em a second chance, though. Just not this week. sigh
Sorry to comment again, but do you know at all the contact info to rent the human foosball? I know you were only at a friend’s company picnic, but I’m having trouble searching out where it was rented from! I can’t seem to find any in the lower mainland! My work wants to rent one!
Thanks for you help.
Yay for your yarn and fiber. The store sounds very cool.
I had heard that Koigu was very hard to find in Vancouver. If that was true, it sounds like the city has a great new asset with your beautiful product and Koigu and who knows what else in the future?
I’ve been reading along for months now, lurking and drooling at the lovely images you post, following along as you journey into the wonderful world of weaving. I’d love to learn this - maybe some day.
What prompts me to comment is how lucky you are to have a good selection of yarn shops. Locally here (Mtl.) there is a sad lack of shops offering anything of interest or quality, which sucks big time. Ahh well, maybe there are hidden treasures tucked away that no one has yet discovered. For now, I guess I’ll just have to look and drool.
Just found your blog yesterday and am enjoying all the posts I have read so far. I am a weaver on break (my loom sits forlorning in the corner with a warp from 2 years ago), and I am looking for a way to get my creative juices going again…what better way than to connect with fellow fiber people! ^-^
So you are coming to Japan in the near future? Hmmmmm, that’s where I live!
Just found your blog yesterday and am enjoying all the posts I have read so far. I am a weaver on break (my loom sits forlorning in the corner with a warp from 2 years ago), and I am looking for a way to get my creative juices going again…what better way than to connect with fellow fiber people! ^-^
So you are coming to Japan in the near future? Hmmmmm, that’s where I live!