Tag Archives: yarn

Ply Away 2023

Join us for the 2023 PLY Away Spinning Retreat put on by PLY Magazine, April 17-22, 2023. Vendor dates- Thursday, 20th: 5pm-9pm Friday, 21st: noon-6pm Saturday, 22nd: 9am-3pm Right smack dab in the middle of the USA in Kansas City, Missouri, come join us while we learn, share, enjoy, and just sit and spin! Build your own spinning schedule from in-depth 3-day classes, immersive 2-day classes, fun 1-day classes, or dip your toe in with any of our half-day classes, but make sure to leave […]Continue reading

Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival

Join Shirsty Cat and all the other spectacular vendors at Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival. Saturday 10-5 Sunday 10-4 Find more information at their website. Please check the event website for current Covid19 guidelines

Trunk Show at Ewe and Me Yarns

Join us for a 3 day Trunk Show at Ewe and Me Yarns in York, PA for their Anniversary & 1st Friday weekend! Let Kelly help you select the colors of your next masterpiece. Friday 3- 9pm, Saturday from 10 to 5 and Sunday from 11 to 3.    

NJ Sheep & Fiber Festival

Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Ringoes NJGPS: 1207 Route 179, Lambertville, NJ 08530 September 11-12, 2021 9AM – 5PM Sat. – 9AM – 4PM Sun. Free Parking – Stroller & Wheelchair Accessible Undercover — Rain or Shine Admission: $5/Person – $10/Car Load – $15/2 Day (Car Load) Pass   Shirsty Cat will be in Barn 3 Please refer to the show website for current Covid19 Guidelines

Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials

The Festival will be held Rain or Shine and we will bring you great workshops for adults and children, animal exhibits, sheep dog trials, crafts demonstrations, a fleece sale, fiber and crafts vendors, music and more!Check back often for info and updates on workshops, competitions, vendor listings, and hands-on demo schedules. Please visit us on Facebook for updates! Remember because we have working dogs and many fiber animals at the festival, we have a strict NO PETS policy Shirsty Cat Designs will be in an […]Continue reading

The Long Haul Project

When you get a yarn that is so luxuriously delicious that you just have to make something you’ll wear all the time… and then it takes you 8 months to knit it. That is this project, but oh, am I so glad that I stuck with it. Last fall I purchased some Lotus Mimi yarn in a fabulous purple from a yarn store that was closing in North Jersey for 50% off retail price. Yes, mink at 50% off, which is the best kind. The […]Continue reading