Wednesday, May 21, 2008

New Place to Play: Eleganza Yarns

So, Courtney mentioned a magical thing: Eleganza Yarns rents out spinning wheels. I'm not quite sure it works - if it's an in-store timeshare sort of thing, or what... but it's one less excuse for me not learning to spin, now that I can actually handle sheep-borne products without breaking out in hives. (Sadly, I still can't handle dogs and cats. I'm hoping my regular exposure to my friend K's pets will help with this, but not enough to actually cuddle the kitty just yet.)

Anyway, back to Eleganza Yarns. I'm giving serious thought to taking the beginning spinning class, assuming I'm not flying south that day. And they've got a blog, too. They had some photos of the samples in their store Just Now in said blog, and one of them was this lovely:


from the Eleganza Yarns site

I really like this sweater, and think it would be lovely to do. Plus, it's one of those fantabulous knit-sideways-all-at-once critters, which I've always wanted to do. And the lace pattern is the same as 'Section 2' of my LabCat Lace Scarf, so I know it won't be beyond my abilities.

I'm totally going to have to find an excuse to drive up to Frederick and check out this lovely store!

2 comments:

  1. There are quite a number of places that rent wheels. Nearer to you, Springwater rents wheels. Gryphon has a steady supply of wheels to rent. I occasionally have a wheel to rent out, although I don't at the moment.

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  2. Diane, who teaches the spinning classes at Eleganza, is wonderful. I took the Intermediate spinning class about a year ago with her and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've also bought a couple mohair fleeces from her. And if you have any questions about weaving, she's a master weaver and tapestry-making-person.

    When you rent the wheels, you take them home. Charges are by the week.


    I <3 Eleganza. If you come up on a Sunday, they have Sunday Soujourns, which are free mini-project classes from 2-4. You supply needles and yarn, they supply patterns and help.

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