The “Egg-sta” Special Sock created by Skacel Collecion’s designer Rosemary Chapman is available. All of Skacel’s proceeds from the sale of the kit will be given to the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research. StillWater Fibers will be doing the same in the name of Aidan Canterra, an Oxford resident who lost her life to this disease.
The sock has been meaningfully designed with four pattern bands that tell a story and offer encouragement. Each kit includes teal yarn, pattern and a card listing “signs & symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Free instuction/support will be available for those who would like to give a finished pair to a friend or family member.
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Posted by Sharon: August 30, 2010
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Posted by Sharon: August 23, 2010
What’s in the dyepot? Come and observe the dyeing process or just the results.
1st – 11th End of summer/back to school SALE!!! Enjoy discounts as we make room for fall stock
10th – First (2nd) Friday ART STROLL. Open 10 – 8. The dye pots will be going and the results will be on display..
11th – Second Saturday Knitting at the Oxford Public Library 2-4
25th – I will be weaving at Bethel Township Preservation Society event 10-3
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Posted by Sharon: July 30, 2010
Misti Alpaca – Handpainted bulky and sock yarn
Classic Elite yarns will join the other yarn companies on the shelves.
Skacel contines to offer wonderful yarn choices – many of the new ones will be arriving throughout Sept.
Manos del Uruguay – Fair Trade Yarns will include a lace blend, soon to arrive
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Posted by Sharon: February 28, 2010
Second Saturday Knitting will be at the Oxford Public Library beginning November 14th. The library offers better light, comfy chairs and, yes, we will have refreshments. Come and see what you think of the change.
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Posted by Sharon: October 20, 2009
My daughter posted some beautiful photographs of her trip to Turkey. I wanted to share the weaving ones with you the visitors to the website.
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Posted by Sharon: September 12, 2009
So, about midway through our trip around the coast of Turkey, my students realized that if we saw hand-woven things, I would be the last one on the bus. They have pictures of me in the middle of a Turkish Carpet store–sitting in piles of short pile rugs, flat weave kilim, silks, wools, natural and hand-dyed carpets of every size, color and tribal pattern imaginable. I have a tactile thing with textiles. Its the same when I return to my mother’s store after a year away–I have to touch the yarns, feel all the scarves, felted socks, baby blankets, shaws, and I usually–although its hard to imagine in this 100 degree weather–wrap myself in something: a head-hugging hat, a fluffy dark green sweater, earth-tone cabled mittens. (I think I inherited this tactile textile gene from her, truth be told!) The colors and tones are as touchable as the yarns– but I digress.
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Posted by DrJ: September 11, 2009
New additions to the classes illustrated on the website include:
Reversible Scarf - using a yarn with a long dye interval and the technique from Knit One Below, vertical stripes appear. 2-1 1/2 hour classes, charge $30.
Durable Decorative Mitts - using the Swedish knitting techniques, warm thick mitts are created. 3 - 1 hour classes, charge $30.
RUG HOOKING Beginning rug hooking – This is a repeat of the offering in January at the Arts Alliance. Anne Donaldson is returning on Saturdays. 3 – 2 hour classes, charge $60.
Intermediate rughooking – An original Anne Donaldson design of a sheep using fleece instead of wool strips will be the focus of this class. 2 – 2 hour classes, cost $40.
ALL CLASSES ARE OFFERED WHEN YOU ARE FREE TO TAKE THEM. JUST CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT!
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Posted by Sharon: March 30, 2009
 Keep alive the practice of creating rugs from used fabric. Rug hooking has become an art form, more decorative than utilitarian. However, the appeal of using discarded fabric to create, fills a need today as it did in the past.
Anne Donaldson will provide a design on burlap as a project piece. Strippers to prepare the fabric and hooks will be available as part of the materials fee.
Bring woolens (if you have them), denim (jeans), or knitted cotton (T shirt or sweat shirt fabric) will work as well. Bring a small quilt frame, embroidery hoop or other means of holding the burlap straight and taut for hooking. If you have other equipment: strippers, rotary cutters, hooks or frames that may be shared feel free to bring them.
Call StillWater Fibers (610 998 9808) to reserve a place with your class fee (check or cash please) by January 15th, 2009. The first two classes, January 24, 31 will be held at the Arts Alliance Gallery on 3rd Street and a finishing class at StillWater Fibers on February 14th, 2009, 10-12. Class fee is $60 with a $5 materials fee.
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Posted by Sharon: December 9, 2008
StillWater Fibers will join the Oxford’s First Friday Art Stroll November 7, 2008. Anne Donaldson, an original Oxfordian, will be exhibiting her ‘primitive’ hooked rugs/wallhangings. She will demonstrate the process she uses to create her art Friday night the 7th 6 – 8 PM and Saturday November 1st and 8th from 10 to 2. Her pieces will be available for view during the shop hours through the month of November.
Anne wrote this introduction for me:
I’ve lived in the area nearly all of my life. I’ve been painting in various mediums including oil and water colors for over 25 years.
I became involved in rug hooking about eight years ago. I love rug hooking in a primitive style and think of it as “painting with wool”.
I have completed over thirty hooked peices, most are displayed and used as wall hangings.
Several of my rugs have been entered in local fairs.
What she doesn’t tell you is that she has won many blue ribbons at the SoLanco Fair. Come and meet this talented fiber artist.
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Posted by Sharon: October 14, 2008
We are trying “Knit-Alongs”. These are a time when Barb or Sharon are knitting on their latest project. It is not a class and not meant as an instruction time. We let you know what we will be working on each month. You call and find out what specfic day and time we will be working and if the project is something you too wanted to try, JOIN US. We can share our expertise as we work through the directions. Two heads are always better than one. In October Barb is knitting the felted cuff mittens from Interweave’s Felting magazine. Sharon is choosing socks from Cat Bordhi’s New Pathways for Sock Knitters, October is “Ocean Toes” and November is “Robin Hood’s Fireside Boots”. Barb will be working on a Green Mountain Spinnery pattern “Eric’s Glovelets” (fingerless mitts). December will probably find us both in the middle of Christmas gifts, but we will share our choices here and our knitting time at the round table. January until April will be “All Things Baby” for Sharon.
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Posted by Sharon: October 14, 2008
Just in time for Spinning and Weaving Week, we have added Lincoln locks, Corriedale/Hampshire carded spinning batts. All are lightly washed and ready for your wheel, drop spindle, or felting needle. These fibers come from Elkton, Md. sheep.
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Posted by Sharon: October 14, 2008
Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation are attempting to set a world record for the biggest ever hand knitted Tea Cosy to celebrate Wallace & Gromit’s Great British Tea Party. We’re not planning the world’s biggest tea cosy, but we’ll keep you informed about Gromit’s project to give you some inspiration to start thinking about making your tea cosy for our tea party February 8th, 2009, 2009.
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Posted by gail: October 13, 2008
October 4 – 10 is National Spinning and Weaving Week.
We celebrate the crafts of spinning and weaving as part of our common heritage and we delight in the creativity of all fiber artists.
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Posted by gail: October 8, 2008
Every SECOND SATURDAY of the coming months we will knit/crochet together, sharing projects, and the peace of a different working(?) environment. We look forward to seeing you March 14th from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Posted by Sharon: June 16, 2008
A great time was enjoyed by everyone who joined us for our first WWKIP day event at Starbucks Coffee in Jennersville.
A Saturday knitting group at Starbucks will be forming soon. Check back for more information.
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Posted by gail: June 15, 2008
It’s World Wide Knit in Public Day! 
And this year we’ll celebrate our craft by knitting in public on Saturday, June 14. StillWater Fibers is hosting a WWKIP event from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at STARBUCKS COFFEE at the Shoppes at Jenner’s Village
35 Jenners Village Court
West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390
Call us at 610 998-9808 to reserve a place! There will be door prizes and discount coupons so don’t miss it. Bring your knitterly friendsÂ
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Posted by gail: May 30, 2008
Interweave Press has released several CD collections from their “Knitting Out Loud†series: “Knitting Memories, reflections on a knitter’s lifeâ€, “Stitch ‘n Bitch, the Knitters’s Handbookâ€, and “America Knitsâ€, stories of America’s leading spinners, weavers and knitters tell their stories.Â
    I have these in stock now. If you would like to borrow a copy to preview, or just enjoy, contact us for information.
    Swallow Hill Creations’ DVD on the basics of knitting lace with beads is also available. This is an audio and video presentation.
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Posted by Sharon: April 25, 2008
Try a new technique for the summer!
Introduction: One session just to try your hand
Wednesday, 9:30-11-30, June 4.  Class fee is $10.
Scarf: Now that you know how to make those wonderful rectangles, come and try your hand at a scarf. We will create the patterns.
Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30, June 11, 18 Class fee is $25.
Market Bag: Entrelac in the round and
felting produce a wonderfully jaunty bag.Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30, June 25, July 2, July 9.
Saturdays, 9:30-11:30, June 7, 14, 21, 28. These are opportunities to join others who are knitting Entrelac.
Class fee is $35 for any 3 class times or $5 per Saturday session for those who need instruction.
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Posted by Sharon: April 25, 2008
Kraemer’s Sterling: alpaca, silk, nylon and silver in white
   Mauch Chunky: 100% wool, bulky weight
Cascade’s Spray Dyed Fixation: cotton with elastic in multi and solids
Skacel’s Urban Silk: luxurious all silk yarn
Brown Sheep’s Burly Spun: 100% super chunky yarn
Punta del Este ’s Montoya: 100% linen
Mericash: merino wool and cashmere
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Posted by Sharon: March 3, 2008
StillWater Fibers welcomes Elaine Staunton, lover of fiber arts, to the shop Fridays through the SPRING and SUMMER. Elaine visited last year with her spinning wheels. Put a Friday, 10 to 2 on your calendar and join us. Every fourth Friday is a SPIN-IN. Bring your wheel for a visit.
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Posted by Sharon: January 30, 2008
