Heartland Fiber Co.

As promised, here are the details for our Fall Open House!
Friday Sept 30th and Oct 1st One-woman trunk show from Esther Purl Fibers-Regina Frahm will showcase her hand-spun (from her own flock) and hand-dyed GORGEOUS yarns! If you have never worked with hand-spun now is the time to get started! These yarns are not only beautiful, they are a total joy to work with. Regina will be here both days of the Open House!
On Saturday, Marjon Schafer will be presenting 2 FREE workshops. At 11am Unravelling Ravelry – how this website can help you with your knitting. At 1pm HELP!
My sweater is growing! A little about yarns and how to pick the right one for your project.
Hours for the Open House Fri Sept 30th 10-5 Sat Oct 1st
10-4. Bring your project and spend the day – we will have specials and of course, TREATS!!!

Be sure to check the calendar at www.heartlandfiber.com for all the wonderful classes we have lined up for this fall! We are thrilled to have Victoria Wickham teaching 3 of the classes! She is an absolute “knitter extradonaire”!!

Hope to see you all soon, and once again thanks to all of you for your continued support! We truly do appreciaate each and every one of you!!

Marcia and Amy

Hello Knitters and Crocheters!
Here’s a list of our upcoming events:
Saturday September 9th Metro Knitter’s Campout

Fri Sept 30 and Sat Oct 1 Fall Open House workshops, sales,
Christmas Gift ideas and
of course FALL TREATS!!

Sat Oct 8 and Sun Oct 9 Madison County Covered Bridge Festival

Fri Nov 18 and Sat Nov 19 Holiday Open House our gift to all of you!

Fri Nov 25 Lighting of the Square Old time Christmas fun – including a
lighted parade and SANTA!!!!!

More details to follow on all these fun events, but mark your calendars now!! We have something AWESOME planned for Friday Sept 30 during our Fall Open House that you won’t want to miss! Let’s just say for now, if you love handspuns you’re gonna LOVE this event!!

Thanks to all of you for stopping by the shop and for your continued support – we couldn’t do it without you!!

Marcia and Amy

Hello HFC bloggers!
Starting this weekend (the 24th and 25th) any new yarns received that week will be on sale for 20% off!! We have LOTS of new surprises for you! The cubbies are so full we had to add some new ones to hold all the new yarns! We have added a new brand to the store- Araucania -and wow do they have cool yarn!! Also, you will find we have added several lace weight selections-alpaca, sugar cane, just to name a couple.
Bring your knitting or crochet project and spend the day with us! We’d love to have you! Thanks for your continued support!

Marcia and Amy

Well, Memorial Day is upon us and it’s time once again for John Wayne’s Birthday Celebration. Did you know that Dr. Jesse Smith, who delivered “The Duke”, had her office up- stairs from the yarn shop? SO…. select baby yarns will be 30% off! Babyboo 45%Bamboo 55% nylon 115yds, Cotton Candy 100% cotton 120 yds and Silly Stripes 100% Cotton 186 yds. Also, baby kits from EcoButterfly and all baby patterns will be 20% off!
Lots of activities all around the square this Friday and Saturday – check the page ad in DSM register for all the details!
See you soon!

Marcia and Amy

OK – we have given the idea of taking a break from S&B on Thursday evenings more thought. WE WILL HAVE S&B EVERY THURSDAY!!! We (Amy and Marcia) will work out the logistics, but will plan on seeing you all EVERY Thursday!

Well, Friday the 13th is upon us! We will be offering 13% off your purchase for that day only.
Also – just a reminder May 22nd is the first of three sessions on 2 socks at a time. This will be taught by Deb Finan. Call or check the calendar for more information.
We have decided to take a “summer break” from Stitch & Bi*%$. We will have S&B next week the 19th and then just the FIRST Thursday of June July and August. We will resume every Thursday in September.

Marcia and Amy
Heartland Fiber Co
515-468-8593

Mark the dates!! April 8th and 9th for our Anniversary Sale and Spring Open House. We can’t believe it’s been a little over a year since we moved into our new store! Wow! How time flies! We are having an awesome sale to celebrate:
30% off Winter wool applique patterns
15% off ANY Cascade yarn
40% off Diana superwash
40% off Viking Balder superwash
40% off Queensland Leche
10% off Kollage Square needles
There will be treats and drawings for door prizes, too! Bring your knitting or crochet project and spend the day in beautiful Winterset! One of our favorite shops, Pine Creek, will be having their Spring open house, too. Beautiful classic country with a unique traditional flair describes this wonderful store! A must see while in town.

Hope to see you all the weekend of the 8th and 9th!

Marcia and Amy
Heartland Fiber Co
515-468-8593

A HUGE Thank You to everyone who attended our first Fiberpalooza! We were very please with how everything turned out. The weather was beautiful and we had a great turn-out. We had an idea of how we wanted the day to unravel, but we had no idea what we could realistically expect. It turns out, the two were pretty close. We did learn a few things for next year. People like cake better than pie… The Jackson Building, once filled with fiber, is not as big as it looks when empty… and most of the shoppers were gone by 4:00… We are looking forward to hearing feedback from everyone else about your opinions. Vender and shoppers please let us know what you thought. Good or could use improvement, We want to start planning for next year!!!

Hi Michele!

Hope you all have a great trip! Drive safely and we’ll see you when you get back!

Heartland F

Since we have had several really nice days, we have been bit by the “Come On Spring” bug!! Yesterday we received a brand new cotton/wool blend yarn from Cascade. Sierra is 80% cotton 20% wool 191 yds 5 stitches per inch on US7 priced at $8.00! The BIG bonus is it is machine wash and dry!! Perfect for summer projects and for baby items. We have 10 beautiful colors on the shelves for you to choose from.
Next week we will be receiving new sock yarn, and a brand new fun yarn from Skacel that “sparkles”!! We are sure you will LOVE it!! Great for a quick little eye-catching project.
Be sure to join us on March 12th for Heartland Fiberpalooza! We are adding vendors daily and getting plans finalized. Sure to be a fun day.

Although they are not on the “official” calendar yet, we are planning some great classes for March and April Baby Surprize Jacket, easy beaded lace shawl, socks using Magic Loop, Entrelac and MORE CABLES!!! Be sure to check the calendar next week for dates and times.Beginner knitting classes are always on Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Join us on Thursday evenings for our ever-growing Stitch & B%$ch group! Always a blast – never sure what will happen, but always great food and friendships!! This Thursday (2/17) we will be celebrating Deb Shafer’s birthday-stop by and knit awhile!