More Discontinued Yarns On Sale…
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Current Issue, General News, On Sale | No Comments »Here are another group of our newest discontinued yarns that need to leave the building. We’re sad to see them go, but hope you can find a place in your stash or inspirational queue to house these beautiful yarns.
Sublime Angora Merino
That’s all for this week. Hope you find some treasures.
Discontinued Yarns On Sale…
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in General News, On Sale | 4 Comments »
Spring and early summer are the times of year when yarn shops around the country revamp their yarn supplies for the coming seasons ahead. While this is an exciting and fun time in the industry, it leads us to weed out the discontinued supply of yarns that we already carry and make room for the new selections prior to their arrival.
Unfortunately, sometimes the discontinued yarns are out of our control, and are in the hands of the distributors, yarn companies and or countries that carry and supply portions of our inventory. We do switch some items out, change colors, fiber and texture choices so there is a fresh and new selection with every season. We also like to give our Halcyon Yarn customers a heads up when these changes occur so over the next few weeks we’ll be sending updates to you as we once again clean house as well as pass the savings and selection on to you.
Here are the yarns that are discontinued as well as on sale. Have fun!
Rio de la Plata Superwash Merino Sock Yarn
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky
Signature Yarns in Botanica, Victorian 2-Ply, Victorian Boucle’, and Victorian Brushed Mohair, are still available, if you haven’t picked any up check out what your missing and order before it’s all gone.
Eolia Loom On Sale
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in General News, On Sale | No Comments »
(Note: We are leaving this post up for your interest, unfortunately we have SOLD OUT of this item.)
You don’t need a warping board to start weaving!
Try this great portable loom at an awesome discount and be on your way to weaving all kinds of great pieces.
The 10 epi spacing is great for scarves and household standards or add a coarser gauge heddle roller (only 1 available) for wall hangings, tapestry and purses. Item # 6890140C. The Eolia is a fascinating version of the old stand by rigid heddle loom. Unlike a frame loom, the rolling heddle creates both sheds automatically as well as allowing easy pick up work for more texture and special effects.
The loom comes ready to use, equipped with plastic shuttles, pickup stick and warp length extenders. Weaving width 16 inches.
“Summer Sundays”
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in General News, On Sale | No Comments »
Keeping up with the busy days of summer, Halcyon thought it would be a great idea to be open for a partial day on Sunday throughout the summer months. The shop will be open from 12:00 noon until 3:30 pm on Sundays for all your fiber needs, from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Hope you can make time to come see us! If you need directions… here they are!
(p.s., speaking of summer fun, we spent one of our first ‘real summer’ days photographing the new Backyard Birds Too felting kit, shown here, what a treat and soooooo cute!)
Spring Cleaning Our Exclusive Yarn Collection
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in General News, On Sale | 3 Comments »It’s May!!!!
Now that is a month I didn’t think would be hitting our area just a few short months ago, but thankfully it is here and all of us at Halcyon Yarn have decided to clean house a bit and move along our discontinued “exclusive” Signature yarns as well as pass some of the savings on to you. So make some room in your stash for these never to be seen again vibrant colors and use them in as many fiber mediums that you can conjure up. There will be a selection of colors in Deco Rug Wool, Geo Rug Wool, Botanica, Victorian 2-ply, Victorian Boucle’ and our always gorgeous Victorian Brushed Mohair. Don’t let this wait. My guess is they’ll be gone in less then a day, don’t miss out.
Happy 40th Anniversary Schacht!!!
Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in New Items, On Sale | 1 Comment »
40 years… Not many companies are saying that today. We’re working on ours here at Halcyon Yarn, but until we get to that level we’d like to wish Schacht a well deserved congratulations and job well done after all these years. They on the other hand, are thanking us and all of you out there with a limited time offer to celebrate their success and your continued desire for quality.
Schacht’s Walnut Looms haven’t been offered since 1999, and as part of their celebration are offering a limited edition of a 8-Shaft Walnut Baby Wolf Item # 6425008W that comes complete with a Wolf Trap and Stroller. Each loom will receive a special 40th Anniversary mark and so will be a wonderful piece for your studio as well as having nostalgic memorabilia. Call and order by April 30th for delivery in late summer-early fall.
Schacht also has their limited time offering of the Cherry Matchless Spinning Wheel! Item #6400001C. When I got my Matchless I didn’t think it could get any better… Well, I was proven wrong here. Not only is it the most versatile wheel out there, it would be in the top 3 of the most beautiful wheels around.
Don’t take our word for it alone.. check it out for yourselves, you’ll see they are a piece of craftsmanship you’ll use for years as well as treasure for a lifetime.
Great Gifts under $40! Solutions for Fiber Folk
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in General News, On Sale | No Comments »Gift giving problems solved! My email inbox is just as full of “Holiday Specials” as anyone’s, and at this point it is easy to get a bit overwhelmed; the sheer number of offers, trying to figure out what is a “deal” and will my friends/relatives really even like it? Well, here are some suggestions that come not from a “marketing division” but from the fiber fanatic employees in our retail store. We polled these folks on what they’d like (that was affordable) – so if you or someone you know gets excited about fibers, it’s a good bet that these items will be a hit AND a great value.
| Debra’s Garden Needle Gauge Pendant $16.00. Never lose your needle gauge again with this beautiful needle sizer pendant. It can double as a key ring, zipper pull or even as earrings. Measures 1.5″ X 1.25″ and measures needles size 0-17 and comes in 6 shimmering colors complete with a drawstring bag. Let us pick the color! |
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| Bluster Bay Poke Shuttle (6″ or 12″) $10.95 or $13.95. Poke shuttles are a great tool for hand manipulated weaves. They can be used in soumak, leno and for just about any supplementary weft requirement. Made by Bluster Bay out of beautiful exotic woods. |
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| Shotzee Medium Weight Drop Spindle $38.95 Made in Maine. Beautifully made cherry drop spindle weighs 1.0-1.75 ounces. The two pieces are roughed out and joined, then turned on the lathe as a unit to preserve balance for the longest spin. The stick is worked to have stops which prevent that annoying creep of the yarn cone down into the spinner’s fingers. |
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| McMorran Yarn Balance (available in English or Metric) $24.95 A lot of information in a small package! You’ll wonder how you got along without this indispensable tool for dealing with unidentified, mystery yarn. To find the yards per pound loop a strand of yarn over the balancing arm. Trim the yarn until the arm balances. Remove the yarn, measure it in inches and multiple the length by 100. That number will be an estimate of the number of yards per pound. If you know how many yards are in a pound, and the weight of your leftovers, simple math will tell you how many yards of yarn you have. The balance stands 6.25″ tall, and works with any yarn. Metric requires a bit of math. |
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| Knit One Below Price: $19.95. Knit One Below is collection of projects for the entire family with over 30 designs that introduce a new and exciting way for knitters to combine colors, weights, fibers, and types of yarn into wonderfully flexible fabrics. The shapes are simple, the finishing minimal, and the fabrics versatile. By Elise Duvekot. |
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| Knitting Noro Price: $27.50. Jane Ellison presents 30 patterns to knit with Noro yarns. No two balls are exactly alike because each skein of this exquisite multicolored yarn is individually dyed to produce a unique pallet of vivid and subtle hues. Designed to let the glorious colors of the long-repeat variegated yarns take center stage, the garments are divided into six classic silhouettes with five variations for each. |
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| Gold Shawl Pin Price:$ 30.00. If you like shawls, but have not worn them as much as you thought you would, this might just be the solution. Fashionable and practical, shawl pins are an elegant way to stay cozy and snuggle into your shawl. Add pizzazz and stylish charm to your favorite shawls and scarves. Comes with handmade 3″ ebony stick. 2″ x 2.25″. |
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Great Gift for over $40… Splurge on a Ladybug, Save on Shipping!
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in General News, On Sale | No Comments »
Schacht Ladybug Spinning Wheel
Cute as a ladybug and friendly to new spinners as well, what more could you ask for in a spinning wheel! How about made in the US! The Ladybug weighs twelve lb., is scotch tension with a 16″ never-warp drive wheel, and uses the Matchless flyer, bobbins and whorls. Comes with slow and high speed whorls and 3 bobbins.
As you can guess, shipping a spinning wheel can be pricey… Luckily, Halcyon thinks these wheels are too cute to be sitting in our show room, so she has agreed to offer FREE SHIPPING on all Ladybugs! Happy Holidays!
