Maureen and Kate headed to Jefferson, Wisconsin earlier this week to bring a little bit of Putney, Vermont to the Midwest. They are participating in the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool […]
Yarn
Back to school!
School has started in Putney Vermont this week. Backpacks were filled, pencils were sharpened, and apples polished. And we at the Spinnery have been thinking about projects for little ones. […]
A new shop sample
A new shop sample joined our collection this week: the Walnut Vest for Men designed by Mary Beth Temple. This vest was created with three colors of Spinnery Alpaca […]
Another Knit Along to jump start our Fall knits
Joji Locatelli’s most recently published Grandpa Cardigan looks as though it will be a very interesting pattern to work on. She has created a top-down, seamless, set-in sleeve cardigan that […]
Hop over to the Spinnery
We are getting excited about the upcoming I-91 Shop Hop that will run from Thursday June 26 through Sunday June 29, 2014. Stop in your participating LYS and purchase your Shop […]
A new yarn for the Spinnery: Alashan
The Spinnery was founded on a commitment to providing locally sourced yarns. We wanted to connect discriminating knitters and crocheters with yarns that are created from the beautiful fleeces that […]
What’s new?
You may have already seen our brand new patterns if you follow us on Facebook. We gave our friends there a sneak peek of the four new patterns that made […]
A week at the Spinnery
Last week we started working on the Natural Dark color of both our Simply Fine and our Green Mountain Green yarns. As different as these yarns appear to be in […]
Meet a Spinnery knitter
If you have “liked” our page or postings on Facebook, you will have already seen some of the beautiful projects that our friend Melissa has created using Green Mountain Spinnery […]
Let’s root for the home team!
Baseball season starts this week, and the Red Sox’s first home game will be against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday afternoon. We imagine that you may be spending some time […]
Composing a Color
There are several ways to get color on yarn. The most obvious is to dye the yarn after it is spun. The Spinnery does do this with several of its […]
Spotlight on Cotton Comfort
Wool, like all the animal protein fibers, has the natural ability to retain heat. This makes it a natural choice for cold weather garments and accessories. When the weather turns […]