When you look at a beautiful skein of yarn, do you ever wonder where hand-dyers get there inspiration from? Take a look at some of the flowers blooming around us to get an idea....

 What’s New and What’s Happening

Come celebrate Local Yarn Shop Day this Saturday, April 30th, 10:00-5:00.

We will have some light refreshments, a drawing for an Atenti bag, a few discounts, and a surprise gift with any yarn purchase. We can't wait to see you!

One of our favorite pattern designers, Casapinka, has just released a new pattern for LYS Day. This lovely shawl is called the Ric Rac shawl. It takes two skeins of fingering weight yarn and is perfect for our cool summer evenings. The pattern will be FREE this Saturday only with the purchase of TWO skeins of fingering weight yarn. Mia has made one for the shop and it is just stunning. Hope you can come and see it on Saturday.

Can't come Saturday? Give us a call at 828-349-0515 and we'll figure it out. We are also sending a big thank you to Casapinka for providing us with this free pattern.

The WNC Yarn Crawl is finally here! Start your Yarn Crawl at Silver Threads and then head north to visit the other unique yarn shops in Western North Carolina. The Yarn Crawl lasts all week, May 3-May 7th. There will be drawings each day for prizes. You do not have to make a purchase to participate in the drawing.

Be sure to check all of the different shop's websites for shop hours.

Silver Threads is open Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00-5:00.

Ready to learn Fair Isle (colorwork) and Steeking (Yikes!), but aren't ready to commit too much time and money to it? Do we have a class for you! Join us on May 20th, 2:00-4:00 for Carol's Coffee Cozy Class. Carol Martin is THE best at teaching color work. This adorable coffee cozy takes only three mini skeins of yarn 240 yards).

Class fee is $25.00

There is some simple homework to do before the class starts.

Have you ever wondered why there are so many kinds of knitting needles? When and why are you supposed to use different needles and does it really matter?

Join us on Saturday, May 21st, at 2:00 for a Needle Tasting. Carol Martin is going to lead us in a fun afternoon of trying needles of all types. You will get to have hands-on practice with different brands of metal needles, wooden needles and square-tipped needles. You will leave with an understanding of how different kinds of needles and needle points can affect your stitches and gauge when knitting.

Class Fee: FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!!

Just give us a call at 828-349-0515 to let us know if you are coming.

And here is Virginia and the STGN Spinners!

As always, we are so grateful to you for shopping with us. We know you have many options of places to shop for yarn and supplies, and we don't ever take it for granted that you choose to shop at Silver Threads & Golden Needles. We are gradually adding more inventory to our online store, and are happy to ship packages to you. You can always call us at 828-349-0515 and we can answer questions, help you with your purchases or just hear how you are doing. We truly love our customers and could not be here without you.

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