Pre-Inventory Sale This Weekend

The store will be closed to count inventory on Monday, June 30, but before we do, we want to offer up our current summer stock on sale this Saturday and Sunday. Come by and catch some great deals!

Springwater’s own Spectrum line is 20% Off

Summer Yarns are 25-40% off and include:
Spectrum Cotton, Zitron Evita, Filatura Di Crosa Brilla, Fibranatura Flax, Rowan Cotton Glace, and Organic Cotton!

From 10% to 20% off you will find:
Happy Feet Sock Yarn, Sockotta, Lamb’s Pride, Plymouth Tweed, Roving, and Galway to name a few!

Baby Yarns are 10% to 40% Off!

ALSO ALL NOTIONS ARE 10% OFF!

Enjoy and hope to see you at Springwater this Saturday!

Springwater Still Needs Your Help

This email just went out from Springwater's Board of Directors.

Dear Friends of Springwater,

Your dedicated support of Springwater has kept us going throughout the last 8 months of crisis. We still need your help to keep building Springwater back from the ground up.

During the "Big Push," our donors accomplished a lot for Springwater.

• We held two successful sessions of classes (Winter and Spring) and planned for the current Summer session.
• We retired our debt and re-established good relationships with vendors.
• We retained and refurbished our classroom space and store.
• We hired two professional, full-time staffers to handle education and management.
• We restocked and reopened our supply store.

There is no way to describe how grateful and humbled we are as the board and staff to know that the community support for Springwater is so deep and so generous. Each of you who donated and fulfilled your pledge has our deepest gratitude.

The community support placed in sharp relief the changes that needed to be made at Springwater to make it a financially viable and successful nonprofit in the future. We are making those changes now.

• We are working closely with our teachers to plan and execute classes in all of the fiber art fields.
• We have standardized our class pricing structure to make it more equitable for all students.
• We are re-organizing a system to more efficiently take special orders for equipment and tools not easily accessible in the region.
• We are aggressively seeking out additional grants to support our educational mission.
• We are expanding the privileges of membership in Springwater by bringing in more events and additional perks.
• We are improving our website and online outreach.
• We are planning more ways to get students, customers, teachers and supporters involved and invested in Springwater.

To keep Springwater moving forward, we still need your financial support. As a board, we planned to hold a fall fund drive as an annual campaign. But the current economic climate and end of our fiscal year have made it imperative to ask for donations now.

If you can give -- in whatever amount -- it will keep the momentum of growth and change going at Springwater. Our new dynamic board and brand new staff are excited to continue making positive changes, and we think you'll like what you see.

Please give. Springwater is committed to doing whatever we can to provide the best possible educational experience and materials for our students and customers. We want to hear your feedback about how we are doing, and we are working on improving our communication to you.

Thank you again for your continued, loyal support of Springwater.

Sincerely,
Ann Liddle
President, Springwater Board of Directors

Brand New Spectrum!

Our wall of hand-dyed Springwater Spectrum yarn has expanded.

One of Springwater's master dyers just dropped off newly dyed skeins, in everything from laceweight to bulky. Some of it is 100 percent wool, and some has a halo of mohair.

The laceweight would be perfect in an Adamas shawl by Miriam Felton like the one recently knitted by the Yarn Harlot herself. It would only take two skeins, and at $10.89 a skein, it's the perfect summer project.

And now you are asking..."but where are the pictures??"

I promise I will bring my camera in this week and post some. Unless of course it all sells before then!

Come down and take advantage of our "Week After KIP Day" coupon for 15 percent off all yarn and notions in the store.

Come KIP with Us!

Springwater will be joining the KIPpers at Belle Haven park in Alexandria at 11am on Saturday, June 14, for World Wide Knit in Public Day.

I think this map (ETA: Link fixed! Thanks, trueepicure!) shows the general location, but correct me in the comments if it doesn't!

We're bringing coupons for 25 percent off all yarn and notions. We'll also have a chance to win a fiberlicious door prize for signing up for our email newsletter.

Even though it says "knit" in public, I sure wouldn't mind a strong showing from the crocheters and spinners, too. Come and join us!

We've Got a Visitor Coming

The looms are folded and pushed to the side, and we're dusting and sweeping to make sure our studio looks its best.

Artist, writer, educator John Marshall is presenting a sold-out class on "Clothing Designs of the World" here at Springwater on Saturday and Sunday, but this Friday he will open his stay here in Alexandria with a lecture on "The Texture of the Life We Lead."

"The Texture of the Life We Lead" is a survey of how we as humans incorporate color and texture into our daily lives. A slide show depicting a full array of clothing and adornment styles, cultures and time periods help to illustrate this inspiring talk.

John's lecture will be followed by a trunk show of his unique dye work and traditional Japanese pieces for sale.

The lecture and trunk show are this Friday, June 13, at 7-9:30 pm. It will be at the Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria, 901 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA. It's one block north of Springwater and there is plenty of parking. The fee for associate members is $20; for non-associates it's $25.

To register, call or stop by the store. We will be able to accept cash and check at the door, but no credit cards. However, we want to make sure there are enough chairs for everyone, so we appreciate it if you make prior reservations.

A huge part of Springwater's mission as a nonprofit for the fiber arts is bringing in inspiring, nationally recognized artists, such as John Marshall. Thank you for supporting Springwater and making it possible!

Summer Classes Online

Joe sent an additional note about his linen coaster:

"It was made with a sett of 12 (i.e. I used a reed with an EPI (ends per inch) of 12. The weave structure is a balanced twill and is one of the ones I learned in the beginning 4-shaft weaving class taught by Carol Hasek."

Speaking of classes, our Summer Class schedule is now online. Click through this link to find out more information, and call, email or stop by the store to register.

Keep Cool with Linen

One of our staff members, Joe Buriel, made this coaster out of the Fibranatura Flax (sorry, Ravelry link!) 100% linen yarn we have in the store.

He used the green linen for the weft, Berroco NaturLin for the warp and Filatura di Crosa Pic Nic for the orange edges.

The supply store carries a wide range of yarns for weaving, knitting, crocheting and felting, as well as roving for spinning. If you haven't checked us out lately, come down!