News & Events
This December, we continue our quarterly community outreach projects with Peaceful Pillows for Hospice.
Introducing Brick and Click from Row by Row Experience November 1 – November 30 Wish you had picked up a pattern or kit for “Home in the Queen City” or “The Crown Jewels of Cincinnati”? Want to make “Living Landmarks,” pictured below? You still can! Give us a call at 513.541.3700 or click here! Are you searching for patterns, kits, fabric plates or other 2016 Row by Row items from places you didn’t get to this summer? Join Brick and Click, the link to all things Row by Row 2016. Brick and Click lasts one month only…so don’t wait! It’s an easy way for you to find shops where row patterns, kits, and products are still available. All those beauties you drooled over at brick and mortar shops too far away are now just a click away. Starting Nov. 1, visit the Row by Row Experience™ website and click the Start Here! button. Find your state–or that province across the continent–and click to bring up a list of shops. Look for shops with the little Brick & Click house next to them. These are the shops continuing to offer row patterns, kits, and other goodies. Click their link or give them a call to satisfy that row craving!. Click here to get started! Treat the Hungry 2016 November 8 – November 27 This annual event is happening a little later this year. Help our local College Hill food pantries fill their shelves while creating wiggle room on ours. We will start collecting non-perishable food products November 8. You can help Silk Road Textiles reach out locally as well as globally. Bring in 3 or more non-perishable foods or canned goods and receive 5% off your TOTAL purchase of regular priced, in stock merchandise.* Bring food items in anytime until November 27 and be entered to win the Treat the Hungry door prize – 1 ticket for every 3 food items donated. Make any purchase during this time and get a second chance to win. Food items will be distributed by church food pantries asin the College Hill neighborhood. Your donations help sustain and strengthen our neighbors; new yarn and fabric purchases help support our global partners. *Excludes consignment items. Traveler Bag owners receive an extra 5%. SBSY FALL 2016 2 Days ONLY! Friday, Nov. 11, 10-5 & Saturday, Nov. 12, 10-5 WHAT IS A SKINNY BOLT(SB)? Fabric bolt or roll with 5 yards or less. WHAT IS A SKINNY YARN(SY)? Yarns with 3 skeins or fewer of a dye lot. HOW DOES IT WORK? SBSY* are 30% off, but you have to take it all to get the discount. NOT SKINNY? Bust a bolt larger than 5 yards or wipe out a dye lot bigger than 3 skeins, and the last 5 yards or 3 skeins will receive the skinny price. CLEARANCE fabric and yarn will be priced as marked, some items with 40% savings. Bust a clearance bolt or dye lot and save an additional 5%. *SBSY Offer excludes Dashing Mouse, Madelinetosh, Turtle Hand panels, Pre-cut fabrics, & original art. June Cashmere At Silk Road Textiles Trunk Show November 17- November 27 Meet June Cashmere Ambassador to the US, Kelly Bettinger, 6:30pm on November 17 at our weekly Stitch Night. June Cashmere’s 100% cashmere yarns begin their journey when the cashmere is hand collected by Kyrgyz shepherds living on small family farms along the ancient Silk Road amidst the soaring mountains of Central Asia. The cashmere is then purchased directly from the shepherds by June Cashmere. The personal touch ensure that top quality fiber is being gathered and ensures that the shepherds receive fair compensation for their elite fiber. June is the Kyrgyz word for animal fiber. From felted woolen rugs to the clothes on their backs, june has made itself an indelible part of Kyrgyz culture. Once gathered, the cashmere fiber is shipped to Europe where artisans clean and spin the fiber into fine knitting yarn. The yarn makes its final stop at Saco River Dyehouse in Maine where it is organically dyed using environmentally-friendly, sustainable methods. June Cashmere yarn takes a truly unique trip around the world to obtain its unique warmth, beauty, and luxurious feel. Click here for a short introductory video. Silk Road Textiles and June Cashmere share a similar mission. We are so excited to offer each of you this opportunity. The trunk show features DK & Lace Weight yarn, sample projects and patterns. Purchase this exquisite yarn for a very special gift or for your own personal “after the holidays” project. Don’t miss the chance to grab some of this exclusive yarn! Black Friday Silk Road Style Save 10% on any black or partially black fabric or yarn, books or patterns on Friday, November 25. Small Business Saturday Stop in for door prizes, specials, & give-a-ways all day long. Look for the blue Shop Small logo and visit our College Hill business neighbors to get a chance to win gift certificates for each establishment. See you on the 26th!
Silk Road Textiles is proud to be part of the Million Pillowcase Challenge. Seven years ago, American Patchwork and Quilting issued a challenge to quilters and sewers to make pillowcases to raise the spirits of those in need. Not unexpectedly, sewers and quilters have risen to the challenge. To date, the official counter indicates that 689,998 pillowcases have been made and donated! Individuals and groups donate the pillowcases they make locally to hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, and anyplace else where someone can use a smile. Join us on Monday, September 19, anytime from 12-9PM, to sew pillowcases for the Million Pillowcase Challenge Sew-a-thon. All pillowcases will be donated locally to hospitals, shelters, or other places where people are in need of a smile. All who register before the day of the event will be entered in a prize drawing, so stop by or call the shop to register now! Registration fee of $6 includes one pillowcase kit. Additional kits will be available for purchase during the sew-a-thon. We will have a couple of simple patterns available for you to use and door prizes throughout the day. Bring your machine or use one of ours and join us in making smiles!
Join Carolyn at Silk Road Textiles for the Noro Crescent Shawl Knit Along! We will meet for four Wednesday evenings, starting on August 10, from 6-8 to create the beautiful and simple Crescent Shawl featured on the cover of the current Noro magazine. The shawl is knit using two skeins of Noro Mirai yarn and #7, 32″ circular needles. Stop in, register, and purchase your yarn at SRT and receive the pattern for free! Want more patterns? You can also buy the Noro magazine at the shop when you pick out your yarn! LMB Designs will be hosting the KAL on their blog. Sign up on the LMB Designs blog to be eligible for prizes like Noro yarn and stitch markers from Ann Tudor! The pattern is rated easy and uses a chart for the lace edge in the first part of the shawl. Knitting together is a great way to learn to knit from a chart! Call or stop by the shop to register for this free KAL. Join the fun!! Dates: 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, AND 8/31 6-8PM
Now is the time to nominate Silk Road Textiles for CityBeat’s Best of Cincinnati award! Nominations are open now through December 31, and it only takes about 5-10 minutes to complete City Beat’s 2016 Best of Cincinnati write-in nomination form. Please write in Silk Road Textiles in the “Shops & Services” section. Fill in these 2 categories: Arts and Crafts Supplies AND Arts and Crafts Classes. You do not have to fill in every line. You only have to vote in 10 categories for your ballot to count. When you have completed a section be sure to select “Submit and Continue” to save your nominations. You will automatically be sent to the next section of the form. You can also skip any section if you wish. Select “Finalize” when your nominations are complete. After you vote, you will receive an email confirming your ballot submission. In order for your vote to count, you must click on the link in the message. Easy! Click here now to vote!
Amy Wallace, resident artist at Silk Road Textiles, was recently featured on WCET’s Artsbridge program, which interviews local artists about their creative process. The program showcases her mixed media fiber art and gives viewers a peek into her studio. If you didn’t see Amy on Artsbridge here is a direct link to the video…no need to navigate the site. Her interview is the first segment. Very Cool!
Silk Road Students Featured in Art Exhibition Congratulations to SRT fiber artists whose work has been selected for inclusion into the Oxford Community Arts Center’s 2014 Exhibition Series, ART: Assembled Reproductions in Textile. These fantastic pieces, created in the Landscape and Architectural Quilt classes taught by Like Simcock, will be exhibited November 14 – December 6, 2014 at the Oxford Community Arts Center. Mark your calendars now…no need to miss this opportunity to see what Silk Road travelers have created! (We’ll be sure to remind you again too!) Coming soon…..Martin Storey Mystery Afghan/Throw Rowan Pure Wool Worsted Knit Along Join knitters around the world in this new KAL…. Don’t miss this opportunity to knit with a brand new yarn, learn new skills and make new friends. Each week for 10 weeks, Rowan will release a surprise new square design so that after ten weeks you will have a beautiful heirloom piece to treasure. Class is free with purchase of Pure Wool Worsted…Rowan’s newest super wash designed exclusively for the North American market. Many colors of this yarn arrived this week at Silk Road Textiles. As soon as Rowan releases the materials list and first square’s directions we will let you know. Tell us if you want to participate so we can be sure to keep you in the loop. Check our Facebook page for details. See what’s new to help you make your 2014 creations amazing! Books and Patterns! Including these titles: Rustic Crochet, Pillow Pop, Woven Scarves, Adding Layers, and Me & My Sewing Machine Adventures. Get Inspired! Make something amazing! We are happy to offer individual Rowan Yarns patterns through Ravelry. The 26 popular designs chosen by the Rowan and Westminster Fibers teams from the past 10 years offer a range of skill levels. Patterns can be accessed on the Rowan Yarns’ Ravelry Store: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/rowan-yarns-ravelry-store. The original Ravelry pattern file for each design has been updated. The price per pattern is very affordable at $5.00. Find one you like and come in to purchase the pattern and yarn. New Fabric Hanabi – Japanese’s prints in warm, gorgeous reds are designed by Hana for her own design company. These luxurious cottons are distributed by QH Fabrics, a mother and daughter team with a passion for fine Japanese fabrics and design. Koi, bamboo stalks, and shibori…what’s not to love? Palindromes – A stunning collection from Paula Nadelstern, featuring bilateral symmetry. The electric color combinations and stunning designs are simply fabulous. Xanadu, designed by Evelyn Mowder for P&B Textiles is a digital collection that has exquisite detail and gorgeous nuances of color and texture. The large main print is a glorious and subtle patchwork. Delicately colored stripes, chevrons and allover prints mix and match in myriad ways, create elegant, understated works of art. Free quilt pattern included with fabric purchase. New Yarns Noro Kibou, Mountain Colors Monarch, Plymouth Encore in bright spring colors, and fresh rich shades of Berroco Maya for 2014. Oh so pretty! Hand Painted Knitting Yarns- HPKY is 800 yards of luxurious bulky thick and thin spun fine merino “flame” yarn that knits into a beautiful Cuddle Afghan. The pattern , included with purchase, is perfect for a variety of skill levels, even beginners. Start now and stay warm while knitting and finish it before the summer months. It will be ready to go next fall! Fair Trade Update: Knitter’s Pride Needles and Hooks Knitters Pride Needles were featured in “The Needles We Knit With,” by Karin Strom in Interweave Knits Spring 2014. Karin describes the Knitter’s Pride factory as a modern, new facility, built in 2011 dedicated purely to making needles and hooks. During her tour she was “fascinated to see how much handwork is required to make these tools, even though state-of-the-art machines are used throughout the process. Women sand crochet hooks by hand, individually test each joint of interchangeables and glue the metal tips onto carbon needle ends, one by one.“ Knitter’s Pride has established, and continues to fund, a rural school that prioritizes the education of girls and young women. The KP executives are passionate about the advancement of girls and women; the company’s hiring policy states that “any woman who wants a job with the company is hired, no exceptions.” We love knowing that our crafting dollars go back to these women in an important way. Knitter’s Pride products are available in a full range of types: Double Points, Fixed Circulars, Single Points, Crochet, Cuboid and an interchangeable line that is innovative in design and satisfying in performance. Knitter’s Pride needles and hooks come in a variety of materials: densified laminated birch wood, nickel plated brass, natural birch and aluminum, and all lengths and sizes – including the not-easy-to-find jumbo tools—all the way up to 25 mm knitting needles (US 50)! Silk Road Textiles is proud to carry several styles of these wonderful to use, fairly traded, affordably priced needles and hooks. If we don’t have the one you need, we will be happy to order it for you. Happy International Women’s Day! Saturday, March 8, 2014 “Equality for women is progress for all.” Each year, International Women’s Day celebrates woman and their achievements around the world. So we celebrate you, your creative spirit and all you make and do for others. We also want to acknowledge and celebrate the skilled women in Bali, India, Australia, Ghana, South Africa, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and here in the US who are the artists of origin for the beautiful materials and finished products we carry for you to use In your creative process. Many of these women live in places where modern conveniences are rare, but work ethic is strong and artisan skill is the fabric of their communities. We both admire, and strive to support, these women, our global sisters. We salute you for the support you provide when you purchase beautiful fabric, yarn and handmade items from Silk Road Textiles. Clearance Corner –40-50% off fabric, yarn, patterns, and more…check often…you never know what might turn up there. Items are priced to sell so don’t wait! We’ve got to clear the road and make room for new products! These items are on permanent markdown, but will not last long at these prices. Classes Visit http://www.silkroadcincinnati.com/classes-events/class-decriptions/ to see the class offerings in March and April. Beautiful work everyone! Comments made during or after class (yes you are tooting our horn and we just had to share!): “Excellent class, so much fun!” “Can’t wait to go home and make some more scarves” “Good visual demonstration and gave one on one attention as needed. “ “The teacher kept as all moving at our own pace.” “Silk Road Textiles has the best teachers and classes…thank you!” Overheard along our Silk Road….. On the afternoon of our latest big snow fall, we heard, “Who needs bread and milk? I have new yarn!” While shaking off cabin fever, “This place is like a great candy shop!” From a first time customer, “It’s just as cool in here as I thought it would be. “ Regarding customer service, “Thanks for the TLC. SRT is the place to be!” Thank you ladies! We are so glad so many of you cured your cabin fever with us! Facebook Fans! 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We are so excited to announce our very first yarn tasting party! This exciting event, sponsored by Knitting Fever, will give you the opportunity to test drive dozens of yarns, some of which we carry, some of which we may get in the future. We’ll have stations set up around the store where you can knit or crochet a bit with a wide variety of fibers and weights. You’ll get a special sheet to fill in so you remember exactly what you thought of each yarn, and at the end of the night we’ll be giving every skein from the tasting away! That’s right, you leave with a nearly new ball of yarn. There will also be light refreshments available. Some of the brands we’ll be showcasing include: Noro Mirasol Juniper Moon Elsebeth Lavold and more! This event replaces Thursday open stitching for 23 January 2014. The cost is just $10 – a great deal considering these yarns retail for more than that – and spots are going quickly. Call or stop in today to secure your place at the yarn tasting party!
We are proud to be one of the shops participating in the Buy Cincinnati Holiday Event this year! For four days only (21-24 November 2013) we will be offering 10% off of selected fair trade gift items. Stop in the store to see a full selection of gifts on sale from the following vendors: Madagascar Chocolate Anokhi Scarves Maruca Bags Lantern Moon – all items including needles! Frabjous Felted Pouches Island Batik Scarves Terry’s Silk Scarves Lelanie YoYo Scarves (only whole pieces qualify for the discount) Knitting Kits for Travellers Indian Kanthas, Poufs, and Batik Tubs Pillow Case Kits Nepal Bracelets (10% off when you buy two or more) Be sure to patronize other local businesses supporting this event and keep your holiday dollars in the community! When you shop local, we all benefit.
Announcing the return of the Kindervelt Doll Clothes Sale at Silk Road Textiles! These beautiful, handcrafted doll clothes fit standard 18″ dolls like American Girl dolls. There will be hand knit and hand sewn outfits and accessories sure to please girls of all ages and their favorite dolls. Kindervelt organizes community events and raises funds to support Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. All proceeds from this doll clothes sale go to support their efforts.