Opening Downtown!!!

 I am so excited to announce that Arachne Yarns and More has opened a bricks and mortar store! We are located in the south side of The Ortonville Flower Shop at 132 2nd Str. NW, Ortonville, MN.

Finally, a place where customers can come and browse, shop, get help with knitting and crochet questions or take a class.

The store hours are Tuesday- Friday from  10 pm to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 am to Noon. Classes will be offered in many different things.  Currently, there are classes planned for October and November in knitting, crochet, needle-felting, weaving and chip-carving!

I am working on new handwoven items, hand dyed yarns, and homespun yarns. Stop in to see what is new! There are three classes scheduled so far for this month and a couple in November. More on the way. Also, starting in November, there will be a knit along every Tuesday afternoon from 1-3 pm. For November, we will be knitting a shawl. A pattern will be provided. There will be fresh coffee and everything is free. Stop in and knit and chat for a relaxing couple of hours.

Downtown Art

This weekend Arachne Yarns and More, EASE Fabric Creations, Cathy Mueller Art and Callie Howell were open for a three day event in downtown Ortonville, MN. It was a very busy weekend in town and we had a lot of visitors!
















Erlys Sis, (EASE Fabric Creations), does amazing things with fabric, wool and found objects. She is so incredibly creative and always surprises me with her latest creations. She makes the most wonderful 'Spirit Dolls'. She also does quilting, needle-felting, thread sketching, and so much more. She has wonderful scarves, wall hangings, cards, and many more items for sale. Great for gifting or decoration or even wearing! A must see.

Cathy Mueller is a watercolorist and also works with pen and
ink. I have one of her drawings on my
wall now and am constantly eyeing more! Cathy has been painting for many years and creates beautiful paintings as well as being an excellent teacher. I am looking forward to her classes!

Callie Howell, also a painter, works with acrylics, oils and epoxy. She has a style of painting that is very different from Cathy's and her paintings are all very unique. She has some exciting abstract paintings, a 'must see' exhibit. Locals may be familiar with her work from her exhibits at Ortonville Area Hospital.













Through out the weekend we had a 'Make and Take' section where visitors could weave a mug rug, paint a picture, or needle felt a pendent or bookmarker. All these activities were free. We had a lot of budding artists participating! The tables were full almost all the time!. We also sold kits that they could buy and do at home if they found a new passion.