Come by and see a very special work of art.  Michelle Loughlin created Interference. Based on the size, shape and color patterns in the gulf oil spill, Michelle used Lion Brand yarns to create this piece just for our Studio.

Artist Statement:
Interference, 2010

Interference is a term used to describe the colors created when oil and water mix. Inspired by the BP oil spill clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, Interference is composed of colorful fibrous machine-knitted forms stitched and woven together to reflect recent photo documentation of the spill. First drawing and then knitting water-like forms, I reference both the mixing of oil and water as well as oil- netted shapes that are now seen floating throughout the coastal region. Part of what interested me in the spill documentation is the incredible array of colors that are present in the spill; from the blues, reds, and oranges to the golden sheens. Through fibers, I am capable of blending these oil structures on a macro scale, while maintaining a sense of autonomy on the micro scale where individual stitches, colors, and patterns are easily recognizable. In addition, pantyhose stuffed with hair were hand-stitched into the piece in a technique adopted from grassroots community clean up efforts. The shape of Interference was derived from the original map on the web site : www.ifitwasmyhome.com. The profile of the oil spill is continuously changing and I am interested in documenting the movement of the spill further.

Daina Taimina – Artist Talk & Book Signing

Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes

Thursday Aug 12th at 6:00 pm

ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT:

Lion Brand Yarn Studio
34 W. 15th Street
New York, NY 10011

Enter the amazing world of Hyperbolic Crochet.  Come be inspired with the sculptural beauty of what a little yarn & a little math can create.

Daina Taimina: “I thought if something can be made out of paper, it can also be crocheted, so I made my first crocheted hyperbolic planes in June 1997 by increasing stitches in constant ratio – after every two stitches I did an increase by one stitch. The number of stitches in each row grew exponentially, so after finishing my first small, very ruffled one I realized that to explore the hyperbolic plane I have to change the ratio of increase.”

LB Collection Superwash Merino & LB Wool Stainless Steel

RSVP e-mails received before July 21st will NOT be accepted.

See you all there!

Want to enter a Coney Island contest this July but can’t eat 68 hot dogs? Instead, why not try to answer trivia questions about the window display in order to win a $250 cash prize? All entrants will receive a free gift!

How To Enter:

- Stop by the Studio to pick up your trivia sheet (or download it here).
- All answer sheets must be turned, in person at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, to a Lion Brand Yarn Studio staff member during store hours.
- Trivia sheets will be dated & time-marked by our staff.
- Everyone who enters the contest by turning in answers to a staff member will receive a Lion Brand tote bag.
- The person who answers the most questions correctly will win $250.
- In the case of a tie, the individual who turned in answers first will be the winner.
- Winner will be announced Aug. 15, 2010.

The contest will run from July 1- 30, 2010.

Click here to download your trivia sheet.

Welcome to our regular Lion Brand Yarn Studio blog feature “Look What I Made”, where customers of the Lion Brand Yarn Studio, in New York City *, write about their projects.

Have you taken a class at the Studio and then made a wonderful project? Do you have a Lion Brand Yarn project you want to share? Send us your stories & pictures to: lookwhatimade@lionbrandyarn.com

Please note, many of our customers create one of a kind works with no pattern.  If a pattern is used, we will include that information.

* If you are not a Studio customer, but have a project you’d like to share, sent it into LionBrand.com customer gallery. Click here for the link.  

BY: JADE SCARLETT

I love painting, but crochet is my new found addiction, so I just had to find a way to combine the two. I painted a bouquet of rosebuds and wisteria on this canvas tote bag and used Vanna’s Choice and Vanna’s Glamour to crochet a matching flower to go with the design. I liked the result so much, I’m currently working on a big canvas to go with the three flowers I just finished using the amazing Homespun and Hometowns USA yarns.

The Wonder Wheel, Parachute Jump,  Cyclone, Elephant Hotel, curly fries, hot dogs & sea gulls. . . it can only mean one thing, CONEY ISLAND!  Come see Coney Island as you have never seen it before, all made from yarn.  The Lion Brand Yarn Studio’s summer window is a fiber celebration of all things Coney Island.

Come see the world famous Wonder Wheel, made from a spinning wheel!

The Cyclone, the one and only roller coaster that has been thrilling visitors and locals since 1927.

On the other side of the boardwalk you will find the Parachute Jump, Welcome to Coney Island Grin, and for a little trip down memory lane, the Elephant Hotel.

Look closely at the Parachute Jump, recognize anything familiar?  The top is made from a yarn swift.

The boardwalk is populated by 45 finger puppets made from our own Studio staff.  There are all sorts of animals, monsters, people, and . . .

one bride!

The seagulls are having a ball.

No visit to Coney Island would be complete without a trip to the hot dog stand.

Come by this summer and see all the fun!

Come see our new fiber art piece, by the wonderful weaver Carol Chave . Carol is a local fiber artist, whose studio is right here in New York.

The five connected tapestries are named, "After Albers" . It was inspired by Josef Albers’ Homage to a Square series.

Come by and see the wonderful details of this stunning tapestry.

FREE SOCKTACULAR – No registration needed

Just come on by and enjoy some socks!

Friday May 21st 2:00 – 5:00 pm

ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT:

Lion Brand Yarn Studio

34 W. 15th Street New York, NY 10011

We love socks! This day is all about introducing you to the wonderful world of sock knitting. There will be free demos on everything from turning a heel, short row toe & heel shaping, Judy’s magic cast on, extra stretchy bind off and much more! We will have free patterns to hand out, raffle drawings and . . .

10% off all Sock- Ease all afternoon!

Free Demo Schedule (schedule subject to change)

Raffle Drawings*

We will have three raffle drawings throughout the day for prizes. The more free demos you attend the more chances to win!

- Fill out a ticket at each free demo

- Stay for all three drawings

- Must be present to win

Raffle times:

2:20 pm

3:30 pm

4:20 pm

Send us your picture for a chance to win a special prize! (Must be present at event to win.)

Take a picture of a sock that you’ve made with Lion Brand Yarn and e-mail us at:

studio@lionbrandyarn.com – CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH AN E-MAIL

* No purchase necessary to enter raffle drawings

Two fantastic weeks, two fantastic master classes, two FANTASTIC teachers!

Last week we were thrilled to have Melissa Leapman teach Colorful Cables & Mosiac Knitting.  Melissa is the author of many books including Continuous Cables (now onsale at the Studio), Cables Untangled , and many more.

We had a full class on a chilly Sunday morning to learn these wonderful ways to incorporate color into knitting.

A close up of two color cables in progress

Melissa brought these amazing swatches to inspire!

Last Sunday our customers got a double treat.  They were the first on hand to see Prudence Mapstone ’s amazing new fiber art piece installed on our gallery wall, AND got to take a master class with the freeform master herself!

Twenty people let hooks, needles, yarn, and their imagination fly, to create a series of amazing Scrumbles.  (Click here if you are wondering what a scrumble is)

Since free form can be art or wearable art, Prudence also brought in some stunning samples for us to ooh and ah over!

Next up . . . Shirley Paden & Debby Ware!

Come see the amazing new piece by the one of a kind free form artist, Prudence Mapstone.

"Barren to Bountiful: What a Difference the Rain Makes"

Prudence Mapstone is an Australian Textile Artist whose medium is Freeform knitting and crochet. She has a passion for color and texture, and combines simple craft skills and gorgeous yarns to create amazing, wearable artworks. Her work has been exhibited around the world, and has been featured in many magazines and textile arts books. We are so honored to be featuring her amazing new work.

This piece will be on display until the end of April. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see one of Pruduence Mapstone’s pieces up close and personal!

Here are some close ups. If you think the pictures are amazing, you should see it in person!

For another slice of inspiration, check our Prudence’s fabulous blog, a Scrumble a Week .

NATHAN VINCENT – Artist Talk

Thursday Jan. 7th at 6:00 pm

ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT:

Lion Brand Yarn Studio
34 W. 15th Street
New York, NY 10011

Join the fascinating Fiber Artist, Nathan Vincent for an evening of fiber art.  Nathan appeared on the Martha Stewart Yarn show last season, and his new work is currently featured in our fiber gallery wall .  Nathan will give a slide show of his work and talk about what goes into all those wild creations.

Come get inspired.

RSVP e-mails received before Dec. 16th. will NOT be accepted.

See you all there!