Showing posts with label union textiles nantucket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label union textiles nantucket. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 September 2011

As If I Ever Needed ANOTHER Excuse to Knit...

I love knitting and yarn, thank god right, because that's my job. But seriously, Cara and I went into Flock, the only true yarn shop on Nantucket Island, and I totally had to rescue this defenseless ball of angora because of Cara's overwhelming desire to assault it. As you can see, Cara ended up buying it anyway.


Well, in addition to cute little balls of yarn that you want to take home and feed because they look like wee animals, my other love is wooden knitting needles. Sure I got really annoyed that I somehow managed to lose one needle of a pair size 19 massive needles. It reminded me of the time I was flying home from school and I got stuck in Detroit on a layover because Southwest Airlines had "lost our plane." Everyone was like how do you "lose" a plane? This was clearly well before September 11th. So yes I lost one of biggest needles, but upside was that I got to go buy a new set of WOODEN size 19 needles! Very exciting. Not the spending $$ part, but the new needle part.

Now I was on Twitter this morning, and what do you know that I found? COLORED WOODEN KNITTING NEEDLES. I didn't even realize that wooode needlses coudl ... get EVEN better!?!?! See I was so excited, I missplet all those words. I left them there intact so you could see the affect that colored wooden needles have on me. I have scoured the internet (a cursory glance really, as I am SO BUSY) to bring you my top 3 favorite kinds of novelty woodel neesdles.

NUMBER THREE:
So these aren't technically colored, they are just different types of natural woods, but the added rosebud at the ends made me love them all the more. You can find them at Winter Rose Needles.

NUMBER TWO:
Harmony Wooden Needles come in straight, double pointed and circular and look like gelato heaven on a stick!

NUMBER ONE:
This etsy seller, Tikimau, makes vintage needles into jewelry, but sometimes she sells the uncut variety. I bet if you asked her nicely she'd make a pair for you. She just seems like that kind of lady.

Honorable Mention:
These are actually mini shawl pins I found on Etsy, but if they were standard sized needles, they'd be AWESOME!!!
Happy Knitting!

x,
charlotte

Saturday, 9 July 2011

Tonight, Toooooniiiight, won't be just any night.....

"...The day, the minutes seem like hours, the hours go so slowly, and still the sky is bright.
Oh moon grow briiight and make this endless day, endless night!!"


TONIGHT!!!!
UNION TEXTILES STUDIO PARTY!
2 Union Street
Nantucket
6-9 pm

Door Prizes!
Workshops and Classes!
Refreshments Served!
See you here!




Sunday, 3 July 2011

Charlotte's Sweaters out at Free People!

As some of you may know, I used to work on the sweater design team at Free People. Well, I'm super excited because the sweaters I worked on are FINALLY coming out in stores. Many of you may not know that when you design at big fashion companies, you're usually designing a range of clothing to be sold in stores up to a year later. Some of these sweaters were designed in October of last year! Crazy huh?!



All these are available on at Free People website. But if you're on the island, come to the Union Textiles Studio and see what Cara and I have in store for you there! Don't forget the opening next Saturday from 6-9 upstairs at 2 Union Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
x,
Charlotte






Thursday, 30 June 2011

Want to know how you can get FREE stuff from Union Textiles? Read on.

Hey guys,

The Union Textiles blog isn't the only way you can keep up with our comings and goings! Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and never miss an event, sale, or better still a GIVEAWAY (see what the last giveaway winner won below)! For Charlotte's knitwear label, isobel and cleo's facebook page click here. For the isobel and cleo Twitter account click here. For Cara's weaving label Seaweaver, click here. '

If computer illiteracy is how you roll (like myself, this blog post will probably take me a whole 3 hours) and socializing over drinks is more your speed, then come along to our first event of the summer/ever! Next Saturday, July 9 from 6-9 we will be hosting a wee gathering for friends and textiles enthusiasts at the Union Textiles workroom. Come shop, drink, and be merry while learning about our work and practice. You can even talk to us about our textile classes! I'm thinking about giving an academia inspired textile related talk, I do so miss my college days.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

x
Charlotte

The winner of our last giveaway won this awesome $150 isobel and cleo breastplate!

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

This Week's Hours!!

We're working on our set hours, in the meantime, check the blog to get the hours for the current week.

Tuesday June 28th to Tuesday July 5th:

tues: 10-6
wed: 10-6
thurs: 10-6
fri: 10-4
sat: 3-6
sun: 3-6
mon: 3-6
tues: 10-6

Knit of the Week:
Mesh Bamboo Wrap-round Scarf
Available in Purple, Royal, and Tangerine

Mesh Bamboo Wrap-round Scarf