As we continue to monitor the fast paced movement of the COVID-19 information, we have decided that to ensure the safety and health of our staff and customers we are implementing the following changes.  

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY at BOTH SHOPS

Beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020, all Safaris, project classes, and events are cancelled until further notice.  Instructors will be in touch with students.  

NEW SHOP HOURS (until further notice)

Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 3pm

Closed Monday

Please note: The table is closed for knitting and in-shop project assistance.  Staff are on hand to help pick out projects and patterns.

However, www.woolwinders.com is open 24 hours a day!!

Most yarns and notions are on our website.  Order online and shipping is FREE over $25 purchase or specify pickup in the shop.

Or you can order by phone and pick up at the curb during our revised business hours.  

At WoolWinders our top priority is the safety of our customers, staff, and their families.  Thank you for your continued support of WoolWinders, your favorite yarn shop! 

• Stay home when you are sick. 

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. 

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. 

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

ARNE & CARLOS will be here THIS week!

There are still some spaces in the Thursday evening lecture: The World of ARNE & CARLOS.  See www.woolwinders.com for lecture and venue information. 

*******Don't Forget!*******

We have a Book Signing with ARNE & CARLOS!

All classes and the lecture will be held at Ingleside at King Farm, a short walk from WoolWinders Rockville.

EVENT LOCATION

All classes and the lecture are located on the campus of Ingleside at King Farm on King Farm Blvd., a short walk (0.3 miles) from the WoolWinders shop. We are grateful to the Ingleside community for this outstanding event space. Please visit their website (https://www.ikfmd.org/) to find out more information about this wonderful retirement community in our neighborhood.

The fun doesn't stop with our ARNE & CARLOS event! 

We are lucky to have Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrison at WoolWinders Rockville for a special book signing!  Meet them in person and get your book signed.  Several of their books will be available for purchase during the event. 

Saturday, November 16, 2019
10am - 12pm
WoolWinders Rockville
404 King Farm Blvd. 
Rockville, MD 20850

WoolWinders is bringing you a month-long BROOKLYN TWEED Pop Up Shop and Trunk Show in ANNAPOLIS!  We will be featuring Peerie, Shelter, Loft, and the new Marled colorways for Shelter and Loft.  See below for more info on these highly coveted yarns that are breed specific and milled here in the USA!

We are the ONLY yarn store in Maryland to offer Brooklyn Tweed so make sure you stop by Annapolis during the month of October! 

The Brooklyn Tweed Pop Up Shop and Trunk Show are at WoolWinders ANNAPOLIS only for the month of October 2019.

*All images in this blog post are used with permission of Brooklyn Tweed with credit to Jared Flood/Brooklyn Tweed. 

Susan Allaway, WoolWinders staffer/instructor, was selected as a Judge for the Skein & Garment Competition at the 2019 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival.  Susan was thrilled to see and judge the wonderful finished garments that were submitted by our talented fiber arts community.  There were multiple awards for finished items, including those made from hand spun and breed specific yarns as well as items that were made from Maryland fleeces.  According to Susan, all were just stunning.  She urges you to stop by the judged exhibition at next year's festival. 

Susan teaches many classes at WoolWinders and is the ongoing instructor for the Fixing Mistakes and Finishing Technique classes.  After having been exposed to all the inspiring handmade items at the 2019 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, she stresses the importance of properly finishing a garment.  Simple techniques such as weaving in the ends, blocking, and seaming are essential to completing a project that was so beautifully made by hand.  Check out all of the classes offered by the extraordinary WoolWinders instructors or stop by the shop for a printed schedule.



Jeanne Tufano was recently featured in an article on the Holy Cross Health website titled “After Melanoma, Reconstructive Surgery Helps Restore Jeanne's Quality of Life.”  Jeanne chose the Woolwinders Rockville shop as the location of the photo shoot for the article.  Read Jeanne’s testimonial below which speaks about her connection to knitting and Woolwinders.  We are so happy that Jeanne has conquered her battle with melanoma and has returned to Woolwinders for her weekly Safari class. 

" Woolwinders was a large part of my recovery.  The friends I’ve made through Safari and other classes, as well as the staff, helped me deal with the healing process of my physical “deformity”.  Knitting has always been my happy place. Woolwinders has given me a happy place to knit.  Now I have two happy places in one!  I chose Woolwinders to be the place for the centerpiece of my photo shoot because in addition to its being the best LYS in the area, it's also the best place to learn and grow as a knitter and a person."  -- Jeanne Tufano