We want to connect with you, but we’ve come to the conclusion that “social media” is built to be antisocial. So we’ve built our own feed here (or as they used to be called, “blog,” lol). We’ll try to post most days that we’re open. If you want to be part of the conversation, join our Discord!
We include everyone at Purl’s, except people who are intolerant or hateful.
For information about our brick-and-mortar shop in Asheville, including address, hours, map, etc.
For information about our stitch groups and community activities, our class schedule, and other events
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Lace always looks like total crap while you’re knitting it. Tune in again in a month or so when I block the holy hell out of it and it will suddenly look great!
Really happy to have finally found a wool/silk lace weight blend (Symfonie Diva). I was about to resort to dyeing one myself.
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Spending time with our community of stitchers is always so much fun and so rewarding. It can be tricky to mix business and friendship, but we are lucky enough to have been successful with both, and The Craft Underground is a project that will put the community in the driver’s seat and help our groups to grow in size, but also grow in depth
Because there’s no better feeling than finding your people, and then feeling like they want you to keep coming back.
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Sorry if you need yarn today, but we are taking the day off from retail! Back tomorrow.
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Purl’s is open today (July 3) but will be closed tomorrow (July 4) – not as an act of patriotism, but as a form of resistance and desire to focus on our Craft Underground Space (we’ll be working on some renovations, having an organizing meeting of our Craft Underground core team, and a potluck/cookout for stitch group folks.
The image here is from Welcome Blanket because I wanted to highlight their work. They sent out a July 4 message that begins: “We the People is not just a phrase in a document. It is who we are. This country has always been shaped by ordinary people. Their arrivals. Their decisions to stay, to contribute, to make something for a neighbor they had never met. The stories we learned in school are only part of the picture. It took, and still takes, countless people, across every community, to shape who we are. And it’s also ‘We,’ all of us together. Welcome Blanket exists because of that belief.”
When we are able to open our expanded space downstairs, the Craft Underground, one of the first groups I’d like us to add is a Welcome Blanket crafting group.
Not so sure about “happy July 4” but…
Viva la Revolution. Viva la Resistance!
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Listening to R.E.M. this morning, it irks me to think is album is 39 years old. To put that in perspective, an album that came out 39 years before Document would have been released in 1948, predating rock n’ roll entirely.
And yet this album feels so current. Michael Stipe was many years before coming out, but was feeling confident enough to not mumble so many lyrics. “What we want and what we need has been confused.” “Welcome to the Occupation” “Exhuming McCarthy.” It’s like the Reagan era never left us.
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” was a huge song to teenage me. The desperation, the absurdity, the struggle between rage and acceptance. Plus it’s, as the kids say, a bop. The same theme returns in “Fireplace” with a massive sax solo (if there’s one thing I can’t resist it’s a massive sax solo).
The only skip on the whole album is “Lightnin’ Hopkins” but at least it keeps the energy up. Whether this record is tinged with nostalgia for you or not, I highly recommend a listen.
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We’re having the HVAC replaced (because of its age and to make room for stairs down to the Craft Underground), but fortunately it’s not as hot this week as last. A couple of portable units are unsightly (and louder than the central AC), but they keep it nice and comfortable.
We were hoping to have it finished today, but it looks likely we’ll be stuck with this arrangement through the weekend. So we’re sorry it’s not ideal, but we are hanging in there while big changes are happening.
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We’ve traditionally offered an open WiFi network with a time limit, but we’re switching to a public WiFi with password. Look for the sign on the wall with our lonely snake (inside joke from one of our fabled Telestrations games). We are happy for you to log in, and you won’t get kicked off after 2 hours anymore.
Yes, this is kind of a boring update, but the snake needs all the help they can get.
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We have taken possession of the “downstairs” space (although it will be another month at least before we have actual stairs). Right now we’re doing electrical and HVAC work and there’s time to paint, play with lighting, set up the dye studio, plan the sewing studio and hospitality area, experiment with arrangements, and so on.
As we get some of the space tasks done, we’ll start turning more attention towards events. We are building a welcoming Third Space for crafters and nerds of all kinds to get together and work and play and create community. If you want to be part of it, visit one our stitch groups or join our Discord server and introduce yourself.
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Blue Ridge Pride is putting on a number of events this month and into the fall:
Trans+ Pride is Saturday, June 13 downtown!
Pride 5K Fundraiser at Carrier Park, 8am June 20
A 2-day Festival this year: Friday Sept 25 for adults only, and Saturday Sept 26 for the whole family.
Blue Ridge Pride has lots of programs to provide support, connection, and resources for our LGBTQ+ fam. Purl’s is proud to be certified by Blue Ridge Pride as a Welcoming Business. We sell products to raise funds for WNCAP and Youth OUTright. Celebrating Pride is more important now than ever. We love you and are proud of who you are!
