The Marketplace is free and open to the public all 4 days of the retreat in the Pavilion at the Hotel Murano at 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, Washington.
Madrona Fiber Arts 2014 Winter Retreat continues the tradition with a Marketplace of the very best and unique yarns and fibers from around the world. Your favorite yarn shops, unique specialty vendors, books, patterns, equipment, accessories, dyes and one-of-a kind items are all in one place. If you can imagine it, our vendors will have it.
2014 DATES AND TIMES:
Thursday, February 13th 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Friday, February 14th 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday, February 15th 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, February 16th 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
PLACE: IN THE PAVILION AT THE HOTEL MURANO at 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, Washington. From the hotel lobby take the stairs or elevator to the 4th floor and go out the large double doors, across a small courtyard, and into the Pavilion. Follow the signs!
Some of our vendors have designed special offerings to celebrate the Madrona 15 year Anniversary. Here they are:
Just Our Yarn
The limited edition Aziza colorway in reds, oranges, and greens is designed with the Madrona tree as inspiration. It is 100% tencel (525 yards) lace weight yarn and retails for $26/skein. If you’d like to reserve a skein for pick up at Madrona please email info@justouryarn.com and put “Madrona colorway” in the email subject.
One of a Kind Buttons
Candace Wilson has designed and handmade a pottery button and pin just for Madrona. They are 1 1/2 inches square and sell for $8 each. Candace is happy to take orders at Candace@cwilsondesign.com and she will have them at Madrona.
Fancy Image Yarn
In limited edition – the official Madrona 15th Anniversary T Shirts! The shirts will be offered only at Madrona in the Fancy Image booth .. the first booth to the left as you enter the Market. They are heavy weight preshrunk all cotton in all size ranges. Shirts are $15 each.
Carolina Homespun
Yarn in several weights and 2 spinning fibers all dyed by Dragonfly Fibers especially commissioned by Carolina Homespun for Madrona. The colorway is called Corteza Roja (Red Bark in Spanish). You can find the yarn and fibers at the Carolina Homespun booth at Madrona. The yarn is in DK, Sport and Fingering weights in merino and Djinni sock fingering in 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon. The spinning fibers are merino silk and polworth silk. See below how luscious Corteza Roja is knit up in Evelyn’s Madrona scarf pattern!
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BELOW IS OUR 2014 LIST OF VENDORS
We are absolutely thrilled with our group of vendors this year. You will find new faces with some very special offerings. And we will miss some vendors from previous years who could not come and be with us in 2014.
OUR 2014 WINTER RETREAT VENDORS
| Abstract Fiber Susan Stambaugh 3676 SE Martins St Portland, Oregon 97202 503-703-1120 www.abstractfiber.com Abstractfiber@gmail.com | Highest quality hand-painted yarns and fiber in brilliant color. Yarns have no knots, and are designed to minimize pooling and striping. Patterns by Gardiner Yarn Works and more. Handworks Lace Blocking Wires. |
| Acorn Street Yarn Shop Karen Aho 2818 N.E. 55th St. Seattle, WA 98105 206-525-1726 1-800-987-6354 www.acornstreet.com acornstreet@msn.com | Yarns, needles, books, patterns, tools, accessories. Original designs and kits. Everything the fiber artist would want and the most knowledgeable and helpful staff. |
| Angora Valley Fibers and Fly Designs 19402 Goebel Road SE Tenino, WA 98589 360-264-4727 www.angoravalley.com www.flydesigns.com pat@angoravalley.com | Specializing in hand dyed yarns and New Zealand naturals -- particularly for socks. Sock knitting machine demonstrations. |
| The Artful Ewe Heidi Dascher P.O. Box 381 Port Gamble, WA 98364 360-297-3493 www.theartfulewe.com theartfulewe@aol.com | Luscious Hand dyed yarns and fiber, amazing fiber and color blends for spinning, drop spindles, small weaving looms, fiber tools--cards and combs. Kathryn Alexander kits and yarns. |
| Bead Biz Jean Elizabeth Glass 504-220-0835 www.beadbiz.org jean@beadbiz.org | Bead Biz specializes in unusual Czech glass beads for knitting yarns. In addition there is a selection of Charlottes and other smaller beads for lace knitters. You will find patterns using beads from many designers, kits, and beads for kumihimo. |
| Black Water Abbey Yarns Marilyn King P.O. Box 470688 Aurora, CO 80047-0688 720-320-1003 www.abbeyyarns.com marilyn@abbeyyarns.com | Imported yarn from Ireland. An array of colors with a focus on cable and Aran style garments. Yarn, patterns and buttons. |
| Canon Hand Dyes Amy Serradell 3127 SE Pine St Portland, Oregon 97214 925-202-4423 www.Etsy.com/shop/theamyleeshow canonhanddyes@att.net | Local indie dyer of self striping sock yarn. Amy is one of only a handful of dyers who have the patience required to create the self striping sock yarn on a steady basis. Her inspiration comes from literature and besides the self striping sock yarn has many other hand dyed yarns available. |
| Carolina Homespun Morgaine Wilder 455 Lisbon St San Francisco, CA 94112 1-800-450-7786 www.carolinahomespun.com morgaine@carolinahomespun.com | Vast array of fibers, yarns and accessories. Unique offerings from Spirit Trail Fiber Arts, Elemental Affects and Nature’s Palette from Hand Jive yarns. Spinning, weaving, knitting, kumihimo, cardweaving and much more! |
| Catherine Lowe Couture Knitting Workshop P.O. Box 209 East Chatham, NY 12060 518-392-3363 www.catherine-lowe.com Catherine@catherine-lowe.com | Knitting designs with custom prepared kits and yarns to the choice of each knitter for each garment design. Exquisite yarns of extra fine merino, silk, baby alpaca and blends. |
| Chameleon Colorworks Nancy Colburn Winston, Oregon 541-670-9164 www.chameleoncolorworks.com chameleoncolorworks@gmail.com | Hand dyed yarns and fibers, exotic fibers, patterns, knitting and spinning accessories. |
| Clemes and Clemes Inc. Henry J. Clemes 650 San Pablo Ave Pinole, CA 94564 1-800-900-4118 www.clemes.com info@clemes.com | We offer spinning wheels, drop spindles, electric spinners, blending boards, electric and hand crank drum carders and accessories, electric bobbin winders, niddy noddys and more! We often work in exotic woods and grain patterns and our products last through generations. Our traditional spinning wheel is built in the old style of having no metal fasteners – all wood joints are dowel and tenon. |
| Dicentra Designs Lisa Milliman 503-831-3120 dicentradesigns@msn.com www.dicentradesigns.net | Radiant hand dyed fibers and yarns for spinning, knitting, and felting. Natural fibers including merino, blueface leicester, polwarth, corriedale wools, alpaca, and tussah and cultivated silks. Spinning/felting tops in wool, silk and blends, and silk mawata (hankies). Silk chiffon scarves and yardage, shaded solids, space dyed, and kettle dyed yarns from lace weight alpaca to worsted weight blueface Leicester, soft and shimmery merino/tussah singles, and one-of-a-kind hand spun yarns. |
| Ernst Finely Crafted Glass P.O. Box 524 Drain, OR 97435 541-836-7637 www.glasspens.com smernst@glasspens.com | Finely crafted glass buttons, knitting needles, crochet hooks, laying tools, beads, stitchmarkers, (don’t) drop spindles, orifice hooks, rug hooks and pens. Hand dyed yarn and knitting kits. |
| Fancy Image Yarn Myra Garcia S.E. 591 Arcadia Road Shelton, WA 98584 1-888-426-5875 www.fancyimageyarn.com fancyarn@aol.com | Myra’s own hand dyed merino and super wash merino – DK and Fingering. Also Merino blends with Tencel, bamboo and mohair. Kits, kits, and more kits. |
| The Fiber Gallery Mary Harris 8212 Greenwood Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98103 206-706-4197 www.fibergallery.com fibergallery@comcast.net | Full range of yarns. We are proud to carry yarns from Blue Moon Fiber Arts and also Hazel Knits yarn. Also specializing in fiber and accessories that are organic, recycled, and fair-traded. Undyed yarns and yarns made from corn, soy, bamboo, seaweed, and other unusual sources. |
| Great Yarns Fontelle Jones 4023 Rucker Avenue Everett, WA 98201 425-252-8155 www.greatyarns.com sales@greatyarns.com | Open stock in merino wools, cashmere, beaded silk, lace and sock yarns, angora. Knitting kits from Koigu, Twisted Sister, Vivian Hoxbro kits, Jane Slicer-Smith designs and kits, Great Yarns Concerto. Many unique accessories and buttons. |
| Habu Textiles Takako Ueki 135 W 29th St #804 New York, New York 10001 212-239-3546 www.habutextiles.com habu@habutextiles.com | Unigue yarns from Japan. Kits and patterns also. |
| HansenCrafts Kevin Hansen P.O. Box 327 Chimacum, WA 98325 360-747-7746 www.hansencrafts.com Kevin@hansencrafts.com | HansenCrafts miniSpinners and accessories: superb state of the art spinning equipment. It is the lightest, most compact, technically advanced e-spinner that is commercially available today. |
| Harmony Skin Care Lew Polizzi 3345 W. Sequim Bay Rd. Sequim, WA 98382 360-582-0723 skincareharmony@aol.com | Custom skin care products. Exclusive crèmes and hand lotions formulated to make rough spinning and knitting hands and bodies smooth and soft. |
| Island Fibers Maxine Bronstein Debbie Hayward 4208 Port Stanley Road Lopez Island, WA 98261 360-468-2467 www.islandfibers.com fibers@islandfibers.com | Natural color Lopez Island handspinning fleeces; hand-blended and hand-dyed spinning fibers; hand-dyed yarns for knitters and weavers; handknit and handwoven garments, rugs, blankets; whimsical accessories; books and supplies. |
| Jewelry by "K" Kay Fielding P.O. Box 906 Dallas, OR 97338 503-881-8884 www.jkfjewelry.com k@jkfjewelry.com | Kay is a fiberartist and also a metalsmith. She and her husband specialize in sterling silver and gold jewelry, shawl and scarf pins, Stainless steel knitting needles with glass on the ends, and lampworked beads. |
| Jorstad Creek Kerry Graber Lacey, Washington 360-481-3230 www.jorstadcreek.com jorstadcreek@comcast.net | Northwest fibers, hand dyed yarn. Sustainably grown and locally sourced Icelandic and Finn Sheep wool, raised by Washington sheep farmers. Icelandic wool fleece for spinning. BFL yarn blends from British shepherds too. Patterns and kits developed by local designers. Unique buttons. |
| Just Our Yarn (JOY) Diane S. Smith & Cathie Chung 6801 Montour Drive Falls Church, VA 22043 571-201-7992 www.justouryarn.com info@justouryarn.com | Handpainted tencel, silk, cashmere and alpaca yarns for knitters and weavers. Kits for shawls, woven scarves and beaded jewelry. |
| MacKenzie Textiles Judith MacKenzie Forks, WA jfmspinner@gmail.com | Beautiful custom carded and blended batts that are unique for handspinners and made by Judith. Also exclusive are Will Taylor's Clever Kates, Mother MacKenzie's Miracle Dyes in kits and 1 oz packets as well as all Judith's books and DVD's. Judith specially dyes alpaca and silk peonies, polwarth, bison yarn, yak fiber and Muga and Eri silk. You will also find blending boards. |
| NW Handspun Yarns Meg Jobe 1401 Commercial Street Bellingham, WA 98225 360-738-0167 www.nwhandspunyarns.com meg@nwhandspunyarns.com | Proudly featuring local crafters. Handpainted and handspun yarns, painted roving, batts and silk, buttons and widgets. Plus an assortment of useful spinning, weaving and knitting equipment, yarns, books and debris from Bellingham’s downtown yarn shop. Madrona is our annual field trip; come and visit us! |
| One of a Kind Buttons Candace Wilson 12885 SE 199th Drive Damascus, OR 97089 503-658-7210 www.oneofakindbuttons.com Candace@cwilsondesign.com | One of a Kind Buttons are handmade using white and terra cotta clay and then kiln fired twice. Each button has 2-3 layers of different glazes applied to a surface with a variety of textures and shapes. The results are beautiful unique colors and look beautiful with a huge assortment of hand dyed yarns and add texture/color to any knit garment. Candace has created a special Madrona Winter Retreat button for our 15th year anniversary in an exclusive edition. You can find Candace and her buttons at the booth with Black Water Abbey Yarns. |
| Opulent Fibers Kristy Kun Portland, Oregon 707-845-5348 www.opulentfibers.com opulentfibers@me.com | An artist’s palette of dyed luxury fibers. Super-fine Merino Top, Tussah Silk, Cashmere, Hemp, Linen, Carded needlefelting batts, Prefelt and Silk Chiffon. |
| Pocket Wheels by Jon Jon McCoy Oak Harbor, WA 360-675-2610 www.pocket-wheel.com pnwradar@hotmail.com | Test drive the original Pocket Wheel. Now available with Woolee Winder. Find Jon with his Pocket Wheels at the booth with NW Handspun Yarns. |
| Rainbow Farms Pygora Terry Mattison 201 Wagner Road Kelso, WA 98626 360-957-0729 www.rfpygora.com spinpygora@yahoo.com | Decadent Pygora Fiber: natural colors and hand dyed, in cloud form, artisan batts and fine lace yarn. 100% Pygora or blends containing fine wools and/or silk. Find Rainbow Farms Pygora in the booth shared with the SpindleWood Co. |
| RainShadow Yarn Marcia Adams 25101 Chris Lane NE Kingston, WA 98346 360-297-4485 www.rainshadowyarn.com rainfarm@tscnet.com | Marcia specializes in naturally hand-dyed yarns and fiber from her own sheep and wool from other Pacific Northwest farms that she has custom spun. |
| Sincere Sheep Brooke Sinnes Napa, CA 510-390-0564 www.sinceresheep.com sinceresheepyarns@gmail.com | I dye high quality and unique yarns and fibers with only natural dyes for knitters, spinners, weavers, and felters. I also buy wool and other fibers directly from farmers and have them made into custom blended roving and yarn. In addition to carrying the yarns and fibers, I also sell my favorite patterns, books and spindles. |
| Skaska Designs Galina Khmeleva and George Girard 924 W. Oak Street Fort Collins, CO 80521 www.skaska.com lacemail@skaska.com | Skaska Designs is all about lace knitting. We have the most eclectic selection of unique lace weight yarns to offer the lace enthusiast. We also have patterns and books available (including our two) and our new Orenburg Knitting and Spinning Videos. We sell original Russian/Orenburg spinning and plying spindles and a number of exotic fleeces. And we now feature the "gizmo" ..... a most unique, original Russian wool comb. We are proud to offer exquisite, original, handspun/handknit Orenburg shawls and scarves. |
| Slipped Stitch Studios Laura Lundy Huntington Beach, CA 714-728-2831 www.slippedstitchstudios.com info@slippedstitchstudios.com | Slipped Stitch Studios is dedicated to creating unique handmade supplies for fiber artists, including 4 sizes of project bags, each with intuitive design and function, and fabrics to get giddy over. Patterns and chart solutions like the original miPattern Saver and magnetic bookmarks mentioned in magazines. You’ll find a hilarious collection of pin back buttons, handy travel scissors and so much more! |
| Solitude Wool Gretchen Frederick and Sue Bundy 34923 Snickersville Tpke Round Hill, VA 20141 540-554-2312 www.solitudewool.com f-fsolitude@mindspring.com | Gretchen and Sue are two Virginia shepherds who love wool and Gretchen is originally from the Puget Sound. Both are handspinners and love creating a range of special breed specific yarns from fleeces hand selected from sheep raised on their farms and locally. Although color that comes from the sheep is truly the most beautiful, they can't resist hand dyeing some of the yarn with each dye lot inspired, not controlled. They don't repeat dye lots so buy enough for your project. Breeds include Alpaca/Merino, Border Leicester, Dorset, Icelandic, Karakul, Montedale, Romney, North Country Cheviot, Targhee, Tunis. |
| SpindleWood Co. Steve and Connie Paulsen 12850 Maxfield Creek Road Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-3388 www.spindlewoodco.com mail@spindlewoodco.com | We specialize in fine hand turned spindles crafted from domestic and exotic woods and made to your preference. Top whorl, bottom whorl, Tibetans, and Akhas as well as other hand turned wooden tools for the fiber artist. Our spindles and other products give the fiber enthusiast a tool of beauty along with its utility. Find SpindleWood Co. sharing a booth with Rainbow Farms Pygora |
| Toots LeBlanc & Co. Michele LeBlanc Bend, Oregon 541-678-0808 www.tootsleblanc.com yarn@tootsleblanc.com | Wool yarns and roving in their natural colors as "grown" by endangered or rare sheep breeds and blended with angora and alpaca. |
| Tootsie P Yarns Virginia Gibbs Laguna Niguel, CA 949-300-8801 www.tootsiep.com virg@tootsiep.com | Specializes in high quality hand dyed fibers that are custom twisted and designed. Kits for many projects with original designs. Hand-dyed silk scarves, needle felting kits. AlaMode Paper Stash for use with dissolvable paper products and AlaMode Fiber packets for embellishments. Artistry Boxes: 600+ yards for artists palettes. See all the uses for Virginia’s AlaMode Fiber packets and Artistry Fiber boxes at www.tootsiep.com. |
| Village Spinning and Weaving Shop John Novak 425 Alisal Road Solvang, CA 93463 1-888-686-1192 www.villagespinweave.com inquiry@villagespinweave.com | Huge array of knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, dyeing, and felting books, DVDs, tools, accessories. Large selection of yarns of all kinds of fibers, spinning fibers, wheels, and looms. |
| Woolgatherings Kate Sitzman P.O. Box 1794 Duvall, WA 98019 425-241-5299 www.woolgatheringsfibers.com info@woolgatheringsfibers.com | Hand painted braids, unique batts, and distinctive yarns in a wide variety of fibers and color combinations. Also featuring undyed fibers, including our popular 16-breed fiber sampler packs – perfect for spinners who are interested in branching out to some more uncommon breeds. |