Heritage Spinning & Weaving

Spinners Breed Study Series Afghan, class 2 of 9
2026-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturdays, 3/28, 4/25, 5/30, 6/27, 7/25, 8/29, 10/10, 11/14 and 12/12/2026, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. This class meets 9 times.
Description: Join us for a 9-month long exploration of different sheep breeds. We will spin samples from 9 different breeds of sheep, highlighting a different breed each month. Students will use their handspun samples to either knit or weave afghan squares to create a final project representing each breed presented in this series. We will be working with natural colored combed top for each breed sample. Classes meet monthly for 3- hour sessions. Class time will be spent primarily spinning samples, creating a control card for each yarn, and planning for afghan square. If the student requires knitting or crochet help with their squares, Knitting and Crochet Help sessions are available at Heritage, and are listed on the shop calendar. A pin loom help class can also be arranged.
Required supplies/equipment/books: Other supplies needed are a 3-ring binder for samples, index cards, and measurement tools, including a scale, ruler, WPI tool, and ply angle tool. (Instructor will bring tools to class to share, but it is helpful to have these for home use.) Optional: Knitting needles and crochet hooks in various sizes and/or a pin loom.
Class fee does not include 4oz. fiber samples, binder pages or handouts. A $30.00 materials fee is due to the instructor at the beginning of each session.
Recommended books for afghan squares: Learn to Knit Afghan Book by Barbara Walker; 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets Throws and Afghans by Jan Eaton; and Pin Loom Squares: Techniques, Instructions And 15 Projects by Jan Harrowe
Recommended reference books (Not required):
The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Deborah Robson & Carol Ekarius
The Field Guide to Fleece by Deborah Robson & Carol Ekarius
The Spinner’s Book of Fleece by Beth Smith
Prerequisite: Must have a working traditional or e-wheel. (Drop spindles would also work for this class if preferred by the student.) Students should have basic spinning and plying skills and be able to knit or crochet from a pattern, or weave using a pin loom.
Instructor: Summer Swanwick
Maximum: 6 students
Fee: $400.00, plus $30.00 materials fee due to instructor at each session for 4 oz sample of fiber, handouts and binder pouches.

Social Crafting
2026-04-24 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-10 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Come to Heritage with your current project to knit, crochet, spin, etc., with us. This is purely a social time, no instructor will be available for help.

Social Crafting
2026-04-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Come to Heritage with your current project to knit, crochet, spin, etc., with us on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. This is purely a social time, no instructor will be available for help.

Knitting Help
2026-04-23 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-09 11:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Knitting Help – Thursdays, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. No reservations are needed.

Whether you are new to knitting, returning to knitting, or are working on a pattern using a technique new to you, we are here to help you. One visit is $10 for one hour. Purchase a card of six one-hour sessions for $50 and save. We look forward to helping you along. If you have questions about color or Fair Isle/stranded knitting, we highly recommend you book a private lesson with our guru, Joan. Visit our web store for details.
$10 per hour • $50 for 6 hours with a Knitting Help Card, which can be purchased in the web store or in person.
Almost anytime before 5 pm for 15 minutes (pending staff availability – calling ahead is a good idea)
Special and Private Lessons:
One-on-One: $45 per hour, plus $25 for each additional hour, if used at the same time as the first hour of the lesson.
Semi-Private Lessons: If you select semi-private lessons, you must purchase a session for each participant in one cart, and you must list all participants along with their emails in the “order notes” section of the checkout page.
$30/hour each for two students
$20/hour each for three+ students
The fee for each additional hour is $15 per person, if used with the first hour of the lesson.

Knitting Help
2026-04-22 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-08 11:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Knitting Help – Wednesdays, 11:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No reservations are needed.
Whether you are new to knitting, returning to knitting, or are working on a pattern using a technique new to you, we are here to help you. One visit is $10 for one hour. Purchase a card of six one-hour sessions for $50 and save. We look forward to helping you along. If you have questions about color or Fair Isle/stranded knitting, we highly recommend you book a private lesson with our guru, Joan. Visit our web store for details.
$10 per hour • $50 for 6 hours with a Knitting Help Card, which can be purchased in the web store or in person.
Almost anytime before 5 pm for 15 minutes (pending staff availability – calling ahead is a good idea)
Special and Private Lessons:
One-on-One: $45 per hour, plus $25 for each additional hour, if used at the same time as the first hour of the lesson.
Semi-Private Lessons: If you select semi-private lessons, you must purchase a session for each participant in one cart, and you must list all participants along with their emails in the “order notes” section of the checkout page.
$30/hour each for two students
$20/hour each for three+ students
The fee for each additional hour is $15 per person, if used with the first hour of the lesson.

Crochet Help with Laurie
2026-04-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Crochet Help with Laurie – Tuesdays, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 3:00 to 5:00 pm. No reservations are needed.
Whether you are new to crochet, returning to crochet, or are working on a pattern using a technique new to you, Laurie is here to help you. Her guiding hand will make your hands more confident. Granny squares, amigurumi, filet crochet, tapestry crochet, and Tunisian crochet are all within your reach. Laurie will help you! Just want a coach at your elbow as you work? Feel free to be a “regular.”
$10 per hour • $50 for 6 hours with a Knitting Help Card, which can be purchased in the web store or in person.
Special and Private Lessons:
One-on-One: $45 per hour, plus $25 for each additional hour, if used at the same time as the first hour of the lesson.
Semi-Private Lessons: If you select semi-private lessons, you must purchase a session for each participant in one cart, and you must list all participants along with their emails in the “order notes” section of the checkout page.
$30/hour each for two students
$20/hour each for three+ students
The fee for each additional hour is $15 per person, if used with the first hour of the lesson.

Knitting Help
2026-04-21 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-14 11:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Knitting Help – Tuesdays, 11:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No reservations are needed.
Whether you are new to knitting, returning to knitting, or are working on a pattern using a technique new to you, we are here to help you. One visit is $10 for one hour. Purchase a card of six one-hour sessions for $50 and save. We look forward to helping you along. If you have questions about color or Fair Isle/stranded knitting, we highly recommend you book a private lesson with our guru, Joan. Visit our web store for details.
$10 per hour • $50 for 6 hours with a Knitting Help Card, which can be purchased in the web store or in person.
Almost anytime before 5 pm for 15 minutes (pending staff availability – calling ahead is a good idea)
Special and Private Lessons:
One-on-One: $45 per hour, plus $25 for each additional hour, if used at the same time as the first hour of the lesson.
Semi-Private Lessons: If you select semi-private lessons, you must purchase a session for each participant in one cart, and you must list all participants along with their emails in the “order notes” section of the checkout page.
$30/hour each for two students
$20/hour each for three+ students
The fee for each additional hour is $15 per person, if used with the first hour of the lesson.

Learn to Weave in a Weekend - 4 day class
2026-04-20 12:30 - 15:30 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Friday through Monday: 4/17/2026 through 4/20/2026. This class meets for four days.
Friday through Sunday 9 am to 4 pm, and Monday 12:30 – 3:30 pm.
Description: Learn to weave on a multi-shaft loom in one (long) weekend. Class is a combination of lecture and weaving. The class covers yarn selection and preparation (winding a warp), dressing the loom (attaching the warp to the loom), reading a pattern, weaving and finishing. From one warp you will weave a sampler experimenting with different patterns.
Required supplies/equipment/books: Socks or slippers to wear while weaving (bare feet are fine, but you will not wear shoes while weaving).
Class fee includes: Loom usage, yarn for the class project, a comprehensive workbook, a take-home weaving toolbox filled with all the “extras” that a weaver needs plus access to the instructional videos for two weeks following the class. No additional supplies or books are required.
Prerequisite: None
Pre-Class Prep: You will find it helpful to read weaving magazines – current and back issues. Even if what you are reading raises more questions, persevere! Write down your questions and we will work to answer them in class. Mindfully begin to notice fabric – how woven fabric differs from knit fabric, how colors work together (or not!). Notice upholstery fabrics, clothes in your closet or on racks at the store. The more you think like a weaver, the more you will BE a weaver. Prior to class, please watch the video links that will be emailed to you, plus this video about knots for weavers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9IdCn89gfM&t=24s
Instructor: Su Hatfield
Maximum: 5 students
Fee: $350.00

Private Class 9am - Noon
2026-04-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Private Class 9am – Noon

Weaving Help
2026-04-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Weaving Help, Saturdays, from 2pm to 4pm
Have a weaving question that needs answering? How to use a warping board? How to read a draft? How to understand a tie-up schematic? If you have a small, portable loom, bring it in with your questions.
Whether you are new to weaving, returning to weaving, or are working on a technique new to you, we are here to help you. One visit is $10 for one hour. Purchase a card of six one-hour sessions for $50 and save. We look forward to helping you along.
$10 per hour • $50 for 6 hours with a Knitting Help Card (good for Weaving Help), which can be purchased in the web store or in person.

Learn to Weave in a Weekend - 4 day class
2026-04-17 09:00 - 2026-04-19 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Friday through Monday: 4/17/2026 through 4/20/2026. This class meets for four days.
Friday through Sunday 9 am to 4 pm, and Monday 12:30 – 3:30 pm.
Description: Learn to weave on a multi-shaft loom in one (long) weekend. Class is a combination of lecture and weaving. The class covers yarn selection and preparation (winding a warp), dressing the loom (attaching the warp to the loom), reading a pattern, weaving and finishing. From one warp you will weave a sampler experimenting with different patterns.
Required supplies/equipment/books: Socks or slippers to wear while weaving (bare feet are fine, but you will not wear shoes while weaving).
Class fee includes: Loom usage, yarn for the class project, a comprehensive workbook, a take-home weaving toolbox filled with all the “extras” that a weaver needs plus access to the instructional videos for two weeks following the class. No additional supplies or books are required.
Prerequisite: None
Pre-Class Prep: You will find it helpful to read weaving magazines – current and back issues. Even if what you are reading raises more questions, persevere! Write down your questions and we will work to answer them in class. Mindfully begin to notice fabric – how woven fabric differs from knit fabric, how colors work together (or not!). Notice upholstery fabrics, clothes in your closet or on racks at the store. The more you think like a weaver, the more you will BE a weaver. Prior to class, please watch the video links that will be emailed to you, plus this video about knots for weavers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9IdCn89gfM&t=24s
Instructor: Su Hatfield
Maximum: 5 students
Fee: $350.00
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Heritage Weaving Group 2026 via Zoom, session 1 of 4
2026-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: 4/14, 6/16, 9/15 and 11/10/2026. This class meets 4 times via Zoom.
Description: Join a group of like-minded weavers who get together to learn from and motivate each other four times a year. Facilitated by Joan Sheridan and Deborah Harowitz, you are invited to learn how to share your project images including plans, progress, and finished object photos via Zoom from your own device. Learn how to do that here: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0060596. This is a relaxed class—no judgement, only kindness and help. Even if you haven’t woven lately, join us and be inspired. It costs nothing to attend, but we do ask that you register so we can send a reminder and not exceed manageable size in the Zoom meeting.
The format of each meeting is: project discussion from screen shares, topics of interest or a presentation if a group member feels so inclined, and goal setting. All levels of weavers are welcome. Learning never stops. Hope you can join us.
Prerequisite: All skill levels welcome.
Facilitators: Joan Sheridan & Deborah Harowitz
Maximum: 20 participants
Fee: NONE
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Private Knitting Group
2026-04-13 09:30 - 15:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Private Knitting Group meets today from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Introduction to Inkle Weaving, class 1 of 1
2026-04-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, 4/11/2026, from 9 am to 4:00 pm. This class meets once.
Description: Learn how to thread an inkle loom and read a pattern. We will make one band in class that incorporates several techniques. This class will open a whole new world to you, whether you are a reenactor or simply a modern crafter looking to expand your horizons. Bands have been used for thousands of years to contain things, close bags, keep hair neat, as a button band to match sweaters, to hold your socks up or your blouse to your body. No prior weaving experience is required. Tuition includes handout and a packet of yarn and other supplies.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Inkle loom, belt shuttle, scissors and note-taking material.
Prerequisite: Know how to make a square knot and an overhand knot (see our video at Joan Sheridan’s YouTube channel https://youtu.be/x9IdCn89gfM).
Pre-Class Prep: If your loom is other than a Schacht or Ashford, please email a sideview of the loom to the instructor prior to class to confirm suitability. (info@heritagespinning.com)
Instructor: Joan Sheridan
Maximum: 10 students
Fee: $90.00
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Fair Isle Sweater 2026 via Zoom, class 7 of 8
2026-04-08 18:00 - 20:30 | MI
Day/Date/Time: Wednesdays, 8 sessions: 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/25, 4/8, and 4/29/2025, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm ET. (This class meets via Zoom eight times.)
Description: Would you like to knit a Fair Isle cardigan that fits you AND have it in the colors and design of your own choosing? Then this Zoom class is for you! You will learn how to build a sweater from the ground up and much of what you learn is applicable to future sweaters of all kinds. This class is co-taught by Cherie Cornick, TKGA Master Knitter, and Joan Sheridan. This will be the fourth time they have led groups of knitters through the Fair Isle playground. Both regularly teach Fair Isle knitting locally and nationally and have students with finished sweaters around the US. With them as your guides, the construction will make sense, and the knitting will be a breeze because they inspire confidence. Believe it or not, it is easier to knit a sweater that you design than to knit one from a pattern and try to make it fit you. When you build a pattern for you, you know it will fit. Your pattern starts with the template provided and studied in class. Step by step, row by row, Cherie and Joan will guide you to your very own, one-of-a-kind Fair Isle Cardigan.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Alice Starmore’s Book of Fair Isle Knitting. Must have Stitch Fiddle, Numbers, Google Sheets or Excel apps. Must use Shetland yarn (Spindrift or J&S Jumper weight). Highly recommend that your Zoom connection be via a device with a larger screen than a phone. This class relies on PowerPoint slides and pre-recorded video. You will also need a standard knitting kit including 2.5 to 3 mm crochet hook, tapestry needle, stitch markers, sharp scissors and smooth yarn or ribbon for holding stitches. Needles to suit gauge: generally US #1 to US #4 (2.25 to 3.5 mm).
Prerequisite: Advanced beginner knitter or beyond that has successfully completed stranded knitting projects using Shetland yarn.
Pre-Class Prep: Look at pictures of Fair Isle sweaters to see what you like in terms of motifs and colors. Read pages 163-169 and 172-185 in the Starmore book. Knit a stranded swatch using the pattern provided OR one of your choosing that is roughly 50 x 50 stitches using the instructions on the swatch provided. This is an opportunity to test a motif and colors that you may want to use in your sweater. Measure the swatch before and after blocking. Your goal is a swatch that is roughly equal in stitch and row counts. The motif should be square. Use at least two colors, but feel free to color the swatch in any way you choose.
Instructors: Cherie Cornick and Joan Sheridan
Maximum: 18 students
Fee: $295.00
