Heritage Spinning & Weaving

Southeast Michigan Shop Hop - 2025
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-15 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
The 2025 SE Michigan Shop Hop takes place from November 7 – 15, 2025. More information coming on our website.

Social Crafting
2025-11-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-23 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit) | 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
2025-11-06 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-30 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-23 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
2025-11-05 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-29 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-22 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.

Jane Stafford Weaving School Study Group 2025 via Zoom, class 8 of 9
2025-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | MI
Day/Date/Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: 3/4, 4/1, 5/6, 6/3, (No July), 8/5, 9/2, 10/7, 11/4 and 12/2/2025. Nine sessions via Zoom.
Description: Sharing learning expands knowledge exponentially. We will meet nine times between January and December 2025 to discuss each lesson in this year’s On-Line Guild offering. Videos will be watched at home and weaving will be done on your own. It is your responsibility to watch the video prior to class so you can engage in the conversation. This group provides you with the discipline to make the most of your JST Weaving School membership. This is the ninth year of approaching the video lessons from a group perspective. Those that have participated agree that it adds value to the experience. An email with instructions and Zoom link will be sent about a week prior to the first class.
Required: You must show proof of payment to the On-Line Guild to participate.
Prerequisite: All skill levels welcome.
Pre-Class Prep: Prior to the first meeting, forward photos of your recent projects. Prior to each Zoom class students are responsible to email photos of their projects — both finished and those on the loom — and be prepared to tell their story.
Facilitator: Joan Sheridan
Maximum: 20 participants
Fee: $20.00
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Social Crafting
2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-31 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-24 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-21 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.

Knitting Help
2025-11-04 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-28 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-21 11:00 - 14:00 | 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.

Crochet Help with Laurie
2025-11-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-28 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.

Private Class 9am - Noon
2025-11-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Private Class 9am – Noon

Miniature Acorn Lanterns - Make & Take, 1 of 1
2025-11-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, 11/1/2025, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. This Make & Take session meets once.
Description: Make these adorable 1” lighted acorn lanterns in this 2-hour Make & Take session. You will receive a kit with everything you need to make 2 acorn lanterns, and special instruction for creating the acorn “stem” that will turn the lantern on and off. These little acorns can be made easily into earrings to wear for the fall season or set with miniatures for a display.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: The kit you receive will include all the yarn to make 2 acorns, stuffing, 2 small lights and notes on how to make these adorable acorns. (These notes are not in the free pattern download and are only available in the kits.) Extra kits will be available for purchase.
You will need a set of US size #1 double pointed needles or a US size #1 circular needle for magic loop. I recommend DPNs over magic loop, but it is up to the knitter to decide. The acorns can also be knit flat and seamed if you prefer. If you need to purchase needles let us know when you register and we will set them aside for you. Other supplies required include a darning needle, scissors, stitch markers and a magnifying glass if needed.
The free pattern is available on Ravelry at this link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/acorn-and-pumpkin-lantern. Before coming to class, please download and print the pattern or have the digital pattern downloaded on your device to access during class.
Prerequisite: You will need to be able to knit and purl in the round on DP/magic loop or knit and purl flat on small needles.
Pre-Class Prep: Download the free pattern from Ravelry.
Instructor: Dorinda Balanecki
Maximum: 8 students
Fee: $15.00
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Spinning 102, class 1 of 1
2025-11-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, 11/1/2025, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. This class meets one time.
Description: In this class we will look at how fiber prep, micron count, and staple length affect your finished product. We will sample fine wool, medium wool, and long wool. We will also survey different spinning styles and demonstrate how drafting style, twist per inch, and ply angle affect your finished yarn. We will discuss spinner’s journals and their purpose in helping you to develop your spinning with consistency and intention while acquiring new spinning skills. Class fee includes materials.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Your own spinning wheel in working order and a lazy kate. Recommended book: Yarnitecture by Jillian Moreno.
Prerequisite: Beginner/ advanced beginner wheel spinning skills
Pre-Class Prep: none needed
Instructor: Summer Swanwick
Maximum: 6 students
Fee: $75.00
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Aal Ower Toorie, class 1 of 1
2025-10-30 09:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Thursday, 10/30/2025 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with a break for lunch. This class meets one time.
Description: Come knit the 2025 Shetland Wool Week hat with Joan. The class will focus on selecting your own colors and applying them to the hat. Of course, if you want to use the colors as assigned, you are welcome to do that, too. The photos show the colors Joan chose to make her unique Toorie. In addition to working with color, Joan will discuss the modifications she made and why, talk about color dominance, and discuss gauge and needles.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Purchase/download/print Aal Ower Toorie pattern from shetlandwoolweek.com. You will also need 16” circular needles in US 1/2.25 mm through US 4/3.5 mm. If you don’t have all sizes, don’t worry — you will ultimately only need 2 sizes, most likely US 1/2.25 mm, and one of the other sizes. Depending on the colors chosen, 5-8 skeins of Shetland Wool are required. The yarn and needles are available for purchase in the shop during class.
Prerequisite: Must have some experience with knitting with two colors at the same time (Fair Isle or stranded knitting).
Pre-Class Prep: Print pattern.
Instructor: Joan Sheridan
Maximum: 10 students
Fee: $80.00
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Private Knitting Group
2025-10-27 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.

Miniature Pumpkin Lanterns - Make & Take, 1 of 1
2025-10-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, 10/25/2025, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. This Make & Take session meets once.
Description: Make these adorable 1” lighted pumpkin lanterns in this 2-hour Make & Take session. You will receive a kit with everything you need to make 2 pumpkin lanterns, and special instruction for creating the pumpkin “stem” that will turn the lantern on and off. These little pumpkins can be made easily into earrings to wear for the fall season or set with miniatures for a display.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: The kit you receive will include all the yarn to make 2 pumpkins, stuffing, 2 small lights and notes on how to make these adorable pumpkins. Extra kits will be available for purchase. (These notes are not in the free pattern download and are only available in the kits.)
You will need a set of US size #1 double-pointed needles or a US size #1 circular needle for magic loop. I recommend DPNs over magic loop, but it is up to the knitter to decide. The pumpkins can also be knit flat and seamed if you prefer. If you need to purchase needles let us know when you register and we will set them aside for you. Other supplies required include a darning needle, scissors, stitch markers and a magnifying glass if needed.
The free pattern is available on Ravelry at this link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/acorn-and-pumpkin-lantern. Before coming to class, please download and print the pattern or have the digital pattern downloaded on your device to access during class.
Prerequisite: You will need to be able to knit and purl in the round on DP/magic loop or knit and purl flat on small needles.
Pre-Class Prep: Download the free pattern from Ravelry.
Instructor: Dorinda Balanecki
Maximum: 8 students
Fee: $15.00
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Building a Spinner's Portfolio to Become a Better Spinner - class 8 of 9
2025-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturdays, 3/15, 4/12, 5/17, 6/21, 7/19, 8/23, 9/20, 10/25, and 11/22/25, from 10:00 am to Noon. This class meets 9 times.
Description: A series of workshops and exercises designed to improve spinning skills and knowledge. The goal of this series is to fine tune your own spinning abilities and to be able to plan for and complete a project using your own handspun yarn. Throughout this series, you will be working on building a portfolio of skills through exercises designed to help you fine tune your skills and document your progress.
Most of the topics will be presented in lecture format with demonstration. You will be given assignments to be completed on your own time between classes, with support through a dedicated online Facebook forum between lectures. Lectures will be once per month. Previous assignments will be reviewed at each lecture and must be completed, as skills build on each other in this program. Expect to spend at least 1 hour/week on homework. Most days students will be able to stay and spin after class is over.
Topics Covered:

All About Your Spinning Wheel
Thick and Thin : Discovering the range of your wheel
Worsted spinning
Woolen spinning
Balanced plying
Measurement tools/ How to describe your yarn
Recreating a commercial yarn
Is it project worthy?
Bringing it All Together – Designing a project

Required supplies/equipment/books: Spinning Wheel (either traditional or e wheel) in good working order. 3-inch 3 ring binder or large penda flex folder for your portfolio. Optional: 3X5 notecards, hole punch, spiral notebook for your own notes.
*Class fee does not include material fees of $20.00 to $40.00 per session that will be payable to instructor at the beginning of each class. Materials include lecture notes and sample folders, as well as 2-4 oz of wool each month to complete monthly assignments.
Prerequisite: Students should be reasonably comfortable with using the wheel they have and able to spin a single and ply two singles together before taking the class.
Instructor: Summer Swanwick
Maximum: 6 students
*Fee: $400.00 (does not include materials fees – see required supplies for more information)

Introduction to Inkle Weaving, class 1 of 1
2025-10-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, 10/25/2025, 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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Charting a Fair Isle Sweater Using Excel via Zoom, class 4 of 4
2025-10-21 18:00 - 19:00 | MI
Day/Date/Time: Tuesdays, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 and 10/21/2025, from 6:00-7:00pm ET via Zoom. This class meets 4 times.
Description: Fair Isle sweaters have such complex designs and details to get right, that it helps to have a chart of the full sweater. This four-session class will teach you to use Excel to create that chart. Participants will learn to set up the grid, efficiently copy and paste repeating patterns, color the design, check for pleasing connections at the shoulders and sleeves, and print to specific scale. Participants will need a tablet or phone for Zoom and a computer for working on Excel. Although the principles of this class can be applied to other spread sheets such as Numbers or Google Sheets, in the interest of time, instruction will be limited to Excel. Each session will have homework.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: A computer with Excel installed for working on the chart and a phone or tablet to participate in the Zoom class. An Excel file and the ZOOM link will be sent to participants in the week before class.
Prerequisite: The ability to save and find files on a computer. Some experience with Excel or other Microsoft Office products, as well as with Zoom, are helpful.
Pre-Class Prep: Download the files below. Print “The Keyboard Guide to Symbols” and “Using the StitchMastery Font Collection.”

StitchMastery Knitting Font Dot https://stitchmastery.com/fonts/?_ga=2.1030065.1010721024.1752775566-948359013.1752775566&doing_wp_cron=1752775917.4340879917144775390625
The Keyboard Guide to Symbols. https://www.stitchmastery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/StitchMasteryDot.pdf?_ga=2.79535892.1010721024.1752775566-948359013.1752775566
Using the StitchMastry Font Collection. https://www.stitchmastery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Using_the_StitchMastery_Fonts.pdf?_ga=2.102013697.1010721024.1752775566-948359013.1752775566

Instructor: Cherie Cornick
Maximum: 11 students
Class fee: $100.00
