Social Crafting
2026-10-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-22 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.

Social Crafting
2026-10-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-16 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-23 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-27 18:00 - 20:00
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.

Spinners Breed Study Series Afghan, class 7 of 9
2026-10-10 10:00 - 13:00
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.

Weaving Help
2026-10-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-24 14:00 - 16:00
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.

Crochet Help with Laurie
2026-10-13 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-10-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-10-20 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-10-27 16:00 - 17:00
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
2026-10-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-27 11:00 - 16:00
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.

Knitting Help
2026-10-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-21 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-28 11:00 - 16:00
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.

Knitting Help
2026-10-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-10-22 11:00 - 16:00
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.

Private Class 9am - Noon
2026-10-19 09:00 - 12:00
Private Class 9am – Noon

Learn to Weave in a Weekend - 4 day class
2026-10-23 09:00 - 2026-10-25 16:00
Day/Date/Time: Friday through Monday: 10/23/2026 through 10/26/2026. 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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Learn to Weave in a Weekend - 4 day class
2026-10-26 12:30 - 15:30
Day/Date/Time: Friday through Monday: 10/23/2026 through 10/26/2026. 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
