Heritage Spinning & Weaving

Social Crafting
2025-07-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-18 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-24 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-20 18:00 - 21:00 (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. This is purely a social time, no instructor will be available for help.

Knitting Help
2025-07-22 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-15 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-08 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-24 11:00 - 14:00
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.

Private Knitting Group
2025-07-21 09:30 - 15:00, 2025-07-07 09:30 - 15:00
Private Knitting Group meets today from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Social Rug Hooking, session 1 of 1
2025-07-20 12:00 - 16:00
Day/Date/Time: Sunday, 7/20/2025, from Noon to 4:00 pm. This event meets once.
Description: Join other rug-hookers to socialize and share your summer rug hooking projects. This is an opportunity to gather with like-minded wool enthusiasts to share skills and devote time to our craft. Basic rug hooking skills are required. This is purely a social time; an instructor will not be available for help.
Required supplies/equipment/books: Bring your own projects and equipment.
Prerequisite: Basic rug hooking skills required.
Host: Candy Garbacz
Maximum: 10 participants
Fee: $25.00
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Building a Spinner's Portfolio to Become a Better Spinner - class 5 of 9
2025-07-19 10:00 - 12:00
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)

Knitting Help
2025-07-17 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-10 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-26 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.

Knitting Help
2025-07-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-09 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-25 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.

Crochet Help with Laurie
2025-07-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-08 11:00 - 13:00
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.

Private Class 9am - Noon
2025-07-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-30 09:00 - 12:00
Private Class 9am – Noon

Wool Painting, class 1 of 1
2025-07-13 09:00 - 15:00
Day/Date/Time: Sunday, 7/13/2025, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch. You can bring your lunch or enjoy a stroll through town and experience one if our many restaurants. This class meets once.
Description: Use colored wool roving and several felting techniques to create a summer garden you can enjoy all year long. We will manipulate materials to create a wet felted “canvas’ to use as a base for your needle felted garden. You will then develop several needle felting techniques to form blooms, leaves and buds. You may get a little wet!
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Please bring a large bath towel and two hand towels. Heritage will have tools and equipment that you can use for the day. All wool will be supplied. If you wish you may bring your own felting kit. Optional: bring photos of flowering plants.
Prerequisite: No experience necessary
Pre-Class Prep: None
Instructor: Candy Garbacz
Maximum: 8 students
Fee: $70.00
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Shop Closed
2025-07-01 - 2025-07-05
Heritage will be closed this week, July 1st – July 5th.

Learn to Weave in a Weekend - 4-day class
2025-06-23 09:00 - 12:00
Day/Date/Time: Friday through Monday: June 20-23, 2025. This class meets for four days.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday, 9:00 am to Noon.
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. 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.
Required supplies/equipment/books: Socks or slippers to wear while weaving (bare feet are fine, but you will not wear shoes while weaving).
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: 325.00
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Building a Spinner's Portfolio to Become a Better Spinner - class 4 of 9
2025-06-21 10:00 - 12:00
