Heritage Spinning & Weaving

Crochet Help
2026-07-07 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-30 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-23 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Crochet Help – Tuesdays, 3:00 to 4:00 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, our staff is here to help you. Granny squares, amigurumi, filet crochet, tapestry crochet, and Tunisian crochet are all within your reach, we 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
2026-07-07 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-30 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-23 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.

Heritage is closed for the holiday.
2026-07-03 - 2026-07-04 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Heritage is closed for the holiday

Social Crafting
2026-07-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-18 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
2026-07-02 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-25 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-18 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.

Charting a Fair Isle Sweater Using Excel, via Zoom, session 3 of 4
2026-07-01 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Day/Date/Time: Wednesdays, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, and 7/8/2026, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm 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, is 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 StitchMastery 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
Fee: $100.00

Knitting Help
2026-07-01 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-24 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-17 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.

Social Crafting
2026-06-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-19 18:00 - 21:00 | 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.

Private Class 9am - Noon
2026-06-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Private Class 9am – Noon

Weaving Help
2026-06-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-20 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.

Spinners Breed Study Series Afghan, class 4 of 9
2026-06-27 10:00 - 13:00 | 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.

Charting a Fair Isle Sweater Using Excel, via Zoom, session 2 of 4
2026-06-24 18:00 - 20:00 | MI

Rug Hooking Help, class 1 of 1
2026-06-21 12:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Sunday, 6/21/2026 from noon to 4:00 pm. This class meets once.
Description: Join us for fun and hooking. Whether you want to start a new pattern or need to refresh an older project we can help. There will be plenty of wools and other supplies available to get motivated, and instruction to get past the tough questions. We can easily solve a problem with a pattern by using color and/or value, or ways to finish your rug. No rug should go unfinished.
Keith Kemmer will help with just about every hooking quandary. He has over 25 years of experience creating wonderful primitive rugs, both large and small.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Please bring your project, hook, frame and wools. A cutter will be available during class.
Pre-Class Prep: none
Instructor: Keith Kemmer
Maximum: 8 students
Fee: $40.00
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Knit a Sweater with Karrie, week 8 of 8
2026-06-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Class 8: Sit & Knit while we finish both arms, darning in your ends, fixing holes, blocking, reflection, feedback, afterglow
Homework: Enjoy wearing your beautiful, new, me-made sweater!

Clasped Weft Table Runner on the Rigid Heddle, class 1 of 1
2026-06-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Spinning & Weaving, 47 E. Flint ST, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
Day/Date/Time: Saturday, 6/20/2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with a lunch break. This class meets once.
Description: Weave a table runner for your home. In this class you will learn how to weave using a clasped weft technique to create the colorful rectangles shown in the photo. While this is a precise technique, it is not difficult if you know the tricks of the trade. Hint: it is all about tension. While we will work a sample section to begin, you will be well on your way to having a lovely table runner by the end of the day of class. Thanks to Ashford for allowing us to use their pattern as a basis for this class.
Required Supplies/Equipment/Books: Rigid heddle loom with 7.5 or 8 dent heddle, two colors of 8/4 cotton (white and black as shown in the photo or two colors of your choice), all tools needed to warp and weave. Optional, you may use a single color of the caterpillar cotton for the inlay work, in which case you will need to order a cone through the shop at least two weeks prior to class (view colors at https://www.ashford.co.nz/product/caterpillar-cotton/ — scroll down to “Downloads”). A set of bobbins with five different colors of caterpillar cotton will be available in class (price TBD). Feel free to bring your loom stand to use in class, if so desired. Bring at least one boat shuttle for the colored strips (yarns will be provided on 4” bobbins) and two other shuttles pre-wound with your warp colors. These may be stick or boat shuttles.
Prerequisite: Must be able to warp and weave independently on the RH loom.
Pre-Class Prep: Using the 8/4 cotton, warp your loom and wind on prior to class. Each half of the warp (refer to project photo) is 8” wide. Your warp should be a minimum of 80” to make an up to 50” table runner. If you’d like to make more than one runner, then add length based on your calculations. Pull TWO loops through each slot and wind on normally. Make sure you have the same number of threads on each half of the loom! Tension the warp when you get to class.
Instructor Joan Sheridan
Maximum: 8 students
Fee: $100.00
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Charting a Fair Isle Sweater Using Excel, via Zoom, session 1 of 4
2026-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Day/Date/Time: Wednesdays, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, and 7/8/2026, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm 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, is 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 StitchMastery 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
Fee: $100.00
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