Yarnies541

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Scroll to the end for a big announcement!

Reminder: no business meetings in June, July or August. Business will be conducted as needed at meetups, on discord, and other smaller ad hoc meetings. 

20th anniversary of WORLD WIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY! Join us as you can for World Wide Knit in Public Day, June 14th 2025. WWKIP day is the second Saturday of June each year. Started in 2005 by Danielle Landes, it began as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other’s company. WWKIP day is often a time when groups of knitter’s that rarely interact with each other come together to build community in a distinct and public way. Yarnies541 WELCOMES ALL FIBER CRAFTERS: knitting, spinning, crochet, embroidery, etc. This is why we chose the title “Yarn In Public Day” for this event.  

Bring a camp chair if you can (there is other seating available on benches and steps also) and join us just 2 blocks north of Stringfield Yarn Collective at the Springfield City Hall Plaza (Library fountain steps) from 10-4. There are many food and beverage options literally steps away at Public House and in the revived downtown Springfield area. Parking in Springfield is free. 

We recognize this weekend is very full with UO graduation, the Eugene Juneteenth Celebration, as well as the No Kings nationwide day of defiance protests. Join us if you are able, there are many, many ways to build and strengthen our communities together. 

Pride Night with the Eugene Emeralds: Tuesday June 17th 6:30 pm. We have 1 ticket left with our group, email Yarnies541@gmail.com if you would like to purchase this particular ticket and sit with fellow Yarnies541 members. OR buy tickets through this link: LinktreeQueerEugene where 50% of the ticket cost will be donated to Queer Eugene. Tickets are approx $15.35 each.

Eugene PRIDE is June 28th this year. Yarnies541 is applying to table at this event being held at the Lane County Fairgrounds this year. For more Eugene PRIDE info click here: https://www.eugenepride.org

Black Sheep Gathering is just around the corner too! Held in Albany at the Linn County Expo Center June 27th-29th. More info here: http://www.blacksheepgathering.org

Make-A-Meep Days: on the second Sundays in the summer (June-August) we’ll be meeting up at Stringfield from 3-5pm to make “Meeps” for handing out at next year’s NAMI walk (www.namilane.org) For more about Meeps click here: www.allyoumeepislove.com You are always welcome to drop off any Meeps at Stringfield Yarn Collective throughout the year: 175 S. 5th in Springfield. 

—BIG ANNOUNCEMENT HERE!—

We have been working toward this announcement for a while now and we are excited to announce a paid tier membership opportunities within Yarnies541. Don’t worry, we will still continue our Tuesday meetups open to everyone at no cost as well as other gatherings and events. 

Our paid memberships include the following perks:

• 10% off at both Cozy and Stringfield Yarn Collective: on-going discount while your membership is active. A HUGE THANK YOU to our Local Yarn Stores and their generosity!
• Members only sneak peek to trunk shows at both shops.
• Member Maker pages on Yarnies541 website to include bio, products, services, and commerce links to member-maker’s business links.
• Member Maker pop-up events to showcase and sell your products, with free or heavily reduced table fees.
• First dibs on any future ticketed events that Yarnies541 may put on (movie nights, games, retreats, workshops, etc.). To be VERY clear: there are NO plans to make everything ticketed, some events will continue to be open and free.
• Ticket and a “plus one” to next year’s Big Fleece event (this will be a ticketed, sliding scale event next year for non-members).
• Voting privilege in the club business at meetings.
• Certainly more perks to come as we evolve and create together!

Membership this year is $60 and runs June through December 2025. Your membership “card” will be a Yarnies541 button with your name and membership year. You will receive an email when your membership buttons is ready for pickup at Stringfield Yarn Collective located at 175 S. 5th St. in Springfield.

You can also click the orange link below to donate directly to Yarnies541 and give a sliding scale donation that can go toward a “scholarship” membership as well.

As always, Thank you for building this great community! Please consider supporting our local businesses that support our club: cozy-yarn.com and stringfieldyarncollective.com 

Please check out our calendar on the main page of the website www.Yarnies541.org for recurring events. And please, as always, email or comment about events we may have missed! Or post them on the Yarnies541 Discord: Yarnies541 discord