Hello Yarnies541, August is here! We’re so happy the air has cleared in our area after all the heat and smoke from last week.
Lane County Fair was a hit and we had a great time with a public sit-n-stitch in the textiles area at the fair on Friday. Yarnies541 members really showed up for the fair this year! We had so many really, really great entries and a whole lot of ribbon winners! the brains and skill represented in this club is amazing! It’s always such a treat to see what everyone has come up with for the different divisions. Head over to the Yarnies541 Discord to see winning submissions!
Now that the Lane County Fair is over, that means it’s time to get ready for the second annual Yarnies541 UNfair! We are once again hosting the UNfair at Stringfield Yarn Collective from September 4th through the 18th. To be clear, the UNfair really is unfair*. Lots of shenanigans will ensue.
2026 UNfair rules:
- Folks can enter ONE item (due to space constraints).
- Submissions cannot be a ribbon winners from previous county fairs or
- Items cannot have been submitted to prior Yarnies541 un-fair.
- Items must be fiber art/craft and crafted by the individual submitting them.
- Entries are open to the community (age 18+), you do NOT need to be a paid-tier member to participate.
If you submitted items to the Lane County Fair that did not get a ribbon, or ran out of time to submit to the county fair, or you have something you’re really proud of, this is your chance to submit your creations to the UNfair! Items will be displayed in the shop during Springfield’s Art Walk on September 11th and folks will be able to purchase tickets to vote for their favorite items with proceeds going toward a community cause (exact organization to be determined). Submissions drop-off: Aug 19th-Sept. 3rd. We will need your first name, email and phone number for submissions. Stringfield Yarn Collective is located at 175 S. 5th St. in Springfield. Hours and location here: www.stringfieldyarncollective.com You can pickup your submissions Sept 19-26th. Winners of the UNfair will get bragging rights and our undying regard for their skills!
*This is not necessarily a talent or skill competition, but instead is a very fun, show-off and show out good time, for a good cause!
We are invited to make blanket squares for a donation blanket for an #instaballet raffle at the end of summer.
Blanket square details: make any knit or crochet blanket square, 7”x7”.
Please use a superwash wool or washable wool blend: Malabrigo Rios, Berroco vintage, Universal deluxe worsted, or similar. Drop completed squares to COZY by August 14th. The blanket will be seamed and appear at #instaballet’s fundraiser on August 22nd.
Taylor from Needle Fox Arts will donate an additional $2 per square to #Instaballet. Learn more about #instaballet here
Ebb & Flow Boutique (owner is Yarnies541 member Dana Jones) is offering a Mixology Class at the end of the month!
“Spend your evening learning how to make four different drinks to cap off your summer in this fun Mixology class, August 28, 6:15-7:30PM
You’ll have the option to make cocktails or mocktails. Class will include all supplies and everything you need to make all four drinks, as well as some special take-home surprises. Use your newfound expertise to dazzle your friends and family at the next party!
Mixology Class Makes a great date night or friends night out activity!
As with all of our evening events, attendees will get 10% off anything they purchase the night of the class. Signup deadline is August 26th.” Visit https://ebbandflowboutique.com to purchase this experience.
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Many of our members are artists in areas and mediums beyond fiber art. Yarnies541 member Alyssa McFarland has art displayed at Eugene City Hall in the Salon des Refusés – Selected Works
On display: August 7, 2026-March 5, 2027
Location: City Hall, 500 E. 4th Ave.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
This exhibition presents selected works from the 2026 “Salon des Refusés,” highlighting 15 artists whose practices span watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, photography, drawing and sculpture.
Cozy’s 10th annual Summer Stitch-O-Rama is going strong! Lots of names making their way to the top of the heap! Great prizes for each level achieved and we are really excited for the end of summer stitch-o-rama finisher’s party! Reminder: the Yarnies541 summer stitch-o-rama thread is only to share our inspiration/project ideas and is NOT monitored by Cozy and not affiliated with the Cozy summer stitch-o-rama. Please submit your projects to Cozy directly, the friendly and helpful staff are delighted to assist and make sure you get credit for all the fun things you make and submit!
Yarnies541 sponsored by Cozy and Stringfield Yarn Collective will be in the Eugene Bright Parade! We have space for roughly 30 participants to parade with us. Head over to the Yarnies541 Discord to sign up (invite below at the end of the newsletter). Neons and 80’s fashion will be all the rage for our parade theme, “Be Kind, REWIND”. Black light reactive items will be heavily represented and shown off in our get-ups. Both shops have black lights available to “test” any yarn you want to purchase. If you are purchasing neon yarn from Cozy, specifically for participating in the parade with us, please mention it at check out for a 35% discount!
Yarnies541 Business notes: Club business meetings will re-start Sunday, September 13th at 5:30 pm. Meetings held at Stringfield Yarn Collective located at 175 S. th St. in Springfield. Hope to see you there!
As always, Thank you for building this great community! Please consider supporting our local businesses that support our club: stringfieldyarncollective.com and cozy-yarn.com as well as ebbandflowboutique.com and www.alwaysbekindyarn.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: https://discord.gg/dnhgdKfth
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