Fiberside Chats (Online Social Gathering)

Live Online Chats with Engaging Creators

Fiberside Chats are one-hour online (Zoom) sessions with special guests, giving us a peek into their world. These designers and creators will discuss their unique path, creative processes, latest projects—or whatever is inspiring them now. There will also be a Q&A session, giveaways, and other fun surprises for those who join! The gatherings are organized and hosted by our friends at Longmont Yarn Shoppe. The registration fee for each chat is only $20 USD and the proceeds support the guests and participating yarn shops such as ours.

How to register: Join Barb, Cynthia and the River City Yarns group! Register on Longmont Yarn Shoppe's website and find River City Yarns in the drop down menu. Easy-peasy!

• April 2: Natasja Hornby
• April 16: Justyna Lorkowska
• April 30: Anna Hrachovec (Mochimochiworld)
• May 21: Ann Budd

Have you found yourself captivated by beautiful mosaic knitwear designs and are curious to learn more about how to create stunning mosaic projects for yourself? If so, you’re invited to join us in a fascinating Fiberside Chat with knitwear designer, Natasja Hornby, as she discusses her exploration of the mosaic knitting technique and provides hands-on instruction to help you create your own mosaic works of art.

During the presentation portion, Natasja will provide a brief history of mosaic knitting. With this background knowledge, we will see how Natasja uses shawls as her muse to explore the infinite mosaic possibilities, and expand upon the basics, to design what she fittingly refers to as her ‘Grand Mosaic Shawls’. The story behind her design inspiration will take us to the beautiful city of Marrakech (Morocco), with its rich heritage in colorful textiles. Finally, Natasja will share samples of her stunning Grand Mosaic Shawl designs and elaborate more on the practical side of things, like choosing yarn, colors and reading the mosaic charts.

You're invited to knit-a-long! For a list of materials, and to register, visit Longmont Yarn Shoppe (and choose River City Yarns as your LYS!)

Natasja lives in Amsterdam and spends most of her non-knitting time on photography, visiting galleries, museums, and enjoying all of the cultural and culinary indulgences the amazing city of Amsterdam has to offer. Her work has been featured in Laine, Amirisu, Knit Now, and the Dutch crafting magazine, Handwerken zonder Grenzen. Visit the About page on Natasja's website to get to know her better at https:// www.moonstruck-knits.com/about/.

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, April 2nd at 1:00pm Eastern, 12:00pm Central, 11:00am Mountain, 10:00am Pacific, 7:00pm CEST

Sunday, April 16, 2023: Knitted-On Borders - A Perfect Finish! with Justyna Lorkowska

They can be simple or intricate, lacy or cabled. Your choice! One thing is sure: knitted-on borders give a unique touch to a shawl. This chat with Justyna Lorkowska will focus on how to attach knitted-on borders to a variety of shawl types (and garments!), how to create your own border pattern, and how to determine the amount of yarn you’ll need. Learn how to make your shawl one of a kind!

Justyna (aka Lete’s Knits) is a former English teacher and a knitwear fanatic. She learned her first stitches as a teenager from her mother but gave up on knitting until she had her first child. At that time she took up her needles with passion and began to design knitwear for children and adults. Justyna’s true passion is designing unique garments, especially seamless ones, with intricate details and beautiful finishing. Justyna was widely published in many well-known magazines such as Amirisu, Laine, Making and Pompom. She also published two books, Tabula Rasa: Neutrals, and Tabula Rasa: Speckles. In 2021 she created an indie yarn brand Cecily Grove Yarns offering small batches of beautifully hand dyed skeins by Justyna herself. Justyna lives in Poland with her three kids, and two pups. Learn more at www.justynaknits.com.

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, April 16th at 1:00pm Eastern, 12:00pm Central, 11:00am Mountain, 10:00am Pacific, 7:00pm CEST

For more details and to register, visit Longmont Yarn Shoppe (and choose River City Yarns as your LYS!)

Play is essential to creativity and problem solving, and knitting toys is so much more than kid stuff! Join Anna Hrachovec of Mochimochi Land as she brings you on a tour of her playful knitted world—a world that started with gifts for friends and has evolved into art installations, children’s books, and even a forthcoming television show. Anna will share how she takes an idea from sketch to finished creature in a matter of hours, along with her top tips for toy knitting. Plus, she’ll leave you with inspiration and ideas for making your wooly friends come to life using stop-motion animation.

Anna Hrachovec is a Chicago-based designer and artist who loves to knit little creatures. Just about everything is more fun in tiny knitted form, so she’s inspired by everything! Under her designer brand, Mochimochi Land, Anna has created hundreds (and hundreds!) of knitting patterns that can be found in books and on her website (mochimochiland.com) and Ravelry. When she’s not making cute stuff out of yarn, Anna is busy making stop-motion animations with her woolly friends. Her heart-knitting gnome is one of the most widely shared GIFs in the world.

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, April 30th at 1:00pm Eastern, 12:00pm Central, 11:00am Mountain, 10:00am Pacific.

For more details and to register, visit Longmont Yarn Shoppe (and choose River City Yarns as your LYS!)

What do you do when you absolutely cannot match the gauge specified in a pattern? In this one-hour online class, Ann Budd will guide you through adjusting a pattern to work for *your* gauge. Sometimes this means adjusting the numbers in the pattern and sometimes it means simply following the instructions for a different size. It’s all a matter of simple math and ratios that Ann will demystify. A handout of how to use a conversion factor will be provided.

Ann Budd is an author of more than a dozen ever popular knitting books, a devoted teacher who helps other develop their own approach to knitting and designing, and is the founder of Knit for Fun Retreats. A current passion of Ann’s is helping raise awareness around Alzheimer’s Disease and the fight against it, as more of her friends and family become victims. Hear how Ann is contributing to the fight against Alzheimer’s, and what she’s been up to lately! See more here: annbuddknits.com

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, May 21st at 1:00pm Eastern, 12:00pm Central, 11:00am Mountain, 10:00am Pacific.

For more details and to register, visit Longmont Yarn Shoppe (and choose River City Yarns as your LYS!)

Read these helpful tips before you register:

• You should sign up early to get a seat.
• Registration fees must be paid in advance to hold your seat.
• Registrations will close 3 hours before the event starting time.
• You will receive an online invitation and meeting identification code that you will need, from Longmont Yarn Shoppe in order to enter the event. This invitation will come within 24 hours of the event.
• As this is an online event, you need to have Zoom downloaded on a computer, tablet or mobile device. If using a computer, make sure you also have a webcam and microphone built in or attached.
• Refunds? Sorry, there are no refunds if you forget to sign in or cannot attend.
• Date Changes or Cancellations: in the event the Fiberside Chat has to be cancelled due the the Guest not being able to attend, Longmont Fibers will make the best effort possible to immediately accommodate a new date. All participant registrations will be valid for the new date. In the event an alternative date is not available your registration will be refunded in full. 
• Questions? Send an email to info@rivercityyarns.com