Hey everyone! As Megan noted, the blizzard caught me out of town, but I’ll be back on Tuesday just in time to offer several new classes. This Saturday, it’s beaded wristlets from 11:00-1:00. Bring sock weight yarn (this is great for using up leftovers if you’re a sock knitter) and beads. Both are available next […]
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Oct6
Cleveland Knit Out & Crochet
Don’t forget about this weekend’s big event! We will gather for the Knit Out around noon at Voinovich and have five hours of fun with needles… and hooks. Among the other stores and guilds that will be representing: River Colors Studio, Knitting on Square, the North Coast Knitting Guild. Prizes for attendees were donated by […]
Filed in: Crochet Events Knitting Philanthropy
Sep23
Cool cross-stitch central
We just received a giant shipment of Subversive Cross Stitch kits and patterns at Stitch Cleveland. Still on their way: a wide selection of unique cross-stitch patterns direct from a small company in Hungary.
Knitters take note: these Hungarian cross-stitch patterns are particularly well-suited to stranded colorwork (Fair Isle-style knitting), and would look stunning worked in […]
Filed in: Creativity boost Cross-stitch Knitting Products
Aug22
Sock Club: fall schedule preview
6 sessions over 3 months with Andi Smith of KnitBrit for a mere $60. Classes will take place every other Saturday (29 September, 13 & 27 October, 10 & 24 November, 8 December) from noon to 2:00. What else do you get for your $60? 3 all-new custom sock patterns by Andi, one per month, […]
Filed in: Clubs & groups Knitting
Aug15
Hand-dyed yarn & our Etsy shop
Do you like handpainted yarn? If you’d been in our parking lot a week ago, you’d have seen these being colored after one of Stitch Cleveland’s dye classes! We’ve posted them on Stitch Cleveland’s Etsy shop so that the poor stitchers who aren’t nearby can have a look and a chance at buying them, too. […]
Jul25
Quilt Pink & Knit for the Cure weekends
Come together at Stitch Cleveland two weekends this September to raise funds for breast cancer research!
September 21-23 is Quilt Pink Weekend, a fundraising event created by American Patchwork & Quilting magazine to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. In 2006, more than 1,000 shops across the country held Quilt Pink events, uniting 100,000 stitchers […]
Filed in: Knitting Philanthropy Quilting
Shannon, sometimes better known as 
Heidi Massingill is an experienced dressmaker and fiber artist, her design studio specialized in special occasion wear and fine tailoring. Her resume includes The Phantom of the Opera, The Cleveland Ballet, Peter’s Store for Women in Chagrin Falls, Margaret’s Fine Tailoring for Women in Rocky River, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and more. She also designs and creates a line of children’s knitwear, Chikadee Handknits, and holds Knitting and Crochet Instructor certification with New York’s 
Megan Engelmann is a Cleveland-based fashion designer and graduate of Kent State University’s Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. She has been sewing for nearly twenty years and specializes in women’s clothing design and illustration. As a working fashion and accessories designer for a large Ohio-based company, Megan keeps her skills as sharp as her scissors! She has been teaching sewing, illustration, and design for six years.
