Spinning, Weaving, Dyeing, Knitting - Shuttleworks Fiber Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Shuttleworks is a fully stocked retail outlet carrying yarn, fiber, wool fabric and foundation, equipment, accessories, books and magazines for weaving, spinning and fiber preparation, fiber dyeing, knitting, crochet, needle and wet felting, rug hooking, rug braiding, Kumihimo, bobbin lace and other fiber arts. Shuttleworks carries the most diverse in-store fiber arts inventory in Canada.

Julia Spinning Wheel - Shuttleworks Fiber Arts - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Now in stock, Louet's Julia (S11), a full-size scotch-tension spinning wheel . . .

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Studio expansion postponed . . .

Preliminary planning for a 2008 expansion of the existing studio suggested it could be done this year. However . . .

More info . . .

Drawstring net (mesh) bags . . .

Now In stock at Shuttleworks: drawstring net (mesh) bags in 4 sizes (small, medium, large and x-large for washing and dyeing fiber (whole fleeces) and also for washing garments.

Monk's Cloth: for Swedish weaving - 24 colors in stock including 8 new colors. More . . .
Coming soon from Indigo Hound . . .

English combs, Viking combs and Tradesman combs.

More info . . .

Strauch Fiber . . .

Single and double wide, chain driven or belt driven drum carders in stock.

More info . . .

Hemp products coming soon . . . 100% hemp yarn in natural and white in 3 weights, natural hemp spinning fiber and natural hemp fabric. These top quality hemp products are 100% eco-fibers and processed entirely by mechanical means without any chemicals whatsoever.
Lendrum Spinning Wheels - Shuttleworks Fiber Arts - Calgary, Alberta, CanadaLendrum spinning wheels . . .
wheels, accessories and parts are now in stock. Please call for more information or to place your order.

More info . . .

Schacht Spindle presents . . .

Ladybug spinningLadybug spinning wheel - Shuttleworks Fiber Arts - Calgary, Alberta, Canada wheel, a great spinning wheel at a great price.

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Business hours: 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. - Mountain Time - Tuesday to Saturday. We are closed on holidays.

Location: Our store and studio are located at the north-east corner of the Okotoks interchange, just a few minutes south of Calgary on Macleod Trail (Highway 2A) or Deerfoot Trail (Highway 2), see map below or call (403) 938-1099 for directions.

To find us: view this file (MAP 1 - GIF) or print this file (MAP 2 - PDF) and follow the arrows.

We are located 5 minutes south of Calgary, Alberta in Canada.

For more information about our products and services please call: 403-938-1099

Our mailing address is: Site 5, Box 9, RR 1, De Winton (Calgary), Alberta T0L 0X0, CANADA

E-mail us at: mail@shuttleworks.com

Umbrella Swifts from KSM of Japan

This metal swift with a built-in table or shelf clamp collapses to a small size. When extended to hold a skein of yarn, the umbrella can also be rotated to work in a horizontal position. This swift is ideal for lighter weight skeins such a silk - our price is $49.99

Umbrella Swifts from Anderssons of Sweden

A wooden swift is typically clamped to a table in a vertical fashion but could also be clamped in a horizontal position on a bookcase or some other piece of furniture - this is done when a smaller diameter skein is being unwound - this will eliminate the possibility of the skein sliding off the umbrella.

Woolen (standard) natural wood (59") - $74.95, Linen (large) natural wood (83") - $79.95

Ball winders from Royal of Japan

Standard size, oscillating style - $38.95, Jumbo size with swing arm and tension device - $138.12

Ball winders from Strauch Fiber - USA

This Jumbo winder is an oscillating style and can handle a wide range of yarns as well as pencil roving. Can wind up to 1 pound balls of a lace weight yarn and up to a 1/2 pound ball of pencil roving. As with the small Royal ball winder, winding tension is provided by your hand - $99.99

Spinning wheels and electronic spinners . . .

Schacht, MajaCraft, Ashford, Louet, Roberta and Lendrum

Call 403-938-1099 during business hours for more information..

Victoria Spinning Wheel - Shuttleworks Fiber Arts - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Victoria spinning wheels
oak or beech $575.00 with carry case . . .

High speed set available . . .

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Majacraft spinning wheels . . .
Little Gem, Suzie, Suzie Pro, Suzie Alpaca, Rose spinning wheels as well as accesories such as highspeed flyer head, jumbo/plying flyer, lace flyer, e-flyer, wild flyer and bobbins, lazy kates, wheel skeiners, wool combs, and brass diz in stock. More . . .

Majacraft Stylus for spindle spinning on your Majacraft wheel - in stock. More . . .

Punch needle . . .
For punch needle embroidery enthusiasts we now stock Cameo punch needle sets (3 needle sizes included); extra needles are available plus the extra fine. Morgan no-slip hoops (5", 7", 9" and 12") and weaver's cloth (50%/50% cotton poly) in natural and white are also in stock.

Comb reeds . . .
Stainless steel "comb" Saori style reeds in weaving widths from 15" to 45" in 6, 8, 10 and 12 dent are in stock.

UKI Supreme . . .
UKI mercerized cotton, and Bamboodle (bamboo).

Brown Sheep . . .
New Brown Sheep lines. More . . .

JaggerSpun Zephyr wool-silk . . .
2/18 put up 1 lb cones and 1,200 yard mini cones - 50 colors.
4/8 put up 1 lb cones and 255 yard pull skeins - 50 colors. More . . .

Arriving in 2008 . . .
A new product from Schacht Spindle. More . . .

Silk & linen fabric in stock . . .
We have added silk and linen fabric to our product list. More . . .

addi TURBO lace circulars . . .
The latest circulars from addi - these sharp tipped circulars with light weight brass needles and soft pliable cords will enhance your lace knitting.

Sizes range from 2.5 to 4.00 mm in three lengths - 24" (60 cm), 32" (80 cm) and 47" (120 cm).

Brushed Mohair . . .
Worsted weight, in 35 rich solids and 10 soft mixes - 78% mohair, 13% wool and 9% nylon. Stocked in 1/2 lb. cones at 473 yards
and soon to be available in 2 ounce pull skeins.

Knit on 5 to 6 mm needles (8-10 US) at 3 to 4 stitches per inch. Sett 6 epi plain weave / 8 epi twill.

Schacht Spindle weaving looms, spinning wheels . . .

If you are looking for Schacht products, Shuttleworks has the largest in stock selection in Canada. Everything from Matchless spinning wheels to 8-shaft Mighty Wolf and Baby Wolf floor looms to Flip folding rigid heddle looms plus a wide range of accessories. More . . .

Dyes and supplies: include ReDuRan a great hand cleaner for dyers, pH strips (1-12), stir sticks, syringes and plastic squeeze bottles complete with yorker tips. Tapestry weavers: Navajo tapestry weaving needles 1/8" stainless from 8" to 33.5", straight tip in all sizes and bent tip to 16" plus Navajo beater forks in 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 tine in various woods.
Spinning & Felting Fibers: Tasmanian merino and Louet's Northern Lights.
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Machine knitters: If you are looking for coned yarn, Shuttleworks is the place to head as we carry a great selection.
More spinning fibers in stock: include Finn, Norwegian and Ramie . . . and many more. More . . .
Ertoel Wheels - Roberta:
various models in stock. More . . .
Books, Videos, DVDs available at Shuttleworks

Books - just arrived: Over 500 book titles in stock and always more on the way.

Animal Felt - Using the Felting Needle Krag Hansen, Birgitte
Anni Albers - Selected Writings on Design Albers, Anni
Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing Liles, J.N.
Big Book of Weaving, The - Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition Lundell, Laila
Complex Cloth Dunnewold, Jane
Creative Felting Houghton, Lizzie
Dye Plants and Dyeing Cannon, John & Margaret
Essay Upon the Silk Worm, An (written in old English but worth the read) Barham, Henry
Felt to Stitch - Creative felting for textile artists Smith, Sheila
I Heart Felt Taylor, Kathleen
Learn-To-Knit Afghan Book Walker, Barbara G.
Magic Wool Schmidt, Dagmar & Jaffke, Freya
Shaped Tapestry Todd-Hooker, Kathe
Sling Braiding of the Andes Cahlander, Adele
Start Spinning Casey, Maggie
World Textiles Schoeser, Mary

Books - recently arrived:

Art and Embroidery of Jane Hall, The Hall, Jane
Beginner's Guide to Bobbin Lace Dye, Gilian and Thunder, Adrienne
Hot Textiles Thittichai, Kim
Silk Schoeser, Mary

Videos/DVDs - just arrived: Over 50 titles in VHS and/or DVD

Cut-Pile Rug Weaving Duker, Orlo
Introduction to Needle Felting Costello, Sharon
Spinning Cotton on the Charkha Hallman, Eileen
Tapestry Techniques for Fabric for Clothing Harvey, Nancy
Tapestry Techniques for Rug Weaving Harvey, Nancy
Tips, Tricks & Problem Solvers for the Handweaver Guy, Sallie
Weave Drafting 1 La Lena, Constance
Weave Drafting 2 La Lena, Constance

Current In-Stock Book List . . .

Please note that we stock every color in every line of yarn that we carry. For example, in Brown Sheep alone, we carry 1,000 cones and over 4,000 skeins on our shelves.
Schacht weaving looms: 26" 4-shaft Baby Wolf complete with high castle and 36" 8-shaft Mighty Wolf with high castle in stock.
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Ashford electronic spinners: Ashford's professional electronic table top spinner in stock.
More . . .
Tabachek Spindles: various weights and woods; top and bottom whorl, plus plying and Turkish in stock. More . . .

Brush attachments: for 8" drum carders including Ashford, Clems & Clems and Patrick Green in stock.

Weavette looms: all six sizes plus Licia Conforti's pattern book Modular Textures: Patterns for the Weavette & Weave-it Looms. The 2" x 4", 2" x 6" and 4" x 6" are still in stock. As well, we have five 2" x 2" squares left (were found hiding with the rectanglar models. Please note that the 2" x 2", 4" x 4" and 6" x 6" are still on back order. Harrisville yarns: Orchid with Cashmere - 25% mohair, 70% fine virgin wool, 5% cashmere in 24 colors plus Flax & Wool Blend - 20% flax, 80% fine wool in 10 colors. More . . .
Store info: More . . . . . . and more
Fiber Art Supplies: include Ashford Knitter's looms both 12" and 20" with or without carry bags, addi Turbo, Natura bamboo needles and brass lace needles (all sizes in stock), spindles from Edward Tabachek, Grey dye spoons in sets of three or four, Rug Rakes from Howard Brush, Monk's cloth (4X4, 8 count, 15 colors), Aida cloth (14 point) and latch/locker hooking canvas.
Silk scarves and silk fabric: In stock - scarves in seven sizes - ideal for Shibori and other dying and painting methods. Fabric in varoious weights for nuno felting, silk painting or sewing that special blouse or shirt. More . . .
Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride: in 8 new monochromatic colors (many hues of a single color) in stock in both worsted and bulky weight.
Mirrix tapestry looms
8, 12, 16, 22, 32 & 38 inch looms in stock More . . .
Gripper strips - rug hooking: for Burlap, Monk's Cloth and Linen More . . .
Rug hooking lap frames: in kit form for beginners More . . .
Brown Sheep: Lamb's Pride Bulky and Wildfoote Luxury sock yarn More . . .
Kumihimo: stands, bobbins and accessories in stock.
Forsyth Woolcombs: in stock while quantities last: 2-pitch mini woolcombs (with clamp), two pitch blending hackles (mini and full size), mushroom felting tools, Russian paddle combs as well as 4-pitch standard and 4-pitch fine comb and hackle sets.
Harrisville Designs: Shetland style yarn in 56 colors - 2 ply fine - 1/2 lb cones.
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Charkha: Authentic "made in India" book charkha spinning wheels
More . . .
Woolrich: 13 and 21 ounce for rug hooking and braiding and quality garments.
13 ounce fabric . . . 21 ounce Melton . . .
Rug Hooking Foundation

We carry the finest foundation fabric available - linen, rug warp, burlap and Monk's cloth. More . . .

Tencel: 2/8 - 21 colors in stock
Ashford: charkha spinning wheels
Natural dyes: and mordants in stock.
More . . .
Cloth stripping machines: Rigby, Fraser and Bliss plus a full range of spare cutter heads.
Knitters please note . . .
We carry Clover, Brittany and addi needles in all sizes in every line. We have: single point pairs from 7" to 14" in bamboo, birch or metal; double point fives from 4" to 10" in bamboo, birch or metal; circulars to 60" in bamboo or metal; crochet hooks in bamboo, birch and metal, plus a whole lot of accessories.

Product Update

We are adding two or three new style felting needles to enhance your felting capabilities. More information will be posted in our needle selection chart (see below) when they are available.

Royal Jumbo yarn winders are now in stock in addition to our Strauch Jumbo winder and our regular Royal winder. We carry two sizes of table mounted wood swifts as well as Strauch floor models in different woods. Treat yourself to a brass sley hook - we have three styles available - with one a combination sley and heddle hook.

New yarns from Brown Sheep are in stock along with more new colors in our other Brown Sheep lines. More . . .

We are a GAV Glimåkra accessories and loom dealer and have an Ideal loom on display in the studio. A range of popular accessories are in stock. As well, we carry all Texsolv products in stock; including loom and warp cord, pegs and 12 sizes of heddles from 180mm x 12mm (7" x1/2") to 540mm x 12mm (21 1/8" x1/2").

FiberMaster - from Louet, a safe non-toxic cleaning product that will clean your greasy fleece like nothing else. FiberMaster is the safest and strongest degreasing and stain removal product on the market.

For more information about our products and services please call:

Tel: 403-938-1099

Our mailing address is:
Site 5, Box 9, RR 1
De Winton (Calgary), Alberta T0L 0X0
CANADA

or E-mail us at:
mail@shuttleworks.com

During regular business hours we respond to E-mail messages the same day or sooner. During the off hours we periodically check for messages and respond as soon as possible.

Privacy and E-mail: Our policy regarding your privacy and how we deal with E-mail. More . . .


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Fiber Arts Equipment: looms, wheels, drum carders, parts and accessories from Schacht, Leclerc, Ashford, MajaCraft, Louet, Glimakra, Strauch Fiber, Ertoel, Mirrix Tapestry and Lendrum.

Fibers: we carry silk (Tussah and cultivated), camel-silk blend, cultivated silk hankies, cultivated and tussah silk noil, Mohair, dyed wool top, Merino, Tasmanian Merino, Corriedale, Icelandic, Alpaca, extra fine dehaired Llama, Coopworth, Punta, Romney Pacific Palette, Romney, Shetland, Dark Blue Faced Leicester, Oatmeal Blue Faced Leicester, white Blue Faced Leicester, Wensleydale, Baby Camel, Angora, Yak, Cream Yak, Cashmere, Cashgora, superfine natural flax top, long line flax strick, Lincoln, Masham, Gotland, Tencel, 75/25 wool-nylon blend, faux Cashmere (nylon) top and sparkling white Icicle top, hemp top, bamboo top, and more . . .

Yarns: wool, cotton, linen, silk and bamboo in various blends, colors, plys (1 to 24) and weights (super fine to super bulky) from Brown Sheep, Briggs & Little, JaggerSpun, Maurice Brassard, Harrisville, The Silk Tree, UKI and others.

Rug Warp: various linen and cotton rug warp yarns from Belgium, Sweden and the USA. Natural, bleached and colors available. Call for more information.

Weaving Yarns: cotton - 2/16, 2/8, 4/8 and 16/8 (mop) - 79 colors, Borgs Cottolin 22/2 - 35 colors, Tencel 2/8 - 20 colors, Orlec (acrylic) 2/8 - 90 colors, Braylon (acrylic) 8 ply - 90 colors and more.

Knitting Needles: Brittany birch needles - all sizes including cable needles, double point (5", 7.5" & 10") and Birch Art Deco single point (10" & 14") plus a full selection of birch crochet hooks.
Brittany Size Chart . . .

Rug Braiding: Braid-Aids - Vari-Folder, 3-Way Braid Aid, Braid Master and Braidkins; Cox Braiding Clamps, 9 ply cotton rug lacing cord (black, brown and white), Irish linen lacing cord (black or white).

Schacht Spinning Wheels: Matchless double treadle and the Schacht-Reeves Saxony, 24" Cherry double treadle and 30" Ash double treadle.

Drum Carders: Strauch drum carders - single and double-wide chain driven models as well as the "Petite" single wide, Louet roving carder, Louet drum carder, Ashford drum carder.

Fiber Dyes: Jacquard acid, Jacquard Procion MX dyes, Ashford dyes, and Aljo dyes.

Cloth Strippers: Rigby, Fraser, Bliss cloth cutters and spare cutter heads in stock as well as various rug hooking tools.

Silk cocoons, silk carrier rods, silk caps, cultivated and tussah noil, plus hankies and other silk fibers including bleached tussah and silk scarves in stock
We carry magazines, books, videos/DVDs, patterns (including designer patterns), Addi Turbo (bamboo & metal), Brittany (birch wood) and Clover (bamboo) knitting needles, knitting accessories, crochet hooks (metal, soft touch and bamboo), tatting shuttles, fabric tape measures, scissors, 1" by five power linen testers, dyes and chemicals.

Some of the accessories we stock include: reeds, Texsolv heddles, wire heddles, inserted eye heddles, felting needles, felting tools and mats, various spindles (top and bottom whorl, Russian lace, Turkish and tahkli), niddy noddies, nostepinnes, wool combs in single, double and four pitch, wool and cotton cards, gripper strips and rug hooking tools, ball winders and umbrella swifts.

Carding cloth is available (8" width) in wire fields of 54, 72, 90, 120 and 190 TPI.


Olds College Fibre Week 2008

Shuttleworks is proud to sponsor
Fibre Week in 2008

Fiber Week is an annual celebration of the fibre arts, presented by Olds College in Olds, Alberta from June 27 to July 4, 2008.

Fibre Week 2008 . . . schedule and dates to remember for 2008


You can link on the sites below to view current manufacturers' catalogs and other items of interest.
Leclerc Looms Ashford Handicrafts Schacht Spindle
Louet MajaCraft GAV Glimåkra
Brown Sheep JaggerSpun Maurice Brassard
Briggs & Little The Silk Tree Harrisville Designs
Strauch Fiber Edward's Spindle Mirrix Looms
Howard Brush Adam's Woodshop System Texsolv
Ertoel - Roberta

Unless otherwise noted, all prices on this web site are in Canadian dollars. Shipping, if required, is extra as is GST - prices are subject to change without notice.
This site is maintained by Shuttleworks Ltd. - Updated May 10, 2008