402 Main Street Norway, Maine
fiberandvine@gmail.com | (207) 739-2664
HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday: 10-5
Saturday: 10-3
A quick and easy project that comes in many different colors!
Roving, tools and Kits
Finally have all the needles you need… and know where they are!
Our felting classes are designed for beginners, and are happening all the time!
Welcome to Fiber & Vine!
We are a fun fiber arts and wine shop located in historic downtown Norway, Maine. We carry a wide selection of yarn, felting and spinning fibers, tools and notions for knitting/crochet/felting, buttons, hand made gift items and also…wine! Our friendly staff is here to help you plan and troubleshoot your projects or pick a delicious new bottle of wine.
Free Wine Tasting
Every first Friday 5-7pm
Order your bag and Passport code for the 2026 Maine Yarn Cruise!
Dimensions: The bag is a cylinder with a 9-inch diameter. It is 15 inches high when open and approximately 13 inches high when the top is fully cinched.
Features: It includes two side straps that can be used as shoulder straps; there is no waist strap. There are no internal pockets or zippered compartments.
Capacity: It easily holds enough yarn for a sweater project.
What’s the Maine Yarn Cruise?
For those who haven’t participated before, the Maine Yarn Cruise is not an actual boat cruise, rather it’s a summer and early fall yarn crawl. As a “cruiser”, you can visit any participating shop to purchase a passport with a custom MYC bag, complete with goodies from our wonderful sponsors and shops. Then start your cruise and visit as many shops as you can between July 1st, and October 12th (Indigenous Peoples’ Day).
Each shop offers monthly prizes and a grand prize drawing. And if you visit all the shops, you can enter the drawing to win our End-of-the-Road Grand Prize—a $400 gift card and second place is a $200 gift card to the MYC shop of your choice. Throughout the summer, you can expect special events, local festivals, knit-a-longs, crochet-a-longs, prizes, and other fun.
Visit the Maine Yarn Cruise Website for more information!
Fiber Friends Class Pass!
Sign up for a class with a friend, and you’ll save money! There will be 2 passes available for most classes and the discount will depend on the class. Sometimes you’ll be able to bring a friend for half price, sometimes less! One friend does the signing up, and then the two of you can split the cost however you want. The key is to sign up early, so you can grab a pass!
Upcoming Classes & Events
Classes
July 9 | 6-8pm
Come hang out and craft with us while we pour you some free wine samples! Bring your own craft to work on, or grab a kit at the shop to try. If it’s in our wheelhouse… we’re happy to assist, otherwise, we’re here to cheer you on!
Wednesday, July 15
10:30-12 or 2-3:30pm
Ages 7+
In this fun class, your young artist will learn the basics of sculpting with wool. We’ll all start with the same round base shape, and each build different creatures from there. Bring your imagination!
This is a *kids only* class… so parents and guardians do not need to stay. Feel free to go get coffee, take a walk on main street, run errands… whatever. We will have a show and tell at the end of class, so come back a little early to see what the kids have made.
Thursday, July 16 | 5:30-8pm
In this beginner friendly class, we’ll show you how to sculpt wool roving by simply stabbing, stabbing, and stabbing. Yes, it’s that simple, and after one class you’ll ready to make things on your own! We’ll all start with the same basic body shape, which can then be turned into a fox, sheep, or penguin. Which will you choose??
Great for beginners, or those with some experience, ages 10 and up. Class fee includes all materials, and use of our tools during class.
*Fiber Friends Class Pass*
Sign up with a friend for $20 more!
Only 2 passes available.
Saturdays, August 8 & 15
10:30-1pm
In this two-part, beginner friendly class, you will learn several popular embroidery stitches. We’ll cover everything from tying knots and threading needles, to making up your own designs. You’ll get to try our new stitch sampler patch, designed to help you easily follow along in class, as well as practice at home. Stitch as much or as little of it as you want. What a fun way to get started!
Class includes: fabric, 5 colors of embroidery floss, embroidery needles, needle threader, 7” embroidery hoop, and our new, semi-chaotic embroidery sampler patch.
*Fiber Friends Class Pass*
Sign up for yourself and a friend for only $40 more!
2 passes available.
Wednesdays, August 12 & 19
5:30-8pm
One of the hardest things to learn about crochet, is how to hold everything and manage your tension. After that, the steps of crochet build logically off each other, and students tend to catch on quickly! To make it easier, I like to set my students up with a few completed rows, so you’re not just fumbling and frustrated as a first step. It works pretty well, and I have a pretty high success rate! Maybe this is your time to learn?
For the first half of class, we’ll focus on working single crochet. Once you’re familiar with single crochet, the other stitches will be easier to learn. During the second half of class, you’ll learn how to make a foundation chain, so you will know how to start on your own.
In our second class, we will learn new stitches, how to work in the round, and how to read a basic pattern.
Class Price Includes: 1 Skein of yarn, crochet hook, and handouts.
*Fiber Friends Class Pass*
Sign up for yourself and a friend for only $40 more!
2 passes available.
Thursday, June 4
6-8pm
$40
In this beginner friendly class, we’ll show you how to embroider using an easy, stick and stitch embroidery patch. Make a quick gift, while sipping a few free wine samples!
Class fee includes: cotton/linen tea towel, 4” embroidery hoop, embroidery floss, embroidery needle, and a booklet of stitch instructions you can use for future projects.
*Fiber Friends Class Pass*
Sign up for yourself and a friend for only $20 more!
2 passes available.
Saturday, June 6
10:30am-1pm
This is a class for those who know the basics of knitting and want to grow! We can help with all sorts of things: reading a pattern, selecting the right yarn, checking gauge, picking up a long lost project, fixing mistakes, cables, lace, cast ons/bind offs… and much, more! We will meet students where you are at, and give everyone a bit of one-on-one instruction time to achieve your goal.
Please bring, or plan to buy a pattern/project/yarn/needles to work with. We can provide some helpful tools/notions if needed for practicing during the class.
Skills needed:
To join this class, you should already know how to cast on, knit, purl, and cast off on your own.
Participants will receive 10% off materials purchased for or during this class!
*Fiber Friends Class Pass*
Sign up for yourself and a friend for only $20 more!
2 passes available.
Saturday, June 13 | 10:30am-1pm
Teacher: Colin Penley
$60
In this beginner friendly workshop, participants will make stitched collages on greeting cards to send a personally designed treasure to a friend or loved one. The workshop will cover some basic hand stitching patterns and discuss ideas about composition and process. We will finish one card in class and prepare a second to be finished at home.
Class fees include: Materials for two cards, a stitch pattern card as a guide for future projects. (Participants can also bring their own paper ephemera if they wish for their card.)
Colin Penley is a Western Maine based multimedia artist working in alternative photography, collage, and embroidery.
Patterns
The Western Foothills Wrap is a light and breezy accessory, perfect for wearing (or knitting) as the temperature rises. It uses one of my all-time favorite yarns from Manos del Uruguay called Fino, a lovely blend of merino wool and silk. I cannot praise this yarn enough! I love the way the yarn feels in my hand as I work and the finished fabric is just divine! If you haven’t worked with the yarn before, I highly recommend it.
Read this blog post for more information on this pattern!
Pattern also available on Ravelry here!
Materials:
2 skeins Manos del Uruguay Fino (70% merino wool, 30% silk; 490 yards) in color Crystal Goblet. Or 980 yards of fingering weight yarn with lots of drape.
Gauge:
Working gauge: 23 stitches = 4” in stockinette stitch.
Blocked gauge: 17 stitches = 4” in stockinette stitch.
Needles:
US #4 (3.5mm) 40-48” circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge. I’m an incredibly loose knitter, so I would recommend most knitters try a gauge swatch using a US #5 or #6 first.
Digital Pattern
If your goal is to complete more projects, the key is to pick the right pattern and materials to keep you inspired. That’s where this pattern comes in! It’s amazing how a simple combination of knit and purl stitches can be so striking, yet virtually mindless to knit. The yarns used are so buttery soft, it’s hard to put the project down. Cast on Friday night and you might be able to wear it on Sunday!
We love adding mohair to our projects for the added fluff, warmth, and color! Boy oh boy is this a fun color experiment! Rather than pairing two colors that match exactly, we’ve picked colors that push, pull and play with each other. Bright orange mohair mellows a shocking pink, magenta electrifies maroon, and sea salt boosts a natural white. Your cowl will seem to glow from within, no matter what color you choose, and everyone you meet will probably want one!
Pattern info:
Finished Measurements: 16” tall and 40” around.
Gauge: 14 stitches = 4” in stitch pattern after blocking. Exact gauge is not crucial for this project!
Needles: US #10 29-32” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge. Some knitters may opt to use a size US #9 or #10.5.
Stitch marker, tapestry needle.
Digital Pattern
Don’t worry, this cowl doesn’t take 24 hours to knit! We just finished ours in a 24 hour time period and thought it would be a catchy title.
Yarn: 1 skein Juniper Moon Farm Moonshine (40% Alpaca, 40% Wool, 20% silk; 197 yards) and 1 skein Ella Rae Silky Kid (76% super kid mohair, 24% silk; 219 yards). These two yarns are held together throughout the project. Or 190-200 yards of heavy worsted weight yarn with lots of drape.
Needles: US #8 16" circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 14 stitches = 4” in spiral stitch pattern. (About 4 stitches per 1” in stockinette stitch) Exact gauge is not crucial for this project!
Finished Size: 8” tall, 22” around.
Digital Pattern
A perfect companion to your 24 hour Cowl!
Pattern Information:
Designer: Kathleen Hawthorne for Fiber & Vine
Yarn: 1 skein Juniper Moon Farm Moonshine (40% Alpaca, 40% Wool, 20% silk; 197 yards) and 1 skein Ella Rae Silky Kid (76% super kid mohair, 24% silk; 219 yards). These two yarns are held together throughout the project.
Needles: US #8 16" circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 12 stitches = 4” in spiral stitch pattern after blocking.
Sizes: Small (Medium)
Finished Sizes: 19-20 (20-22)” circumference
Digital Pattern
Fiber & Vine owner, Kim Hamlin, designed this easy to knit cowl with elongated stitches, which draw attention to the changing textures and colors of this beautiful, single -ply yarn from Manos Del Uruguay.
Finished Measurements: 10 x 72” blocked (11½ x 64” before blocking)
Yarn: 2 Skeins Maxima by Manos del Uruguay, (100% extra fine merino 219 yards each) or 438 yards worsted weight, single ply yarn. Colors Shown: #M2020 Spirulina, #M2552 Foil.
Needles & Notions: US 10.5 (6.5mm) 13” straight needle or size needed to obtain gauge; spare 10.5 needle for 3 needle bind off; tapestry needle.
We normally love using circular needles for flat knitting, but found that the extra wrapped stitches got too tight on the cord, making the next row a bit tricky and slow to work. We highly recommend straight needles for this project, or at least for the extra wrapped sections.
Gauge: 16sts = 4” in garter stitch, blocked. An exact gauge is not crucial for this project.
FYI: In order to give the fabric lots of openness, Kim used a needle that was 3 sizes bigger than the yarn label recommended. She is also a very loose knitter, so if you tend to be on the tight side, you might want to use an 11.
Digital Pattern
A light and airy scarf that can be worn any time of year. Garter and eyelet stitch make up this elegant, sophisticated beauty, that is simple to knit.
Pattern Information
Designer: Kathleen Hawthorne for Fiber & Vine
Finished Size: 10.5” wide and 60” long.
Yarn: 1 skein lace weight mohair, approx. 200 yards.
Notions: Tapestry needle, ring marker
Gauge: 15 sts = 4” in garter stitch. Exact gauge is not necessary for this project.
Needle Size: US 10 / 6mm needle
Click on additional info below to see yarns that will work with this pattern.





Wednesday, July 8
10:30-12 or 2-3:30pm
Ages 5+
Teacher: Kim Hamlin
In this fun class, your young artist will learn to create a painting with wool! Kids will start with one of our pre-made templates, and learn basic flat felting techniques. Students will have time to work on more than one piece, and be able to draw their own design if they wish.
This is a *kids only* class… so parents and guardians do not need to stay. Feel free to go get coffee, take a walk on main street, run errands… whatever. We will have a show and tell at the end of class, so come back a little early to see what the kids have made.