…lub has changed over time And more! If you’d like to sign up for the club, signups are now open! I’d love for you to join! Comments welcome! As always, I want to hear what you think! Questions? Comments?…
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Teaching Amigurumi: make a handout!
…17;ll want to discuss with the shop… and include on your handout! An example I put the things I mentioned above on most of my handouts… and you can download one of mine right here to have a peek! You don’t need to do any fancy graphic design… the handout is about conveying information to your students! You’ll notice that I’ve included links to resources, all of which are on my site. It’s fine to provide li…
Continue ReadingFancy Tiger Crafts: Denver, Colorado
Address: 59 Broadway, Denver, Colorado Website: www.fancytiger.com Date of visit: June 2014 If you’re a long-time follower of this blog, you may have noticed that the blog posts in my Store Spotlight category have become sparse. It’s because the more yarn stores I see, the rarer it is that I find a shop that truly sparkles! It’s only the amazing and unique shops that I tell you about… and I’m happy to report I’…
Continue ReadingWant to make socks w/o knitting? A Review of the Sock Loom!
…adjustable, you can make socks of any size. The design of the loom takes away many of the complicated calculations associated with knitting socks. Once you establish the number of pegs required, no further calculations are needed. Disadvantages to the Loom In my personal opinion, this loom is designed for people who do not currently knit. People who are already proficient knitters will find the experience of using the loom slightly tedious: it…
Continue ReadingThe Swift Stitch: Santa Cruz, CA
…s at home with friends. There were customers on the sofa happily chatting away, and Marina (employee extraordinaire) welcomed me as if I were one of her fave customers. At first, friendly staff may seem like a trivial requirement of a shop… until you enter countless stores with a clique-ish atmosphere and employees/owners too busy working on their projects to eek out more than a feeble ‘hello’. After a dozen or so of those experi…
Continue ReadingUp, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary Review & Giveaway
…rom @BlueSkyAlpacas and @FreshStitches! You can enter, too! http://tinyurl.com/qdydexv”] Good luck! The giveaway ends 11:59pm on May 31st, 2014! Follow the Tour! I’m just the first stop on the blog tour hosted by Blue Sky Alpacas! Be sure to follow the rest of the stops… bloggers will be sharing their thoughts, works in progress and customization ideas! May 24: Hey Jen Renee May 26: Very Shannon May 28: Miso Crafty Knits May 30:…
Continue ReadingStore Spotlight: Lancaster Yarn Shop
…ld Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, PA 17534 website: www.lancasteryarnshop.com/ date of visit: July, 2012 I visit a lot of yarn shops. Most of the nice shops have a few things in common: a lovely selection of yarns and notions, friendly staff and a relaxed & peaceful vibe that makes you want to hang around. The Lancaster Yarn Shop had a nice selection of yummy yarns, needles & hooks, books and patterns. Even a couple of yarns that I don&…
Continue ReadingHouse of Wool, Blackheath, NSW, Australia
…s: 40 Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, NSW. Australia. website: www.facebook.com/TheHouseofWool/ date of visit: December, 2012 I love traveling, and I love visiting yarn shops. It’s probably no surprise to you that I like to do both things at the same time! I was delighted to hear about a new yarn shop, House of Wool, opening in rural New South Wales, Australia… which was directly on the road to my trip out to the country! Yippee! House…
Continue ReadingPurl Soho: New York, NY
…information. So, you can hop over to their website and have a look at the complete list of what they stock… because I haven’t listed it all! Okay, back to the yarns in the store. Purl Soho does another thing that I just love: generous swatches of the yarns! Check out the photo at right… oodles of swatches of yarns! The swatches are fairly big (I’d estimate many are 8×8″… probably a full skein of yarn), and…
Continue ReadingThe Yarn Barn: Lawrence, KS
…ress: 930 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 website: www.yarnbarn-ks.com/ date of visit: November, 2009 Let me begin by saying that even if the Yarn Barn were in the middle of nowhere, it would be worth the drive to visit. But, it’s in Lawrence, KS, which is (in my opinion) an adorable College Town- and putting the two together make for an excellent day. The Yarn Barn’s reputation precedes it: known as a yarn, weaving and spinnin…
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