- http://www.canvasworks.net/ Canvas Works in Olympia,WA is probably Claire's favorite crafting shop - she calls it the yarn shop. The owners are originally from Iowa too which makes this store especially nice. They also know Claire by name and ask where she is when I go in without her - they really know how to cater to three-year-old button connoisseurs. Canvas Works is a beautiful store with a diverse inventory and I never leave without a purchase or two or three or ...
- http://www.quiltedforest.com/ This is a link to the online store for Greenbuaums Quilted Forest in Salem, OR. Every time I'm in Salem, I stop there to pick up a yard of this or that and to admire all of the beautiful quilts.
- http://www.sistersfabric.com/ The sheer volume of fabric choices in this shop is sensory overload but I love every minute of it. The women that work at this shop are so friendly and helpful and there is a feeling of community in this shop. I love to listen to the conversations that pour out from between the bolts of fabric at this gathering of creative women.
I guess it is time to start my day. I've finished my first cup of coffee and my first list. The next post will be a list composed strictly of online shopping sites - places that exist in the ether.
2 comments:
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I really like your thoughtful descriptions of your favorite "bricks and mortar" stores. I'm also terribly envious. I wish I had fabric and craft stores nearby (although it is an excuse to go to Rochester and have a Chipotle burrito). There is a very nice yarn shop in town now. I suppose I should learn how to knit.
Does the yarn shop stock needle felting and wet felting supplies (roving and Clover's needles and mats)? I think felting is far easier than knitting (with which all I've only ever managed to complete is a scarf)and perhaps more versatile.
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