I love to shop at fiber and fabric shops. Now, with this website and my Travel Guide, it's easy to find them when I travel!
- Michele Merin, Publisher
A Note from the Publisher
Can you believe it? I had to take my mother-in-law to the ER at UPMC's downtown hospital in Pittsburgh, and they would not let me in with my knitting needles! It seems they are a "security risk." I pointed out that airlines allow knitting needles on board, but it made no difference. My mother-in-law is doing fine now. But I hated having to wait in the ER without my knitting as a diversion.
On a lighter note, I haven't been traveling for a couple of weeks, so I finally have some time to work on my quilting and knitting projects. Life is good!
-Michele
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We believe we have the most complete listing of specialty fiber & fabric shops in the United States. Please let me know if you find a new shop, or an out-of-date listing. I welcome your comments and suggestions Feel free to email me: Michele@directionpress.com
Creatively Yours,
Michele
Our Travel Guide
We publish Fiber & Fabric Mania! A Travel Guide. The only travel guide that lists all US fiber & fabric shops (quilt, yarn, needlepoint, cross-stitch, embroidery, spinning and weaving). Now you can find all your favorite shops in one compact 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" guide. Includes 5,000 shops, complete with state maps and detailed listings by city.
Your Shop Comments
Here are some recent comments about fiber & fabric shops. Please add your comments in our shop finder
section by clicking on "comments" under the shop listing.
| Shop: The Spinster (Kingman, AZ) |
| 10:32 PM on July 28, 2010 |
| Joan said: |
| I truly enjoy this shop! Lots of beautiful yarn and a very friendly and helpful owner! Stop by, you will be glad you did! |
| Shop: Yarns (Indiana, PA) |
| 7:18 PM on July 28, 2010 |
| Carol said: |
| This is a great shop. Lots of yarns and a friendly atmosphere of people who love to knit. |
| Shop: So Much Yarn (Seattle, WA) |
| 9:14 PM on July 22, 2010 |
| Ruth said: |
| This store was yarn heaven and the service was just awesome! The selection of yarns was great. I spent around 3 hours going through everything they had, including the patterns. I had a great time...I can't wait to go back. |
| Shop: Anne's Fiber Expressions (Montello, WI) |
| 5:12 PM on July 20, 2010 |
| kst said: |
| can't figure out when the shop is open?! |
| Shop: Birdseye Mercantile (Avon, MT) |
| 2:04 PM on July 11, 2010 |
| N. Schwalm said: |
| Beautiful quilt, antique and fiber arts store! Situated in a quaint ranching town, the shop owner is extremely knowledgable and helpful. Highly recomended! |
| Shop: Wayside Sewing (Marlborough, MA) |
| 9:45 AM on July 9, 2010 |
| Cindy said: |
| You walk in and see lots of sewing machines and accessories, but just keep going and you find the fabrics. Eerything from asians to batiks. Nice selection of solids and mixers, but the best part was the new lines were kept together. This made it real easy to pick out my next project. Staff aren't just quilters which was great, real knowledgable. There was also a bit of garment and home dec fabrics too, as well as interfacing and stuff, tons of notions to choose from too. Downstairs there was a great classroom overlooking the lake. Lots of windows, very bright. Nice shop, worth the trip. |
| Shop: Knit Purl (Sudbury, MA) |
| 9:37 AM on July 9, 2010 |
| Jill said: |
| A great shop, helpful staff, wonderful classes. Easy to find (on Route 20). Their selection is amazing; some of the best hard to find specialty yarns too. |
| Shop: Knitting Under The Influence . . . of Nancy (Shreveport, LA) |
| 10:31 PM on July 3, 2010 |
| Suzie said: |
| Wow! What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon...thanks for such a shop to experience the love of our craft...knitting!!! |
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Brown Sheep Company, Inc.
Buffalo Gold
Burning the Midnight Oil Quilts
Buttermilk Basin
Elemental Affects
Farmhouse Yarns, LLC
Hoffman Fabrics
Koigu
Kolláge Yarns
Kreinik
Mango Moon
Namaste
Oat Couture
Offhand Designs
P&B Textiles
Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival
Presencia
QuiltersBiz
Sew Great Tours
Shalimar
Skacel
Still River Mill
The BeadSmith
The Country Register
The Fibersphere
The Knit Kit
The Yarn Sisters, Inc.
Things Past and Present
TootsieP
Universal Yarn
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