…Milan
Heritage Spinning & Weaving in Lake Orion

You’ll notice I said some, there are a bunch more in the Detroit metro area. Go check them out, you won’t be disappointed.

…that’s where you’ll make friends and find a wonderful knitting and crocheting community. Here are some of my favorite local shops:

Michigan Fine Yarns in Livonia
Spun Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor (though I don’t get out that way as much as I did when I lived in Ypsi)
Plum Tree Yarn Shop in…

…there is a place for Joannes and Michael’s in Hobby lobby. I do shop at those stores on occasion. There are multiple locations make it very convenient, especially if I need something right away and I know that they’ll have it.

My preferred shopping experience is at the local yarn shop, because…

…your knitting project. And they’re generally short staffed, so someone may not be free to answer technical questions for you or help you find the right quantity of yarn that you need.

When I’m teaching knitting or crocheting, I recommend to my students to shop the local yarn shops. However…

…substitute a yarn, help you figure out a tricky direction, and answer a myriad of questions. You simply can’t get that level of service at joanne’s or Michael’s or Hobby lobby. The person helping you might be great at painting, but they can’t answer questions about what needle you should buy for…

…I discovered local yarn shops. A whole world opened up of different yarns, designers, patterns, and all kinds of amazing gadgets. The best part about the local yarn stores is the customer service. The people who work there work with yarn. All the time. They can help you pick out a pattern…

…a jointed teddy bear? You could get the fake fur, thread, and stuffing - but not the joints needed.

About the same time, I discovered local yarn shops. A whole world opened up of different yarns, designers, patterns, and all kinds of amazing gadgets. The best part about the local yarn stores…

…everything you needed for one of these projects.

Twentyish years ago (I’m too lazy to look up when the first super store opened) they began caring a whole lot of craft supplies for a whole lot of crafts. The immediate downside I found was that they couldn’t carry enough of any one craft. Making…

I looooove double knitting.