Candice @ Stitch & Skein
@stitchandskein.bsky.social
Your friendly (sometimes snarky) LGBTQIA+ she/they Ohio yarn shop owner and chaotic crafter with a heaping spoonful of ADHD and anxiety.
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I have this whole spiel about how I'm transitioning to online sales so I'm not actually fully going away from my business, which made the whole retirement comment even more out of nowhere.
April 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I have this whole spiel about how I'm transitioning to online sales so I'm not actually fully going away from my business, which made the whole retirement comment even more out of nowhere.
Hahahahahahahahaha I totally should 🤣
April 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hahahahahahahahaha I totally should 🤣
Man I hope I don't go 2 years without picking up my needles :( (I did not, in fact, knit the day I posted this originally)
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Man I hope I don't go 2 years without picking up my needles :( (I did not, in fact, knit the day I posted this originally)
Pigeons are my FAVORITE. We were in DC on vacation years ago and I was more interested in the variety of the birds feather colors and the way they moved than the historic buildings in the area.
April 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Pigeons are my FAVORITE. We were in DC on vacation years ago and I was more interested in the variety of the birds feather colors and the way they moved than the historic buildings in the area.
I noticed that, too. Must be nice to be a privileged white dude with the balls to tell people "do as I say, not as I do" 🙄
April 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I noticed that, too. Must be nice to be a privileged white dude with the balls to tell people "do as I say, not as I do" 🙄
What the fuck is the point of a "checks and balances" system if the checks and balances aren't going to use their power?!
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What the fuck is the point of a "checks and balances" system if the checks and balances aren't going to use their power?!
The more expensive everything gets, the less there is to go around (duh) and the less people are going to be spending. Yarn is a luxury when you're also spending increased prices on essentials like food and utilities and such. Us small niche industries are going to collapse entirely.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The more expensive everything gets, the less there is to go around (duh) and the less people are going to be spending. Yarn is a luxury when you're also spending increased prices on essentials like food and utilities and such. Us small niche industries are going to collapse entirely.
4/4
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"But Candice, wouldn't that be more money for you, too?" I mean, I guess, but I've sold maybe 1 wheel in my shop because they're already such an expensive piece of equipment. Also, my overhead continues to increase so any extra profit I see gets swallowed up immediately just to keep lights on.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"But Candice, wouldn't that be more money for you, too?" I mean, I guess, but I've sold maybe 1 wheel in my shop because they're already such an expensive piece of equipment. Also, my overhead continues to increase so any extra profit I see gets swallowed up immediately just to keep lights on.
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Do you think manufacturers are going to figure out these new prices, and then come back to us and say "oh, he paused tariffs so just kidding, we'll keep the old pricing." No, of course not.
Manufacturers are going to increase pricing regardless. Tariffs not in effect yet? More money for them.
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Manufacturers are going to increase pricing regardless. Tariffs not in effect yet? More money for them.
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April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Do you think manufacturers are going to figure out these new prices, and then come back to us and say "oh, he paused tariffs so just kidding, we'll keep the old pricing." No, of course not.
Manufacturers are going to increase pricing regardless. Tariffs not in effect yet? More money for them.
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Manufacturers are going to increase pricing regardless. Tariffs not in effect yet? More money for them.
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That happened to me Saturday night in the middle of a tjmaxx. Today I went to the gym to lift weights and burn those feelings off and feel much better.
April 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
That happened to me Saturday night in the middle of a tjmaxx. Today I went to the gym to lift weights and burn those feelings off and feel much better.
Part of me is struggling with my privilege to be able to not run my business anymore in this hellscape we're being thrown into, but I'm so thankful I chose to focus on my own survival (both mentally and financially)
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Part of me is struggling with my privilege to be able to not run my business anymore in this hellscape we're being thrown into, but I'm so thankful I chose to focus on my own survival (both mentally and financially)