Happy Holidays~
I am new to the Dallas, TX area and am trying to find a friendly, well-stocked yarn shop. I went to one last weekend and was treated very rudely, which was something of a surprise to me as my general experience in Dallas has been one of polite, friendly, helpful people. Plus the shop was just a jumbled up mess of every kind of yarn from craft store cheap to wonderful, yummy Debbie Bliss yarns. A mess! Admittedly, I am from Portland, which seems to have a knitting shop on every corner, so I realize I am spoiled, but still, I expected to, at the very minimum, be treated with respect.
So where do you like to buy yarn? What shops are helpful without being condescending? What shops have a good selection of Rowan yarns?
This is not an emergency request. Yesterday, I flew to Oregon to spend the holidays with my adult kids and to see friends. This Thursday, a group of fellow yarn maniacs and I are going to Yamhill County wine country on a pilgrimage to Woodland Woolworks and to drink wine. Woohoo! I just hope, for the sake of my checkbook, that we buy yarn BEFORE we drink wine! It should be a really fun day, but I can't jump on a plane and fly to Portland every time I start a project. ANY suggestions are welcome and thank you SO much!
I am new to the Dallas, TX area and am trying to find a friendly, well-stocked yarn shop. I went to one last weekend and was treated very rudely, which was something of a surprise to me as my general experience in Dallas has been one of polite, friendly, helpful people. Plus the shop was just a jumbled up mess of every kind of yarn from craft store cheap to wonderful, yummy Debbie Bliss yarns. A mess! Admittedly, I am from Portland, which seems to have a knitting shop on every corner, so I realize I am spoiled, but still, I expected to, at the very minimum, be treated with respect.
So where do you like to buy yarn? What shops are helpful without being condescending? What shops have a good selection of Rowan yarns?
This is not an emergency request. Yesterday, I flew to Oregon to spend the holidays with my adult kids and to see friends. This Thursday, a group of fellow yarn maniacs and I are going to Yamhill County wine country on a pilgrimage to Woodland Woolworks and to drink wine. Woohoo! I just hope, for the sake of my checkbook, that we buy yarn BEFORE we drink wine! It should be a really fun day, but I can't jump on a plane and fly to Portland every time I start a project. ANY suggestions are welcome and thank you SO much!
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Re: Dallas, TX yarn shops?
Sat, January 5, 2008 - 3:50 PMKathryn:
The Woolie Ewe on 15th St in Plano is by far one of the best shops around. The owners Sue and Jill have a knack for remembering names of their customers. Inventory is great and the staff is most helpful.
Happy knitting!