This summer, two new yarn stores have opened in the Upper Valley, catering to fiber artists who are looking for an in-person shopping experience. “I thought it would be fun to have sheep because we could do projects with the wool,” Falcone said. They’re really social.”To help herself make the connection between sheep and wool, Falcone took up knitting a couple of years ago. Local yarn shops and her mill have a strong relationship with their wools, and the sheep that produce them, Kievet said. “There were many more (local yarn stores) at the start of the decade and I think that is in part because of the ease that big online stores have.

Source: Forbes August 02, 2024 21:41 UTC