Once a year, we embark on one of the great traditions of yarn shop life: Inventory Day. It’s the time when we count every skein, needle, and button. There will be spreadsheets. There will be recounts. There will almost certainly be someone asking, “Didn’t we already count that?” To give
Read MoreMake your voice heard; BC’s 2026 draft budget includes the removal of the PST exemptions for fabric, yarn and fibres commonly used in making or repairing clothing. In BC, these have progressively been considered an ‘essential service’, but with this proposed change an extra 7% tax would be added on
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You may have heard about the BC 2026 Budget proposal to start including PST on yarn and fibre, and other slow clothing/mending items that up to now have progressively been considered an ‘essential service’ in our beautiful province. This would add an extra 7% on most of your purchases at
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As Spring is peeking around the corner is this the year a Free Fibre Library will bloom in YOUR community? In today’s fast-paced world, finding ways to connect with neighbors and promote creativity is more important than ever. Every year the Neighbourhood Small Grants funding opens up their applications for
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This Sunday: the best day of the year at our sister store @baaadrabbitfa in New Westminster! Join us on Sunday February 22nd any time between 4pm – 6pm for another edition of our Yarn Swap event. We will start collection and ticketing yarn at 3:45pm – Tables will ‘open’ for
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