As crafty gift givers, we unfortunately do not have the luxury of last minute gift-giving. We need to lock in at least in mid-October in order to get our holiday gifts done in time for the end of December. It can be hard to know where to start, so we
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Here’s a little quick and dirty (clean?) post about how I seasonally transitioning my knits and crocheted garments, and some advice if you’d like to do the same. I like to use seasonal transitions as reminders to take care of my handmade pieces. I will be 100% real and say
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There’s something incredibly heartwarming about hearing that a tourist has made their way to our cozy little corner of East Van, seeking out a skein or two of local yarn. Whether they’re squeezing us in between hikes and cruise stopovers or planning their whole itinerary around yarn shopping (you know
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This post was written by Bee Happy Pride, Vancouver! We hope you’re staying cool and colourful out there. One thing about working at a yarn store? You get to see first-hand how large the middle of the Venn diagram is between the crafter community and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Fibre Arts
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I started working as a knitter for Granted, a local handknit sweater retailer, in the spring of 2024. It was a dream job for me, as a stay-at-home mom to homeschooled preteen, be being a hand knitter for a job that wassuper flexible was the perfect combination for me at
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