Every year Baaad Anna’s puts an open call in December for donations of warm things to be distributed to those in need in Vancouver’s downtown east side. We ask for any good condition pre-loved or purpose-made warm winter items that are not in use in your household such as hats,
Read MoreDecember may have snuck up on us, but we are still all prepped to get your holiday crafting on. A good time to learn to needle felt, crochet, weave or join us for a yarn tasting. FRAME WEAVING WORKSHOP This is a 3-hour workshop with all materials included; and
Read MoreOn this Small Business Saturday I want to take a minute to contemplate our role as retailers and consumers as a local yarn store. Baaad Anna’s was established ten years ago, around the same time as the ‘Small Business Saturday’ mandate, specifically to serve a niche of creating a community
Read MoreThere’s nothing better than finding the perfect finishing touch on a project you put your love into. And how better to do that than with a local hand crafted animal-friendly pompom? Yarnboler has been perfecting the art of the topper by visiting high-end fabric suppliers in Toronto’s Garment district to
Read MoreOne of the wonderful parts of knitting is the ability to play with colours, adding pops and highlights or tonal gradients that please the eye. There have been a number of dyers recently offering colour combinations of 10g or 20g mini skeins that both help with colour matching as well
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