When people come in our store, I can always tell the ones who shop in chain/discount stores by the way they pick up a ball of yarn, look...

There is a good reason besides the obvious why those of us who work in the yarn industry take great pride in our work. If you craft with...

Whenever I knit or crochet a gift for someone, I always find myself finishing the project with barely a moment to spare. And then comes...

Did you know there is a wine called marsala? My husband and I love a glass of wine with our dinner (the European in us?), and every time...

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. My weekend was filled with family, friends, and of course, working on projects. It was...

Even though this is the week during the year we are supposed to focus on being grateful, I have to admit I haven’t particularly felt...

…about these really beautiful yarn bowls that make me want to have way more than one and use them for way more than just yarn. I don’t...

I’m a big believer that you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, in the case of ballwinders and swifts, you always end up spending a good...

The basics – cuff down and toe up. As I’ve mentioned before, my foray into yarny adventures began with crochet. After I crocheted for...

Here’s a little something you probably don’t know about me. I don’t think I’ve posted anything that would have made anyone guess, but I...

Polka Dot Scarf Not too long ago, I posted a holiday gift guide of sorts. Please allow me to respectfully add one more item of my own...

I recently finished reading The Glitter Plan, which is the story in their own words of how the two founders of Juicy Couture built the...

Heinrich Campendonk’s Harlequin and Columbine is obviously taking inspiration from the same principles Kandinsky was influenced by in his...

Because I like to finish a series, and because logistics are important, here is the finale. If you are one of those people (like me) who...

Who needs Coach when you can carry a bag that was designed to carry yarn?! I love it when people give you something that has special...

My ever growing Lorna’s Laces collection A week or two ago, I realized as I was sorting through my yarn stash, that I have always been a...

I somehow missed this being published on Business of Fashion, but now that I found it, I wanted to share. If you missed the first...

Over the weekend, I was working on a design and hitting a creative block. After ripping it out for about the tenth time and changing...

I like to do a little holiday crafting for my closest loved ones. I learned the hard way to be selective so I don’t overwhelm myself and...

A work from the International TECHstyle Art Biennial 3 (ITAB) display This last weekend, I traveled to Silicon Valley with my husband and...