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Warpy

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16. I spin my own yarn now

Reply to JDPriestly (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:23 PM

Jul 2016

but when I first started, I bought my first sweater's yarn in a store. After that I bought online from Halcyon when I made orders for weaving supplies. I was open to the occasional find, like three pounds of Irish bainin in an obscure shop in Boston that usually didn't sell yarn .

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Question for fellow knitters. [View all] JDPriestly Nov 2015 OP

We don't have a yarn store in town, so if I buy locally it's from Michaels, Hancock Fabrics Arkansas Granny Nov 2015 #1

Thanks. I saw that site. Thanks for the recommendation. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #4

Just asked my avidly knitting wife. She uses Knitpicks NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #2

Thanks. Hope I haven't missed it. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #5

I find a lot of my patterns online on the Ravelry website. Staph Nov 2015 #3

I'll check it out. Thanks. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #6

Ravelry also has a feature ... surrealAmerican Nov 2015 #9

It helps if you already know a yarn well enough SheilaT Nov 2015 #7

Thanks. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #8

I found Knitpicks.com a year ago and love it. grntuscarora Dec 2015 #10

I checked it out. Looks good. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #11

I'm lucky Bjornsdotter Dec 2015 #12

Wow! Thanks so much. I will check those websites out. Love to knit. Thanks again. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #13

You're Welcome! Bjornsdotter Dec 2015 #14

Buy high quality yarn dem in texas Jun 2016 #15

I spin my own yarn now Warpy Jul 2016 #16