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JBJB
15-03-2008, 10:07 AM
One of my flickr contacts posted this wool shop that she visited in California......

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2083/2332955159_c3cdcfa2bd.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2220/2332954265_248fd38889.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2332955889_60a56bb923.jpg?v=0


Isn't it gorgeous?
JBJB
15-03-2008, 10:09 AM
And look at these knitting needles!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2332956641_38ca6cf4ed.jpg?v=0
Kay
15-03-2008, 10:27 AM
ooooooh thats a gorgeous shop, i love the knitted accessories everywhere, it would really inspire you, the needles are yummy
Pauline@weddingtreasures
15-03-2008, 10:42 AM
Thats a fab place to sit, chat and knit with a group!!

Americans' are so lucky with the facilities that are offered to them.

When I used to go to the hobby shops I could get lost in them and used to spend hours just looking at what was on offer - was great!!!!

Pauline :mf:
Apple Tree Crafts
15-03-2008, 10:42 AM
I SO want to be there....I'm into my knitting at the moment and that shop is just so inspiring! Those needles...really brill!

Thanx for the pics JB, they are really cool!

Jules
ilovecrafts
15-03-2008, 11:46 AM
I don't/can't knit, but those photos REALLY make me wish I could!!!!
Focus on Life
15-03-2008, 12:48 PM
What a lovely place, the colours everywhere are amazing!

Shaz x
littlesnuggler
15-03-2008, 01:29 PM
Isn't it fantastic - makes you want to work there so you could take in all that gorgeous stuff every day.
wyattbean
15-03-2008, 03:33 PM
And doesn't it seam such a happy place too.......
I'm going to the States in July, can't wait even though I'll be paying for it till next year!

Sue
craftyfoxni
15-03-2008, 07:13 PM
as i have been told i used to sit around the guillotine and knit in a former life i think i've died and gone to heaven :mf::mf::mf: the shop is fab and seems somewhere you could loose a lot of time
Selina
15-03-2008, 07:34 PM
There is a wool shop near me, not anywhere near as nice as that and on a Friday morning they have a 'stitch and bitch'! I think this is fab and can just imagine lots of people sitting around putting the world to rights! Selina
Blooming Felt
15-03-2008, 07:59 PM
What are you lot like ?!! Haven't any of you been to this shop (http://www.allthefunofthefair.biz/)

OK - so it's not quite on the scale of the California shop but it's absolutely great in there - we took my little boy and one of his girlfriends there on a recent trip to London and they couldn't believe all the lovely knitted cakes and stuff !!

And they used to stock my hairclips and corsages but I haven't heard from them for a while so I'd better give them a call !!
Gingerjoe
15-03-2008, 08:25 PM
haha shop looks amazing! I wanan go!
Tip Top
15-03-2008, 08:26 PM
It looks fab and not a mad old lady in sight!!

All the wool shops I used to go to with my mum when I was a lot younger seemed to be run by really odd mad old ladies!!:D
heavenlygirl
15-03-2008, 09:15 PM
What are you lot like ?!! Haven't any of you been to this shop (http://www.allthefunofthefair.biz/)

OK - so it's not quite on the scale of the California shop but it's absolutely great in there - we took my little boy and one of his girlfriends there on a recent trip to London and they couldn't believe all the lovely knitted cakes and stuff !!

And they used to stock my hairclips and corsages but I haven't heard from them for a while so I'd better give them a call !!
IT says that they have glow in the dark knitting needles, how cool is that!
Sprinkles
16-03-2008, 12:03 AM
It looks fab and not a mad old lady in sight!!

All the wool shops I used to go to with my mum when I was a lot younger seemed to be run by really odd mad old ladies!!:D

...with hairy chins! That is scary when you are little!
meridian
16-03-2008, 09:31 AM
Lovely shop, went to a few nice ones last time I was in Idaho but will be visiting northern california in a few weeks so I need to do some reserch and hit at least one wool shop. that shouldn't annoy my husband too much. I jsut wish I was a better knitter.
Neesey
16-03-2008, 09:45 AM
I really do miss my local fabric shop I had in Va. I use to go in fix a cuppa and sit and just chat. There was always friends coming and going. Was like a second home.When I left Va to come to the UK they gave me a big party that lasted all weekend lol.The shop had Fare Well Neesey signs and they had my favorte fabrics on sale.
Apple Tree Crafts
16-03-2008, 11:52 AM
What are you lot like ?!! Haven't any of you been to this shop (http://www.allthefunofthefair.biz/)


Got an inferiority complex about my cupcake egg cosies now....and I've knitted loads.:o

Jules
Beadservice
16-03-2008, 11:53 AM
Gosh...isn't that a gorgeous place.

We're still very behind in the craft world, but you have to bear in mind that in the Uk we only have an audience of approx 60 million compared to USA of probably 600 million

Debbie
Tip Top
16-03-2008, 01:13 PM
...with hairy chins! That is scary when you are little!


Hahaha! You went to the same shops?!!!:mf:
Focus on Life
16-03-2008, 03:26 PM
I really do miss my local fabric shop I had in Va. I use to go in fix a cuppa and sit and just chat. There was always friends coming and going. Was like a second home.When I left Va to come to the UK they gave me a big party that lasted all weekend lol.The shop had Fare Well Neesey signs and they had my favorte fabrics on sale.

Aw, how sweet was that?!

Love them cakes displayed in the London shop window, and they invite crafters to sell in their shop, maybe that's an outlet Jules! :)

...I couldnt find the link to take the virtual tour of the shop though?

Shaz x