Stash Dive with MFY: ChiaoGoo
Welcome to Stash Dive with MFY where we take a deeper look at the brands we carry and the hearts behind them! About ChiaoGoo ChiaoGoo is part of a...
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Blue Sky Fibers Trunks Show: April/May 2025
We are excited to be hosting a Blue Sky Fibers trunk show during our 2025 Local Yarn Store Day festivities! Samples will be on display April 25-May...
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2025: Just Do It
As a team, we decided that 2025 would be a year of action. A year when we just DID things! We as makers are great at creating reasons not to do som...
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Welcome to Stash Dive with MFY where we take a deeper look at the brands we carry and the hearts behind them! About ChiaoGoo ChiaoGoo is part of a family-owned business - Westing Bridge, LLC - that was started by four brothers. Their father and grandfather were bamboo craftsmen in China who produced household goods, but their primary product was bamboo knitting needles!... -
We are excited to be hosting a Blue Sky Fibers trunk show during our 2025 Local Yarn Store Day festivities! Samples will be on display April 25-May 23 and include a variety of garments and accessories in a number of different Blue Sky Fibers yarns. Yarn and pattern information is below. If you can't make it in to see us, online shopping is... -
As a team, we decided that 2025 would be a year of action. A year when we just DID things! We as makers are great at creating reasons not to do something or to delay a decision. Pretty yarn? I have to wait for the perfect project. Stunning pattern? I’ll learn that technique someday. A project for ME? I really should finish so-and-so’s... -
Whether you put them on a tree or make them into a garland, there is something extra sweet about tiny handmade items! We've pulled together some ornament ideas that are great for a range of knitting and crochet skill levels. Woolly Wee Sheep Designer: Churchmouse Yarns & TeasPattern: Woolly Wee Sheep on RavelryYarn Recommendation: Jamieson's of Shetland Spindrift (fingering weight version)Color Recommendations: 🐑 ... -
Crafting and gifting go hand in hand like a cozy pair of mittens. Whether you like to make for others or simply spoil your fellow crafters, the fiber arts has a wealth of ideas for gifts from the very small to the very large. We've created shared our suggestions, but we'd love to hear what you would add! And as a gift from us to... -
We are excited to be hosting a trunk show for Kelbourne Wollens Scout - a 2-ply DK weight 100% wool beauty. Samples will be in the shop between November 1st and November 9th, and you will definitely want to come in and give them a squish!Additional yarn and pattern information for what we are showcasing is below. If you can't make it in to see us, online shopping is available... -
Keeping ourselves organized as makers can be challenging, but it can also be critical for budgeting, useful when starting a new project, and beautiful if you think outside the box!None of us have the exact same style, mental processes or physical space available, so don't try to put yourself into anyone else's organizational system. Pick and choose what works for you.Let's chat about... -
We are going back to school! Come with us as we (virtually) hit the road to visit and learn about Michigan's 15 public universities over the course of five weeks! Each week, we'll visit three schools, share a few facts, interesting tidbits and - of course! - yarn inspiration! SCHEDULE Week 1: August 30-September 1 We start out close to home with schools all within 20-60...
