Need Yarn Suggestions

Posted by Naomah on February 9, 2008, 7:48 pm

I want to carry some yarn in my shop, but am not sure what would be
wanted. And because of space restrictions I will have to be fairly
selective. The previous owners did not carry any since they do not
knit or crochet.

I could carry the Patton line which I have not seen in the craft
stores

Then there are the recycled silk yarns and the other specialty yarns
like Alpaca, etc.

I personally like the Caron yarns, with Lion brand next and they are
easy for me to get. I will not have any competition for at least a 50
mile radius if not more. And the majority of the customers are
tourists.

So if YOU were on vacation and found a needlework shop, what would YOU
be looking for and be willing to buy?

Thank you for your input.

Naomah
Foxy's Cross Stitch & More

Posted by Karen C in California on February 9, 2008, 8:00 pm

The one suggestion I'd make is to have enough to make a sweater.

We have a wonderful LYS, so I'm not sure why LNS decided to add yarn,
because they certainly couldn't compete with the selection at the LYS.
In order to have a variety in the small area available, they only had a
couple skeins of each. Good if you're a beginning knitter and only know
how to make a one-skein scarf, or if you want to make socks. But if you
wanted to make a sweater for anyone larger than a toddler, there wasn't
enough of any one color, and the colors they had didn't go together well
enough for me to want to mix&match. Hence, I don't think I ever bought
any yarn there, and neither did any other serious knitter.

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Posted by Naomah on February 9, 2008, 8:12 pm

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I agree. I would definitely have enough of a dye lot to actually make
something with. If it the "no dye lot" type then I could order more
if a customer needed it, but if it is Dye Lotted then there is nothing
worse than to need about half a skein more to finish a project and
then run out. Nearly impossible to match it then Been there, done
that, didn't like it:)

I plan on devoting the room that will be made from half the stock room
(about 12 x 12 ft, maybe a little more) to the "other needle arts"
like having a tatting corner, the knitting and crochet supplies,
yarns, etc. I also have a corner in the main part that I can put yarn
in.

Shoot, for that matter I could suspend small net hammocks from the
ceiling to put yarn in :) The sisters had Christmas wreaths hanging
from the ceiling with ornaments hung on them. Great display idea, but
I kept getting hit in the head but various dangling objects if I
forgot to duck. At least yarn would be soft on the noggin.

Naomah

Posted by Karen C in California on February 9, 2008, 11:01 pm

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Brilliant!

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Posted by Sharon on February 9, 2008, 9:20 pm

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Good points Karen. I worked in a fabric shop for a while and the boss
decided to carry yarns. She deeply regretted it. It seemed no matter
what brand names she had or colours or enough of this or that, the
customer always wanted just a shade lighter or just two skeins,
leaving probably not enough in that dye lot for someone to make a
sweater, etc. I think I straightened up that &^%$# section a hundred
times a day too - people can be so rude and not care what a mess they
make by pulling out a couple of balls of this, changing their minds
and just sticking them anywhere ... and on and on.

Sharon (N.B.)

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