I know in Chicago there's tons of good fiber stores. Maybe not in your suburb, but there are many weavers, spinners, and other fiber people in the Chicago area.
I live in Colorado Springs, and we have 4 fiber stores in the Springs proper. One of those stores caters to weaving (called Green Valley Weavers and Knitters). She has the most drool worthy fiber there. Yes, I know that Chicago is a long way away from Colorado Springs, but I used to live in Berwyn and then Round Lake for all of my childhood. My mother, who was an avid crocheter, knew of a few places she could get yarn. While that was a while back (and yes, I know things change), if you want, I could ask around my weaving boards to see where people in the Chicago area people get their fiber locally from. There are tons of places that are better than JoAnne Fabrics or Hobby Lobby! :) Branwyn On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Lorelei Halley <[email protected]>wrote: > Liz > Art quilts are the most serious and commonly practiced textile craft in the > U.S., all over the country, as far as I can see. I live in a suburb of > Chicago and every yard goods store has quilt fabrics and how-to booklets. > Some knitting and crochet yarns exist, but not in much variety and just > about > the only embroidery threads are stranded floss and pearl cotton. Cross > stitch > embroidery is popular, from charts and kits mostly. Embroidery fabrics > don't > exist in much variety either. Aida is the easiest to find. > > Paper crafts seem popular, collage and decoupage. > > Without the internet we would never find materials or contacts. Crafts in > America -- its depressing. > Lorelei > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > -- Per pale argent and purpure, two phoenixes counterchanged sable and argent each rising from flames proper. "It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and become sources of strength." - May Sarton "Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living."- Albert Einstein "Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
