books

books


Selvedge Magazine

We're delighted to announce that we have become a stockist for a lovely bi-monthly publication from the UK that celebrates textiles and promotes the "beautifully made and carefully considered" (which is what we help you do here at the Yarn Bar when you choose to make something with yarn).  Launched in 2004 by Polly Leonard, the magazine's stories acknowledge the significance of textiles as a part of everybody's story all over the world - encompassing different cultures and traditions. Not only is the magazine interesting, it is a joy to hold and 'digest': "Everything from the photography and illustrations we...
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Get Lit at Yarn Bar

We love to read, we love to knit, and we like to visit with others who have these interests in common, so why not combine all? Truth is, Linda and Sue don’t have oodles of time to read (or we’ve gotten out of our reading habits) and we think that establishing a book group gathering at Yarn Bar makes sense for us since we are here a lot. Our plan at the moment is to meet every other month in our shop’s space and knit/discuss the group’s book. We’ve selected the first book: Knitlandia by Clara Parkes. The group can...
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