Very cute, small store but it's packed with great stuff. I'm a dipper super new crocheter and they…read morewere very helpful to me finding what I needed. I will definitely be back!

I have been traveling a lot this year and everywhere I go I find a yarn store. Sadly this store is…read morenear home and is a huge disappointment. The selection is very limited. Not a lot of color choices unless you want only solid colors, I like variegated colors. I wanted to ask the staff when I was in the last several times some questions but unfortunately they are not open to being asked anything. After this last try I won't be going back again. No one even will say Hello when you walk in the door and the looks they gave me when I was looking could have fried eggs in a cast iron pan. I found the prices about the same as most stores, maybe just slightly higher but their attitude of just not wanting customers has made me quite sure I'll stick to the store in Winter Haven FL where I walk in and they are happy to see me and always have a smile as well as a fantastic selection!

Awesome local fabric shop, lots of bolts to choose from!…read more Clean and well organized on the inside, welcoming atmosphere, friendly customer service. Will definitely return for future projects!

If you're into sewing, croqueting, and more, there's no better place. Along a main road in…read moreHyattsville with many other shops, this spacious store sells all sorts of yarn, string, and more. They even sell kits to help teach you how to croquet. Staff are friendly and passionate at connecting you to their art.

Hours Mon - Wed Closed…read moreThursday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Gathering Yarns is a yarn store and stitching community. Located in Fort Washington, Maryland, we are a Black-owned business. Our goal is create a thriving stitching community by offering a range of knitting and crochet products and classes. Owner Terri J. Haynes is also the owner of AT Haynes House Yarns, a board member of Project Knitwell, a writer, wife and mom. She loves people and can't wait to meet you.

I was inspired to knit a hat as an illustration for a project I'm working on and decided to go all…read morein instead of making it a one-off. I didn't want to go somewhere I'd be looked at suspect or like a unicorn, so I searched for a Black-owned yarn shop. To my surprise, Gathering Yarns was just 25 minutes from DC and worth the drive. The yarn shop is a standard storefront in a strip mall, so it was both easy and difficult to find at the same time. You can't miss the mall itself, but you'll have to scan to notice the store. The interior is cute with a modest selection of yarn, needles, and other accessories. The skein I bought was reasonably priced, but since I'm a new knitter, relative value is still unclear. I took the beginner knitting class and the instructors were great. They give you one-on-one attention and focus on your learning style and your strengths. I learned the basics and will definitely be going back for more lessons. All-in-all I really dig this place and will definitely be back.

I have been using Michaels in other parts of the state for decades for framing needs, and supply…read moreneeds. I've never had any significant issues with any location. Recently moved this area and needed to get a piece reframed. The team member who did the intake was professional and knowledgeable. The quoted a reasonable turnaround time and completed the work within the time quoted. I received a phone call notifying my piece was done. Came to pick it up and was helped quickly and efficiently by another team member. The piece looks great. Not sure if the other two folks who reviewed this location Had bad experiences because of how long ago they were here or just bad luck, but I have no hesitancy in recommending this location for your framing and supply needs.

I had an absolutely wonderful experience here. The new store Manager, Kelly, was so so sweet and so…read moregenuinely kind. She made me feel heard and seen and we chatted for a quite a bit about what I needed to find and she helped me find the right product I needed for my DIY. She was absolutely wonderful and made my project a success!! I will definitely be returning to this store because of her.

I am so happy I found this place! Melissa and Jane are welcoming, supportive and available which…read moreis much appreciated! Jane has gone over and above to support my knitting journey. I can't thank her enough!

Thank you, Melissa for being so welcoming when I was visiting Baltimore for the weekend. While…read morewaiting for a ride back to the hotel, I sat at the table and met several lovely ladies while we worked on our projects. These two little beauties, had to come home with me! I will certainly visit next time we are in town

Each and every time I go into the beautiful store. The lady's are so helpfull and not trying to…read morerush you to find something. And the framing that Sea Needles is Subprim.

Cute little shop that has all your sewing and embroidery needs. I have never seen so many…read moreCrosstitch kits in my life! Such a wide variety to choose from!

Poor selection of bulky yarn. A store this size should have lots of choices…read more I ended up ordering from yarn.com.

There are so few options for yarn/spinning/weaving/knitting/crochet supplies in the greater…read moreBaltimore area I'm not surprised the shop is busy. I signed up for a two hour private in-person spinning lesson to learn how to use my wheel. On the website it explicitly says "Topics with spindles OR spinning wheels can be tackled in private lessons. Beginning spinning lessons on a spindle OR wheel should be booked for a 2 hour duration" They don't allow you to leave a comment on the website (you "buy" the lessons as if they were an object) and each person teaches multiple things. I booked two hours and thought they would follow up to see what I was hoping to learn. They did not so a few days later I called to tell them my goal for the two hours - a beginner lesson for spinning on my new wheel. They seem surprised I had even blocked the times which was a little red flag I wish I hadn't ignored. I was asked if I had a drop spindle. I said I did but I wasn't interested in using it. I was told that I have to learn the drop spindle first and they would have one for me to use if they didn't like mine and to bring my wheel. We spent the whole time on the drop spindle which I had no interest in and didn't find it very enjoyable. The staff member said I seemed "tired" and was "making mistakes" and cut the lesson short. They refunded me the money for the time (about 40 minutes) we didn't use which basically covered the cost of the drop spindle they had me buy. I thought we'd use the spindle to get some visuals and then move on but we did not. Why couldn't we have spent the last 40 minutes on my wheel? It was clear she wanted me to leave when she decided we were done with the drop spindle. I asked about paying for more time another day and getting on the wheel I was told "you could always do that if you want" but it didn't seem like that would be welcome. She tightened up something on my wheel and briefly spun on my wheel herself for about a minute without instruction and then I left. I got a few good tips (one was where to get a sandwich-Caffe Di Roma--which really was good), they sold me some better fiber to spin than what I already had but I still don't know how to drop spindle well or use my wheel at all. I wouldn't say they were rude exactly but they weren't very friendly and I felt like I was being condescended to a lot during the lesson. I tried to be cheerful and pleasant but the overall vibe was dismissive and again, I never got to do what I actually signed up to do. The whole vibe was weird. The instructor and another woman (the owner? manager?) talked over me and around me quite a bit about my wheel and other things rather than actually asking me a question or listening. There was some lint on my wheel and they really fixated on it, thinking it was bugs(?) instead of listening to me when I said it was from a cloth I was sent to use when I assembled and finished it myself. Then they were argumentative and said the spinning wheel's brand's wax didn't come with a cloth. Okay, maybe it doesn't but I didn't buy the brand's overpriced wax and never said I did. It felt like they were trying for a "gotcha" moment like middle school girls do. I know what I used! They just didn't pay much attention to anything I said. I felt like I was an unwanted guest at someone's house, not someone paying for a lesson at a store. That said, there are few options even remotely locally so I took a chance. I regret it. You don't have to learn the drop spindle before learning on the wheel--it is very odd Cloverhill was so insistent I needed to when their own website says this isn't the case. Other places do not operate this way. I wish I had saved the money and took a real spinning wheel class anywhere else even if it meant driving 90 minutes to Philadelphia or Red Stone Glen. Just a FYI to save yourself some other disappointment, I see this store on "Black woman owned" yarn store lists occasionally and maybe it was at some point and their choice of logo on their house brand yarn (Tempting Ewe) might give that impression but that does not seem to be accurate or even reflective of any diversity of the staff. If you are in bind and near Catonsville for some reason, the store does have a lot of yarn and fiber as well as other fiber arts equipment that is difficult to find in person in the Baltimore metro. I would think that would be the main draw of this shop.