Never had a bad experience. Always has what I need and want! Service is excellent!…read more Stores exceptionally clean. Many new products to introduce! I'm on crutches right now, and they are super helpful! Decent ad's! Local access. I love Holly Lobby!!!! Cherrie

Hobby Lobby always has a great selection certain items are a bit pricy (check around). The puzzles…read moreare usually pretty good especially when on sale. Hobby Lobby needs be get with modern technology and accept Apple Pay, otherwise it's good shopping here.

One of the best yarn shops in DC, they have a really diverse array of high quality yarns. Of…read morecourse, when you shop at this level of premium (often imported) yarns, the price point is a bit steep, but that's just the truth of paying fairly for unique animal based yarns. If you're in a store like this for yarn it is a great indication of how you want to expand your horizons as a fiber artist because sourcing is a large component we can oversee since conglomerate yarn is so readily accessible. Big industry yarn its not always the best option to support the field as a whole or for wearing. If you are a beginner fiber artist, just go and see the splendor of seeing this many coveted yarns in one place. I would characterize their selections as deeply saturated, vibrant, textured, and elaborates on different shades and tints of a single color (which gets serious when you are looking for something specific). All their employees are trained to help guide you throughout the maker's process. When you buy your skein of yarn, they even wind it for you, which is such an essential service I really appreciate it.

Very cute & cozy yarn shop. We came down to DC just to visit here. It's not a huge space but didn't…read morefeel cramped and their inventory was decent. It's definitely for the yarn snobs who's particular about their yarns.

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.

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.

i've been to yarn stores with more variety and friendlier staff. though, it is great if you're in a…read morehurry and want to start a project asap. i called the store to check if there was a particular item that i was looking for - i was told it did not exist. i went in store to browse their selection as this was the closest yarn store to me and simply felt unwelcome.

The staff was extremely helpful as I am new to this craft. There is a largest selection of yarn and…read morepatterns.

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!