Came here to get a frame, I knew the dimensions, and I found it, but then an employee insisted on…read morehelping me, and said I shouldn't buy this if I wasn't sure of the dimensions. I said I was pretty sure, I was willing to buy the frame but she said I should go home and be sure. I have no idea why she wouldn't let me buy the thing, and just risk returning it, which is what I wanted to do. Apparently, they don't want to take my money. So then I came back, I was right about the dimensions all along, but now they didn't have the size I needed anymore. An employee asked to help, i said "NO". Also, they don't give discounts to people who work at the mall, which some places do, so at this point I gave up. I won't come here in the future. I will have to just shop online, I wanted to buy it here, but they didn't make it easy.

turning into a craft store . Always under stocked . If you order something they don't have in…read morestock.. be prepared to wait forever. They have a below average selection of paints, brushes and paper/canvas . They charge for paper bags and don't offer to wrap expensive water colour paper sheets. This why people shop on line! I am switching to on line art supply shopping.

When I visited the Trainyards for the first time, the first store that I hit was Michaels. I parked…read morewithin a few feet from the main doors and walked in. As with most Michaels stores, this one is huge and spacious. It has a ton of aisles and I can never figure out where the calligraphy section is. I feel like I need a map of the store. I did like the silicone moulds. I bought a couple of dog-themed ones for a friend. You can either make ice cubes or bake in them, or anything that suits your needs. I love the flexibility! I relived my youth by seeing Spirograph and macrame kits. I ended up getting a crocheting kit that was on sale. I like picking up a skill and crocheting, it is. Speaking of sale, there are a lot of bins with items that have been heavily discounted. I recommend checking them out. I was heading towards the checkout and a frazzled woman approached me. She looked at me and said, "Oh, you don't look like you work here." I was wearing a Snoopy t-shirt. Um, no. She decided to interrupt a transaction between a customer in front of me and the cashier to ask her question. This woman got her answer and I could tell that she was going to head in my direction and bump into me without watching where she was going. I held my crochet kit, which served as a shield. Yep, she plowed into it while I said to her, "Don't ram into me." Too much drama for a visit to a Michaels store, I tell ya! Anyway, the cashier was so sweet, apologizing. She asked me whether I had signed up for Michaels. I don't shop here all that often and said that I didn't think so. Well, after she looked up my phone number, it turns out that I am. Nice! I paid and walked out with my crochet kit, and my two silicone moulds. It's a good store, but watch out for the occasional weird shopper. (266)

Michael's craft store is a bit of a wonder to me. I've always lived in downtown, major Canadian…read morecities. Seeing as Michael's tends to pop up in suburban strip malls, I was overwhelmed by the size and offerings Michael's had. If you're looking for arts and crafts supplies, you've come to the right place. They have an extensive selection of scrap booking, sewing, knitting, beading, painting, framing, floral arrangement, and bake-ware supplies. I found myself at Michael's to sign up for their Wilton cake decorating class. They often offer 50% off specials on the courses, making it only 22.50$ for 4 weeks of 2 hour decorating classes. Their Wilton selection was decent, however not complete. It's a little disappointing that the store offering Wilton decorating classes was missing basics like piping gel. Be aware that Michael's generally ALWAYS offers a 40% off coupon available online here: http://canada.weeklyad.michaels.com/coupons/?storeId=3983&promotionCode=Michaels-121209C Normally when you make a purchase, you also receive a 40% off coupon for 1 item, which can be great. Be aware that customer service at Michael's Trainyards is often lacking; there's typically anywhere from 5-20 people waiting in line but only 1 or 2 cashiers. If you're looking for service on the floor, good luck! However, if you know what you're looking for and are looking for a good selection of art and crafts supplies, it's definitely worth checking out.

Thank you Jillian for helping me with my knitting problem and providing the required information to…read morepurchase the pattern for the cute little porcupine that I saw in the store. Great service!

Yarns Ewe'll Love is a fabulous yarn shop that opened September 12, 2018! It is located in the same…read morespot that was previously occupied by Yarn Forward, which closed over the summer (the owners of Yarn Fwd retired, and closed both this shop and the one on Bank St.) Louise, who managed the Kanata shop since its inception 20+ years ago, is the new owner and manager of Yarns Ewe'll Love. It's fresh and clean! I didn't realize the store needed a makeover, but it's really refreshing! It smells good, and looks great! They sell a wide variety of yarns, with more upscale offerings. I purchased a skein of "Eat Your Peas Louise!" just for fun!!! Well done, congratulations, and good luck! Welcome to the block! I'm so glad to still have a yarn shop in Ottawa's true west end!!

Wow! What took me so long to come in here? Then when I do, it's mere moments before closing! On the…read moreother hand, maybe that's a good thing, as I can then only do so much damage to the wallet! I can understand why quilters get such a stash too... very tempting, although I don't sew much. This shop has a section for yarn, but the quilting and sewing side has more variety in it. I was tempted by a lovely apron, which is funny because I don't ever wear one! Maybe I would though... if it looked like this, and if I made it myself! They offer some upscale yarns in here that were heaven to sink my hands into. I managed to walk away with "only" 2 skeins, which will be for a project for me; I'm thinking mittens, but we shall see. I recently purchased the new knitting book called "Saltwater Mittens", which contains patterns that are supposed to represent Newfoundland, and I'm just itching to get going on a few of these patterns! They have a knit-night on Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 8:00. Now that it's on my radar, I will keep this in mind so that I can spend more time looking around. And oh yeah, knitting! LOL I will definitely be back.

From the owner: We supply products and classes to makers of textile arts. We offer fabric, yarns, Bernina Sewing…read moremachines, threads, and other sewing/quilting notions. In our yarn area we feature Canadian Hand Dyers in a variety of yarn bases and weights. We have dyers represented from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. We still support the quilters among you with fabrics, thread, notions, patterns, classes and Bernina sewing machine sales and service. Longarm quilting services are available from “The English Rose”. What’s new you say? If you are into knitting/crochet, you will be pleased to know that we now carry beautiful materials, patterns, notions and classes for you as well! New stock is arriving daily so check back often.

Overall, I was disappointed in this shop, because I was looking for yarn. To find the yarn you have…read moreto go upstairs, and you'll find some, in a small room. However, they have a nice variety of ready-made items, and some cute and colourful home decor items. To be fair, they have a farm, and they're busy with that. But this shop is full of items, especially unique pieces of clothing. Mug I go back, it'll be with a better perspective of what they offer. Maybe the clerk was tired? Not very warm and welcoming. There were quite a few patrons in hill I was there. I did manage to find a colourful Hank of sock yarn, so at least I didn't come out empty handed. In the end, I'm not sore it was one of their own products!

Great little shop that offers many unique items for sale. They are getting a good selection of…read moreitems for felting projects and offers a variety of beautiful alpaca yarns for sale. They also offer many interesting courses throughout the year. one of my favorite shops in Merrickville.

Very sweet little shop. We went in looking for knitting supplies, which they didn't have, but it…read morewas still a wonderful experience. Mostly full of knickknacks and crafting supplies - be sure to have a conversation with the owner, she's wonderful!

This is the new location of Unraveled, which moved to Perth from Merrickville over the Christmas…read moreholidays. Their first day in Perth was Saturday January 10th 2015. They are again located in an historic old building, on the main street of town. It's a smaller store, focusing on yarn and knitting / crochet / spinning supplies, and no longer have the gift shop. Note the new hours: 10:30 to 5:00pm, Tuesday to Saturday. They sell different kinds of yarns here, like Koigu and Madeline Tosh. And there's the added bonus of a road trip! This was great - it took us very little time to zoom through the shop because we knew what we were looking for, and then we relaxed over coffee in the building next door, planning our projects with our new acquisitions. I will definitely be back.

Great selection of yarns and wools. Has even local dyers and products…read more Has a variety of knowledge of patterns and available spinning products. Whether you crochet,knit or spin you will find something that catches your eye. Yes it's pricey but that's to be expected when buying non acrylic yarns. Worth the trip and great customer service.

This yarn and wool fibre shop is amazing! With all the…read moredifferent brands and styles of yarn I find the staff so very helpful in getting what I need and help with colours (I am a tad colour-blind-ish) for a project. And the quality of the yarns they carry, from commercial production to indie dyers is top notch. And then there is the luxurious spinning roving and sliver. This is where my heart lay . The colour selection of wool for needle felting is also great. I really love this shop. It's a great place for patters, everything you need to complete a knit project or a yarn spinning project. 10/10 Highly recommend T

4 stars out of 5 for:…read more - friendly staff - good, wide selection of yarn - on the pricey side - offers some classes