LYS Visit Last Week

I've lived in this area (La Grange, KY) for about 18 months and I knew there was a LYS in town, oh, about 7 minutes from home. Since I sell yarn (Mill Ends) on eBay and buy tons also, I've never ventured in to Friends and Fiber. It's right smack on our tiny Main St, with all of the other great little shops. A train track runs right through the middle of the street, talk about atmosphere!!!! We have trains several times a day that delay people crossing the street and stops vehicle traffic at the crossings. But, it finally makes you sloooowwww down a bit. Anyway, there's lots of shops and restaurants to keep you entertained in case your car just happens to be on the other side.

I entered the shop with trepidation, cause I knew I would buy yarn that I didn't really need but, just absolutely had to have. And I did. But when you're known as the yarn lady at the local Traders Mall, you don't know what your reception will be like. Since I sell yarn that is remainders and sometimes still on cones and at very low prices, you wonder how they will take to the competition.

BUT SHAME ON ME!! I've known knitters, crocheters and weavers for more years then I care to count. It was such a warm welcome. The lady behind the counter and I chatted for some time and I told I was the local Yarn Lady. She immediately said there used to be a mill end shop on such and such street in Lyndon KY which used to me mine, before we moved. She remembered it because she had bought almost $100 in yarn in one visit. So much for not feeling like I fit in or being surrounded by yarn snobs. I should have known better. Knitters, crocheters, weavers and yarn lovers have a special bond. It doesn't matter what you make or what you make it with, find your local yarn store, visit, rest, relax, sit in on a get together and I guarantee you'll feel the love.
I'll be going back to Friends and Fiber soon and if you're in the area make sure you stop in. The yarns are luscious and the owners and employees are super to talk with. And don't forget to stop in at Traderbaker's Mall on US 53 and make sure to ask for the Yarn Lady Booth, we have yarns, too. Next visit, I'll take a pic of the shop and post it for everyone to see, just how quaint and comfy the shop is.