Hours subject to change...

Well, I've been thinking about it, and Darn Yarn Needles and Thread's hours may be changing. Just to keep them a bit more "consistent" looking and easier for people to remember. As a whole, The Market House on Main is quite quiet after 4pm, but I didn't want to let go of the late hours on at least one day, I'm still hoping to catch some people after work. Let me know what you think.

The new possible hours are:
Wednesdays 10am - 6pm
Thursdays 10am - 4pm
Fridays 1pm - 4pm
Saturdays 10am - 4pm

Also, recently added to inventory are US Made macrame rope; Jute Roping; Tatting Needles, Shuttles, and Thread; Embroidery Needles; Felting Needles, Foam and applique kits; Euclean delicate wash, and bamboo yarn made in CT!

Yesterday I painted the entry room/hall a bright and cheery yellow. It took me longer than expected, but I got distracted by a 4 year old talking about popcorn.

Just keep following the signs and arrows. You'll get to me.

This Just In...

(Visualize the Muppet Show Newsroom, circa 1976) Newsflash, dateline Butler Pennsylvania. This just in, sock yarn made in Pennsylvania has been spotted at the local Fiber Arts & Crafts Store, Darn Yarn Needles and Thread. Also spotted were some brightly spring colored worsted weight tweeds, also spun in Pennsylvania. "Socks for all" proclaimed a crazed local knitter as she ran through the Market House on Main clutching a bright yellow skein of yarn and a set of double point knitting needles.

Holy Customers Batman!

Yesterday was a busy day at Darn Yarn Needles and Thread! I headed down to the shop with the hope of getting some painting done in the entryway to the shop. I didn't even get to call Sherwin Williams with my question until 4:30! The shop was hopping! At one point, the phone was ringing, there were 5 customers browsing, and things were falling from the ceiling! It was quite an adventure.

I added chalkboard signs to the top of the ladders to indicate what is on each ladder. Chalkboards being relatively thin, I wasn't sure how to mount them. My method didn't work well initially, they would periodically fall from the top of the ladders with a loud shattering noise. (although none of them broke yet!) I'm hoping they are all still attached when I wander down there this morning.

I have new photos! I'll try and get them uploaded today too.

Scheduled to arrive next week at DYNT are a few selections from Kraemer Yarns in Nazareth, Pa as well as a few yarns from Farmhouse Yarns, LLC in CT. I'm looking forward to adding these two company's to the line-up of US made products. I'll also be getting in some tatting and macrame supplies soon. I can't promise they will be US made, but other countries need to have a GNP too, I'd just rather shop US first if possible and I'll try my best!

I'm considering indicating US made products in the shop with a little flag in the bin, shelf or on the display. I am, however, having a hard time finding little US flags that are made in the US. Somehow it just feels really wrong to me to display a country's flag when the flag itself isn't made in that country, silly I know. I'll have to start looking in the Scrapbooking sections for stickers...maybe I can create some sort of tag. Hmm.

On a personal note, I'm on anit-biotics for an abscess tooth/gum infection. If you stop in and I look perturbed or angry, I'm probably not. It's most likely just me trying not to let the meds get the better of me. They are giving me horrid constant heartburn, a headache, and yesterday they made me shaky (maybe it's a good thing I didn't paint!). I'm calling the dentist today - as I've only been on them for about 24hrs.

Wednesday Update

Well, things are moving at the Markethouse on Main.

The Artist's Garden's weekly garage sale in the parking lot & garage have started - Please, please, please, I'm begging, if you stop for it, watch were you are driving and parking! From the DYNT window last Saturday, I saw 1 almost accident (with wheels screeching and horns honking!), 2 cyclists almost got run over, and there were numerous near misses as people just drove over the curbs and then parked where ever they stopped the car (diagonally, in the driveway, blocking others). Penn St. is a busy street. The parking lot is marked, albeit faintly. Please use common sense. The bargains of a garage sale aren't worth an insurance deductible.

I've reluctantly created a Facebook page for DYNT. Become a fan if you're on FB. I'm not a fan of networking sites. I'll leave it at that. I'd rather see your smiling face at the actual shop than have you as a fan on FB. But for some of you, those that aren't local and therefore may never make it to the physical location, becoming a fan is always an option, as is following the blog. (Thanks to all who already follow it!)

The ladders are slowly making their way into the shop. I've got some new photos and will try and upload them over the next few days.

I'm looking into a regional yarn supplier that still makes their products here in Pennsylvania. I'll keep you posted on that. I'm pretty excited about the possibility. It will allow me to carry what a few knitters have referred to as "regular" yarn while still sticking to my beliefs about local/regional and US made stuff.

I'm home a bit early from Dad's. His hip replacement went amazingly well. I knew he'd recover quickly, but I think even he's amazed at the progress. I got to see the x-rays and photos. Yuck. But I should explain that he needed this! His left hip was starting to fuse together. Can you imagine the pain? It was also in the wrong spot. His leg bone had moved about 3 inches up into the hip socket. So now his legs are the same length and they both move! He's not in much pain and he can already do flights of steps - very very slowly, but he gets there!

The shop's still closed today though. I have errands and stuff that need done around the house - between the head cold and Dad's surgery, things got put on hold. I'm using today to play catch up.

I'm working on a hat made from T-shirt yarn. It's progressing well. I'm also working on a few critters, an owl right now. We'll see how those go.

Stop in and say hi on Thursday - Saturday! The ladders are up and the Markethouse on Main is hoping. Last week there were some plumbing issues. If you stopped in on Thursday you may have seen some of the flooding when the pipe to an upstairs bathroom burst. Gotta love old buildings. No inventory in any of the downstairs shops was damaged. Thank the guardian angels for that!

Market House on Main has a sign!

Did you see it? Did you see it? Wahoo! The Markethouse on Main sign is up and drawing attention from those driving by. Be sure to check it out. DYNT is listed, along with all the other shops in the building.

The shops are hopping! Stop in and say hi!

Just a reminder - DYNT will be closed on next Wednesday, April 7th. I'll be out east helping my dad get mobile after a full hip replacement.