What is a Local Yarn Shop? 

A Local Yarn Shop (LYS) is a small specialty shop which sells yarn and other accessories related to knitting, crocheting, weaving, and spinning.  Shops may also offer classes and community events to promote the art of the craft as well as selling finished products.  Yarn shops offer specialty yarn and roving (long bundles of fiber spun to make yarn) made of natural fibers such as wool, cotton, flax, and bamboo.  These  are higher quality (and more expensive) than the mass-produced acrylic yarns offered in the craft section of big box stores.

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