The Twisted Ewe in Boise, Idaho

From their website at www.twistedeweidaho.com:  “The Twisted Ewe came from the idea of having a place where people felt comfortable gathering around textiles. To sit around a big table, talk about stitches, exchange big ideas, and help each other out is at the core of our yarn shop.”

Owner Carolyn Parkinson and her knowledgeable staff create a place where the presence of comfy chairs, books, coffee, and two shop dogs invite customers to sit and stay for a while.  The Twisted Ewe keeps the community involved with their fiber education events throughout the year including the Spring Tangle, Sweater Weather Get Together, Knit-in-Public Day and Fiber Frolic. They also host Trunk Shows and Pop-ups from Indie Dyers across the country.

In addition to all the incredible yarn and gift items they carry, Twisted Ewe offers a great variety of classes.  I’ve taken Beginning Knitting, Spinning, Felting Soap, Branch-Weaving, Mesh-Weaving, Macrame, and Tunisian Crochet classes there.  Their Semi-Annual Clearance Sales are amazing (my spouse says I am not allowed in there unsupervised…), and their Shop Sample Sales are not to be missed!