Skeins on Main sells knitting and crocheting supplies, including yarn, needles, hooks, patterns and accessories. Its friendly staff is more than willing to assist you with your current project and can help fix minor mistakes, including dropped stitches. The shop caters to every type of stitcher, from the beginner who wants to knit a simple scarf to more advanced crafters working on detailed projects. The store also offers affordable classes for knitters of every skill level and hosts open knitting on Thursdays. The owner, Lori Sheffield, holds an annual knitting retreat every spring in honor of her late mother, with all proceeds benefiting various charities.
Rainy Day Art & Framing Company is a one-stop shop for all things art. It carries sketch pads, paints, canvas, easels, chalks, pastels, pencils, markers and brushes. It also has a full-service framing area to mount your masterpieces. The walls feature works from local artists, available for purchase or simply for inspiration.
Mardo Abajian, namesake owner of Mardo's Cigars, is a true cigar aficionado and connoisseur of fine tobacco products. His 17 years in the cigar business have made him an expert on all aspects of cigar and tobacco culture and he loves answering customer's questions about his extensive collection. Lining the walls of the shop are retro covers of Cigar Aficionado magazine, and the enormous walk-in humidor contains hundreds of boxes of exquisite, rare and hard-to-find cigars. Mardo's Cigars is located in the Tihany Plaza on South Tamiami Trail just south of Proctor Road.