Elissa's Creative Warehouse has been in business since 1990 and is located in the Riverbend Office Park on Reservoir Street near the Charles River. They sell yarn, needlepoint/cross stitching, accessories and and other items catering to knitters, crocheters, needle pointers and craft people. Check out their Saturday Night Knitting Club.
A C Moore sells everything you could need for any type of arts and crafts project. There is a section devoted to knitting, crocheting and embroidery, with design and how to books for all the latest fashions. Bridal and wedding shower favors and cake toppers are offered along with a wide array of stickers. Canvases, paints, brushes and easels for the painter are available in a large assortment of colors and sizes. The dried flower section includes vases, glass beads and stones to make beautiful arrangements. Custom framing is offered in the back of the store as well as many standard size frames.
Yarns In The Farms is a yarn store; it retails many different types of yarn from brands like Rowan, Classic Elite, Debbie Bliss, Arucainia, Ozark Homespun and Artful Yarns to name a few. It also sells plastic and sea glass buttons, needle felting, T-shirts from Bamboo Sisterhood and shawl pins, which are hand-crafted by local artist Bonnie Bishoff. Yarns In The Farms also hosts knitting workshops and classes and offers private lessons, for which customers may register online. Its staff hosts "Knit Nights" every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bead + Fiber is housed in a lovely room made entirely of glass windows, allowing the store's countless beads to glow on a sunny day. Inside, you'll find a vast array of supplies needed to create beads of all sorts including glass and bone and fibers such as yarn and wool. Bead +Fiber offers classes in all kinds of techniques such as bead stringing, knotting, felting, knitting, weaving, and repurposing your jewelry. There is also a gallery featuring finished works available for purchase.
Five local friends started this shop when their love of knitting led them to start a place where people could buy yarn, sign up for classes and find a knitting community. Located in downtown Needham, Black Sheep Knitting sells a variety of knitted products, such as blankets and shirts, and also schedules classes and workshops, such as basic knitting and Saturday Stitching.
A. C. Moore Arts & Crafts is located in a busy plaza off Main Street. A. C. Moore is a comprehensive supplier of all products arts and crafts. Whether taking up sewing, knitting, drawing, clay modeling or jewelry making, A.C. Moore has everything customers need to get started. Additionally, a wide range of classes are offered throughout the month. Visit the website provided for a schedule of classes and printable coupons.
