I just recently started 2D needle felting. A friend recommended I try The Yarn Basket in Chico to…read morepurchase wool roving. So I did! They have an entire closet size section dedicated to ROVING!! To say I temporarily went crazy is an accurate description!! I ended up buying at least 36" of every color they had in stock!! And, what is really nice, they sell by the ounce, with no minimum per color!! The other yarn store in town had a very limited selection, with a 1 ounce per color minimum. And, it was $1.00 more per ounce than The Yarn Basket. And, if your not looking for roving, their selection of yarn is FANTASTIC!! And Bruce is EXTREMELY helpful if and when you want help!! I can't recommend this yarn shop more highly! You definitely won't be disappointed!!

Bruce was a font of information - and INSPIRATION - from the first time I came into the store. His…read morestore has everything a fiber artist could ever need: every kind of yarn, knitting, spinning and weaving supplies! I think there is also a rug-hooking section, but I didn't ask. Bruce also is a supplier of spinning wheels and weaving looms!! I can't wait til I go back to the Yarn Basket...to show Bruce a selection my hand spun yarns... and get warp yarns for my next weaving project!

Second stop today as I'm from out of state and depending on Yelp to get me to a fabric store…read more Strike 2. Both stops took me to closed businesses ‍

Customer service is poor.. Reinez at the cut counter was snotty and rude.. she needs to remember…read morethat customers are why she has a job.. the assistant manager Melissa needs too work on her customer service skills as well.. I have a Olisio Iton that was purchased here and the fact I used it and it stopped working she will not replace it.. good thing Roseville is close because I'm done with this store and have forwarded this review to corporate

This store has knit and crochet classes! It is very affordable. This is an excellent high quality…read moreyarn supply shop. I have bought a lot of beautiful yarns and accessories. In particular Donna has been a wonderful resource for helping me with projects and teaching me how to make a knit sweater and Docker Beanie. Joanne is very kind and has made me feel so welcomed to the Chico fiber arts community! Thank you so much Heartstrings!! I cannot take your shop and valued teachers for granted. I am so grateful!!!!!! I no longer have to figure everything out alone with YouTube videos. I can receive help and learning from real beautiful expert people!!!!!

Always very helpful, n have lovely yarns to pick from ... very fun shop!…read more tks Joann. just another knitter Caroline

I love this shop! The owner is super friendly and I love the shop dog!!…read more What's great about this store is that not only is there plenty of yarns, is that there's lots of other crafty stuff like a sashiko embroidery kit, cross stitch patterns, gorgeous journals, and lots of postcards and art prints! They also had plenty of stickers and enamel pins. Definitely looking forward to coming back!

This yarn store has a beautiful selection of custom dyed yarn. The owner is extremely knowledgeable…read moreand willing to help with projects. The store also offers great inspiration for future creations.

Had exactly what I needed! Helpful sales people! Great value for what I needed...the thread I…read moreneeded was half of what it would have cost me to ship from east coast.

Auburn Needleworks has everything! Yummy yarn, hardware…read more(hooks, knitting needles, stitch markers, etc.), and embroidery floss. They might've even had cross stitch kits, but not sure about that. You could spend hours just looking and it takes willpower not to blow a year's worth of pay! The proprietor is a very nice woman and gives great service.

This is my absolute favorite craft and fabric store, and somewhere I bring all my loved ones and…read morevisitors because there's something for just about everyone. Gorgeous, curated vintage fabrics, ribbon, lace, buttons, thread, filet crochet, quilts, you name it, she has it. She even keeps her scrap fabric out for quilts and patches. Prices are so reasonable, and the owner is very knowledgeable and ready to help. It's really one of my favorite places in Sacramento and I'm so grateful it exists!!

We all seem to know at least one. People who get excited by beautiful fabric and collect it like…read moremad. That would be me. (And several of my friends!) For people like us The Last Great isn't just a fabric store, it's a source of INSPIRATION and somewhere you could spend HOURS looking at all the beautiful stuff there is to see. Places like this make me wish I had endless resources, mainly TIME, because we all know how time consuming sewing is! I happened upon The Last Great one day and remembered my friend telling me about it. I went in and was looking all around and found some gorgeous blockprint/batik fabric from the 1970s. The owner told me it was out of her mother's collection, so I knew it was special. I left without buying anything that day, but couldn't stop thinking about that fabric. That's when you KNOW. So I returned a couple days later and bought some. If you're a textiles nut like me, you're gonna love this place! Go. Check it out. Get inspired!! Create!! THIRTEEN STARS!!

I stumbled upon Babetta's yarn shop and am happy to have found this place! This was my first time…read moregoing to a yarn store since I only knew of Michael's or Joann's -- boy was I wow'd by the selection! There's a lot to choose from with colors, weights, material. I liked how there were even example projects showcased. The shop owner was very friendly and helpful. You even get a card stamped for every $ you spend.

Like many others, I am drawn to knit the red resistance hat. Babetta to the rescue with fresh yarn…read moreand needles. Babetta offers a welcoming haven and shares her sage wisdom so I can get started right away.

You've gotta love a locally owned gem like this one. Rumpelstiltskin is located in ARTHOUSE on R…read morestreet. The store is filled with yarn, knitting and crochet tools, books, and they have a space for classes. The people working here are always very friendly and they're happy to help you find what you're looking for. With over 50 years in business they know what they're talking about and have a lot of knowledge to share. You can find a list of classes on their website and it's a perfect way to start learning with a chance to ask all the questions that come up.

Adj: Treasure Trove of Yummylicious Yarn and More!…read more Another incredibly special and quite exclusive store in Sacramento that I somehow have only visited once or twice long ago, and which I've not really appreciate until now. I'm so glad that I have finally paid a meaningful visit to Rumpelstiltskin Yarn Store recently. Rumpelstiltskin, located on the R St corridor, is quite a long-standing establishment in Sacramento that has been providing the Sacramento fiber art community with supplies and knowledge for over 50 years! Rumpelstiltskin sells a wide selection of high-quality yarns, fiber art tools, and other supplies for crocheting, knitting, spinning, and weaving, so there's definitely a great variety of products offered here for various interests. Perhaps because the skill level of my two fiber art hobbies, crocheting and knitting, are quite elementary and have not improved much over the years, I've so far had all my yarn needs met at the more conventional arts and crafts stores of the big box variety. But as I am getting more serious about my yarn hobbies, I'm now interested in finding stores that offer more specialized products and even provide classes that will help me improve in my crafts skills. I am also looking to connect more with the fiber art community in Sacramento because my venture into joining that community so far has shown me how warm and welcoming fiber artists are and it is totally possible to learn from seasoned hobbyists and pros/teachers if one puts their mind to it. I've even connected with some very local yarn enthusiasts at my local library and I'm sure they all have visited Rumpelstiltskin. On this visit, I saw lots of exclusive brands and types of yarn made of much better material than I'm used to using. From basic wool to more specialized Merino, Alpaca, and Shetland, there were many different kinds available. One I particular liked was the cashmere wool which felt heavenly. I learned that Rumpelstiltskin makes it a point to partner with fiber farms and other small boutique fiber suppliers to source yarn and other fiber products that are not only exclusive, but that are truly local and US-made as much as possible. Rumpelstiltskin even shares the stories behind each brand they carry and even hosts "Farm to Needle" events to introduce some of their thoughtfully curated products that are specially selected for their quality and uniqueness. As such I noticed that the prices of their products are definitely several times higher than that of regular arts and crafts stores, but again Rumpelstiltskin sells really high-quality yarns and supplies. I did not have any questions for staff during my visit, but I saw a class taking place and noticed that besides the looks of concentration, it was smiles all around as everyone was really enjoying their class, so I'm also going to look into taking a class or joining in one of Rumpelstiltskin's events. Just from a quick glance at their website, I see offerings of beginner's knitting classes for adults and kids, an embroidery intro class, a felted slippers class which sounds super interesting and practical, a sweater class for those who are ready for bigger projects, and even basket coiling, spindle spinning, spinning wheel, and weaving classes. Besides the classes that have costs associated and private lessons for those who want 1:1 instruction, there are also monthly and periodic free knitting circles for kids and social stitch events. I did not interact with staff today, so I can't speak on customer service, but maybe on a future shopping trip, I'll hopefully be helped if needed. In short, Rumpelstiltskin really is a wonderful staple in the Sacramento community for fiber art beginners, hobbyists, and pro-level enthusiasts alike and I'm so glad I know more about Rumpelstiltskin now so I can feel comfortable to come back for higher-quality yarn and supplies for more serious projects as well as for classes and events to connect with our local fiber art community.

My daughter and I discovered this store when we both purchased a Cricut machine. That drove us…read moreinto cards and then followed to Scrapbooking. When we discovered graphic 45 papers and cards we became obsessed with crafting with paper. So beautiful. We have now been creating using graphic 45 for around ten years. Yes, it's more expensive when you use g45 papers BUT. so worth it. Better quality, beautiful designs and it even smells good! The store is set up to craft right there and the company with the owner is delightful.

I was really impressed with the selection here, tons of beautiful fabric and very reasonable…read moreprices. The service was great. I will be visiting this store often.

I have a yarn, fabric and clothing fetish. I love really nice yarn, fabric, and…read morebeautifully-designed clothing. I love making things with them -- particularly clothing. Wearing what I wear is less of an issue for me. Bow Bec's is an unexpected paradise for me of yarn and unusual, flowing, imaginative clothing. There's a tendency in slightly hippy towns for the kind of layered, drapey middle-aged New Age woo-woo woman look that is missing here. Instead, there are chic, asymmetrical skirts, biased cut tops and bottoms, feminine, draping, flowing clothing that are not necessarily the oversized, loose garb of the above mentioned kind of woman -- bless her heart -- that leans toward unusually cut clothing. I have some real clotheshorse friends that wear tiny sizes and workout about 2-3 hours a day. They love draping, flowing, comfortable, form fitting clothes and I saw plenty of skirts and tops here that they would love. The price tag comes with it, though. This is no cheap store. A nice skirt with several bias-cut gores with ruching embellishment cost about $115. You'd expect this price and it is worth it. It's not poorly constructed and it'll probably be the favorite skirt of that certain chic, unusual girl for the rest of its lifespan (I'd give it about 15-17 years with the proper cleaning care and as long as she stays relatively the same size that long). In the back, there are the best yarns. No cheap quality yarns here. Noro, Gedifra, GGH, and other great brand yarns of high quality with BEAUTIFUL colorways. And a good amount of stock. I go to my LYS (Local Yarn Shop) and it's not well-stocked, only 3 of the most attractive colorways and 9 of the less attractive colorways. The prices were moderate -- not the highest I've seen and not the cheapest either. Okay, let's be blunt: I tend to shop online because I've been knitting since I was 8 and I can tell by most of the information I see online and sometimes by dropping in on my LYS what a yarn's going to be like. Many knitters prefer the sensuality of touching the yarn and seeing how the yarn looks next to their skin in the mirror. This is the perfect shop for that. It's well-stocked and the prices are not outrageous. Soft sell: the serene woman at the helm was not the owner and she was helpful and avoided any kind of annoying and aggressive sales. In fact, no one I've encountered in Chico has yet to be an aggressive salesperson. Yay!