Tis the Season? The Buying Season! 

June 9, 2025
Behind the Counter

While y’all are thinking of summer fun, we’re working on fall! It’s buying season again, where we meet with vendors to see what’s new & to catch up on the business side of the industry. While it will be a month or two before the new yarns show up in the store, we thought we’d share what goes on behind the scenes.

Some vendors have sales reps who visit with us. Because it’s easier for us to decide which yarns to carry if we can see & touch the yarn, we tend to carry yarn from these vendors. However, we also do our best to consider yarns even if there isn’t a sales rep.

When we’re deciding whether to carry a yarn, we consider fiber, color, price & what yarns we already carry. How does it feel? Does the yarn have enough colors? Does the price seem like a good value? Does it compete with a yarn we already carry or does it complement what we have? We may fall in love with a new yarn, but we may also decide not to buy it if one of these factors doesn’t work for us. Once we’ve decided to buy the yarn, including picking the colors, we build the product in our point of sale (POS) & send our order to the vendor.

This year, there’s a new aspect to buying: tariffs. Most vendors are doing everything they can to minimize the tariff impact on retail pricing. Many are extending current pricing for several months, regardless of the new tariffs. We’ve taken advantage of this, buying more than normal so that we can avoid price increases on these items for the time being.

Stitch on!

 Coming Attractions!

• Friday, 6/13: Friday Night Cravings 
  
• Sunday, 6/15: Father's Day CLOSED so we can enjoy the day with family & friends
• Friday & Saturday, 6/27-28: Chaos Fiber Trunk Show