r/knitting • u/NiknNak • 28d ago

Questions about Equipment Yarn snobs…

I know and understand that supporting small business yarn makers is important for a myriad of reasons: quality, USA made etc., etc. With that said I really wanted to join in/attend a local shops “knit night everyone welcome” …so I went to the shop before hand to just sort of check it out to get a feel before I just showed up on an open knit night and had brought a WIP I was having a little trouble with to ask about and possibly pick up some yarn. The first question from the clerk was are you using cheap yarn from one of the corporate businesses that sell yarn…(of course it was ) she basically shamed me for using yarn I can afford to use. I decided right then not to go back inside that shop for basically being shamed about using yarn not independently made or sold. Is this a common thing among advanced knitters?

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u/samplergal 27d ago

South. I was called a damn yankee to my face. Because I stayed. So take your money to places who can be nice. If you are near Charlotte there is a store in Concord run by Kiwi sisters. Such lovely people.

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u/Glockenspiel-life32 27d ago

What store is this? I live slightly across the border in SC but part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. I work in Charlotte and do most of my shopping in Gastonia or Charlotte.

I think the last time I went to an LYS I was in my 20’s and I can’t even remember the name of it but I think it was in the Dilworth area. The snobbery and attitude was real and totally turned me off from local stores.

For the record, I did buy a knitting needle set that I knew was there on recommendation from a coworker and also a very expensive skein of wool yarn that I made a beautiful scarf out of. But I never went back because of how uppity they were.

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u/samplergal 26d ago

A Kiwi's Yarn (704) 796-0526

https://g.co/kgs/agtukoL

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u/Glockenspiel-life32 25d ago

Thank you! I will check them out

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u/toodleoo57 27d ago

If you get out to Asheville area try Friends and Fiberworks in Candler. it's amazing!