Several members of our Tuesday morning knitting group have been raving about Vulcan's Rest, a fiber arts store in Chesapeake City, MD, so the rest of us decided it was time to check it out.
We were all a bit speechless when we walked in--it was amazing. There are at least four rooms that are filled with yarn. Another room has more knitting notions than I've ever seen in one place and there's a whole walk-in closet for different kinds of roving and top. Scattered throughout there are materials for weaving, basketmaking, felting, beading, and spinning.
In the back there's a beautiful kitchen where customers can help themselves to tea and coffee. One of our members exclaimed, "Tea, coffee, and yarn all in one place! Does it get any better than this?"
Here's a shot of two of our ladies enjoying the book corner--it looks more like a real library and it had more significant titles than even the larger booksellers.
I'd gone looking for a few small things to get the new spinning wheel going and I got more than I bargained for. The owner let me try out a Schacht Ladybug wheel. Not only was it adorable, but it was heaven to spin, especially since it had double treadles.
Afterwards, we moved next door to the little cafe for lunch and then, took a short walk around the town to see the sights. I thought that this color-coordinated house was too cute to pass without taking a photo.
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