Gather Here

Lovely selection of modern fabric & gorgeous yarn. Staff was pleasant. Can’t wait until they move to their new location! I am not local but will definitely visit again when visiting family in the area.

I made a point of stopping here when I was in Boston this past summer. I expected to purchase yarn, but I was so enamored by the fun prints that I spent my entire budget on fabric! Gather Here has a knowledgable staff and interesting and varied supplies. Definitely worth a look!

What a beautiful, comfortable shop! The staff are helpful and enthusiastic. I always look forward to my visits here. They have tons of cute prints, which are hard to find!

I was really impressed with the beautiful selection of fabric and yarns. I’ve lived in the area for many years, but only just found this gem of a store! The woman who helped me was very sweet and knowledgable. If you are a sewer, knitter, crocheter, then Gather Here is a recourse you can’t miss!

I had a terrific experience working on a sewing project here the other day! I reserved studio time through the website to use a sewing machine ($ 10/​hour– they will charge you only for the time you’re there, so I was there just under an hoir and a half and I paid $ 14), and I brought my materials to make juggling bean bags. They provided the machine, working space, pins, scissors, a bobbin to spin my thread onto, and a needle. The atmosphere was very relaxing — there was nice music playing and the pleasant chatter of other customers. I also got some help with a few stitch types, which was great! Definitely recommend this lovely shop for creating projects. They also have tons of fun fabrics!

This place is fantastic. It inspires you to make things. I can’t say enough good things about it. I hope it’s in this neighborhood forever.
Classes
They offer a huge variety and packed calendar for classes. They fill up fast early in the month! It’s worth it to scope out the calendar and sign up early. I’ve taken at least 5 classes here. Some teachers are better than others — but all the teachers are good! Some teachers just happen to be excellent. The classes are long enough that you can usually finish projects, and small enough that you get to interact with the other students. It’s intimate and friendly. They have some classes in the store, and some take place upstairs. (it’s bigger than you think).
Store
The store is beautiful and colourful. They carry an impressive selection of unique patterns and fabrics. They change their selection often, so you can always find something new. If you need something and they don’t have it, they will try to order it for you. Some of the supplies (scissors, rulers, etc) can be found cheaper elsewhere, but many of the fabrics can not. I just buy everything here because the place is so great and it’s convenient. Also — they are open late! If it’s 8PM on a weeknight and you need fabric to finish your project, they’ll probably be open! Also — creative and amazing window displays!
Staff
Employees are all makers themselves, and always happy to take the time to help you figure out what you need to move forward on your project. They are never pretentious about your level of skill or knowledge. There are always multiple people on staff so you don’t usually have to wait when you’re ready to checkout.
I always recommend this as a place to get gifts for anybody in your life who likes to make things. Frequent buyer card makes it tempting to come back often for your discount.
PS — They have amazing deals at their sidewalk sales.

I really like their selection of unique yarn and fabric and the prices are great. The sales staff goes over and beyond to help.
I am a little sad because I signed up for a class, knitted Bray hat– a lace and cable beanie, the project was not suitable for allotted time four beginners like me. So I never was able to finish my hat.
I had a few gift certificates from family for them I signed up for two more classes, «The Age of Brass & Steam Kerchief» and how to learn to make pj pants. I bought the yarn for the kerchief class, but then it was cancelled because I was the only one enrolled. They did credit me the cancelled class.
I then got the flu that everyone got in the winter which turned to a severe sinus infection and forgot to call to cancel the basic sewing class, so I lost $ 55. I came back today with the yarn I bought for the kerchief class with my receipts and they would not allow me to return the yarn because it was over a month and the dye lot may have changed I lost $ 25.50. It did plainly say it on the bottom of their receipt and the class policy is on their website if you can’t make it. I lost a gift of $ 80.50 so I will keep buying yarn for already planned projects and will probably use YouTube to learn how to knit lace and use a sewing machine. AndreaB

This place is a wonderland for knitters and folks into textiles. I had only a few minutes to spend in the store but all the rich colors and textures begged me to browse a while. The person helping me was friendly and warm. I picked up a couple embroidery hoops and some cool bags of scrap fabric named «David Bowie» and «Aretha» for $ 5 each. I squealed with joy when I got to open them and saw some Goodnight, Moon prints and a little chick print. I’m into fabrics, so I can’t wait to return! I’d love to take a class! They have good space for gathering, true to their name.

I’ve always loved Gather Here for its awesome taste in designer fabrics. They stock the best modern fabrics around, saving me from waiting impatiently for fabrics to arrive via mail. Last night I took a knitting basics class with Carrie and now I can knit! I had always struggled with some of the basics of knitting, but thanks to her I can knit and purl like a champ :)
They also have the best deal in town for a knitting beginners class — I looked at a ton of places but Gather Here had the best price and they included a skein of yarn and knitting needles. The store has such a great vibe — fun and modern! I will definitely go back to take other classes! So glad to see a ton of good reviews because I want this place to stay around forever and ever.

Came in to do some simple sewing for a Halloween costume. It was great! Nice machines, quiet but not too quiet, and a pretty good deal at $ 10 an hour :-)

I shopped here over Labor Day weekend because they were having a sidewalk sale. I thought that they were going to mark things down no more than 10% since they are a pretty expensive store, but I was wrong. They had a several tables full of discounted (mostly cotton) fabric ranging from $ 1 to $ 5 a yard (which is pretty epically low for GH), BOGO fat corners, discounted tools, and discounted yarn. The rest of the store was 10% off. I ended up exercising self restraint and only getting 3 yards of fabric since my completion rate for projects tends to be around 20−30%.
I hadn’t been here in a while and the sale reminded me how beautiful this little store is. It also reminded me of what it was like to pay reasonable prices, so I will probably still be weary of spending $$$/​yard for cotton fabric. That being said, I still think it is important to support a business so community oriented and unique, so I try to go here to buy little things like buttons, wool felt, ribbon, and roving for felting.

Took a beginners sewing class that was fabulous. BERNINA machines are like butter, fabric selections are great, and the instructor (Alison?) was awesome. Music selection during the class fully enhanced the experience. Highly recommended. I’ll be booking some studio time to work on projects in the future

I have a great fear that the people who run this place (Virginia and Noah) will realize they belong in Brooklyn and next time I go to the store it will be gone. Hopefully, this will never come to pass.
Gather Here is a cozy, divinely creative oasis and I am forever grateful to whomever mentioned its existence to me. I started quilting a year ago, and was unhappy having to drive out to JoAnn’s and deal with the impersonal service and sometimes cheaply manufactured fabrics.
And then I walked into Gather Here. I’ve taken almost 10 quilting course taught by Maritza Soto, who is an awesome artist and designer, and really encourages personal artistic exploration. I’m so happy with the large variety of styles and techniques of quilting that I’ve gotten to explore. And the classes are really reasonably priced! Especially compared with the stiff fees some of the adult ed and other art schools in the area charge.
I’ve also bought a ton of fabric, which surprisingly is not more expensive than JoAnn’s. (Gather Here sells Kona cotton for $ 7.25/yd, while JoAnn’s has charged me up to $ 8.50.)
The most important thing about Gather Here is that intangible sense of community with like-​minded, funky, creative people. I can simply stand in the store and feel at home. To find a place where I feel accepted is worth a million bucks, or maybe it’s priceless.
Yeah, parking is rough, but I’d rather walk a couple blocks from my car to get to a place where I want to be, than have a vast parking lot for a depressing big box store that sucks the lifeblood out of me.
Long live Gather Here!

This is the cutest store ever. They have so many things I couldn’t choose what to buy. The staff was very friendly and not pushy. One of them approached me because I probably looked confused. She asked me what I was trying to make and helped me so much with choosing the right materials and how much I needed for each material. I was so indecisive but she stayed with me for almost an hour to help me decide.
They also offer group classes. one-​on-​one, and sewing machine rentals. It seems like not just a fabric store but a very friendly and unique community as well. Will definitely be back for my next project!

Uniqueness in the best possible way defines Gather Here. They are a place to gather and make something no matter what your craft! I am a novice sewer that enjoys making handbags. I was referred by a coworker and couldn’t be happier someone recommended this spot. They regularly offer classes that cover a variety of topics but they fill up fast! Each month they post them and only those on social media get immediate notice. I aim to take one a month to build my skills. My only hesitation on five stars is that in class I sometimes feel rushed but I think that is true of most sewing lessons. Outside of classes they offer open studio time and of course have their retail area. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Their passion comes across with every encounter I have had. They offer a variety of unique fabrics and projects to work on. Definitely stop by! It’s a short walk from Central Square!

I love this place! The staff are helpful and friendly and the yarn selection is great. They have a wide array of colors and fibers. I’ve yet to buy any fabric there but I love the patterns that I’ve seen there.
They also have nice touches like a couch, frequent makers card/​discount, and water and tea available while you shop. Gather Here is now my favorite local yarn shop! I highly recommend them to local crafters!

I’m a knitter of 7 years: this is my new favorite yarn store. I was greeted genuinely and warmly by every associate and I learned how to wind yarn into cake on an umbrella swift. I’ll be back.

Work has been light, so I’ve picked up sewing again. I just love this store! If it weren’t for Gather Here, I really wouldn’t be sewing. I’ve only taken the tote bag class, but somehow managed to create four articles of clothing within the last month because…
(1) The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful.
(2) GH carries really cute and hip sewing patterns that are very friendly for the foolish and adventurous beginner. They have a healthy selection of Colette patterns (very good printed instructions), By Hand London (they do step-​by-​step blog posts), along with a few others I haven’t attempted yet. These are seriously cute patterns you’d actually want to wear.
(3) The fabric selection is still wonderful (though heavy on quilting fabrics). I picked up some nice chambray that I keep making everything out of and there are some wonderful Liberty of London prints that are not overly feminine (cars, horses, pears?). It’s a little dicey spending a lot of money on fabric when you’re a beginner, but when the stakes are so high– I make sure I finish my project and wear them.
helpful staff + cute patterns + nice fabric (+ down the street from dwelltime)= addiction!
Also… my husband (who I never thought was the sort of man with fine motor skills, except for video game playing) is now addicted to the subversive cross stitch kits GH sells. Thanks guys!

Yes, homegirl (Carolyn) is right. This is a near perfect craft store. Nice amount of yarn that run the economic spectrum, all good quality. People seem knowledgeable, tho 1 person did play me out (but that happens, right? told me wrong amt of yarn).
Can we please, please, please get already spun yarn? Please? I get that you might want us to bond with the yarn a little more by having us spin it, but I have such a strong case of self-​importance that I really don’t have the time to spin it myself. And then, when I have to sit there and watch some other customer gingerly spin the yarn with a care that rivals a new mom with her new born, I begin tapping my foot and get snappy. But what really kills me is when the other customer pulls out 10 yarn to spin and I can’t talk mess because I got 10 yarn to spin and I try to keep it under control because the poor customer behind me has only 1.
It’s an internal struggle of epic proportion.
But if you don’t suffer from delusion of grandeur like me, go here. No, seriously. Go here.

Imagine my delight when I found Gather Here — they have an amazing fabric selection (one I thought couldn’t possibly rival my favorite west coast fabric shop in Portland but it totally does and is better price-​wise), great classes, an awesome staff, and just a welcoming, creative vibe all around. I’m so excited this place is only a few short miles from my house. I plan to spend a lot of time here!