Silk Road Textiles

I went in after meeting the owner at another business in the college hill business district. The owner said she was a retired teacher who was passionate about quilting and fiber arts who started a business. The layout of the store was nice and colorful. There are quilt and batik examples for you craftspeople. For artist like me there are silk and satin scarves available that you can walk out of the store wearing or take home and add designs to. My wife is into fashion so a Michael C original is in order! What makes this place great is that folks come from around the country (and Canada) just to participate in the store programming and to collect rows for quilts. They offer classes that rotate every season that include knitting, quilting, crocheting, garment making, felting, fiber dyeing and loom weaving! The classes are taught by nationally known, certified instructors that add to the quality of the experience. I’ve been to the shop 3 times and have always had a good experience. The folks are knowledgeable and work with folks of all experience levels and skill sets. They also offer a series of short kids camps and classes. If you’re a creative/​crafty type this is definitely a place you want to check out. There are local eateries just next door if you work up an appetite shopping!

This is my LYS (Local Yarn Shop) even though it’s not all that local to me. Why? The service is fabulous! The staff are all friendly and knowledgeable about either the fabric or the yarn or both. The yarn and fabric are all high quality and very beautiful. In addition, there are various tools, books, and patterns to assist your creativity, and they have classes, too. Come on Thursday evening for Open Stitching and share your passion with a nice group of friendly crafters.

I’ve come to enjoy this shop. The staff is really friendly and the knitting group that meets on Thursday evenings is very welcoming. I don’t sew, but the fabrics they sell make me wish I wanted to. I’m a hard core knitter and love their selection of high quality yarns. The yarn selection is a bit smaller than what you would see in a shop that was fully dedicated to yarn, but what they do have is mouth watering! It’s really worth a visit!

Excellent selection of beautiful fabrics and unusual yarns. Friendly service. Only problem: you will leave with more than you intended to buy, since there are many gorgeous items! The hours are good. They are open on Sundays. I also attended a class here, which was of excellent quality and fun.

What a unique store. It has Textiles for sewing or quilting and a variety of yarns for knitting or textile projects. I have never been to a store like this where I have really loved most of the stuff there, I have fairly eclectic taste. But there fabrics there are beautiful, and they have really beautiful yarn. I am looking into learning to sew again, and after I do that I will go back there for fabric. My sister-​in-​law is really into knitting. I went here with her and she found a really cool pattern for making felted bowls and bought stuff to make them, The yarn she bought was really unique and the bowls will look really nice.