Short Break Announcement – Shop Closing Early on Saturday 18th June ‘22
Taking a short break this weekend, and visiting family in N.Ireland, the shop in Marchmont will be closing early at 2.30pm on Saturday 18th June ’22 , and closed on Sunday 19th June. Re-opening as ususal on Tuesday, between 12.00 – 4.00pm. Online orders over the week end will be posted out on Tuesday 21st June.
2020 has been an extremely stressful year and I am really exhausted and taking a short break to recuperate. The Marchmont shop is closed from 25th December and will re-open again on Tuesday 5th January.
Due to Tier 4 Covid restrictions in Scotland, the physical shop will not be opened to walk in customers, but the online shop is open for mail orders You can check out the online shop beinspiredfibresonline.com or to check on stock, you can message me via email at beinspiredfibres@gmail.com or contact via facebook or instagram.
Have a safe HOLIDAY SEASON and see you in the NEW YEAR.
Open on Mon 23rd – Tue 24th December, 10.30 – 5.00
Closed on Wed 25th Christmas Day and 26th Boxing Day
Open 27th, 28th 29th 30th & 31st December , 10.30 – 5.00
Closed New Year Day 1st January – 13th January 2020.
Re-opening on Tuesday 14th January , 10.30 – 5.00
HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR
The shop in Marchmont will be closed on Sunday 23rd December and will re-open again on Sunday, 30th December at 13.00.
The shop will also be open on both Monday 1st and 2ndJanuary 2019
from 10.30 – 17.00.
Shop will be closed between
Sunday – Christmas Eve 24th December 2017 – Monday, 1st January 2018
and
re-opening on Tuesday 2nd January 2018
The online shop is open for viewing, but orders will only be posted out on my return on Tuesday 2nd January.
Have a very Happy Christmas and New Year!
SHOP will be closed on SUNDAY, 2nd April for stock counting!!
I will be taking a short break over the Easter Weekend:
Closing at 4.00 0’clock on Thursday 13th April 2017
Closed Friday 14th April 2017
Closed Saturday 15th April 2017
Closed Sunday 16th April 2017
Closed Monday 17th April 2017
RE-OPENING on Tuesday, 18th April 2017 as normal at 10.30am
HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR
The shop will be closed on Christmas Eve 24th December 2016 from 2.00pm and will re-open in the New Year on Tuesday, 3rd January 2017.
Online orders will not be fulfilled until my return on the 3rd January.
Please have a very happy and safe Christmas & New Year.
Please check the latest crochet and knitting classes at
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year!
Holiday Opening Times:
24th December – 10.30am – 3.30pm – OPEN
25th December – 28th December – CLOSED
Re-opening – Tuesday 29th December
Thursday 31st December – 10.30 – 3.30pm – OPEN
Friday 1st -January 2016 – CLOSED
Saturday 2nd January 2016 – OPEN
Sunday 3rd January 2016 – 2pm – 5pm OPEN
Still unpacking from the weekend’s fabulous Edinburgh Yarn Festival, the Marchmont shop will be closed between Wednesday 25th and Monday, 30th March, re-opening on Tuesday 31st March, as I will be working on the Lotus Yarns’ stand at H+H Cologne, a major annual trade show in Germany.
I will be opened on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th 
March from 10.30 – 5.00. Online orders will be fulfilled on my return on Tuesday.
If you missed Karie Westermann’s class at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival, she will be doing a one-day Two Handed Stranded Colourwork workshop at the shop on Saturday, 18th April 2015.
Are you suffering from “the second sock syndrome”? Why not try knitting socks two at a time and from the toe-up, Becky Mead will be running a 2 x 2 hour class on the technique, which is scheduled for Sundays 19th April and 26 April from 2.30 – 4.30pm.
This is suitable for experienced knitters who are familiar with the magic loop technique with long circulars.
More information and booking info on classes can be found on www.bookwhen.com/beinspiredfibres.
View from the Empire State Building
Last week, I was on holiday in New York City with the family and in between the museum visits and sightseeing, I did manage to check out some of Manhattan’s local yarn shops.
You cannot go to New York without a visit to Purl Soho, which is situated downtown in SoHo, near Spring Street subway stop on Line 6.
If you are familiar with their blog Purl Bee, it is exciting to be able to see and touch their beautiful samples knitted up with their own brand of luxury yarns. I went there twice, the first visit was a bit short, as I had the husband and kids in tow. The second visit without the entourage was much more productive.
Purl Soho Yarns
I was tempted by a few skeins of Loft and Shelter by Brooklyn Tweed for accessories, a very squishy skein of Anzula – Cloud and a few skeins of Purl Soho own branded fingering line weight.
Yarns from Habu
Habu, which is a few blocks from the Empire State Building, was a research visit for me, as I wanted to extend the Habu range in my shop.
Situated in a very tiny shared office suite, not far from Madison Square Gardens, the showroom had a good but limited stock of their current ranges.
If you are crazy about Habu, it is worth a visit, but it is a good idea to make an appointment before visiting, as it is more of an office rather than a shop and space is rather limited. My kids and husband waited patiently in the lobby, whilst I was buying.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
String Yarns, is a 10 minutes walk from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this is definitely a designer yarn boutique – think “Vogue Knitting”!
There was a big table to park the kids and husband for a short browse around the shop, which had a good selection of Koigu. The shop has lots of natural light and on the second floor with floor to ceiling windows, which overlook Lexington Avenue. They stock a selection of designer yarns and their own brand of luxury yarns.
The Guggenheim
If you are visiting the Guggenheim in the Upper East Side, and are looking for some mainstream American brands alongside luxury hand dyed yarns and tapestry threads, Annie & Co Needlepoint, is a local yarn and needlepoint shop which is a short walk away. Annie & Co closes at 6.30, so there was time to finish a quick tour of the Guggenheim before closing time and still have about 30 min to browse.
The knitting world is really a very small world, as it turned out that one of the shop assistants at Annie & Co.,was going to be at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival in a few weeks time!
Be Inspired Fibres Yarn Shop 