As you may remember from years past, or may have seen in our most recent email newsletter, October marks the 20 year anniversary of Hillsborough Yarn Shop! The shop has grown and changed in many ways since Anne first opened in 2006, but always with the goal of bringing the best natural fiber yarns, tools, … [more]
This week, we’re trying something different on the HYS blog, and hosting a guest post from our friend and teacher, Katherine. Enjoy! If you’ve spent any time at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, you already know what a special place it is. I’ve been a loyal customer for years because I can always count on finding beautiful … [more]
July is here, and that means it’s time for our Annual Inventory Sale! From July 1 – 31, everything in the shop is discounted by 15%. If you’ve had your eye on a special skein, a kit, or a certain project, now is the time to take the leap! Pick up a few limited edition … [more]
Mark your calendars and gather your fiber friends, it’s time for the Triangle Yarn Crawl! The Triangle Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of 7 local yarn shops, where yarn-lovers get together and hop from one shop to the next, shopping and seeing the full breadth of available fibers. The 2026 crawl is coming up this … [more]
We’re looking forward to Local Yarn Store Day, this Saturday, April 25th. Come to HYS on LYS Day for a special in-store-only sale: 25% off featured yarns! LYS Day is about celebrating brick-and-mortar yarn shops and appreciating all that they offer. Here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, we are proud of our selection of high … [more]
We’re excited to announce something new for 2026 – a Hillsborough Yarn Shop knitting retreat in Portland, Maine! Our longtime Isager distributor, David, recently reached out to Anne with an enticing invitation. Would she like to co-host a knitting retreat at a tranquil island inn on Maine’s Casco Bay? She marked her calendar right away, … [more]
October 2025 marks the 19 year anniversary of the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, a milestone we’re proud to have reached! Anne’s goal has remained the same since she first opened the shop in 2006: to bring the best natural fiber yarns, tools, and publications to stitchers in the Triangle. By that measure, in my opinion, Anne has … [more]
July is here, and that means it’s time for our Annual Inventory Sale! From July 1 – 31, everything in the shop is discounted by 15%. If you’ve had your eye on a special skein, a kit, or a bigger project, now is the time to take the leap! Pick up a few limited edition … [more]
Mark your calendars and gather your fiber friends, it’s time for the Triangle Yarn Crawl! The Triangle Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of 6 local yarn shops, where yarn-lovers get together and hop from one shop to the next, shopping, entering raffles, and seeing the full breadth of available fibers. The 2025 crawl is coming … [more]
We’re looking forward to Local Yarn Store Day, this Saturday, April 26th. Come to HYS on LYS Day for a special in-store-only sale: 25% off featured yarns! LYS Day is about celebrating brick-and-mortar yarn shops and appreciating all that they offer. Here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, we are proud of our selection of high … [more]