from the online tour the place looks HUGE. i am lucky, in NoVA, i have three very good shops nearby, but with the cost of square footage here being much more costly than Ogden, there is NO store that is that big. i always like to visit xs shops when we go on vacation,Williamsburg, VA, has a very nice one called Haus Tirol.
Knitting, you haven't been to Shepherd's Bush? Go!!! So much fun. The last time I was there Teri Richards (one of the owners) picked out buttons and thread for my project. Oooh. Aaah. They have most of their designs framed and on the walls; there is any kind of fabric, they stock so many patterns. They also have a stitching retreat every other year. I am planning on going in 2006.
I love all the new fabrics and threads that are there for cross stitch. Silk is wonderful to stitch with (and expensive too.) The Stitchin Station in Murray sponsored a stitching class last Saturday on three designs by Indigo Rose. The pieces are in linen with silk threads. Beautiful to look at and to work with.
Next Friday and Saturday evening, they are also holding a knit-in and stitch-in for breast cancer. I'm going Friday evening and knitting scarfs. That will be fun.