Joann alternatives

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I know we’re all wondering where we’re going to shop now and I’ve seen a few posts looking for recommendations, so I made a list of some online alternatives to Joann if anyone is interested! Definitely comment if you know of any others!

Edit: there’s also a website called yarnsub.com that shows recommendations for specific yarns

Joann alternatives

-has a ton of sales
-Bernat, Caron, red heart, etc

-pretty cheap-high end
-huge selection

-huge selection of both yarn and notions
-some cheap, mostly mid range-high end
-sometimes you can find really great deals on tools—hooks, knitting needles
-based in Denmark, but ships to us, Canada, aus; also has a uk website

-lion, red heart, Caron, Bernat, house brand, premier, etc

-mostly house brand
-tons of options, just most of the time more than I’m willing to spend

-mid range-high end
-huge variety

Knitpicks.com
-mid range-high end
-I didn’t love the selection, but you might

-Caron, lion, red heart, premier, house brand
-prices range from decent to a little high

-good prices on specialty yarns

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Hobby Lobby has good, cheap yarn!
Michael’s has bernat, sweet snuggles, and a bunch of fun yarns!
Walmart carries bernat as well!

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Walmart is just more than I’m willing to pay, but Michael’s can be good when they’ve got their 40% off coupons! They just don’t have a huge selection.

I internationally left hobby lobby off the list though lol

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fair enough about walmart hehe!
:o what happened with hobby lobby? :sob:

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Short answer is they stand against just about everything I believe in.

Long answer
-they’re an evangelical conservative group
-anti-lgbt views
-denied birth control insurance coverage to their employees
-multiple allegations of discrimination
-attempted to stay open during covid
-also huge scandal about them buying religious artifacts that were stolen during a war, then smuggling them into the us

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omg!! I never knew that :sob:

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yeah i dont like hobby lobby either for those reasons. its just so overwhelming Christian when u walk and and I’m just like “nope, no thanks”

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I’m a Christian but I don’t care really (like I know all of those things are bad don’t get me wrong) but I love their yarn and just go in to get that, it is my favorite yarn they are the only place that sells it and I cannot get it where I live

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Walmart has their own line of yarns too and I like them quite a bit. $7 for 300 grams of 6weight chenille yarn is pretty good. Cotton yarns are around $3 per 3.5 ounces. Acrylic is $2-$3 per 7 ounces.

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That’s exactly why I don’t go there!

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Premier has great yarn too. Their premier basix worsted weight yarn is almost identical to the Big Twist Value yarn and often on sale for cheap.

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