Knit Ewe Together — Local services in Excelsior Springs

Many things to love about Excelsior Springs. Shopping local-support local-but after shopping downtown today at Knit Ewe Together I realize that this particular store could care less to have business, have you enter, stay and sure do not want you back. We, 3 couples of different ages went in and was speaking kindly with a woman saying she was an owner. The conversation turned odd when she told us we couldn’t afford the items in her store. I was taken back. Had to process it then asked her if she just said what she did and she did but tried to back peddle and say she meant we all couldn’t afford it while sweeping her hands to include herself. No, that is not what she said or meant. Shop local. Support local. But keep in mind that supporting local means they need to invest back in the customers and by that I mean treating all people equal. I would say save your money and shop anywhere else. Anywhere.

Update: the owner responded. Anyone can read it below. A few things: we were there approximately 4:30. I understand they close at 5, so if I am to understand her response one should shop there well before 4:30 as 6 people in the store intimidated her. Was the amount of people intimidating, the mixture of ethnicities, or our dress or perhaps just the tired look on our faces from visiting many other wonderful and kind stores and owners that intimidated her? And as far as being “confronted” by me I was simply asking her if she said what she did to the witness of 6 people as the conversation had been nice and informative up until that point. She did say what she did and I would think her experts would love to hear someone would like or at least thought a piece was exquisite and just a compliment. And that is regardless of price whether it is $40.00, $400.00 or $4,000. They do not have to sell anything ever. I am happy she stands by her creators. They absolutely deserve someone championing them on but not at the price of offending customers. Actually I cannot even say customers, because there will be no future reason to even look at the yarn she sells. Her response was not an apology but a reason she feels she can treat people poorly. But that is the beauty of owning your own business, you can treat people however you want. It...

Anyone who has been into a local yarn store knows that this store is, by far, the friendliest store of all stores out there. I have walked into stores wherein no one pays attention to you or if you are not a regular customer, snubs you unless you directly ask a question or are a member of their "clique". The negative comment above appears to arisen from a brief (less than 1/2 hour) encounter with the shop owner who was not allowed to explain her comments in full without the listener initially taking offense and forming an opinion which led to her review. I can definitely attest to the fact that you will find no friendlier person than the proprietor and owner of this shop. I believe her comment about the unaffordability of her knitted items is accurate and I would have said the same thing. There are 100 plus dollars of merino, cashmere, or alpaca yarn in each item. The interchangeable needle sets to make these items cost around $200, and after adding to that the long hours to craft each item, I would, myself, sell my shawls or sweaters in the $500 and up range. In addition, unless one knits or crochets, these expensive yarns demand extra care . I only knit for friends or family members who will delicately care for the items, and as a knitter, would never sell them to someone off the street unless they are a knitter themselves. Knitted items usually seen at craft fair shows are usually made with cheap acrylic yarns with easy stitches that can be sold cheaply and thrown in the wash. Retail cashmere and wool items are made with unethically sourced cheap product and sold to the masses without care as to where they came from. Maybe the negative reviewer should educate him or herself on the product used to make the shop's knitted items, become a knitter her/his self, and learn that this craft, although expensive, is a rewarding and...

I took crochet level 1 and 2 classes at Knit Ewe Together and was blown away by how much I was able to learn from these two classes! Taking classes with Shawna in-person really helped me kickstart my new crochet obsession. She is filled with knowledge (and patience!)

I went in only knowing how to chain and single crochet stitch, and walked away understanding abbreviations, how to choose yarn types, how to read a pattern and understand basic crochet terminology, and how to do several new stitches including double, half, and triple crochets. Shawna does an amazing job at making sure you grasp what you're doing and sprinkles in lots of tips and tricks along the way. I left feeling so inspired and confident, thanks to her!

Knit Ewe Together is such a great place for our town. Not only do they offer amazing classes, but they have tons of beautiful locally made yarn for sale as well!! Everyone I encountered in her shop was a delight, including her Saturday 'regulars' who were always willing to offer me tips, ask me about my projects, and make me feel welcome.

I will recommend Knit Ewe Together and their classes to anyone I know who's looking to start their crochet journey- but beware, you'll likely become addicted...