Shirley's Yarns Crafts & Gifts — Local services in Hancock

I’m doing the 2022 Maine Yarn Cruise and rating all the shops. This one has a vast selection, so if you need a particular fiber, you’re sure to find a match here. There are signs everywhere letting you know that even more stock is held out back, so it’s likely you’ll be able to find enough of any one dye lot for most projects easily. The shop also has a good selection of many other crafts, including painting, cross stitch, drawing, even a bit of felting. If you like lighthouses, check out the massive Maine lighthouse cross stitch section! The owner was friendly and pleasant and I’d say it was...

We stopped here on our way up to Bar Harbor. What a pleasant surprise! My husband just noticed the sign driving down the road and pulled in because he knew I’d want to go. Shirley’s has a lot of yarn, patterns and knitting notions. They also have other art and craft supplies, candies, fudge, and gifts. I could’ve spent a lot more time there if hubby wasn’t waiting in the car! If you’re a knitter on the way to Acadia/Bar Harbor area, stop...

Amazing shop! It was like Christmas for a yarn lover with impressive selection and friendly service. Was able to stock up on yarn for a couple new projects they had sample pieces for recent patterns of that my daughter really liked, find some beautiful local Maine yarn skeins, and pick up several skeins of discontinued yarn that I'd used on a previous project and couldn't find anymore. The kids loved the sugar candy cake topper...