Elissa's Creative Warehouse — Local services in Needham

Today was my first time visiting and I had so much fun looking through everything this store had to offer! The owner has a little bit of everything (meaning it was my first time seeing a lot of fun stuff!) and a lot of books that I haven't seen anywhere else (online included). I think everyone who is looking to try a new type of yarn or project should visit and maybe you can get to see examples worked up in person! I feel like this store would be a great place to get lessons or help one on one with your project. The store also has a HUGE selection of buttons to choose from and a large sale pile in the front room (plus many of those sale items are available in bulk amounts!).

There also seemed to be a place to drop off donation items in the corner if you were wondering what to do with all those extra items we crafters make :)

I had a touch of trouble finding the storefront so I'll mention that the door isn't easy visible from the road, but if you spot the sign the door is right next to it.

Also for those of you in wheelchairs or using larger mobility devices, the isles are a little tight. Still manageable, but maybe call ahead and ask when the store is less busy so you can be helped and not feel stuck/in the way? I went in with my mobility service dog instead of my mobility device and I'll probably make the same choice...

This is such a gem of a place, everyone at the store is very kind and welcoming and they do great work. I came here to get two beloved sweaters fixed—one was riddled with moth holes, and the other had worn thin in the elbows from use and was also very discolored. I had gotten a quote for the repairs from another yarn shop and they told me it would be over $250 each and probably wasn’t even worth it. I then went to Elissa and she took the job on no problem. She found a great match for the yarn and she did such a great job on the repairs that I could barely find them afterwards, even while looking carefully. And, it was under $100! My only advice is that if you need your repairs done by a certain time, make that clear in the beginning, because she is handling a lot of repairs at any given time. I am so glad I have found a trusted place to go to for all my sweater fixing...

My first visit today on the advice of my knitting instructor. I found the owner to be so helpful and pleasant. She has an enormous variety of yarn to go through.

I found a few skeins I really love. I’m someone who enjoys the adventure of color and mixing and matching with different yarns to come up with my own style.

My favorites are Berroco and Malibrigo, Rowan and Anny Blatt angora which I found in Newton. I purchased Jody Long’s Airspun shade in Honey, Berroco Ultra Alpsca Light in grey, and Adrienne Vittadini’s LISA in medium blue. All luxurious and for fingerless gloves.

I will return to Elissa’s when I’m looking for variety. It’s a welcoming knitting shop and you will immediately feel at ease when you walk in the door. Unfortunately, there aren’t many like this one. I enjoyed the...