Beads

On Friday, when I went out to find a yarn shop, I passed an area that was fascinating;there were at least 5 bead shops if not more. I lost count. Each of the shops had its own specialty. One of the shops was the Beadery. www.thebeadery.ca. A friend of ours who lives in Florida loves beading and even teaches courses. She would love these shops.
In addition to the yarn shops, fabric shops were situated in between them. Again, I took time to go into one of them and discovered exotic fabric that would make a wonderful jacket or some special outfit. Wonderful to discover that these shops exist since fabric departments are no longer part of department stores. I still remember in my teens being able to go to the department store and hunt for a pattern, fabric, and accessories in the department store. One stop shopping at its best. This is no longer the case. Good to know that there are still people sewing and creating interesting things.