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Nerding Out Over Knitting: Kim Clark and Her Family’s Inspiring Journey to Cultivate Community Through a Thriving Local Yarn Store


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Margo is joined by sisters Kim and Tracy of Hearts on Fiber out of Davidson, North Carolina. Kim and her three daughters were of the belief that every small town needs a local yarn store so when the Davidson craft center closed, an empty space for fiber arts opened. The urge was so strong to try and fill the “space” that they quickly began planning a way to open a new kind of craft store.

 

Hearts on Fiber started with little more than an idea, late nights dyeing yarn out of their kitchen which became the laundry room and eventually the attic until their passionate mission to be so much more for their town came to fruition. Since moving into their current location in downtown Davidson, the business has expanded and Kim’s sister Tracy has taken on a role within the business. Hearts on Fiber provides kits and tools for a range of fiber arts, along with the space to learn, inspire, explore fiber arts, build community, and so much more.

 

Margo, Kim and Tracy discuss:

  • The stars aligning and how Hearts on Fiber really came to be

  • Instilling creativity in her daughters from a young age

  • How working with family impacts their business and managing different personalities

  • How Tracy came into the business

  • How to cultivate community through inspiring and teaching

  • Making knitting/fiber arts accessible to people of all levels

  • Demystifying knitting techniques

  • Private class offerings versus group classes

  • Where to start if interested in knitting for the first time

  • And so much more

 

Connect with Kim & Tracy:

https://www.heartsonfiber.com/

www.instagram.com/heartsonfiber

Connect with Margo:

www.windowsillchats.com

www.instagram.com/windowsillchats

www.patreon.com/inthewindowsill

 

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