It's time for the 2019 Swissmas Holiday Sales Event! Give yourself or someone you think is awesome, a gift that will keep on giving for years to come. If you are planning on making this a handmade holiday it's the perfect opportunity to grab a machine to make things easier. Upcoming machine promotions are all available for pre-order. Contact us (617-714-4880) to pay in advance and reserve your machine at its special holiday price. There are multiple limited time offers spread throughout the Holiday season. Get them while the offer is available. Starting November 14 running through November 30th, 2019...

Supporting non-profits that continue doing the essential work needed in our communities is important to gather here and we think it's important to the people that shop, take classes, and spend time here. This November 2019 our We Care Wednesday recipient is the Maine Access Immigrant Network (MAIN). On October 23, 2019 we co-sponsored the Refugee Knit Night event with our friends at Make & Mend and Remnant Brewing. Through the generosity of our suppliers and our team we donated approximately 50 hat knitting kits for the volunteers who came to knit something for refugees experiencing their first Maine winter....

November marks our new Sample of the Month KAL, a collaboration with the good folx at Brooklyn Tweed. We're kicking things off on Friday, November 1, 2019 with the Galloway Hat - a Scandinavian-inspired colorwork hat designed by Jared Flood for BT's Holiday 2018 collection. You can come check out the two samples we have in the shop for inspiration throughout November 2019. We'll have Galloway Hat coloring sheets and colored pencils so you can map out your color combination, and when you pick up Peerie yarn you'll receive 15% off all month. We selected the Galloway for it's festiveness...

As gather here has become a destination fabric and fibers store we have needed to expand our inventory so we can meet the needs of all the awesome folx looking for that perfect tool or material to make something with. Kendra, after years of working solo, now has an assistant and she'll be the first to admit that "operation gh inventory" is a lot less overwhelming. When did you start making things?
My mom used to make my sister and me Halloween costumes when we were little, and in middle school I joined the drama club and worked with the home...

Jules joined our team this summer and will complete her three month training period in October. Jules is a talented knitter and we love having another independent designer on our team. When did you start making things?I have always loved various forms of crafting, but my grandmother taught me to knit when I was 9 years old and I haven’t put down the needles since!What's your favorite thing to make?I don’t think I can pick one favorite thing to make! Among my favorites right now would be cosy pullovers, colorful shawls and scarves, and quick, instant-gratification accessories like earrings and...