IDEA STUDIO
515 S LaGrange Road
LaGrange, IL 60525
708-352-1789
Yarn Crawl Hours
Saturday, July 20th: 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, July 21st: 12 noon to 4 pm
Monday, July 22nd: Closed
Tuesday, July 23rd: 10 am to 5 pm
Wednesday, July 24th: 10 am to 5 pm
Thursday, July 25th: 10 am to 5 pm
Friday, July 26th: 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday, July 27th: 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, July 28th: 12 noon to 4 pm
Get to know Idea Studio
1. What is your favorite part of the Chicago Yarn Crawl?
We love to create a new pattern for the crawl each year. The process of developing a concept, thinking it through for both knit and crochet, trying to keep a theme going, and then executing the design is always exciting! Then we love to show it off to knitters and crocheters who really appreciate the process. What a great group of people handwork people are, and we feel so lucky to get to meet so many enthusiasts!
2. How long have you been in business and how did you get started?
We opened Idea Studio Needle Arts 19 years ago. At that time, we had a third partner named Ruth, who was Nancy's mother. The three of us wanted a place to come to every day and enjoy the job. She was with us for 15 years and always had a smile and a greeting for everyone. She passed away at 95 years old, so the two of us have soldiered on. We still enjoy what we do every day after all these years!
3. What makes your shop unique?
We try to promote creativity within our shop. We have needlepoint supplies, paint custom canvases, teach jewelry making, needle felting and wet felting as well as knitting and crocheting! That keeps our creative juices flowing and hopefully those that need a little creative boost feel our positive energy in a welcoming atmosphere. We have enough experience to make sure that the projects work properly and people are excited about starting them!
4. What is your favorite part of being an LYS owner?
There is no where else around that creative souls can find stimulation like a LYS! Just walking in the door of a LYS puts a smile on people's faces and a lilt in their step! We are so lucky to be a part of creating the best part of someone's day! We get to know our customers over the years, and share in their lives. We become one big family of creative thinkers! The wonderful part of that is that we are getting as much from our customers as hopefully they are from us! How fabulous is that!