Monday, October 15, 2007
This is what the inside looked like
Towards the front of the store was all of the yarn, and they had one of the yarns I covet Manos del Uruguay in my fav colors! What can I make out of this y'all??? 
I did buy some goodies but it wasn't the Manos yarn.
In the back was the spinning area with lots of wheels
And where they also had lots of roving in bins and baskets
So we got a quick crash course of spinning! :o) (I am not remotely interested in doing this, but we all were eager to see it in action!)
Tina showed us how she fuses the wool fibers together
So of course a meet-up is not a meet-up unless there is good food!
Ganache is a GREAT restaurant and bakery in Greensboro.
As soon as we walked in we saw this
Are you kidding me!?! We knew immediately that dessert was in our future! LOL We were salivating over it!
Michelle even had to get her quick work out in advance with the increasing anticipation of lunch! :oD She is so crazy! Haha!
Lunch was really good! I got my half sandwich and she crab soup (which we were turned on to trying it with a shot of sherry! It was the bomb!!). The soup was truly divine with fresh crab meat bits too.
And Nik had some slammin' shrimp and grits!! I am so getting that the next time I am there.
Y'all know we had dessert! Ridiculous!!! 
My Bailey's Caramel Crunch cake was delish!! Of course it was covered in ganache!! :o)
We really really really enjoyed our lunch!! Haha! 
This is the only shot I have with all us in one pic. Even Toni's cute little daughter Lela was there!
We even liked the money tree that was up as art work near our table, and the art piece below reminded me of women "lunching", which was exactly what we were doing!
Great atmosphere and great food! It was GGgggreeeaaaatttttt!! :o)
We had to keep moving and "rolled" ourselves to the next yarn shop LOL! 
This shop seemed to cater to stitching. 
What is up with selling strands of yarn?? And there was actual yarn in the back.
They did have an entire wall dedicated to Noro so you know I was very pleased to see that! Haha!
But this visit was short and sweet as nothing really jumped out at us. I did see this sock yarn.
Have y'all heard of this before? It reminds me of the other yarn I covet the lovely Malabrigo.
Last stop was the This and That shop, and below is the entrance into the shop where most of the local knitters love to go for their yarn.
and as soon as we walked in I discovered why it is called "This and That". They sell candles, jewelry, bags, and other items in the shop other than yarn.
I did grab a couple of balls of yarn to do another quick and easy project! ;o) But stumbled across this yarn
Have you all seen or used this yarn before? I love the mustard color but it is kinda of scratchy.
We really had a wonderful day "yarnsploring" and we can't wait to do it again soon! I am so glad I got to meet you ladies!!
So wait - I know I should remember this but I just made a connection with something else. It was Yarns Etc in Raleigh where you got ignored?
ps: you are a brave woman wearing a LION BRAND YARN top to "real" yarn stores (don't think I didn't notice!)
Seriously, I am jealous that you have so many yarn shops to visit near you.
I just bought some Malabrigo in shocking pink from Get Knitted. I love it. I found a great pattern on Ravelry for it too, the Princess Lace Wrap.
Looks like you had such a great time! Lol, at you guys rolling from shop to shop after eating all that dessert!!!
Glad you had such a great time!
I also love the purse that was hanging on the Noro wall in that one shop! Too Cute! Will have to save that photo and try to find that pattern.
Thanks for sharing!
Love the pre-lunch workout, looks very effective, especially looking at the cake. Gosh I love cake, have I mentioned that lately? :)
The trip looks like A LOT of fun!! The Rio de la Plata felts AMAZINGLY well - produces a nice firm fabric in minimal time (I made a small clutch type bag from it last year, and have another ball to make it again).
And now, back to the boxes - I SO want this done *S*
I'll catch up with you all eventually...
Glad yall have fun "yarnsploring" lol
Wow the food looks wonderful!!I am loving all the yarn shops you guys went to.
oh, the old g'boro, how i miss it!!! looks like y'all had a beautiful time! ROFL @ mrs. purls doing her pre-eating work-out!!!
Now where can I get me some cake...
looks like a wonderfultime was had by all!