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Spooling World Wide Apparel

By: Alex Hayes and Julia Hurt
Updated: September 29, 2011
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From wood to paper, even dog hair you can just about turn anything into yarn.

You can find yarn from all around the world here in Abilene in one place, Yarnies. Rick and Linda Nygaard have turned their hobby in to a business at Yarnies.

Knitting and Crocheting are just a few things they teach at Yarnies.

When we askes Linda what got her started in this hobby she said, "My Mother was a knitter and into all different kinds of crafts. Unfortunately she got cancer when I was 4 and passed away when I was 7... So I went to the library and got a book and I was determined to learn how to knit and crochet to kinda keep a connection with her."

To get started on your very own project visit Yarnies they're located on south seventh and you can also find them on Facebook just search Yarnies.

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