A Novel Yarn is a yarn shop without borders, based in Jonesborough, TN.
We can be found all over town selling yarn, teaching classes and just hanging out and knitting.
Tara – Co-owner, dyer, spinner, blogger, daughter to Kim, wife to Jay. She spins and dyes for her yarn line, Blonde Chicken Boutique, teaches the classes and keeps everyone in the (yarn) loop through the blog, Twitter and Ravelry.
Kim – Co-owner, shepherdess, knitter, felter, mother to Tara, Corey, Troy & Dylan, wonder-woman. She wrangles the farm animals (Shera & Maddie, the sheep; Emily the milking goat; Cookie & Patches, the sheepdogs; 11 un-named laying hens; Snowball & Tiger, the lazy cats) while quoting Willy Wonka. (Scratch that, reverse it!)
Jay – Webmaster, shelf-builder, graphic designer, FunkMaster and husband to Tara. He hums Johnny Cash songs while making our flyers and patterns pretty. His talents include picking *just* the right color, despite being red/green colorblind, setting up our craft-show tent and making up song lyrics that rhyme on the spot.
We were honored to be featured on the front of the Tempo section of the Johnson City Press on January 3rd. See pictures here.
