Why We Love it: Wabi-Sabi
My beautiful best friend, Sophie, was visiting over the weekend so naturally I sent her on a Capital Oh adventure. We haven't really explored the Hintonburg area yet, so we decided this was the best place for Sophie to begin. The results do not disappoint. With a little wandering, Sophie was able to uncover Hintonburg's unique sparkle. - S
Sophie: First stop: Wabi-Sabi. First thought:
Wasabi…? Sushi…? Nope, none of the above. Wabi-Sabi is a wonder-FULL store for
all of you knitting, spinning, and weaving fanatics (like myself), as well as
for all & any beginners (they offer courses in knitting, sewing, felting,
spinning and weaving, and some for the kidlets too!) The store bursts with vibrant
and tantalizing wools, yarns, and fibres of all kinds, and I could immediately
feel the cozy potential of everything around me. On the back wall, they had
some of their yarns hanging, unwound, in a tempting display. I loved this way
of displaying the yarn, seeing as I could get a great sense of their
color/texture/softness… which was a feast for the eyes (and hands)! Of course,
I couldn’t leave empty-handed, and I bought some luscious plant-dyed yarn for
myself (originally from a small fiber studio on Salt Spring Island –
Kattikloo), and have already begun knitting a lace-like spring scarf! Wicked.
All in all, this store is super cool, friendly, and bursting with creative
energy… happy creating!
Wabi-Sabi : “a Japanese term
describing beauty that is imperfect and incomplete. And that sort of describes
working with fibre and wool with all the fuzzy bits and that.” (pulled from the
business card).
Wabi-Sabi
1078 Wellington Street
www.wabi-sabi.ca
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