Mourning Joann Fabrics in My Finished Olga Jacket
I’m currently wearing my Olga Jacket as I write this post. In the process of finishing it, I was forced to face the grief that many other knitters and crafters alike have faced: Joann Fabrics and Crafts closing. I’ve been bummed about Joann’s closing since I heard the bankruptcy was for real this time. It was the closest craft store to me, the Michael’s is 25 minutes away, and I don’t think I need to explain why Hobby Lobby isn’t exactly a company I’m enthusiastic about supporting. But if you were to line all 3 stores up next to each other in the same plaza that’s 5 minutes from my house, and gave them all the same ethical ideologies, I’d still pick Joann’s as my favorite. I was confronted with the Joann-shaped hole in my heart when looking for buttons for this Olga Jacket. With the black button band and wanting black buttons, I knew that the buttons could look cheap very easily. That’s part of the reason I wanted to look for buttons in person. The other part is that shoppin...
