Hop to Anoka for old world charm and to visit The Shepherdess. It might start to feel like home.

Here at The Shepherdess we are busy preparing for Shop Hop 2013.  We are filled with excitement as we put the finishing touches on our featured pattern and we hope you are going to love this one!   The yarn is ‘oh so yummy’.... I’d love to tell you all about it...but you’ll have to wait. This is our third year participating in the shop hop and we hope this will be the best one yet.  Plan to spend some time here.

You'll find The Shepherdess in quaint downtown Anoka, filled with old world charm. Walking into our shop is like stepping into the past. From the tin ceiling and creaky wood floor to the natural fiber yarns, spinning wheels and friendly service, we are all about good, old fashioned quality. If you like wool, cotton, alpaca and silk yarn you'll love it here. We have lots of samples to inspire you and a cozy lounge to browse our pattern and book collection.

Besides the wonderful yarns, we also specialize in spinning fibers, wheels and looms.  We teach knitting, crochet, spinning and weaving classes and host regular gatherings for knitters, weavers and hand spinners.  

On the first and third Saturday of every month our hand spinners meet for a day of relaxation and inspiration.  On these special days a pot of soup simmers in our lounge to keep you happy and comfy for hours.  Our mill owner Deborah Peterson presents a special spinning fiber each time for sampling.  Deb has a corner at The Shepherdess filled with beautiful roving and bats for our spinners.  We are so happy to partner with Deb to provide fresh local fiber to our spinning community.

Weaving artists also gather once a month to learn a new technique and be inspired by fellow weavers.  We are so fortunate to have Winnie Johnson with us.  Winnie has studied and taught around the world and now she offers classes here at The Shepherdess.  What a treasure!

And new to our shop is our felting specialist, Linda Johnson Morke. Her felted items are for sale and we are hoping to offer felting classes in the near future.  You may know Linda as "the yurt lady".  Her yurt has been on display for many years at Shepherds Harvest. We welcome Linda and her talents to our shop.

While you're here, be sure to try our line of natural skin care and cleaning products all made right in our store filling the air with aromatherapy and filling our guests with a sense of well being. Almost every day someone says, " this feels like home, I don't want to leave".   We’ll be waiting to see you soon,

Kathy, Karen, Winnie, Deborah, Jennifer, Rachel, Mariah, Kate M. and Kathryn