In 2023 a customer came in and asked if they could drop off an application. They were looking for a part-time job in an independently owned small business. It's not every day that someone spells out their desire not support locally owned small businesses by working at one. Shing arrived just as we were looking for some additional weekend support - an avid knitter and gifted maker. When did you start making things? My Mom taught me how to sew in middle school, she had made all of our clothes up to that point. I think she got tired of...

In March, the Boston Globe featured volunteers that have opened up their homes to refugees and asylum seekers in Massachusetts. We were excited to learn of an organization working nearby and checked out the ArCS Cluster which helps refugees and asylum seekers in Arlington, Cambridge, and Somerville. ArCS Cluster is an all volunteer organization, with no office and no overhead, so every penny donated goes to support a local refugee or asylum seeker. Many of their guests have to stay anonymous because of the danger to relatives in their home country, but here is the story of one of their extraordinary guests....

Join us for a day of celebrating our unique community of crafters. This annual event is kinda like an International Yarn Crawl. Show support for the small businesses that not only supply yarn and tools for our fiber obsessions but also provide us with inspiration, support (educational and emotional), and community. Reasons we think you should head to your local yarn store! 🧶 Your LYS believes in what they sell, and that what they sell matters! Seriously, we business owners have a budget and have to decide what we want to stock in our shops. Even if we LOVE everything...

When we first opened gather here back in 2011 we were located just two blocks away from On The Rise on Broadway. We've been fortunate to be able to be one of the sponsors of their annual event: Empty Bowls Project over the past few years and to coincide with this annual event we decided to raise funds for their organization this month as well. On The Rise was founded in 1995 on the idea that dependable relationships catalyze healing and transformation. They commit to relationships with chronically homeless women and transgender/non-binary people that are long-term and relevant to their...

We featured a few of these projects in our newsletter but there were even more that we didn't have space for! And we thought they were all newsletter worthy AND figured if anyone is trying to decide what to make next, there is definitely inspiration to be found right here! Check out some of the team's favorite makes from 2023. If you are in the shop and want to know more, don't hesitate to ask. We love talking about making things! Above: Gianna's Sandhill Sling out in the world (specifically on the Brooklyn Bridge). Made with lightweight canvas and perfect...