YARN Competitors

In 1970, entrepreneurs David and Barbara Green, along with their young family, began making miniature picture frames in their garage. A few years later, on August 3, 1972, the Green family opened the first Hobby Lobby store with a mere 300 square feet of retail space. Hobby Lobby has not stopped growing since. Today, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, operates over 1,000 stores across the nation that average 55,000 square feet. Hobby Lobby is an industry leading retailer offering more than 70,000 arts, crafts, hobbies, home décor, Holiday, and seasonal products. Hobby Lobby is included in Forbes’ annual list of America's largest private companies. While Hobby Lobby continues to grow steadily, the company carries no long-term debt. We are always looking for experienced retail managers to join our growing family. All of our retail managers learn the ropes by starting at the co-manager position. Promotions to store manager and other senior retail manager positions always come from within the company. Applications for our co-manager positions are only accepted online at https://careers.hobbylobby.com/current-openings/store-management/. Applications for our non-management retail positions are available at your local Hobby Lobby store. We believe that it is by God's grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. God has been faithful in the past, and we trust Him for our future. We are committed to: • Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles. • Serving our employees and their families by establishing a work environment and company policies that build character, strengthen individuals, and nurture families. With Hobby Lobby’s Super Savings & Super Selection®, we have everything you need to Live a Creative Life® Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. All Hobby Lobby stores are closed on Sunday.

The DMC Group is a platform of complementary, market leading, needlecraft brands. The group owns and operates four iconic needlecrafts brands: DMC (global leader in embroidery threads with a 275-year heritage, the undisputed reference brand); Wool And The Gang (digital-first and contemporary knitting kits); Sirdar (over 125 year British heritage in knitting yarns); and Rowan (premium design-led British yarn brand with a longstanding heritage in the UK and US. Products include thread, yarn, kits, patterns, accessories, and publications. The Group owns Tilsatec, a manufacturer of cut resistant technical yarns and PPE. DMC DMC, founded in Mulhouse, France in 1746, is the leading player in embroidery thread and floss with a 275-year history of delivering iconic, high-quality embroidery threads, floss and related products. Sirdar The UK household knitting name and leader in baby yarn Sirdar is a heritage British brand of hand-knitting yarns established in 1880 and well known for its high-quality pattern designs and yarn ranges. The brand holds the market-leading position in the UK and a growing presence in the USA. Wool And The Gang Wool and the Gang (“WATG”) is a digitally native, direct-to-consumer brand of knitting do-it-yourself kits and premium yarns. The brand offers creative clothing, accessories, and homeware designs to be crafted at home and is renowned for its fashion-led approach. Rowan The premium, quintessentially British yarn brand Rowan is a premium design-led British yarn brand with a longstanding heritage in the UK, the US and an increasinginternational presence, with a portfolio of 28 natural fibre yarns and numerous design-led patterns and publications. Tilsatec Tilsatec is a manufacturer of cut-resistant technical yarns for use in protective work gloves and sleeves. Tilsatec is recognised as a premium quality supplier, the brand is synonymous with the the highest level of cut-resistance, high performance and reliability.

Since 2005, Universal Yarn has been sharing yarns and patterns to meet every crafter’s need. Our small staff is passionate about needlecrafts. We understand the joy of creating the perfect project. In conjunction with our mill in Turkey, we strive to provide the best materials for the best results. We pride ourselves on high quality and excellent service.