Babs here….I want to talk with you about the price increases we are instituting shortly. We do not make these changes lightly, and are aware of the general environment in which we are implementing these changes.
However, I want to share about what goes into making decisions like this. As a business, we have talked about changing prices and have gone back and forth for the last 2 years on the details: how much, when, and how it affects you, our customers, and how it affects us.
We have not had a general price increase on most of our yarns since early 2020, right before the pandemic. Our prices have remained the same on Yummy 2-Ply and Yowza for over 5 and a half years. During the intervening time, we have been affected by increases in most of our costs, including utilities, wages, insurance, freight, various supplies used in our business, and the cost of our website and related apps. Like you, we have seen increases in many subtle but significant ways that when added up have actually changed the cost structure of our business.
So, is this about tariffs on yarn? Not really, no. After discussing and debating price increases for at least two years, and factoring in all the changes described above, we decided we finally had to bite the bullet and raise prices on most of our yarns.
As you can see, we don’t like to change prices often and we tend to absorb increases, but we feel this is necessary in order to continue to be able to meet our goal of bringing you high-quality, beautiful yarns at a fair value. We look forward to offering these yarns for years to come.
Prices on most of our yarns will increase on June 17, 2025. This will affect all yarns and sets except Damask, Intrepid, Laurel Falls, Moonglow, and Neon Tweed.
Thank you again for being our customer throughout the years as we navigate these and other changes.
7 comments
I love Miss Babs wonderful yarns with the most beautiful colors.
The amazing employees deserve compensation for their talent, hard work and excellent customer service.
I am so glad I found this company. It is the only yarn I purchase.
Nothing will change for me, i will still order your beautiful yarns as i thing you and your team of dyers do a stunning job to magically obtain these stunning colors !
Totally understand and agree! Fiber world is the best (assuming you don’t count hockey and we’re in the playoffs right now)! Knitting makes watching the game easier! I’ll always look for you at MDSW!
With many stores closing and selection limited, very happy you continue to dye, sell yarn and motivate us with your beautiful products, newsletters and project inspiration. Thank you
I totally agree with the comment from Donna. I too will remain a faithful customer. I love your yarns, your customer service, being able to participate in zooms with you and your staff. I grew up in a family business, and often dinner table conversations were about business costs, meeting payroll, dealing with suppliers, etc. All businesses face these issues, even my beloved Miss Babs yarns. I treasure my knits made with your yarns and plan on knitting many more.