About String!
Rated by Zagat’s 2009 Shopping Guide as the #1 Knitting store in New York City and featured in major publications from Vogue Knitting to Interweave Knits to Better Homes and Gardens, String is committed to providing fashion-forward knitting projects that marry traditional knitting techniques with a tailored, modern sensibility.
String offers a collection of distinctive yarns at excellent prices, including an exclusive line of cashmere yarns and cashmere blends from the finest mills in the world. Every yarn is specially selected by owner Linda Morse to ensure that her customers receive the highest quality and the most sophisticated, saturated colors.
String is also your first source for expertly customized patterns and professional finishing as well as a premier provider of trunk shows featuring designers and yarns from around the world, themed knitting events, and private and group classes on numerous knitting techniques.
String is your destination for knitting in an intimate, relaxed atmosphere. You won't want to leave!
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Katherine Heigl knitting in central park with yarn from String!
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Vogue Paris says that String is one of the three knitting stores in the world that you need to visit!
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Meet String's owner, Linda Morse
What happens when an accomplished and sophisticated businesswoman -- who just happens to love to knit -- decides she wants to leave the high-powered world of information technology? If she's Linda Morse, she opens a knitting boutique and runs it with the same verve and passion that defined her high-tech career. In no time, Linda established String as New York City's premier knitting boutique with a Zagat rating of 29! Linda’s business savvy, fashion flair and complete dedication to her customers makes String a very special experience!
Linda has been a passionate knitter throughout her entire life, and was never too busy to have a number of projects going at once, even during the busy years of raising children and pursuing her career. Linda held positions at Princeton and Columbia Universities, was part of the leadership team that built American Management Systems into a multi-billion dollar company, and was the CEO of a dot com. She traveled constantly, and used these long airplane flights to finish her knitting projects and shop for new ones. "Knitting is also one of the most effective ways to relieve everyday stress," she believes, "and you have something wonderful to show for it at the same time."
Linda toyed with the idea of opening a knitting store for over 20 years, and she prepared herself well, visiting knitting shops, yarn companies, and designers all over the world. Her pure love of knitting, teamed with her drive, business acumen, and sense of fashion and elegance, makes String the ultimate knitting experience.
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