Village Yarn & Tea Shop

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Village Yarn & Tea Shop
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Phone: 206-361-7256

Store Hours

Monday 10 to 6
Tuesday-Friday 10 to 8pm
Saturday 10 to 5
Sunday 11 to 5

About Us

The Village Yarn & Tea Shop was a concept conceived by 3 women who shared a neighborhood and a dream of working with people they cared about and doing something they loved. The idea of combining yarn and tea sales into one shop is not a new one - Churchmouse on Bambridge Island and Hilltop Yarn on Queen Anne are just two of our inspirations, as are many of the other fine yarn and tea shops in our area.

Here is a little about the owners:
Victoria Chase

victoriaVictoria is our yarn enthusiast! She has been playing with yarn since she was a young girl, knitting and crocheting and even the old art of tatting. This was an art passed down to her from her mother and grandmothers. She worked for 25 years with Nordstrom and brings her retail experience to the shop. Most of her life has been spent living in the North Seattle area, and she currently lives in Bothell with her son Matt and two Yorkshire Terriers. Her dream of creating a place where people (adults and children) could come and relax with a cup of tea, learn a new skill, and make new friends has come true.
Deborah Barnes

debOn Sunday, January 17, Deb passed away peacefully after a long and valiantly-fought battle with ovarian cancer. We as fellow employees can hardly put into words what Deb meant to us personally - she was friend and sister and so much more. She showed us courage, humor and talent. Deb gave to us when she didn't feel like it and loved us well. Each time we enter the shop, we're reminded of her and we hope you are too. We miss Deb tremendously, but feel her spirit in the shop as we carry on with what she helped to start at Village Yarn and Tea Shop.

We suggest that memorials to Deb be given to Knit for Life, a wonderful organization that provides support to cancer patients through the warmth and fellowship of knitting. For more information, see www.knitforlife.org.



Kari Heisey

Kari has been with us since the beginning! She didn't know much about knitting when she first started here but she was a quick learner. Another alumni of the Nordstrom world, she has brought her expertise in merchandising to the shop, along with her great enthusiasm. Kari lives in the area with her wonderful husband Dean, her boys Christopher and Grant, and their Golden Retriever Comet.


Faye Rosser

Many of our customers know Faye from Let it Rain yarn shop. She is a wealth of knowledge (on more than just knitting, I might add) and we are so grateful to have her here. She is not only a fantastic knitter but a wonderful teacher.


Megan Schmeirer

Megan Schmeirer has been working at Village Yarn and Tea shop for about 6 months and has been knitting for just over 1 year. Megan had an interest in knitting, so she took it up as part of her Senior project at Shorecrest High School. She took Beginning Knitting with Sam, and was well on her way. Megan completed 7 scarves as part of her requirement. She has very proudly just completed her first shop model, a very pretty hat.

Megan is currently a freshman at Shoreline Community College and has not yet declared a major. She has two dogs, Mandy and Cloey and her favorite artist is John Mayer. Other favorites? John Mayer and the colors green and yellow. Stop in and say “Hi” – you’ll likely find her sipping a cup of her favorite tea, Village Yarn and Tea Blend. We love having Megan work with us, and hope she enjoys her six shop moms!


Karla Kremer

Karla is new to the shop....in a way. She has been meeting with friends here at the shop on Tuesday mornings for almost a year now! She has previous yarn shop experience and is a welcome addition to our village crew. She has made some lovely shawls - we were even in an Evelyn Clark class together - and is always willing to help with your knitting or fiber questions. She also enjoys travel and gets to take trips with her husband a few times a year. We are very glad to have her with us!


Joni Olmstead

Joni's been dabbling in fiberarts since she was 12 years old: quilting, needlepoint, embroidery, sewing, cross stitch. Oh, and knitting, crochet, weaving, felting and spinning. Her passion is creating new fiber addicts through teaching and she enjoys knitting socks and lace or spinning fine yarns on her wheels or spindles. Joni has a marketing and communications background and enjoys writing, graphic design, reading mysteries and spending time with her husband of 35 years, Chuck, her three grown children and the world's three most adorable grandchildren and her two cats, Lexi and Tucker.

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Christina Buckman

I have been an artist since the day I could talk. I started seriously drawing when I was 11 years old and still draw and paint today. However about 3 1/2 years ago, a friend taught me the knit stitch. To say the least, I was hooked. I took it from there and have knitted every day since then. It is a passion that satisfies my soul. I now design and knit for people who need gifts for family and friends. I have also been teaching for two years focusing on felting techniques, wire knitting and children's classes. I learned to spin on a drop spindle last year and recently on a spinning wheel. I am dyeing my own wool and spinning some beautiful fibers. In January of this year I was featured in Lucky magazine for my knit-wear. I had been selling items at a local retail shop and they interviewed me for a cameo, however, my greatest satisfaction comes when my student's eyes light up at what she has created. I am also working on a website for my business called Luna Knits. I'll offer patterns, instruction and a bit of inspiration as well.


Rebecca DeGaris

I've been knitting for about 35 years, and teaching for about ten. My knitting interests are diverse and obsessive, and I like to have at least two pairs of socks on the needles at all times. I've gone through four 'favorite' knitting phases in the last 15 years: cable, fair isle, felting and lace, but I enjoy many other forms as well. I like to design and have a few patterns out there. I believe the first two essential knitting tools are swatching and a sense of humor and the rest may be purchased at your favorite yarn store.