There’s a craft renaissance happening on Webster Street with the 2024 opening of three new businesses, each owned and operated by Alameda residents sharing their lifelong passion for their art.
In March, Coven of Stitches , a yarn store, set up shop at the site of the former California Check Cashing Stores. Alameda Pots , which offers pottery and ceramics classes, opened their doors shortly thereafter. And this November, Arkea Tailor Shop , which specializes in denim repair, upcycling, and custom alterations, will begin operating next door to Coven of Stitches.
Coven of Stitches
Customers who enter this cozy store at 1602 Webster Street are greeted by its friendly owner, yelley elldee, and an array of colorful skeins of yarn on the walls. The store stocks knitting and crocheting needles, as well as embroidery kits and an impressive collection of charming stitch markers.
The motto of the store is, “Crafting & Community,” and elldee has consciously created a welcoming and inclusive space for all practitioners of fiber art. Coven of Stitches offers beginning and advanced classes in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and spinning along with social crafting meetups every week. BIPOC and queer meetups happen once a month…