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• Thursday Tip: Improved LYS Pages
  … pages are now public. You do not have to be a Ravelry member to view them, and they can show up in internet searches. If you maintain an LYS page, make sure to add a pretty photo as we now feature the first one on the shop page. If you own an LYS and are not connected to it, check out this guide! For shops that participate in the Ravelry In-Store Sales program, we now indicate that on the page as well. If you’re signed into Ravelry we even have a link to the advanced search of all the patterns …
• Ravelry has a database of Local Yarn Shops, Chain Stores, and Online Shops that is searchable from the Yarns tab and maintained by the LYS Editors with help from all Ravelers.
  … to your notebook favorites section with the button in the top right. If the shop owner has a Ravelry Group that they’ve linked to their shop page, that will appear under the map. The type of shop will be shown below the name. Local yarn shop (LYS) means a store with a physical (brick and mortar) presence that a shopper can visit and purchase yarn directly; if they have a website it will be listed, but they may or may not offer online sales. Online store means the shop is online only; they will …
• LYS quick start guide - LYS directory
  … , connect it to your Pro account (or add a Pro account for you if you don’t already have one), allow you to apply for the In-Store Pattern Sales service, and send you a helpful email with information that will help your shop with Ravelry! Editing your LYS Page on Ravelry If you search our directory and your shop is already listed, and you’d like to be connected to it, please go through our shop wizard and we’ll connect you so that you can add details and photos, shop hours, and more. Ravelry …
• formerly a listing of LYS
  Local Yarn Store (LYS) Listing UPDATE: Now that we have an actual LYS Database, Please refer to it instead! You can search the database for LYSes from the Yarns Tab To have a store added to the list, please post in the LYS Editors Group Specifically, this thread is where you can post to ask the LYS editors to add your store to the database. Please include the store name, address, phone number, website (if any), and any other relevant details. (Please see the first post in that thread for more …
• Thursday Tip: New Mobile Site Features for Pattern Search & Yarn Shops
  … doors! If you are a Local Yarn Shop owner and want to be connected to your shop’s directory listing on Ravelry (whether or not it is listed yet), or if your shop is not yet activated for In-Store Pattern Sales and you’d like to be, LYS Quick Start Guide, which has the information you need on how to get set up. Bonus Tip! Our very first Thursday Tip was about email notifications for your Ravelry messages. We have an update to that tip: if you are getting your Ravelry messages delivered to your …
• Which ad spot should I start with?
  … Logo Ad. This is a flat-rate ad and you can list all the yarns you carry for $10/month. We have a wiki guide for LYS ads here: http://www.ravelry.com/wiki/pages/LocalYarnShopAds For all other fiber-related businesses, I recommend starting with the group banner ads! These ad spots are unlimited so never sell out, and you can reserve and submit your group ad at any time. Once you reserve a group banner ad, there is a “group selector tool” you can use to find …
• What are In-Store Sales?
  The Ravelry In-Store Sales program allows you to purchase patterns through Ravelry at your Local Yarn Shop! Participating LYS will be able to help you select patterns available through the program, and purchase them for you on Ravelry. You get a digital copy of the pattern emailed to you and placed in your Ravelry pattern library, and you support your LYS.
• How do I find local yarn shops?
  If you find yourself wondering, how do I find a yarn store near me, read on! Here’s how to find local yarn shops (LYS): Click on the yarns tab at the top of the page On the left side there’s a search box where you can enter a shop name or location If you’ve entered your location in your profile, there’s also a link to shops near you A tip: the location search works better if you search for a more specific location (a city rather than a state or country) and then …
• Thursday Tip: Blog Buttons and Printables
  … username.  Please do practice internet etiquette and take care to read the directions on which images you should upload to your own site. If you’re looking for something to print and hand out in real life, this page is your best bet.  These printables are cute and easy to personalize to advertise your group, LYS, or designs. Want to use some of these great tools but have some questions?  The blogging and non-ravelry technical help groups are great places to ask for a hand!
• Thursday Tip: Project Page Overview
  … rating only, for you to share your thoughts about the yarn quality. If a yarn has a Ravelry advertiser, you’ll see them appear as a buying option for the yarn underneath the about this yarn box. We have separate ad spots for online and LYS advertisers, so sometimes you might also see that a yarn is available locally in this section, too! The final details at the bottom are some fun facts – when the pattern was originally queued, when the project was created, and the last time it was updated …
• advertising on Ravelry
  … - they do not sell out. After your shop is connected with that first ad, the process is much faster! Ad spots are opened up monthly, but you can select Auto-renew if you’d like your LYS ad to keep going without re-reserving it each month. Go ahead an reserve the LYS Logo or Text link ad: If you haven’t run a LYS ad on Ravelry before, you’ll be prompted to search for your shop. If you aren’t listed in our database yet, you’ll be able to add your shop to Ravelry right away! Please fill in …
• Sourcery
  … - 1, projects - 1. Entered Apr-09. website informational only Snow Star Farm patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered Apr-08. at festivals or email or phone x Sophie’s Yarns, Phila, PA patterns - 2, projects - 1. Entered Oct-08. Stickgalleriet (lys) patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered Aug-09. x Stitches & Scones of Westfield, IN patterns - 1, projects - 2. Entered Mar-10. Strands and Stitches patterns - 2, projects - 2. Entered Aug-08. Strings & Strands, Atlanta Georgia patterns …
• Sourcery
  … . Entered Sep-08. x Monica MacFarland Leaflets patterns - 2, projects - 15. Entered Nov-07. x Mountain Colors Hand-Painted Yarns Single Pattern Leaflets patterns - 9, projects - 22. Entered Aug-08. not the same as the online pattern source, this is LYS leaflets x Nancy Queen Designs patterns - 2, projects - 2. Entered Mar-08. x Nonsuch Knits patterns - 10, projects - 33. Entered Oct-09. leaflets, shop exclusive Noro Free with Purchase of Yarn patterns - 1, projects - 4. Entered Jan-09. One …
• Help for Ravelry Advertisers
  … instructions with pictures in the Advertiser Account Setup wiki page. How do I reserve the ads I want? Reserving your Ravelry ads is simple, and we even have a step-by-step tutorial to walk you through it! Group forum banners, Online logo and text links, and LYS logo and text links are unlimited in number and do not sell out, so you can reserve these spots at any time. These spots also have an auto-renew option. To learn how to set your ads up on auto-renew, please see the auto-renew guide …
• NA
  … database Look at yarnies search and recently added yarns The filters vary but the principles of searching are the same for all the different types of searches, see LINK ABOVE Use the road trip planner IS THIS on help page anywhere? LYS database https://www.ravelry.com/wiki/pages/YarnShopDatabase CHECK LINKS Community tab forums Forums Tab Also has a symbol link on the right: the speech bubble with a white squiggle that offers a dropdown menu with links to your posts, your draft posts, your …
• Updates: October 15
  … Guide to help you get started; you can also email me at advertising@ravelry.com with any questions and I'll be happy to assist you! Ravelers, you can find local shops to support in our Shop search, which can also be found on the Yarns page. If a LYS within 60 miles of you is advertising on a yarn, you'll see them listed as a buying option on the yarn page and in buy this yarn boxes throughout Ravelry. Another way to find local yarn stores a bit farther from home is our Road Trip planner that …
• Welcome to Ravelry!
  … Links to support Ravelry through purchases there. Check out the Local Yarn Store, Swap and Classified Information below. Where can I find information on Local Yarn Stores?Ravelry has a LYS database that is searchable from the Yarns Tab. If you are looking for a store and don’t find it in the LYS search, visit the LYS Editors group. I have/am looking for stuff to trade, barter, sell. ISO and Destashing of Yarn (for yarn) Book Destash & ISO Library (for books, magazines, and patterns …
• Ravelry's Wiki : A Community Edited Guide to written help pages
  … patterns are stored that you download from Ravelry. Ravelry Tabs Patterns Tab - Remember and compare (Guided Tips) - Tips for sifting through projects (Guided Tips) - How do I get that pattern? (Ravelry blog) Yarns Tab (you can get to the LYS database from here too) - Yarn Database Overview (Guided Tips) People Tab Forums Tab Groups Tab (you can get to the Events Section from here too) Shop Tab Help Tab (?) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Ravelry FAQ More FAQ Help with Other …
• Yarn database information
  … This selection is based on the number of projects that combined a pattern with the yarn you are looking at. most often used with a yarn and only shows top 1000 results with the most projects? - may have been adjusted needs to be more than one project LYS search Ravelry has a database of Local Yarn Shops, Chain Stores, and Online Shops that is searchable from the Yarns tab. On the left side of the page about half way down is a search box. Put in a city, state, or zip code as a starting point …
• Sourcery
  … patterns - 1, projects - 0. Entered Jan-10, Flagged -Mar-10. Essentials patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered Jun-09, Flagged -Jun-09. stub recommend expunge Foothills Yarn & Fiber patterns - 1, projects - 2. Entered Dec-09, Flagged -Apr-10. LYS I’ve put a note on the source. Hobbycraft patterns - 1, projects - 0. Entered Dec-09, Flagged -Apr-10. x Yarn Muse patterns - 1, projects - 0. Entered Feb-10, Flagged -May-10. koobearkreations patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered …