SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane’s Paradise Fibers is finally reopened six months after a fire damaged the building and all of the products inside.
“We marked it in our calendars and sent texts back and forth and planned to be here,” said customers Becky Burnette and Margie Lewellen.
Dozens of loyal customers flocked to the store for the reopening Tuesday. Owner Bill Romine hopes customers will keep coming back to keep it in business.
“We’re heading into the busy season and if things go as they should, we should survive through that. We’re doing our best,” he said.
Paradise Fibers has been selling yarn and knitting supplies since 2005.
“The people that work here are so nice, very helpful, very knowledgeable and there’s a huge selection of yarn,” Burnette said.
Burnette and Lewellen were only a few of the customers who were devastated when they found out their favorite local knitting store was forced to close. They checked with the store several times to find out when it would reopen.
“It’s so nice. It’s really good to look at all the yarns again,” Lewellen said.