Get ready for adventure!
The Great Tennessee Yarn Tour is one-of-a-kind road trip visiting some of Tennessee's finest yarn shops and fiber destinations! Throughout the month of August, Tourists will hit the highways, byways, main streets and back roads all for the love of yarn! Get ready to visit your favorite yarn shops, discover new ones, meet fun people, catch up with shop owners, grab a mini-skein, and get creatively inspired!
How to Tour
1. Buy a ticket
Like many grand adventures, the first step in the Great Tennessee Yarn Tour is buying a ticket! With a ticket, you will become an "official" Yarn Tourist and will be able to enjoy the Great Tennessee Yarn Tour to the fullest!
2. plan your trip
Between buying your ticket and the beginning of the Tour is the perfect time to plan your trip.
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Tell all your friends to buy tickets, because road trips are more fun with fiber friends!
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Review participating shops, their locations, and hours.
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​MapQuest* has a multi-stop Route Planner that allows you to add up to 26 stops. This is a great tool if you want to look at different options for visiting multiple shops at time.
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*This is just a suggestion. We are not responsible for MapQuest or the routes it provides.
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Follow the Great Tennessee Yarn Tour on social media and sign up for the GTYT newsletter to get the latest updates leading up to this year's Tour!
3. hit the fiber road!
The 2025 Great Tennessee Yarn Tour kicks off August 1 and runs through August 31. That's a full month to explore the Fiber Road!​
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Pick up your Travel Pack (starting August 1).
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This includes your 2025 tote bag and Tourist-only goodies! It will be waiting for you at the pick-up location you selected when buying your ticket.
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Travel Packs will not be available before August 1 for any reason. ​
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This is a Tour, not a race.
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Visit shops at your own pace and schedule. We encourage you to spend quality time at each destination, get to know shop owners and other Tourists, and enjoy the journey!
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Craft an Adventure that you will love.
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The Great Tennessee Yarn Tour is all about celebrating everyone's own unique styles and preferences. If you want to visit as many shops as fast as possible, go for it! If you prefer to take a leisurely pace and spread your Tour over the whole month, that is equally awesome!
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There is no minimum amount of shops that must be visited. Visit as many, or as few, shops as you like, in whatever areas you choose!
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We hope that whatever your Adventure looks like, that you will be inspired, intrigued, and have an amazing experience!
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What's Included
Your ticket is the key to experiencing the Great Tennessee Yarn Tour to the fullest! Your ticket transforms you into a Tourist and includes:
Travel pack
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Commemorative 2025 Tote Bag
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Printed Guide Book
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Guide Book includes a map and information you can take on the road with you about each participating shop! Consider it the Tour Guide that fits in your bag.​
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Printed Pattern Booklet (includes Official 2025 Tour Patterns).
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Surprise Souvenirs!
mini skeins
Each participating shop will be featuring an exclusive mini-skein of fingering weight yarn, acquired or created just for this year's Tour! You *must* have a Yarn Tour ticket to be able to purchase a mini-skeins. You can use these mini-skeins and the 2025 Patterns to create one-of-a-kind Tour Souvenirs.​
special attractions
Throughout the Tour, participating shops may offer special deals, giveaways, or promotions just for Tourists! You will need a Ticket to be able to advantage of these great specials!
triple grand prize giveaway
Why have just one grand prize when you could have three? By purchasing a 2025 Ticket, you are automatically entered into the Triple Grand Prize Drawing at the end of the Tour. This is not based on how many shops you visit; it is automatic. However, you must buy a ticket to be eligible.
What to Expect
Imagine a month-long holiday dedicated to yarn and the people who love it. That's what the Yarn Tour is.
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Each of the participating shops is completely unique, with their own passions, focus, and favorite products. What unites the participating shops is a passion for yarn, fiber, and our creative community. We hope you are warmly welcomed and discover a new shop where you'll feel right at home.
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Each shop is working diligently behind the scenes to make your Yarn Tour experience unforgettable. You may find giveaways, special guests, pop-up shops and trunk shows, free gifts, extended hours, door prizes, and even games! The special attractions will vary by shop, so you'll never know what you may find!
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Photos from Previous Tours!
Thank you, Tourists, for sharing your experiences!
More Info
Looking for more info about the Great Tennessee Yarn Tour? Click on the links below!