Carrie’s two favorite French yarn stores are in the 13th arrondissement in Paris, La Bien Aimee and L’Oisive The. It was fun to visit a totally non-tourist part of Paris and to speak “yarn” to non-English-speaking yarn-shop owners. Between sign language, squeezing the yarn, and pointing to body parts, lovely yarns were purchased!
https://www.labienaimee.com/
http://www.loisivethe.com/
Both shops are located in the old Butte-aux-Cailles village of Paris. The Butte aux Cailles was annexed into Paris in 1860 and was historically a working class district. It has progressively become a favourite spot for artists and hipsters. Nevertheless it has kept its village atmosphere and has not changed much since 1945 thanks to its narrow cobblestone streets and its lovely houses which cannot be replaced by higher buildings because of the limestone quarries underground.
