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A hand-dyed and luxury yarn boutique in downtown Lee’s Summit, opened by a knitter who couldn’t buy the yarn she wanted in her own town — now a gathering place for makers with knit nights, spinning circles, and craft afternoons.

  • Name: Unwind Fiber Arts, LLC
  • Type: Yarn and fiber-arts boutique
  • Owner: Tammy Garrison 1
  • Established: March 1, 2019 1
  • Address: 217 SE Main St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 1 (previously listed at 207 SE 3rd St 2)
  • Signature: Hand-dyed and luxury yarn across every weight (laceweight to super bulky); knitting/crochet instruction; in-house yarn dyeing 1
  • Status: Open 1
  • Tier: 1## Description

Unwind Fiber Arts stocks yarn organized by weight and fiber type — animal and plant-based — from brands including Blue Sky Fibers, Emma’s Yarn, and Knitting for Olive, alongside needles, hooks, notions, books, magazines, and project kits 1. Beyond retail, the shop teaches knitting and crochet, dyes yarn in-house, and hosts regular community gatherings: social spinning time, craft afternoons, knit nights with happy hour, and coffee-and-craft sessions 1. The owner frames it as a “Kind Community” built around fiber arts and connection 1.

Ownership and history

Tammy Garrison founded Unwind Fiber Arts because she “couldn’t find the yarns I wanted to work with locally in Lee’s Summit,” turning a personal search for quality materials into a community business 1. The shop opened March 1, 2019 1. It is independently owned and operated — not a chain — and is known regionally for the maker retreats Garrison hosts 3.

Note: the official site lists the current address as 217 SE Main St, while third-party directories still show 207 SE 3rd St; the Main Street address appears to be current 12.

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Unwind Fiber Arts official info page. https://unwindfiberarts.com/pages/info — asserts: founded by Tammy Garrison because she couldn’t find the yarn she wanted locally; opened March 1, 2019; 217 SE Main St, Lee’s Summit; yarn by weight/fiber, brands (Blue Sky Fibers, Emma’s Yarn, Knitting for Olive); instruction, dyeing, community events; seven-day hours. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  2. Yelp — Unwind Fiber Arts. https://www.yelp.com/biz/unwind-fiber-arts-lees-summit — asserts: listed at 207 SE 3rd St, Lee’s Summit (knitting supplies); updated June 2026. ↩ ↩2

  3. Treasure Goddess events listing. https://www.treasuregoddess.com/blogs/events/unwind-fiber-arts-retreat-march-2025-location-tbd-in-kansas-city-mo — asserts: Unwind Fiber Arts hosts maker retreats in the KC area. ↩

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On the record — ks.city/registry/unwind-fiber-arts · record updated 2026-07-17