Eva’s Needlework

It is my LYS (local yarn shop) and it is OK. The owner is nice enough and always willing to help me with my project, but she does seemed more worried about the people that are working at the table. The other staff is much nicer. They do have a great selection of yarn, but it is extremely disorganized. You can have all the yarn in the world, but if you can’t find anything what’s the point? Personally, I drive into the Valley for most of my supplies. Much nicer stores.

Evas has new staff members that are very friendly and helpful. Same owner but new staff. She has the best yarn in town. I always have a pleasant experience when I’m in there. It’s a fun and positive environment and she has classes for only 5.00. You can’t beat that. This place is the best.

This is the first yarn shop I’ve been to ever since I moved to L.A. I missed going to the candy store (AKA yarn shop). Cute little store, but great variety of yarns! There’s a big table right when you enter the store where you can work on your projects. I like how the owner combined both needlework and yarn together. Parking wasn’t a problem. The location is simply perfect. A bakery right across from the shop & little shops around. Love it! Easily accessible from 23 & the 101.

I hadn’t been in to Eva’s in years and just stop by because I was having difficulty with a project and wanted to see if they had something I needed for it and if they could help me figure out my problem. The women who helped me was so sweet and helpful. She had the artistic eye I needed to confirm what my project was missing and found the perfect yarn to tie it all together and make a masterpiece. Eva’s is an enchanted wonderland of gorgeous unique yarn with amazing textures and colors. I have to be careful not to spend a fortune there because everything is so lovely. It is also extremely organized and the women who helped me was very familiar with their products and with knitting in general. I am sorry they don’t have more wonderful reviews and after my fabulous experience I felt compelled to leave one. Thank you for all the help. Can’t wait to see my finished project.

The yarn selection is this shop is unbeatable with a wide range of selections from cottons, wool, cashmere, blends and more. The staff has always been helpful with patterns and yarn selection. If I have a question or problem, I have always received good advice.

Rude, rude, rude. We were asking questions about yarns for a project and she seemed clearly annoyed at having to put her own project down to help us.
This shop is not for the novice person or anyone unfamiliar with yarns. Stick with Joann where the employees are happy to help.

Unhelpful and rude! I have never been back after my last visit. I drive to the valley for my knitting needs. The owner is not helpful and makes you feel like a bother. The selection was always good, but don’t ask for help or advice.

I enjoy going to Eva’s, she has a wide range of yarns and prices, books and patterns. Eva also has boxed projects and you can get the help you need to complete the project. People usually try and be very helpful to one another at the table.

I am in out Eva for the last 15 years, the attention helpful always very good, excited get there to purchase my supplies.

I agree that there are a few things about Eva’s that are off-​putting such as the table full of noisy regulars just inside the door and the non-​solicitous staff. However, I have never had a problem getting help when I’ve asked for assistance. Yes, the store can be quite messy but it’s full of great products. It is about half ‘work-​horse’ yarns and half high-​end, specialty yarns. Every time I go in there is something new and pretty to fondle.

Everytime I’ve stopped into this store, it’s always a great experience. I wasn’t charged a fee when I’ve been stuck and needed help — like some other yarn shops do — which is such a turnoff to getting a project done.

I walked in to the counter to do an exchange for some yarn (with my receipt– I paid cash 4 days ago) and the lady yelled across a table of a whole bunch of ladies knitting and ask what I wanted, she did not move and had to keep asking me because it was noisy, so I had to walk over to her (she was not knitting, just sitting down). She then came over and pulled one of my products out of the bag and said– I don’t even carry this anymore and it has been a very long time since I have– as she walked over to another area. She came back and I gave her the receipt and told her I had just purchased it and she looked at the receipt and said «hmmm» .Then she said that the yarn required a ten needle and I said that I used larger needles and had trouble knitting with a ten. She asked what size I use, I said its 20 or 20something? she said «There is no such number it goes from 17, 35– there is nothing in between». I felt quite chastised and I had spent well over $ 100.00 and I had no problem when she said she does’t give money back she only does exchanges. I had only been there once, the 4 days earlier but I will only come back to use credit but nothing else. I love to support local run businesses, but not this one! Oh and my knitting needles are from Europe apparently and are clearly marked 25.

I wish I could give it a half star… Last week (9÷17÷2012) I visited the store for the first time. I was looking for yarn to make a beautiful cowl. At home I didn’t like the feel of the yarn and decided to take it back. The next day, I did so and on entering there was some kind of class going on. I looked around and found two other skeins for another project. Upon returning the wool (that I didn’t want) the unfriendly women behind the counter looked at me and accused me of using the yarn. I didn’t. That’s how it was when it was sold to me. They where the last 2 skeins of that color. She kept on making comments that I used it and that they NEVER sell it in that condition. Well, they did… She returned me the money of the wool, but not the tax that I paid on. Weird! I did purchased the other two skeins, who where a bit more expensive. The vibe in the store was unpleasant. They can used some young fresh faces… Someone under 70 years old. I will not never go back… There are many beautiful, fresh and modern (kind) stores in Los Angeles. This store should pack it up!

They were downright rude to my mother and sister when we stopped there twice. Won’t ever go back again. Dirty and messy place and the staff ignores customers, doesn’t really listen to what you ask for, and then send you home with the wrong stuff. Terrible place!

This shop isn’t anything to write home about but it’s helped me in a bind when I was in the area and needed notions. I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit this shop but it seems like a reliable source for LYS-​quality staples (think a step or two above Michael’s).
Pros:
+open on Mondays
+large selection of workhorse yarn, pattern magazines, needles, notions, and needlepoint supplies
Cons:
–mediocre service*
–no special/​interesting yarn aside a very small selection of Madelinetosh and Malabrigo
–the store is a bit of a mess with stock all over the floor
–stock felt dated/​not on trend and staff isn’t tech savvy
–prices for some items seemed high, especially given the other cons
*As other reviewers noted, the staff ignored me until I sought their assistance. They weren’t rude, but customer service obviously isn’t their focus. For example, on today’s trip I bought some buttons and needles, and the saleswoman had to search around for a bag then emptied some things out of a small paper bag that was too small for the needles and put the needles and the buttons loose in the bag. Every yarn shop I’ve bought buttons from in the past has put them in a ziploc baggie.
Review based on 3 visits.

Excited about becoming a first time grandmother and eager to knit again after about 25 years I stopped in to Eva’s to buy some supplies. My first opinion is that if you aren’t sitting at the table knitting you are a second class customer. After telling the helper that I wanted to knit a blanket but needed some help to make sure I was picking out something that wasn’t to difficult. She handed me some books and I was able to find something that would work. Now to the counter we discussed the yarns and found something that was adequate (not the suggested yarn). I said I needed her to tell me how much I needed and that I would need needles also. The result was needles that would not hold the entire project and only half the yarn that was needed. When I returned to get new needles and the rest of the yarn I still had to tell them they needed to assist me. For what its worth, I’m over 65 and they didn’t like me very much. I’m really excited about returning to knitting, but will be looking for somewhere else to purchase my supplies.

I waited for 20 minutes trying to buy yarn, gave up, and went home. Totally ignored by the unfriendly staff. All they do is cater to regulars at the table. Not even a «Hello». They wouldn’t even look at me. I certainly see how they get their rep. as being unfriendly. I don’t know how she stays in business. Very, very unhelpful, nasty vibe.

I’ve popped in several times in the last two months. Eva, the proprietor has been there each time. My mother and I have been greeted warmly and the one-​on-​one attention has been very nice. At this point I’ve just stopped for patterns and yarn. I look forward to staying a while to actually chat and work on a project.
Eva was very helpful in bringing yarn choices to my mom at the table. That helped my mom to feel included (she is not very mobile).

I’ve heard that when you go into Eva’s during the day to purchase goods that they are not very helpful or welcoming. However I came here Wednesday evenings to learn to crochet and I loved it. The adorable german lady who teaches is very sweet and helpful and knowledgeable. The «class» feels more like a knitting group which is really nice and the other ladies are very cheery and talkative. The fee for the class was very low, the yarns and supplies are a little pricey. I loved learning to crochet here and will be returning to learn how to knit.

Evas is interesting. I have never really gotten the helpful vibe from the staff which when you want it can be kinda irritating. They always have sale yarns but most of them are in bulk bundles so if you are making matching scarves or hats for the whole family or that crazy cardigan you have been telling yourself you will eventually make then it’s great. They have a fair amount of luxury yarns and prices can be a bit on the hefty side. They also have a nice selection of needles.