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Uncommon Threads resulted after "many years of talk and one year of action."

Owner Donna Kohut has been involved in some type of handwork since childhood. Across a lifetime and despite professional demands and time constraints she has experimented cross-stitch and crochet, knitting, weaving, needle point, and crewel embroidery.

Following 20 years of rewarding work in municipal finance (in Ohio and Marquette) however, she knew it was time for a change - a time to dedicate herself to a lifelong passion for handwork. And while interests may alter over time, handwork remained a lifetime companion. So when it came time to make that change, there was little doubt which direction she would take.

Along with her husband, Donna took the Northern Initiatives Entrepreneurial Course. Backed by research which revealed a resurgence of interest in fiber arts - in part due to its medically proven benefits as a stress reliever - they put together a plan for a yarn store. A year after beginning their course, Uncommon Threads became a valuable resource to local handwork artisans and others interested in traditional fiber arts, and remains an asset to a new generation of weavers, knitters and others who keep these arts alive.