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Collected Item: “‘Bet on you’: Brooklyn yarn shop owner spins childhood hobby into burgeoning business, empowering crafters of color”

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‘Bet on you’: Brooklyn yarn shop owner spins childhood hobby into burgeoning business, empowering crafters of color

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news article

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Felicia Stenhouse Eve has seen business for her yarn store from around the world. Felica hopes her store, String Thing Studio, empowers Black crafters and entrepreneurs.

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knitting, hobby, Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, store

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https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-nyc-black-owned-yarn-shop-brooklyn-20210219-46qil52eurekhokfpsmxjt26q4-story.html

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Esha Ray

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2021-02-19
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