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Store Tour: Unglued – Fargo, ND

July 15, 2014 4 Comments

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

If you’ve read this blog for awhile, you might know that I am from Fargo. The Fargo. Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard every possible comment on the movie, the new show, my blond hair, accent, etc. Stereotypes aside, Fargo has always had a fun downtown, but every time I’m home, its cultural landmarks seem to be getting more and more awesome. I mean, Fargo has always been known in the needlecraft world for being home to Nordic Needle (see my Nordic Needle store tour here). Now Fargo also has a super store bringing the cutting edge of DIY to the prairie. Unglued is a fantastic shop carrying an enormous range of handmade wares, cupcakes, offering DIY classes, a kids’ summer camp, an annual craft fair, and I’m sure much more that I’m missing out on from my adult home in the Windy City!

PS: Despite the blond pixie and chunky glasses, I’m not actually related to the gorgeous lady with the nice arms pictured at the top of this post! We did, of course, have a nice, Fargoey moment before my shoot filled with telling each other how much we liked each others’ hair.  :)

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

You walk in the front door, and a giant homemade needle and thread spool greets you, followed by some of the most innovative product displays I’ve ever seen!

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

An electrical spool with craft spools for jewelry hooks? Sign me up, dudes!

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Repurposed card catalogs? Always a good choice.

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

A room divider made of navy and tan paper cranes and fishing line.

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Lefse: a traditional Norwegian flatbread that most good High Plains residents have as a holiday or Norwegian family meal staple. I’ve shared my grandma’s sandbakkel cookie recipe in the past, I might have to tackle lefse one of these days for you guys… ;)

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Can I please go to this camp? Here’s a photo album of what the kiddos get up to, and it all looks like a huge blast!

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

Store Tour: Unglued - Fargo, ND at HandsOccupied.com

This is not a sponsored post. I just really love this store and thought it would be fun to share a piece of my home town with you all. You can find Unglued online at their website, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Instagram. Can’t make it to Fargo? They have an online shop too.

Filed Under: Craft Fairs & Store Tours Tagged With: craft store, crafts, fargo, fargo craft store, handmade, north dakota, store tours, unglued, unglued store tour

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Suzette Klose

    October 24, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Would you do a tour for a group of 10 and 11 year old Girl Scouts.

    Reply
    • Heidi

      October 24, 2014 at 10:39 pm

      I don’t own Unglued – I just featured their very excellent store here on my blog. You’d need to call the store directly to see if they do tours.

      Reply
  2. Claudia

    January 3, 2018 at 10:48 am

    I want to make big spools of thread for our quilt show what materials did u use. Thanks Claudia

    Reply
    • Heidi

      January 3, 2018 at 1:58 pm

      I didn’t make them – this was a store tour.

      Reply

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