Paper Crane Yarns, Calera

Paper Crane Yarns, Calera Calera's Local Yarn Store

We are located just south of Birmingham, AL. We sell our hand-dyed yarns, as well as a wonderful selection of other brands.

We also offer project bags, art prints, cross stitch and embroidery supplies, and other handmade goods!

Please note the upcoming adjustments to our hours. We have a couple of fun things coming up! Thank you all for your unde...
05/13/2026

Please note the upcoming adjustments to our hours. We have a couple of fun things coming up! Thank you all for your understanding. 💜

As I always say, I'm a one-woman show, and sometimes the shop has to take a little break while we attend family events (or take the rare vacation).

All other upcoming hours are normal!

05/08/2026

✨️ Thank you all SO much for voting Paper Crane Yarns a 2026 Shelby Living Best of the Best winner! ✨️


You voted us Best Hobby Store, which is an incredible feeling.

Thank you for recognizing our little store as a place to come and enjoy spending time on what you love. I say it all the time, but we have an incredible community of fiber arists who are each generous with their time and knowledge and I love seeing you all help each other with projects, encouraging one another to try new techniques, making bold color choices, and being so kind and welcoming to one another.

Whether you are a casual dabbler, a regular hobbyist, or a lifetime devotee, thank you for making Paper Crane Yarns a place where you can express your love for fiber arts.

💜 Ashley

Local Yarn Store Day 2026 ✨️ In case you needed an excuse to craft all day, come hang out at your LYS this Saturday duri...
04/22/2026

Local Yarn Store Day 2026 ✨️ In case you needed an excuse to craft all day, come hang out at your LYS this Saturday during our annual party!

We will have sales and specials, including free patterns with certain yarn purchases (see photo 2) courtesy of the wonderful and .

Enjoy 10% off all purchases, or 15% off purchases of $150 or more! If you can't make it in person, the sale will go live online at 10AM CST on Saturday, and will last through Sunday night. Please note that other coupons will not stack during the storewide sale.

What is sit & stitch? It's a free weekly group and safe space for crafters to get together to chat, show off their projects, ask for help, and rave over our favorite yarns (and books).

Several visitors over the years have commented that they thought they couldn't join unless they were using yarn from Paper Crane Yarns. That is simply not true! Please don't ever let that hold you back in my shop.

As a couple of sidenotes, I want to thank you all sincerely for supporting us at Nash Yarn Fest last weekend. It was such a joy seeing so many of you.

As you may recall, our store was impacted by a tornado during Nash Yarn Fest of 2025, and LYS Day was actually our grand re-opening after we made all of the repairs. The shop has grown tremendously over the past year and it's all thank to you guys. "Thank you" will never feel like enough!

I can't wait to see you for LYS Day!

Today has been pretty indescribable. Thank you all for your kindness in every way you have shared it with me! Today has ...
04/17/2026

Today has been pretty indescribable. Thank you all for your kindness in every way you have shared it with me! Today has been one of the happiest days, without a doubt. 💜 I am looking forward to day two of tomorrow!

I want to the give the warmest gratitude to and for using their precious time to sew me the most thoughtful gifts possible. They are incredibly "me" and it feels so wonderful to be noticed in that way by two sweet friends. Thank you both for my making my day so joyful. I wish we were closer together so we could spend time together all the time!

Whether near or far, I hope you have all enjoyed Nash Yarn Fest so far!

P.s. shoutout to .knits for being so sweet and awesome!

04/16/2026

✨️ See you tomorrow for the first day of Nash Yarn Fest! I can't believe it's finally here. Here's a little walk through of my booth. We are in booth 16 on your map! ✨️

04/15/2026

Nashville, we're headed your way! Come see us this weekend at ✨️ We are booth 16!

I've already shared my show colorway for 2026, but I love it so much, I had to share it again. Honkin' Hootenanny is a celebration of silliness.

I'll have it available on Merino Sock, Merino DK, Non-Superwash Merino DK, Suri Alpaca Lace, and sock sets!

Of course, I had to request my husband's artistic expertise for creating the silly goose for this year's colorway. It's hand drawn and illustrated with markers (no AI here now or ever)!

I can't wait to see you all in Nashville!

📢 Our store is closed this week for Nash Yarn Fest! We will return to usual hours both online and in store on Tuesday, 4...
04/13/2026

📢 Our store is closed this week for Nash Yarn Fest! We will return to usual hours both online and in store on Tuesday, 4/21.

If you're headed to Nashville this weekend, make sure to stop by Booth 16 to find me. ✨️

It's almost time for Nash Yarn Fest! We are just a few weeks away. ✨️I thought it would be fun to share our show colorw...
03/26/2026

It's almost time for Nash Yarn Fest! We are just a few weeks away. ✨️

I thought it would be fun to share our show colorway, mostly because I can't stop giggling about it.

Last year, my colorway was called "You've Yeed Your Last Haw, Partner." It ended up being a huge hit, so for this year's colorway, I wanted to feature another silly concept. 

This year's colorway is called, "Honkin' Hootenanny" to honor what is sure to be a fun event on Friday night. 

I didn't stop there, however. I asked my husband to illustrate a cowgirl-goose to match the colorway, and he certainly delivered. Look at that mauve eye!

Perhaps the best part is that the slogan for this color is, "You've honked your last badonkadonk." 😎
We can thank Jason for that gem.

I'll have it available on Superwash Merino Sock and DK, Non-Superwash Merino DK, and Suri Alpaca Silk.

I hope you all love it!

✨️ Just a few glamor shots of colorways I have been dyeing up recently. ^_^1: Fairy Ring2: Parfait3: California Poppy 4:...
03/19/2026

✨️ Just a few glamor shots of colorways I have been dyeing up recently. ^_^

1: Fairy Ring
2: Parfait
3: California Poppy
4: Rose Cottage

Yesterday, I shipped out my largest wholesale order to date, and I have spent the past two weeks dyeing as many colorways for as I can manage! I still have several weeks of dyeing to go.

I have already created my show colorway and I am so excited to share it! I think you'll love the name. I'll also be bringing back You've Yeed Your Last Haw, Partner since you all loved it so much for NYF 2025!

I am looking forward to a lovely spring, and I think my current colorways reflect that. 🌱🌱

📢 The store will open at 11am today, Tuesday, 3/17. See you then!After over a decade of living apart from my family, my ...
03/17/2026

📢 The store will open at 11am today, Tuesday, 3/17. See you then!

After over a decade of living apart from my family, my parents are moving in just down the street (hooray!). I will delay opening today to help them with a task this morning as they are moving in. Thanks for understanding!

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1040 14th Street
Calera, AL
35040

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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