We're a close knit team of makers, brought together by our love of the fiber arts! We value making things by hand, making those around us feel like family, and making sure we help preserve a craft that's been handed down for generations.
Our Mission Statement
-Jimmy and the Beans
As all great stories do, ours starts with a song; in this case, a Todd Snider song called "Doublewide Blues"!
'Jimmy' is me, Laura Zander, and together with my husband Doug, we opened Jimmy Beans Wool in 2002!
So really, why 'Jimmy' right?! In "Doublewide Blues", Snider talks about his neighbor Jimmy who's so cool, he's got a blue plastic pool on the deck in front of his house! Doug started saying I was 'cool like Jimmy' and well, the rest is history!
In 2002, while we were trying to figure out a name for our new, crazy adventure (a yarn shop!), 'Jimmy' was a clear choice. 'Beans' was added since we sold coffee in our original location (in Truckee, California), and 'Wool' because, well... :)! Since then, the yarn has overrun the store, the coffee is gone, we welcomed our son Huck (the heir to the mohair!) and we've grown to 75 employees... and still the name lives on!
Flash forward to today, both we and the company now reside in Reno, Nevada
Flash forward to today, both we and the company now reside in Reno, Nevada, where we occupy a 20,000 square foot retail and warehouse space (I know, right?! So crazy!)! The yarn has continued to lead the business but we've also added a few of our favorite brands to our wheelhouse with our recent acquisition of Namaste, della Q, and Madelinetosh! Fun Fact: Kelly, the former owner of Namaste, Della, former della Q founder and owner, and Amy, former owner and creative genius behind Madelinetosh, had all been good friends of mine for almost a decade! We also recently launched (and patented!!) SmartStix, the brainchild partnership of my friend and Jimmy Beans General Manager, Shannon Flores, while on a trip to India! You can read that story on our SmartStix page!
Thanks for joining us in our little corner of the internet! I'm truly honored to have you here!!
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Our very first location in Truckee, California!
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We're so lucky to love where we live! Reno has dozens of trails and Princess Leia (and not pictured, our other dog, Dodger!) take full advantage!
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Meet my family! That's Doug, Huck and me, Jimmy!
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Adding Mad|Tosh to the Jimmy Beans Wool family was the highlight of 2019!
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I can't express enough how grateful and honored I am to take the della Q baton and run with it.
About Jimmy Beans
We're a close knit team of makers, brought together by our love of the fiber arts! We value making things by hand, making those around us feel like family, and making sure we help preserve a craft that's been handed down for generations.
The Creativity and the Journey
We value creativity and the journey it takes us on, from idea to execution!
The People
We value people and believe that each of our unique qualities makes us better together!
All About FUN!
We value FUN!! We try to live joyfully and encourage those around us to have fun too!!
Art of Making
We value making - we believe it's what binds our community together!
A Safe Space
We value the local yarn shop and its home away from home, 'come sit down and knit' atmosphere. We strive to provide that feeling to all who visit us!
Being Good Humans
We value being good humans - treating others the way we want to be treated, being kind, courteous, and caring and offering a safe space within our community.
