Linda Tromblay, owner of The Sewing & Yarn Shop, 118 N. Main St.,
has offered her sewing expertise and specialty products in a retail
setting for four decades and has served in her downtown Bellefontaine
location for more than 27 years. She is now ready for retirement and has
announced that her store is closing at the end of the year.
Her professional sewing started 60 years ago when she had a sewing shop in her home.
Mrs. Tromblay’s late husband, Jim, who passed away in January, was in
the U.S. Air Force, so the family moved often. In 1967, they settled in
Bellefontaine when he was transferred to the 664th Air Command &
Warning Squadron
They have lived in Logan County for 52 years and raised eight children.
For 30 years, Mrs. Tromblay sold Viking sewing machines and sergers,
fabric, yarn, patterns and supplies, taught machine and sewing classes,
and did custom sewing and alterations, all in her shop at home. http://www.vssewingmachine.com/sewing-machine-showroom-perambur/
Mr. Tromblay stayed at the house, doing machine repairs in his service area.
The Sewing & Yarn Shop has been an evolving business over the
years. The owner has sold high-end sewing machines for many years, and
her husband assisted with the repair side of the operations.
However, eventually Mrs. Tromblay chose to close the Viking
dealership about 10 years ago, allowing Mr. Tromblay to retire. Since
then, she has concentrated on alterations and yarn, as well as teaching
classes and workshops educating individuals on how to sew and more.
All of her merchandise is currently on sale for 25 percent to 50
percent off. The owner related that everything must go, from cabinets to
closets, metal and wood shelving, yarn crates, tables, counters, sewing
machine cabinets, pattern cabinets, DMC floss boxes, window decorations
and display items.
After many years in business, Mrs. Tromblay decided that this is the
perfect time to retire and to focus on completing renovations to the
house that she and her husband purchased 50 years ago.
The 118 N. Main St. space will be available for lease starting Jan.
1. This commercial retail/office space is 1,300 square feet and has a
back entrance and tenant parking space.
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