About Oak City Fibers

Welcome to Oak City Fibers! We’re a small local yarn store that’s been around since November of 2023. We believe in building community within fiber arts and being a safe space for everyone. 

We’ve grown a lot over the short time we’ve been open. What started as a dream of Glen Lowery, who founded the store, has blossomed into a caring community of crafters and a sea of beautiful yarn. In January of 2025 the store won Wake Living magazine’s 2025 Reader’s Choice Award for Best New Business, which was testament to our community’s love for OCF as we didn’t know we were nominated for the award until we were notified that we had won it!

As the store has grown it has changed as well. At the end of March 2025, Glen passed the torch of ownership to Ann Brooks, one of the store’s first employees. She is continuing the mission of curating a welcoming environment full of fabulous fibers. Whether you are new to knitting and crochet or have been crafting for as long as you can remember you are welcome here! Anytime we are open you are welcome to join us in the Circle of Kindness, our crafting circle, for some fibery fun. We don’t talk about politics or religion, but just about everything else is on the table for conversation. 

We are pleased to be a part of making the community outside of our store a better place, by participating in various charities. We are proud to be a collection point for projects donated to The Knitted Knockers Program, Project Linus, and Knit the Rainbow. Check the links on our site for more information about these wonderful organizations and projects you can make to support them!