Crystal Palace Yarns started as the wholesale branch of Straw into Gold supplying yarns, fibers, Ashford spinning and weaving products and spinning supplies to shops and coned yarns to designers. In Spring of 2001, after 30 years as a retail store, Straw closed and moved to Richmond, California as Wholesale only supplier to shops and designers. Over the years Straw/Crystal Palace has been known for its wonderful fiber & yarn oriented staff who did much to make Straw Into Gold a nationally (and internationally) known supplier of yarns, books, fibers, and Ashford Spinning Wheels.