With shelves full of yarn and a focus on community, The Jumping Sheep officially opened its doors with a recent ribbon cutting celebration.

Owner Tiffany DeOs said her store, located at the Plaza Terrace shopping center at 400 E. Economy Road suite 3, is born out of a love of fiber arts that began when she was a girl and taught herself to knit from a pamphlet she found in her mother’s craft room — her dolls stayed warm from the tiny blanket she made for them.

That love was a seed that grew into an idea.

“This has been a dream of mine for about 15 years… I went to a yarn store and loved the community that surrounds them where people just sit on the couch and knit and just have a good time,” DeOs said. “We’ve held on to that dream for a long time. And the Lord has just kept it in my heart as I’ve homeschooled my children and raised all of my kids.

“And now they’re all old. And so now it’s time to be able to open this and to serve the community through knitting and crochet classes. And time that we can just sit and create things together. So I’m very excited to be in the community doing that.”

The ribbon cutting was organized by the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce and business ambassadors from all over the community browsed the colorful yarn on shelves and enjoyed the space designed to create and nurture community. Comfy seating is central feature of the space.

DeOs said she hopes the classes and clubs that meet will build relationships like lifelong friendships and said bringing people together was an intentional pursuit.

“Tuesday nights are Yarn Club nights,” she said. “So 6 to 9 we’re going to sit and knit and crochet and have a good time.”

One of the exclusive features of the Jumping Sheep will be wool from an area farm — Davidson Family Farms — sourced from a breed nicknamed babydoll sheep.

The Olde English Southdown Babydolls are a heritage breed from England and DeOs said she’s excited to showcase the product.

“Their wool is compared to cashmere in its softness,” she said. “We’ll have that and we’ll learn how to spin it.”

In addition to knitting and crocheting supplies, DeOs said she plans to add embroidery items to the mix in the future.

The Jumping Sheep is open Tuesdays from 1 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is closed Sundays and Mondays.