Forbiddenfiberco
forbiddenfiberco.com
Forbidden Fiber Company sells exquisitely hand-dyed yarn and fiber in various weights (laceweight, fingering, sock, DK, worsted, bulky) along with comprehensive craft supplies and accessories for knitting, crochet, weaving, felting, spinning, and cross-stitch. The store offers curated collections, knitting patterns, subscription clubs, and craft kits to support fiber artists and hobbyists.
Products
1,364
Collections
182
Pages
11
Blog Posts
6
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
70/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 26 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#9743 / 16375
Faster than 41% of stores
Arts & Crafts Ranking
#510 / 708
Top 72% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
-5 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.8s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.6s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
79ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1004 Arts & Crafts stores
#134 in Arts & Crafts
Top 13% of stores
44% above average
1,364 products vs 948 avg
Slower than 72% of Arts & Crafts stores
PageSpeed score: 55/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1004 stores in Arts & Crafts
44% above average
avg
264% above average
avg
27% below average
avg
81% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
Shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
Unknown
Larger than 75% of category
Top 13% by catalog size
low
Basic content (11 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Forbiddenfiberco
Forbiddenfiberco is a arts & crafts ecommerce store built on Shopify and operating in DE. The store currently offers 1,364 products organized across 182 collections, making it larger than average for the arts & crafts category.
Theme and Design
Forbiddenfiberco uses the Canopy theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Forbiddenfiberco achieves a performance score of 55/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 80/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Forbiddenfiberco has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers Pipe, PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Arts & Crafts category, Forbiddenfiberco ranks #134 out of 1004 stores we track. This places them in the top 13% of arts & crafts stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 25, 2026
