UK Yarn Suppliers – Prices at 13/1/15 – not an exhaustive list of suppliers or yarns
Brand Weight/Ply Fibre Supplier £ P&P C=Cone B=Ball James C – 500g Acrylic http://www.abakhan.co.uk/knitting/knitting-yarn.html? 7.31 £3.95 Brett 4Ply knitting_yarn_weight=631&limit=60 £25-£60, Free £60+ “ “ “ http://www.bsk.co.uk/james-c-brett-yarn-50-c.asp BSK (Ebay – same 8.99 £5, Free price) over £75 “ “ “ http://www.wools.co.uk/index.php?_a=category&cat_id=28 (Uppingham Yarns) 7.99
Bramwell C - 500g Acrylic http://metropolitanmachineknitting.co.uk/shop/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=15 8.47 £2.50 4Ply min. Yeoman “ Cashmilon “ 8.47 “ C – 500g Wool/acrylic “ 10.00 2Ply 50/50 “ C – 250g Luxury “ 8.50 2Ply Gold Manila Sil. navy Lurex type Rooster C – 500g Alpaca “ 29.50 4ply “ “ “ BSK 9.99 £5, Free over £75 Yeoman C – 500g Cashmilon BSK N.B. All BSK Prices EXCLUDE VAT – *E-bay prices inc. VAT and 8.99 4Ply acrylic are cheaper! “ “ Cotton/Acrylic BSK 8.99 50/50 “ “ “ Panama BSK 10.49 “ C- 500g Wool/acrylic BSK 7.99 2Ply 50/50 *7.19 “ C – 450g 100% Silk http://www.undyarns.co.uk/silk-bourette-4-ply---450g-cone-619-p.asp 15.00 Bourette Cossette C – 200g lambswool/ “ 2.00 cotton chenille Yeoman C – 500g Acrylic “ 8.95
Woolcraft C – 400g Acrylic 4Ply http://www.kempswoolshop.com/wool_items.aspx?woolCategoryID=- 6.99 Free Gold 1469504590 over £25 “ “ “ Ebay # 111432273092 6.49 2.85 “ “ “ Ebay # 200714928719 (seller in Mabelthorpe) 6.25 2.50 + 50p additiona l cones Marriner C – 500g Acrylic http://www.shawsdirect.com/product/MARRINER_4PLY_CONE_500GRAM_ 6.50 Jamieson C – 1Kg Shetland http://www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk/epages/BT2741.sf/en_GB/? 54.00 & Smith Supreme ObjectPath=/Shops/BT2741/Products/"Yarn - Shetland Supreme Jumper Jumper Weight” – Jamieson & Smith Lerwick Weight (NB Various weights of Shetland wool)
King Cole C – 500g 4ply http:/www/littleknittingfairy.co.uk/ Yarn, machines & accessories Free Merino postafe
Bramwell C – 500g 4ply
James C – 500g Baby + ‘plain’ Brett 4ply
Woolcraft C – 400g Baby 4ply http://www.heathercraft.co.uk/
Yarn Name Quality Weight Price Bounty DK 100% Acrylic 250gms Ball £4-20 Luxury Mohair 78%Mohair/13%Wool/9%Nylon 50gms Ball £3-99 Marble Chunky 100% Acrylic 200gms Ball £4-25 Mirage DK 50% Wool 50% Acrylic 100gms Ball £3-99 Shamal DK 20% Wool / 80% Acrylic 500gms Cone 6-90 Slalom 100% New Wool 1000gms Cone 20-30 Soyra Unknown Fibres 500gms cone £9-50 Twinkle DK 96% Acrylic 4% Polyester 100gms £2-65
Knit as 4 ply
Yarn Name Quality Weight Price Acrylic (Yeoman) 100% Cashmillion 500gms cone £7-65 Acrylic (James Brett ) 100% Matt Acrylic 500gms cone £7-75 Anti-Tickle Wool 100% Wool 500gms cone £19-75 Big Value & Supreme 100% Acrylic 100gms ball £2-65 Citadella 100% Acrylic Ribbon 50gms £3-55
Panama 50%Cotton / 50% Acrylic 500gms £10-85 Sable Crepe 85% Acrylic 15% Viscose 400gms £10-75 Silk Bourette Fine Unwashed Silk 450gms £9-50 Bramwell (Part Cones) 4ply Acrylic (while stocks last) 350gms plus £3-00
Knit as 3ply Yarn Name Quality Weight Price Grigna 65%Viscose/ 35%Acrylic 500gms £14-35 Sari 55%Cotton20%Linen25%Acrylic 500gms £16-15 Shamal 20% Wool / 80% Acrylic 400gms £5-99 Tibet 13% Silk 65% Merino Wool 22% Nylon 450gms £14-40
FINE & FANCY YARNS Assorted-ply
Yarn Name Quality Weight Price 2/30 Industrial 100% Matt Acrylic (80 colours) 500gms £6-25 Brittany 2ply 100% cotton 450gms £8-10
Fifty Fifty 2ply 50% wool /50%Acrylic 350gms £7-50 Fine Crepe 1ply 92% Acrylic 8% Nylon 450gms £7-25 Lurex (Fine Boucle) 65% Visc Cupro / 35% per gms £0-20 Poodle (boucle) 2ply 70% Acrylic 30% Nylon 450gms £9-00 120'sPolyester Thread 100% polyester 5000 mtrs £2-35 SuperSheen 1-ply 100% Bright Acrylic 450gms £7-25
We keep a selection of yarns from Brett, DMC, King Cole & Yeomans, (not their full ranges). We can order any of the yarns that are not regularly in stock. We also have quantities of other makes, e.g. Lurex and Polyester Threads.
OTHERS The Wool Factory, 13 Honeysuckle Close, Sutton On Sea, LN12 2ST – Stylecraft 4 Ply Acrylic £6.75 http://www.fairfieldyarns.co.uk/yarn.htm Fairfield Yarns, Co-operative Buildings, 131 Rochdale Road East, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 1QU 01706 623808 http://littleknittingfairy.co.uk/products_categories/cones/ - King Cole, James Brett, Woolcraft & Bramwell – prices OK but cheaper elsewhere, free postage/ http://www.yeoman-yarns.co.uk/default.aspx - A bit more expensive than BSK’s Yeoman Yarns prices but free P&P + some yarns not stocked by BSK e.g. Grigna http://www.texere-yarns.co.uk/texereshop/Knitting_Yarns_by_Weight.html - good range http://eltonvaleyarns.co.uk/ - 1.5Kg cones of knotless cotton, no detail re price or count/thickness. Tel. 0161 724 1724 http://www.roosteryarns.com/wholesale-service.html - various luxury yarn – contact for prices 01829 740903 http://tolsonsmillyarns.com/ - no detail re. count or price. Difficult to see what the full range is – not a very good website. Tel.07758 334425
Ebay – various ‘shop’ sellers – e.g. BSK, bubz, itwasthetoast, yarns2yearn4, genuinescottishknits (also have shop website)
http://www.silverviscount.co.uk – wool & superwash wool 2,3 & 4 ply;DK and aran (superwash - 3 ply 350g @£8.68, 4 ply 500g @ £12.56; Slalom aran @ 1k £16.85). TEL: 01933 311888 Rushden Northants. NN10 0AG UK Yarn Brokers
Blacker Yarns Unit B, Pipers Court Company Details: Small contract specialist commission spinners of woollen and Pennygillam Way worsted yarns for knitting and weaving... Also markets a range of yarns, patterns & Launceston textiles under 'Blacker Designs'. Cornwall Email: [email protected] PL15 7PJ Web Site: www.blackeryarns.co.uk
Fax: 01566 779795 Tel: 01566 777635
Jamieson & Smith Shetland Wool Brokers Ltd 90 North Rd Company Details: Raw Wool brokers + grading, sorting of local wool clip. 100% Lerwick Shetland knitting yarns worldwide. Mail order service. Knitting accessories, travel rugs, Shetland Isles tops, carpeting. Scotland Email: [email protected] ZE1 0PQ Web Site: www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk
Fax: 01595 695009 Tel: 01595 693579 Knoll Yarns Ltd (formerly S.C. Yarns) 1 Wells Road Company Details: Merchants of woollen yarns for weaving and knitting Ilkley Email: [email protected] West Yorkshire Web Site: www.knollyarns.com LS29 9JB Fax: 01943 816371 Tel: 01943 602516
Laxtons Specialist Yarns Gordon Mills Company Details: Manufacturers of worsted spun and fancy yarns using British Wool Netherfield Road for the hand & machine knit, woven apparel & upholstery products. Guiseley Email: [email protected] LS20 9PD Web Site: www.laxtons.com
Fax: 01943 884138 Tel: 01943 877123 R.W. Shepley Ltd 9 Palinwood Road Company Details: Manufacturer of yarn & online retailer of British Wool products. Delph Clothing / accessories, Hand knitting yarn, tops & fibres @ www.woolyknit.com Saddleworth Email: [email protected] Oldham Web Site: www.shepleyyarns.com OL3 5UW Fax: 01457 879236 Tel: 01457 874974 Spectrum Yarns Spa Mills Company Details: Apparel yarn spinner consisting of worsted ring spinning in a variety New St,Slaithwaite of natural fibres and counts. Hand knitting yarns under 'Stylecraft' name. Huddersfield West Yorkshire Fax: 01484 847784 Tel: 01484 843732 HD7 5BB West Yorkshire Spinners Unit 2 Airedale Park Company Details: Worsted Spinning company specialising in the production of Royd Ings Avenue classical & fancy yarns in natural & natural/synthetic fibre blends… Suppling the hand Keighley knitting, machine knitting & carpet industries - sale or commission basis. BD21 4DG Fax: 01535 669149 Tel: 01535 664500