Yarn suppliers and spinners
All suppliers have been recommended to The Weave Shed, but we cannot personally guarantee quality of service.
Name and contact details |
Yarn types |
Notes |
| Airedale Yarns Aire Valley Business Centre Airedale Mills Lawkholme Lane KeighleyBD21 3BB…or BD21 3DUTEl: 01535 669141info@airedaleyarns.co.ukwww.airedaleyarns.co.uk/ |
Mixed yarn and fibre types | sells tools including umbrella swifts and felting needles |
| añañuca www.ananuca.co.uk wildwoven.etsy.com |
Rustic handspun weaving yarns, many of which are plant-dyed. | An accredited fair trade business* working with spinners and weavers in Chile |
| John L Brierley Ltd Turnbridge Mills Huddersfield West Yorkshire; HD1 6QT Tel : 01484 435 555 Web: www.johnlbrierley.com Email: sales@johnlbrierley.com |
Cottons/rayon, fine chenille | Sells small quantities |
| Bart & Francis Belgium Web: www.bart-francis.be/index.php?action=home&lang=EN |
Specialist silk suppliers. Also do other luxury fibres inc vicuna,guanaco. Also supply horsehair, glue yarn and many others | |
| Copley Marshall & Co. Ltd North Vale Mills, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, West Yorks. HD6 4DJ Tel 01484-714092 Fax 01484-721134 email: yarns@wm-white-hudd.co.uk |
Sell small quantities half kg upwards in Mercerised Cottons from 77 shade range + fine count Polyester striping decoration yarns | |
| The Crazy Wire Company Web: www.crazywireco.co.uk/ |
A range of specialist wires and wire meshes | |
| Devere Yarns Devere Fabrics Ltd. Weavers House Hyde Wood Road Little Yeldham Halstead Essex C09 4QXTel/fax: 01787237237 Email: sales@devereyarns.co.uk Web: www.devereyarns.co.uk/ |
Silk, cotton, wool, worsted, linen and viscose flax, viscose, metallics | |
| Devon Fine Fibres Devon Fine Fibres Westcott Farm Oakford Tiverton Devon EX16 9EZTel:01398 351173 Contact: Lesley and Roger Priorinfo@devongoat.co.uk Web: www.devongoat.co.uk/devon_fine_fibres/contactus.html |
Cashmere, mohair & fine wools | |
| Donisthorpe & Co Ltd P O Box 137 Friars Mill Bath Lane Leicester; LE1 9BQTel : 0116 2222 2244 Web: www.donisthorpe.com |
Range of monofilaments both clear and smoky, nylon and nylon floss | Pro forma orders only |
| Ecological Textiles Web: www.webshop.ecologicaltextiles.nl/index.html |
Sustainable yarns – only uses organic GOTS certified cotton. Variety of yarns offered including cotton, hemp, linen, silk, tencel, wool | Also supply fabrics, ready coated fabrics for printing, naturally dyed yarns and fabrics To find yarns click on materials |
| Empress Mills (1927) Ltd Glyde Works Byron Road Colne Lancs BB8 8SSTel : 01282 863 181 Fax : 01282 870 935 Web: www.empressmills.co.uk |
Monofilaments, sewing threads range of qualities | Sells small quantities |
| eTextilesWeb: www.etextile-summercamp.org/?page_id=929 | This site has suppliers of conductive yarns and materials | |
| Eurestex Ltd Park View Mills Raymond Street Bradford BD5 8DTTel : 01274 721 231 Fax : 01274 390 903 Web: www.eurestex.co.uk |
Silk weaving yarns: including 120’s/2 and 60/2 | |
| Fairfield Yarns Co-Operative Buildings, 131 Rochdale Road East, Heywood, Lancashire. OL10 1QU. Factory : 01706 623 808 Fax : 01706 628 903 Email : fairfieldyarns@btconnect.com Web: www.fairfieldyarns.co.uk |
Naturals, good supplier of cottons various qualities, luxury yarns, wool: worsted and lambswool, fancy yarns | |
| William Gee
Haberdashers |
Suppliers of all things haberdashery including threads, dyes, zips, sewing equipment | |
| Gardiner Yarns Albert Mills Lockwood Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD1 3PZ Tel: +44 (0)1484 426511 Fax: +44 (0)1484 430244Email: sales@brierleybrothers.comWeb: www.gardiner-yarns.co.uk |
Yarn Types Stock supported coloured mixture / tweed wool ranges Lambswool, Nm 12.5’s Soft Shetland Nm 11.3’s Wool/Silk Nm 10.5’s Border Twist (Lambswool/Shetland combination) Nm 10.5/2 Shetland Nm 9’s Dales Tweed (nepp effect yarn) Nm 6.2’s British Herdwick wool Nm 7.2’s &  Nm 4’s . |
Woollen Yarn Spinners Small to large quantities Stock supported ranges available from 1.2 kg and over See our websiteCustom-made yarns can be made (minimum quantities do apply) |
| H T Gaddum & Co Ltd Pewit Hall Farm Onecote, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7SE Tel: 01538 385888 Fax: 01538 385800 Email: sales@gaddumandgaddum.co.uk Web: www.gaddumandgaddum.co.uk |
Silks, metallic effect | Sells small quantities |
| Gledhills Pingle Mill, Pingle Lane, Delph, Saddleworth, OL3 5EXTel: +44 (0)1457 874651 Fax: +44 (0)1457 872428 Email: general@rgledhill.co.uk Web: www.rgledhill.co.uk/ |
Lambs wool, Shetland wool, british wool, tweed yarns in various weights | Woollen yarn spinners |
| Habu Web: www.habutextiles.com/ |
Bamboo, paper, silk and steel | |
| Wm Hall & Co (Monsall) Ltd 177 Stanley Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Cheshire SK8 6RFTel: 0161 437 3295 Fax: 0161 436 4855 www.williamhallyarns.com |
Floss rayon, cotton, chenille amongst others | Website has shade cards and prices |
| Handweavers Studio & Gallery Ltd 140 Seven Sisters Road London; N7 7NSTel: 020 7272 1891 Fax: 020 7272 4649 Web: www.handweavers.co.uk/ |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury | Small quantities, VAT included |
| Z. Hinchcliffe Hartcliffe Mills, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8QL UK T: +44 (0)1484 862207 F: +44 (0)1484 865227 Email: office@zhinchliffe.co.uk Web: www.zhinchliffe.co.uk/collections_hinchliffe.htm |
Lambswool, cashmere | Mainly knit yarns but some plied |
| Knoll Wells Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9JB Tel: +44 (0) 1943 602516 Fax: +44 (0) 1943 816371 Web: knollyarns.com Email: david@knollyarns.com |
Lambswool and pure new wool yarns | |
| Wm Lawrence & Sons Ltd Lyons Lane Mills Chorley Lancs PR6 0PJTel: 01257 262 294 Fax: 01257 260 023 Web: www.wm-lawrence.co.uk |
Viscose Rayon | |
| Laxtons – Worsted wools Laxtons Limited, Gordon Mills, Netherfield Road, Guiseley, West Yorkshire, LS20 9PD Tel: 01943 877123www.laxtons.com/ |
Spinners of fancy and worsted spun yarns | |
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Laura Rosenzweig
High Brigflatts
Sedbergh
Cumbria
LA10 5HN
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 622 043
Web:Â www.laurasloom.co.uk
Email:Â ltr@laurasloom.co.uk
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100% British wool weaving yarn. Bluefaced Leicester woollen singles and two-fold; Bluefaced Leicester worsted singles and two-fold; Hebridean/Black Welsh singles and two-fold; BFL/Hebridean singles aka “Cumbrian Tweed”.
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All yarns sourced from and produced in the British Isles. Â Most yarns available in 50g hanks; 100g cones or 250g cones; larger quantities by special request. Â Shade cards available upon request.
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| Make it British
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Recommends and promotes UK Manufacturers. Page for UK spinners | |
| The Natural Fibre Company and Blacker Yarns
Pipers Cl, Pennygillam Way, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston Cornwall, PL15 7PJ +44 (0)1566 777 635 Website: www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk Email: enquiries@thenaturalfibre.co.uk  |
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| Rebekka Thomas
Wales, UK Web:Â www.rebekkaleigh.com On-line shop:Â www.etsy.com/shop/rebekkaleigh |
Spinner: a variety of hand spun  yarn from many different wools, some of which include: Bluefaced Leicester, Jacob, Wensleydale and Devon longwool. Other wools such as Merino, Corriedale and Manx Loughton. | Spins a variety of yarns in different weights, some plied, some singles and also artisan yarns such as boucle or coil-spun. Also teach spinning lessons in groups or on an individual basis |
| Linton Tweeds Ltd Web: www.lintondirect.co.uk |
Search products/yarn Fancy/novelty yarns |
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| The LUREX®  Company Ltd 22 Ashville Way Cambridge Road Whetstone Leics, LE8 6NU Tel: (0116) 284 1824 Email: sales@lurex.com Web: www.lurex.com |
Fancy Yarns, metallic effect | Sell small – large quantities Supply sample cones Pro forma orders for small amounts |
| MBA Yarns Ladywell Mills, Hall Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 7DF Tel: 01274 760 341 Fax: 01274 760 310 Email:Â sales@mbayarns.co.uk www.mbayarns.co.uk/ |
Wool/wool blends, trevira and other yarns | Â Other services as well – Look on the website |
| Mindsets (UK) Ltd Unit 10 The IO Centre Lea Road Waltham Cross Herts EN9 1AS Tel: 01992716052 www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/ |
Conductive yarn, LED’s, electronics, robots | |
| My Fine Weaving Tel: 01455 554647 www.myfineweavingyarn.co.uk enquiries@myfineweavingyarn.co.uk |
mercerised cotton, soy silk,bamboo amongst others | |
| Offtre Ltd The Old School House Coniston Cold BD23 4EA. North Yorkshire Tel: +44 Â 01756 748412Â Â or 749916 Fax:Â 01756Â 749916Contact: Pater Andrews/David Thornton www.offtree.co.uk |
Some yarn stocks in their warehouse mainly pure wool for weaving NM 36/2 raw white on dye tubes , for package dyeing. They supply yarns spun on all spinning systems , for both weaving and knitting . Upholstery yarns  feature in many of their ranges and are happy to supply large quantities of these specialist yarns to weavers. Some of their yarn ranges (woollen spun ) are stock supported in colours. Specialist fancy yarns are also available ex stock. Pure wool yarns, blends with other natural fibres and also with synthetic fibres . Cotton yarns, gassed and mercerised as required, ecru or dyed. Linen yarns  and linen blended with other fibres for home textiles . Mohair loop yarns. |
Offtree Ltd state they are a well established yarn merchants and agents .Their yarns are exported worldwide , in commercial quantities. Some small lots are available from time to time , which we do supply to designers and University textile departments.Offer spinning. |
| Peru Alpaca Yarn &Â Textile www.perualpacayarn.com/ |
Alpaca and baby alpaca yarn for hand and machine knitting.Yarn manufactured in Peru. |
The company state they make sure everything they do honours their commitment to the highest quality alpaca yarn and alpaca yarn products in the world. |
| Prestige Fibres Limited CCL House Inmoor Road Tong Bradford, BD11 2PSTel: +44 (0) 113 815 1125 Email: info@prestigefibres.com Web: www.prestigefibres.com/ |
Natural animal fibres and yarn inc alpaca, mohair and merino wool | |
| Real Good Yarn www.realgoodyarns.co.uk/ |
From alpaca – yak | Real Good Yarns aim to find ethical wool and yarn from suppliers who are taking the extra steps to ensure animal welfare, care for the planet and promote fair trade.
Has a blog, ethical yarn directory and much information when making choices for yarn selection |
| J C Rennie and Co Ltd Milladen, Mintlaw Scotland AB42 8LATel: +44 (0)1779 871400 Web: www.jcrennie.com/ |
Lambswool, Donegal, cashmere, lambswool /cotton – denim, lambswool.silk blends | Wholesale and small quantites |
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/saltwaterrosethreads
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Specialist weaving yarn suppliers.
Rare & precious yarns; classics & essentials A wide range of silks, including reeled silk, bourette, slub, and tussah silk. Spun mulberry silk from 5/2nm to 120/2nm.
Premium cottons including Supima, Suvin and Sea Island. Plant based yarns including TENCEL™, SeaCell™. Leaf pineapple, hemp, ramie nettle, linen, and banana leaf blends. Much more.
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Dealers of Louet looms & accessories, specialist weaving books, enormous selection of Dharma Trading dyes. They produce their own highly respected brand of weaving yarn so supplies are generally stable and reliable. Ship worldwide and around the UK daily. No minimum or maximum order quantity. |
| Scientific Wire Co Ltd 18 Raven Road London E18 1HWTel : 020 8505 0002 Web: www.wires.co.uk |
A variety of wires including enamelled | |
| Silken Strands 20, Y Rhos Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2LTTel : 01248 362 361 Web: www.silkenstrands.co.uk |
Mainly embroidery threads but include metallic effect and bourdon cord | |
| Somic Web: www.somic.co.uk |
Various paper yarns and cords | Commission weave paper fabrics and will  coat fabrics with various finishes |
| Sofil Società Orobica Filati Srl Via Celadina 2, 24020 GORLE (BG) – Italy FAO Riccardo Guzzardo Tel: +39.035.290212 Fax +39.035.291501 Email: info@sofil.it Web: under construction |
Mercerized Cotton in classic 32/2, Cablé & Perlé, Soft Cotton in classic 30/2, more ends ,Crepe; Worsted Pure Virgin Wool in 2/48, 2/25, 4/15, 2/3, 4/5 & 50%Wool 50% Acrylic in 4/12 |
Many colors in Stock Service are offered each thread without minimum (just one cone) and surcharge |
| T C Threads Ltd Mancor House Bolsover Street Hucknall Nottinghamshire; NG15 7ZT Tel : 01159 680 089 Fax : 01159 680 346 or 0800 917 2399 Web: www.tcthreads.ltd.uk |
Isacord/Isalon 40 100% polyester thread 2/74 Nm Polyester | Next day delivery if in stock |
| Textura Trading Email: sales@texturatrading.com Web: www.texturatrading.com/yarn.html |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury, specialist yarns: retro reflective, jelly cord, silk and steel, thermoplastics, uv colour change, coated cotton | USA supplier – import tax |
| Todd & Duncan Ltd Lochleven Mills Kinross KY13 7DH Tel : 01577 863 521 Web: www.todd-duncan.com |
Cashmere | |
| Uppingham Yarns Ltd 22 North Street East Uppingham Rutland LE15 9QLTel : 01572 823 747 Web: www.wools.co.uk Email: uppyarn@wools.co.uk |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury, fancy.
Hinchcliffe Merino/Lurex/Shetland/Paper/Warp yarns/Linens |
Small quantities available Other qualities available not shown on website – contact for further information |
| Vanners https://vannersaccessories.com/collections/cones-of-yarn |
Range of silks, lurex, undyed wool and mixed novelty yarns, inc reflective yarn. All of cones are a minimum of 100g. Currently they have a website with the yarns available to buy (To note: a technical hiccup with the lurex’s where they only show up if you search for lurex as opposed to scrolling through the pages). |
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| Stephen Walters & Sons (was Glemsford Silk Mills) Chequers Lane Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk; CO10 7PWTel : 01787 372 266 Jan Warnack Fax : 01787 281 730 Web: www.stephenwalters.co.uk/ |
Silk organzine | Sells small quantities |
| George Weil & Sons Ltd Old Portsmouth Road, Peasmarsh, Guildford, Surrey,GU3 1LZ Tel: 01483 565800 Email: esales@georgeweil.com Web: www.georgeweil.com/ |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury, fancy including paper, banana, wires, dissolvable, leather thongs | Sell small quantities |
| Weaversbazaar Web:www.weaversbazaar.com Email:lin@weaversbazaar.comTel:Lin Squires 0780 160 7286. www.weaversbazaar.com/wholesale/wholesale-enquiry/ |
Suppliers of worsted yarns for tapestry and cloth weavers . Also offer 100% wool weaving yarns, cotton warp and nettle yarns with a significant wholesale discount for bulk purchases. | Also offer an affordable, replicatable custom dye service for yarns. They have a close association with the British Tapestry Group and are well known to the UKs premier professional Tapestry Studios: West Dean and the Dovecote if you would like recommendations.Catelogues are available |
| Â William Gee web:www.williamgee.co.uk/ Tel +44 (0) 207 254 2451 Fax +44 (0) 207 249 8116email: info@williamgee.co.uk 520 Kingsland Road, London E8 4AH (Mon- Fri 9am-5.30pm) |
 Stockists and distributor of all textiles, trimmings and haberdashery in the UK. Sells threads |
 Have a blog and up to date textile/fashion related news |
| Â The Woolmark Company & Merino wool. Web:www.wool.com/index.html Email:london@wool.com Tel:+44 (0) 2078455887 |
Website & links to The Woolmark Company, Merino Wool and wool.com information on wool growers, textile trade & through to consumers Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI), the owner of The Woolmark Company, is a not-for-profit company that invests in research, development and marketing for the Australian wool industry. Owned by more than 29,000 Australian woolgrowers, the company invests along the global supply chain for Australian wool – from woolgrowers through to retailers. source: website |
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| The Wool Sack Web: www.woolsack.org |
Supply stockists of British wool and wool information | Scroll down the site for all the stockists |
| Wykes International Ltd 434 Thurmaston Boulevard, Leicester, LE 4 9LD Tel: +44 (0)116 276 8282 Fax: +44 (0)116 274 2506 Email:Â sales@wykes.co.uk Web: www.wykes.co.uk/ |
Lycra, composite yarns | |
| Wool Tops web: www.wooltops.co.uk/ |
Supply wool tops, rovings and yarn. Using their same level of dedication to the supply chain and sourcing they can also provide other top quality fibres such as Mulberry Silk, Alpaca, Mohair ,Cashmere & Caregora | Wool Tops have a well established supply chain and are 100% committed to focusing on the traceability of their wool products to keeping work in Britain. |
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Welsh Weaving (website trading as Wonky Weaver),
Llwyncelyn,
Llandovery
Wales, UK, SA20 0EP
Website: www.wonkyweaver.com
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Products:
UK and European Distributor of Harrisville Designs Maple Hardwood Floor Looms.
Harrisville Designs Shetland & Highland Wool Yarns.
Harrisville Designs Friendly Loom – tapestry looms, lap looms, peg looms, rigid heddle looms, and a range of crafting kits.
Wide range of novelty and luxury cotton, silk and wool yarns.
Wide range of table looms & weaving accessories.
Natural Plant Dyes and Indigo Dye Products.
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| The Yarn Purchasing Group Web: www.yarn.dk/gb/ |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury/specialist inc crepe | An annual fee is required to belong to the group, who purchase large quantities of specialist yarns, and sell them on to members in smaller quantities |
| Yarn Yarn www.instagram.com/yarnyarnfiber/www.yarnyarn.co.uk/ |
Organic and recycled yarns inc silk, sari, banana, nettle, cotton and others | Yarn Yarn are an ethical online yarn shop based in the UK selling eco-friendly and recycled yarns handmade by women’s co-operatives and small communities in rural India. With every purchase their customers make, they aim to support and provide sustainable living within these communities. |
| Yarns to Yearn ForContact: Alan Miller Email:miller72@btinternet.com Web:www. stores.ebay.co.uk/Yarns-to-Yearn-For?_rdc=1 |
Wools varying from thick shetland to fine wool/cashmere blend some cottons / Â . A large range of fine silk shades 2/60nm and a few rough silk colours / silk blends. Synthetic fancies – Nylon / Acrylic / Polyester some chenille shades. Varying weights starting at 100g on the finer yarns, 200g on thicker yarns |
This company buys redundant stock so yarn/colours offered are not always repeatableHappy to send small samples to customers before they commit to buy |
| Yeoman Yarns Web: www.yeoman-yarns.co.uk/ |
Mainly knitting but do a variety for weft yarns naturals and synthetics including elastemeric | |
| Zürcher Stalder AG Gewerbestrasse 9 CH – 3421 Lyssach SwitzerlandTel: 0041 34 448 42 42 Fax: 0041 34 448 42 43Web: www.zsag.ch E-Mail: zsag@zsag.ch |
Cotton (organic), silk, wool, linen, cashmere, silk/cashmere, bamboo, hemp, nettle, cotton/linen, fleeces and topslooms, accessories, workshops (ask for a free programme) | Small quantities available. English spoken |
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