UK Yarn Suppliers – Prices at 13/1/15 – not an exhaustive list of suppliers or yarns

Brand / Weight/Ply
C=Cone
B=Ball / Fibre / Supplier / £ / P&P
James Brett / C – 500g 4Ply / Acrylic / / 7.31 / £3.95 £25-£60, Free £60+
“ / “ / “ / BSK (Ebay – same price) / 8.99 / £5, Free over £75
“ / “ / “ / (Uppingham Yarns) / 7.99
Bramwell / C - 500g 4Ply / Acrylic / / 8.47 / £2.50 min.
Yeoman / “ / Cashmilon / “ / 8.47
“ / C – 500g 2Ply / Wool/acrylic 50/50 / “ / 10.00
“ / C – 250g 2Ply Gold Sil. navy / Luxury Manila
Lurex type / “ / 8.50
Rooster / C – 500g 4ply / Alpaca / “ / 29.50
“ / “ / “ / BSK / 9.99 / £5, Free over £75
Yeoman / C – 500g 4Ply / Cashmilon acrylic / BSK N.B. All BSK Prices EXCLUDE VAT – *E-bay prices inc. VAT and are cheaper! / 8.99
“ / “ / Cotton/Acrylic 50/50 / BSK / 8.99
“ / “ / “ Panama / BSK / 10.49
“ / C- 500g 2Ply / Wool/acrylic 50/50 / BSK / 7.99 *7.19
“ / C – 450g / 100% Silk
Bourette / / 15.00
Cossette / C – 200g / lambswool/cotton chenille / “ / 2.00
Yeoman / C – 500g / Acrylic / “ / 8.95
Woolcraft Gold / C – 400g / Acrylic 4Ply / / 6.99 / Free over £25
“ / “ / “ / Ebay # 111432273092 / 6.49 / 2.85
“ / “ / “ / Ebay # 200714928719 (seller in Mabelthorpe) / 6.25 / 2.50 + 50p additional cones
Marriner / C – 500g / Acrylic / / 6.50
Jamieson & Smith / C – 1Kg /

Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight

/ - Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight” – JamiesonSmith Lerwick
(NB Various weights of Shetland wool) / 54.00
King Cole Merino
Bramwell
James Brett
Woolcraft / C – 500g
C – 500g
C – 500g
C – 400g / 4ply
4ply
Baby + ‘plain’ 4ply
Baby 4ply / http:/www/littleknittingfairy.co.uk/ Yarn, machines & accessories / Free postafe
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

Fairfield Yarns, Co-operative Buildings, 131 Rochdale Road East, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 1QU01706 623808

- King Cole, James Brett, Woolcraft & Bramwell –prices OK but cheaper elsewhere, free postage/

- A bit more expensive than BSK’s Yeoman Yarns prices but free P&P + some yarns not stocked by BSK e.g. Grigna

- good range

- 1.5Kg cones of knotless cotton, no detail re price or count/thickness. Tel. 0161 724 1724

- various luxury yarn – contact for prices 01829 740903

- 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)

– 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
Pennygillam Way
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7PJ / Company Details: Small contract specialist commission spinners of woollen and worsted yarns for knitting and weaving... Also markets a range of yarns, patterns & textiles under 'Blacker Designs'.
Email:
Web Site:
Fax: 01566 779795 Tel: 01566 777635
Jamieson & Smith Shetland Wool Brokers Ltd
90 North Rd
Lerwick
Shetland Isles
Scotland
ZE1 0PQ / Company Details: Raw Wool brokers + grading, sorting of local wool clip. 100% Shetland knitting yarns worldwide. Mail order service. Knitting accessories, travel rugs, tops, carpeting.
Email:
Web Site:
Fax: 01595 695009 Tel: 01595 693579
Knoll Yarns Ltd (formerly S.C. Yarns)
1 Wells Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 9JB / Company Details: Merchants of woollen yarns for weaving and knitting
Email:
Web Site:
Fax: 01943 816371 Tel: 01943 602516
Laxtons Specialist Yarns
Gordon Mills
Netherfield Road
Guiseley
LS20 9PD / Company Details: Manufacturers of worsted spun and fancy yarns using British Wool for the hand & machine knit, woven apparel & upholstery products.
Email:
Web Site:
Fax: 01943 884138 Tel: 01943 877123
R.W. Shepley Ltd
9 Palinwood Road
Delph
Saddleworth
Oldham
OL3 5UW / Company Details: Manufacturer of yarn & online retailer of British Wool products. Clothing / accessories, Hand knitting yarn, tops & fibres @
Email:
Web Site:
Fax: 01457 879236 Tel: 01457 874974
Spectrum Yarns
Spa Mills
New St,Slaithwaite
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD7 5BB / Company Details: Apparel yarn spinner consisting of worsted ring spinning in a variety of natural fibres and counts. Hand knitting yarns under 'Stylecraft' name.
Fax: 01484 847784 Tel: 01484 843732
West Yorkshire Spinners
Unit 2 Airedale Park
Royd Ings Avenue
Keighley
BD21 4DG / Company Details: Worsted Spinning company specialising in the production of classical & fancy yarns in natural & natural/synthetic fibre blends… Suppling the hand knitting, machine knitting & carpet industries - sale or commission basis.
Fax: 01535 669149 Tel: 01535 664500