People from the UK - which yarn?

[klaire12]

Hi, just wondering where people who live in the UK get their yarn from? Are there any good websites? How much do you pay? What about hooks?

[moggy]

Hi there - I'm not sure which shops you have up your way. I get my yarn from local shops on my two closest towns. There is usually a good selection at Hobbycraft if you have one of those near you - they also do a good selection of hooks too but they only seem to carry the Pony brand.

 

If you are an e-bayer there are LOADS of hooks and yarns / threads on there of all different varieties - if they are no good look on the ebay.com from the USA or their other stores - it doesn't cost as much as you may think to get them shipped over here and they are usually here within a week.

 

The best way to do it is to go to the USA with an empty suitcase and visit a 'Michaels' store - they are a crafters heaven!! It took me and a friend two days to get around the whole store and the prices are soooooo low compared to here - most were the same price in dollars as we pay in pounds so all about half the price!!

 

Happy hunting!!

[cherrypicker]

I get mine from my local yarn shop, depends on what Im making but most dk yarn is about £1.50 per 100g, I also find good yarn in charity shops, car boot sales and I use ebay alot....I also brought all my hooks from a charity shop! hope that helps.

[CraftyJen]

I buy regularly from the following online shops:

 

This company always has lots in their clearance section but postage is a little high and it can take a few days to get to you. I normally order from them once or twice a year and make it worth my while since the postage is high.

http://www.kempswoolshop.com/home.aspx

 

I've order from here once and it took awhile but was told in the beginning since it had to be ordered from their supplier. I wanted aran weight yarn and they don't keep ALL of it in stock at all times. Good prices.

http://www.cpu-enterprises.com/

 

I've ordered from here a couple times. Really nice, fast shipping and decent prices. Free postage on orders over £10.

http://www.rkmwools.co.uk/1/default.html

 

 

She is the ONLY UK supplier to stock Lion Brand yarns from the US. Super nice, quick shipping and prices are good. She also stocks a US crochet magazine every month.

http://www.banyantreeyarns.com/?gclid=CJ_g45uCiY8CFQJrMAod7kqosw

 

 

I've ordered from her a couple times. Quick deivery, postage is reasonable and she stocks a few things that no one else does.

http://www.purplelindacrafts.co.uk/

 

I normally buy cheap DK yarn from our St Clare's charity shop. It's new and really soft and only £1.

 

I hope this helps.

[klaire12]

Thanks a lot everyone

I'm going to check out all the websites you've provided and look for shops local to me

[kookaloo_starr]

Hi klaire12, are you in Notts or Doncaster? I'm a Notts gal : )

Boyes aren't bad for basics, their own brand yarns are a reasonable price & wash well too.

John Lewis has higher range stuff like Debbie Bliss.

Charity shops are always worth checking out too.

[klaire12]

I'm closest to Doncaster, not far from Gainsborough

EDIT: Just looked on Boyes website and there's a store in Gainsborough, guess where I'm going tomorrow

[may]

In the town we live in which is only small, we have hobbycraft which is quite good , we also have a small shop that sells wool, and the place i buy alot of my wool from is at what we call THE CHEAP SHOP, they have a good colour range of DK at only 99p for a 100g ball

 

i also ask in the charity shops if they have had any nice wool in and sometimes its surprizing what you can get,

 

 

the other day i came away with a pack of about 10 50G balls of patons ,white with a flc of blue in it all new with the wrapping still on and it was 3£

[Miss Crochet]

Thank you for the tips, girls!!