Where can you buy British yarn? Loads of places! Read on to find out who’s making yarn here. From micro mills and hand spinners there’s a wealth of British yarn makers to choose from
Following on from a request we had from someone about where they could buy British-made knitting yarn we put a call out on Instagram for our followers to recommend companies that make British yarn. Below is a list of over 20 of the top British yarn producers. If you know of any others then please add them in the comments below.
Ardalanish Mill
Ardalanish Mill
The Ardalanish Mill on the Isle of Mull not only spins its own yarn but also weaves it into beautiful fabrics.
Black Isle Yarns
Black Isle Yarns
Natural and sustainable yarns from Scotland.
Blacker Yarns
Blacker Yarns
Blacker Yarns produce a range of beautiful breed specific yarns made exclusively from British sheep, all spun in Cornwall. They are also one of the exhibitors at our Meet the Manufacturer event.
Cambrian Wool
Cambrian Wool
100% Welsh wool spun from the fleece of the of the Welsh Mule.
Cornish Organic Wool
Cornish Organic Wool
100% organic wool – produced, spun and hand dyed organically with Soil Association certification.
Countess Ablaze
Countess Ablaze
Yarn dyer based in Manchester.
Daughter of a Shepherd
Daughter of a Shepherd
100% British wool from shepherds and producers within the United Kingdom.
Eden Cottage Yarns
Eden Cottage Yarns
Beautiful had-dyed yarns.
Fat Bubba from Mel Porter
Fat Bubba from Mel Porter
100% Merino Fat Bubba wool is hand spun in the UK and is available to buy the via Mel Porter website.
Garthenor
Garthenor
Certified organic knitting yarns from traditional British sheep.
IsleYarns
Isle Yarns
Pure wool from the Isle of Purbeck.
J.C. Rennie & Co
J. C. Rennie & Co.
Established in 1798, J.C. Rennie make beautiful woollen yarns for knitters and weavers. They’ll be exhibiting at our Meet the Manufacturer event in May.
Jamieson & Smith
Jamieson Smith
Jamieson & Smith Shetland Wool Brokers purchase Shetland wool from over 700 of Shetland’s crofters and farmers, and transform it into high-quality Shetland yarn.
Jamiesons of Shetland
Jamiesons of Shetland
Shetland wool and yarn suppliers.
Jon Arbon
Jon Arbon
Worsted spun luxury yarns and custom yarns for hand dyers & designers.
Kettle Yarn Co.
Kettle Yarn Co.
Hand-dyed British yarn from ethical mills.
Knockando Woolmill
Knockando Woolmill
Historic working district woolmill situated in Knockando, in the Spey valley, Scotland.
Laxtons
Laxtons
Laxtons are specialist manufacturers of worsted and fancy yarns, not for hand knitting a high volume manufacturing. You’ll find them at our Meet the Manufacturer event.
Lily Warne Wool
Lily Warne
British wool from a Devon farm.
New Lanark Wool and Textiles
New Lanark Wool and Textiles
New Lanark Wool & Textiles is a small-scale producer of high quality Chunky, Aran, Double Knitting and Organic woollen yarn.
R.E. Dickie
R.E . Dickie
Specialising in British and Rare Breeds Wool, manufactured on their premises in Halifax.
The Knitting Goddess
The Knitting Goddess
The Knitting Goddess is an independent dyer of British knitting yarns, producing hand dyed yarns from British wool.
Toft Aplpaca
Toft Alpaca
The Toft Alpaca shop sells British alpaca and luxury 100% wool yarn.
Uist Wool
Uist Wool
Undyed yarns from the Outer Hebrides.
West Yorkshire Spinners
West Yorkshire Spinners
West Yorkshire Spinner’s yarn is reared, sheared and spun in Britain.
If you’re looking to buy from these British yarn producers you may want visit the Edinburgh Yarn Festival which is happening in March. With over 100 exhibitors, many of which produce 100% British wool, it promises to be a great event for knitters. Find more details about the event here.