List of Weaving yarn shops in Australia

Dear Weavers

This topic has been an issue for me for a while. Were you ever looking for a specific yarn for your next weaving project and had to go through all the online clatter to find what you were looking for? And after a while you got so fed up with it, that you just went for the one yarn shop that has it all? Yes, I probably don't do yarn searches as much, due to the fact that I have my own yarn business. But the situation does come up there so often, when I'm looking for something interesting, a wool yarn (BB Yarn Supply doesn't sell any 100% wool yarns) or a special yarn for the weaving correspondence course. Every time I have to go through the chunk and spam of online shops that come up. On the top we always have the ones which are supported by Google. What about all the other small businesses which are doing it tough and most likely have the much better deals anyway? So you scroll down through the whole list of shops, most of them appear multiple times until finally getting to the ones you are looking for. Are you sick of it like me?

Well, I finally had enough and took the time to create my own online weaving yarn shop list. And I'm so happy to be able to share it with you.

One thing though: Please, please support small businesses, especially online!!! Everybody is doing it tough at the moment. The market for weaving yarns in Australia is not as huge as it is in the USA or Europe. We have a lot of small shops spread all over the country. Each one has something unique/different what the other shop doesn't have. That is the only way we can all exist and survive. Larger companies who have everything available in one place make it so much harder for the small business owner to exist. So please, I'm begging you support the small businesses in your area. I'm sure they appreciate it and trust me I know how it feels.

Before I start typing the list, here are a few things to explain:

  • This list contains shops with weaving yarns only. There are hundreds of business with knitting yarns. Yes, as a weaver we can use knitting yarns for weaving. But if I would include all knitting yarn shops as well, then the list would end up to be huge. I had to stop somewhere. So there are a couple of knitting shops on the list, just a couple....
  • As weavers we like to use yarn on cones or spools. It is just so much easier to work with. Most shops on the list have at least one range of yarns in cones or spools. Or the shop offers to have the yarn wound into cones. 
  • There are a fair bit of shops out there that have an Ashford franchise. I remember the times when we just had one or two places where you could get the Ashford products. Today it seems to be a lot of shops that have all the Ashford products on stock, including all the yarns.
  • The shops on the list all deal online. I am sure there are plenty of real shops out there, in your town or city. Again, I had to stop somewhere to make sure the list doesn't get too long.
  • At the end of each description of the yarns I also added where the shop is located. Maybe you live nearby and are able to visit in person? 
  • Should I have forgotten an online shop, please let me know and I can add the business to the list. Send me an email with the details to sales@bbyarn.com or write it in a comment to this blog post.

Happy yarn search everyone!

Weaving yarn list:

All natural yarns, tussah silk, Venne bio yarns, Bambu 7 + 12, weaving correspondence course, weaving kits

Horse Camp near Gin Gin, QLD

Recycled yarns like T-shirt yarn and ribbon yarn, bulky cotton yarn

Adelaide Plains, SA

Australian made natural fibre yarns, wool, cotton, bamboo and more 

Bendigo VIC

New Zealand weaving yarn supplier, large range of 2/20 and 2/60 cottons

Levin, New Zealand

Small family operated mill, woollen yarns and fibres, sells non treated wool yarn

Central Coast Hinterland, NSW

100% Australian alpaca and merino yarns in different sizes, natural colours only

Macclesfield, VIC

Bockens weaving yarns in cotton, linen and wool, Klippan yarns

Southern NSW

Own collection of dyed yarns, 100% Australian Merino, skeins only

Central Coast NSW

Provides high quality yarns made from ethically treated animal products, merino, merino nylon blend, merino alpaca blend in 4, 5, 8ply

Central Coast NSW

Good colourful assortment of bulky yarns, paper yarns

Online only

Another good supplier of all sorts of bulky yarns, recycled and cords

Kiama NSW

All kind of weaving and knitting supply, yarns from 2 - 18ply

Melbourne VIC

Australian's reconnection to wool heritage, emphasis on all sorts of wool yarns, also has non treated wool yarn

Nundle NSW

A variety of unique hand dyed yarns in all colours, 8ply merino

Canberra  ACT

Spinners & Weavers Supply, Ashford supplier, has any size of heddles in stock 

Sydney  NSW

Supplier of natural raffia yarns in all colours

North Narrabeen  NSW

Yarn manufactured from 100% Australian merino wool, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 12ply

Lidcombe Sydney  NSW

Hand dyed merino wool yarn in Australian colours

Online only

Supplier of all Ashford weaving yarns and NZ wool

Moorabbin  VIC

Large range of yarns from cotton to hemp, Habu and Shetland wool

Far East Gippsland  VIC

Range of luxuriously soft merino wool, boucle, slub, Nialin Cottolin

Online only

Large range of mohair and kid mohair yarns, lots of colours 

Childers QLD

Wholesaler of various silk yarns, natural only, ring for more information 

Brisbane  QLD

Large supply of any ply size yarns from 2 - 16ply in merino, mohair silk, cashmere silk

Salisbury North  SA

Large range of weaving yarns, all sorts from natural to synthetic, mill ends 

Westmeadows VIC

  • Thread Collective     www.threadcollective.com.au

Largest supplier of weaving yarns 

Brisbane  QLD

 

 

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