...offering
classes on traditional techniques, and wholesale patterns.
Traditional Yarns
Generate graph paper to your specific gauge from this Japanese
website! Instructions are in English.
BREED SPECIFIC YARNS
Being a handspinner, I have a special affection for yarns
created from a specific breed of sheep. Deepen your knowledge
of our sheep friends by working with these wonderful yarns.
British Breeds Wensleydale, Suffolk, Blue Faced
Leicester,
and so much more:
• Friends of Wool: www.friendsofwool.com
• Uncommon Threads Toledo, OH (419) 389-1821
• Spirit Trail: info@spirit-trail.net,
www.spirit-trail.net
Navajo Churro:
• Deep Creek Yarns: www.warnermtnweavers.com
Finn Sheep yarn:
• Finn Sheep yarn—Wee Croft FinnSheep: www.weecroftfinnsheep.com
Shetland yarns:
see Fair Isle yarns
ARAN YARNS
• Black Water Abbey Yarns: www.abbeyyarns.com
Aran sweater kits:
• Cottage Craft Fine Woolens: www.cottagecraftwoollens.com
British Breeds:
In the USA:
• Friends of Wool: www.friendsofwool.com
• Uncommon Threads: Toledo, OH (419) 389-1821
In the UK:
• Iriss of Penzance: www.iriss.co.uk
Jamieson's Simply Shetland:
In the USA:
• Kirtland's Yarn Barn: www.yarnbarn.com
• Woodland Woolworks: www.woodlandwoolworks.com
• Two Swans Yarns: www.twoswansyarns.com
In Canada:
• She Ewe Knits: www.sheeweknits.com
Wendy Aran Yarn with lanolin:
• Handknitting.com: www.handknitting.com
FAIR ISLE YARNS (Shetland)
Jamison & Smith:
In the USA:
• Schoolhouse Press: www.schoolhousepress.com
• Woodland Woolworks: www.woodlandwoolworks.com
In the UK:
• Jamieson & Smith: www.shetland-wool-brokers.zetnet.co.uk
• Iriss of Penzance: www.iriss.co.uk
Jaggerspun:
• Nancy's Knit Knacks: www.nancysknitknacks.com
Jamison's Shetland Spindrift:
• Handworks Gallery: www.handworksgallery.com
• Kirtland's Yarn Barn: www.yarnbarn.com
• Woodland Woolworks: www.woodlandwoolworks.com
• Two Swans Yarns: www.twoswansyarns.com
Shetland 2000:
• Yarns International: www.yarnsinternational.com
GANSEY YARNS
British Breeds Guernsey yarns (formerly Creskeld):
In the USA:
• Friends of Wool: www.friendsofwool.com
In the UK:
• Iriss of Penzance: www.iriss.co.uk
Frangipani Guernsey yarns:
In the UK:
• Frangipani: www.guernseywool.co.uk
Wendy Guernsey yarns:
In the USA:
• Schoolhouse Press: www.schoolhousepress.com
In the UK:
• Handknitting.com: www.handknitting.com
Guernsey sweater kits:
• Cottage Craft Fine Woolens: www.cottagecraftwoollens.com
SCANDINAVIAN YARNS
Rauma Finullgarn and Strikkegarn:
• Arnhild's Knitting Studio: www.arnhild.com
• Nordic Fiber Arts: www.nordicfiberarts.com
TWINED KNITTING YARNS (Z-plied)
In the USA:
• Black Water Abbey Yarns (worsted weight): www.abbeyyarns.com
• Deep Creek Yarns — Navajo Churro: www.warnermtnweavers.com
• The Wooly West: www.woolywest.com
In Sweden:
• Firma Krokmaskan — Email: ameli@swipnet.se
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