Our exclusive guide to the most exciting event of the year
With just over five weeks to go until Yarn Shop Day 2017, local retailers have been signing up all over the country and preparing everything for the 6th May so that you yarn enthusiasts have the best day possible in their stores!
In just over five weeks time, knitting shops all over the country will be hosting special events including workshops, giving away goodie bags, offering big discounts, hosting pop-up shops and giving FREE patterns to customers who pay them a visit on the day.
Highlighting all that is great about your local yarn stockist, Yarn Shop Day will showcase the best talent across the UK and Southern Ireland. Last year’s event saw almost 200 shops take part and this year we are cranking it up another gear for the best Yarn Shop Day EVER.
Take a look at our list below to find out if your local store is taking part. If you don’t see them on the list it’s not too late for them to sign up, tell them to email samantha.dean@aceville.co.uk or call 01206 505114.
Bedfordshire
Tudor Rose Patchwork, Unit 1 Oakley Park, Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RB
The Spotted Sheep, 1-4 Peacock Mews, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1JH
Berkshire
Damaris Crafts, Unit 3, Spire Ridge, Midgham, Berkshire, RG7 5XB
Bristol
Get Knitted, 39 Brislington Hill, Bristol, BS4 5BE
The Wool Stop, 15 The Plain, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2BD
Cambridgeshire
Backstitch, Burwash Manor Barns, Barton, Cambridge, CB23 7EY
Sew Much To Do, 7 High Street Passage, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4NB
The Sheep Shop, 72 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HU
Cheshire
Abakhan, 65 Frodsham Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 3JJ
Black Sheep Wools, The Warehouse Studios, Glaziers Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 4AQ
Crafty Stitches, 48 Witton Street, Northwich, Chesire, CW9 5AG
Crookilley Crafts Emporium, Bramhall Village Square, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1AW
Knitters, 19 Precinct, Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 4EA
Magnolia Tree Crafts, 49 Park Lane, Poynton, Cheshire, SK12 1RD
Sewendipity of Stalybridge, 43 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 2JJ
Cornwall
A Need 2 Bead N Craft, 1 Lansdown Road, Bude, Cornwall, EX238BH
Busy Fingers Shop, Gilston Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6TW
Truro Wool, 2 St Mary’s Street Mews, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2BE
Sew and Fabric, 1 Biddicks Court, Saint Austell, PL25 5EW
County Durham
All Things Wool, 31 Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS18 TLH
Wools Worldwide, 101 Parkroad, Hartlepool, TS26 9HP
Derbyshire
Skeins, 19 George Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK12 8AY
The Wool Shop, 2a Gladstone Road, Spondon, DE21 7JJ
Dragonflies, 20 Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5QA
Devon
Knitting Wool & Yarn, 21 Hyde Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5BP
Spin A Yarn, 26 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AD
The Mill Street Makery, 55 Mill Street, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2JT
The Woolly Beader, Red Lion Yard, Okehampton, EX20 1AW
Knit & Stitch, 56 Fore Street, St Mary Church, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4LX
Dorset
Hansons Fabrics & Crafts, Station Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1BD
Knit Wits, 15 East Street, Blandford Forum, DT11 7DU
The Slipped Stitch, 1 Cheap Street, Sherbourne, DJ9 3PT
The Crafty Knitter, 103 Bargates, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1QQ
East Sussex
C & H Fabrics, 179-180 Western Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2BA
The Dropped Stitch, 113/115 Victoria Road, Portslade, East Sussex, BN41 1XD
East Yorkshire
Knit One, Stitch One, 24 Finkle Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AZ
Essex
Craft Arena, Studios 48-50, Barleylands Craft Village, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UD
Franklins, 13-15 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7DU
Sconch, Unit 15abc, Blake House Craft Centre, Blake End, Nr Braintree, Essex, CM77 6RA
The Wool Cabin, 28 High Street, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1UQ
Craft Days, 27 High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1AT
Gloucestershire
Cotswold, 7A Lansdown, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1BB
Greater Manchester
Abakhan, 111-115 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LN
Abakhan, Unit 2B, Burnden Park, Manchester Road, Bolton, BL3 2NE
Abakhan, 112 George Street, Altrincham, WA14 1RF
Hampshire
Jolly Stitcher, Unit 13, Fareham Enterprise Centre, Hacken Way, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1TH
Seeded Retail, 125 Winter Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 8DP
Stitched Up, Warwick Lane, 3-4 The Square, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5JN
Hertfordshire
Zips ‘N’ Clips, 74 Haldens, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1DD
Needlecraft, 142 Cotterells, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1JQ
Wool ‘N’ Things, 3-5 Hitchin Street, Baldock, SG7 6AL
Royston No. 3, 3 Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7BP
Isle of Wight
Taj Crafts, Holliers Farm, Sandown, PO36 0LT
Kent
Avicraft Wool, 15 Chatterton Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9QW
Hours Knit & Stitch Shop, 57 West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1AN
Ashford Emporium, 7 Marbledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BJ
Lancashire
Abakhan, Unit 3B, Corporation Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2UQ
Inspirations, The Capitol Centre, Winery Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 4AW
Accrington Yarn & Stitchers, 11 Warner Street, Accrington, Lancashire
The Wool Boat, The Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Burscough & Parabold and other villages in W. Lancashire
The Yarn Loft, Guy Syke Warehouse, Primet Hill, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 9NF
Leicestershire
The Wooly Hippo Ltd, 31A Regent Street, Hinckley, LE10 08A
Knit One, 11 Pocklinton’s Walk, Leicester, LE1 6BU
The Wool Zone, 10B Northgate, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6QS
Lincolnshire
A Good Yarn, 53 Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes, DN35 8HD
Horncastle Hobby House, 25 North Street, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 5DX
The Wool Loft, 58 Bridge Street, Gainsborough, DN21 1LS
Friary Stitch, 2-4 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, DN31 2AA
Pippins Patchwork and Yarns, 50-56 High Street, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8EB
Merseyside
Abakhan, 8-12 Greenway Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 0NG
Abakhan, 34-44 Stafford Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 8LX
Norfolk
Diss Wool & Craft Shop, 2, Cobbs Yard, St Nicholas St, Diss, IP22 4LB
More To The Point, 120 King Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2PQ
Owl Tree Crafts, 79 Station Road, Sherringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RG
Northern Ireland
Special Occasions, 18 Mountain Road, Kilkeel, County Down, BT34 4BB
Northamptonshire
Bella Knit, 5 Balcony Parade, Corporation Street, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1NL
Get Knitting, 78 Kingsley Park Terrace, Northampton, NN2 7HH
Nottinghamshire
Button Moon, 12 The Market Place, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6ND
Crafts United, 62 Station Road, Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5AP
The Artful Buttoner, 5 Kingsway, Nottingham, NG17 7BB
The Two Knits, 3A Station Street, Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts, NG19 8AE
Threads, 2C Main Street, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, HG12 5AD
Knit Nottingham, City Centre, 9 Trinity Walk, Nottingham, NG1 2AN
Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire
Lady Sew & Sew, Moy House, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
Lady Sew & Sew, Farm Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1EJ
Republic of Ireland
Knitwits & Crafty Stitchers, Unit 14H Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway, Ireland, H91 E0H7
Scotland
Threads Wool Shop, 143 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton, G82 1RQ
Stenhouse Crafty Artists, 19 High Street, Sanquhar Dumfriesshire, DG4 6GJ
Skeins & Bobbins, 120 High Street, Kinross, Scotland, KY13 8DA
The Knitting Shop Troon, 45a, Portland Street, Troon, Scotland, KA10 6AA
The Wool Shop on the Brae, 106 High Street, Nairn, IV12 4DE
Wool for Ewe, 83 Rosemount Place, Aberdeen, AB25 2YE
The Yarn Cake, 148 Queen Margaret Dr, Glasgow, G20 8NY
Buttons & Blethers, Unit 15a Elgin Industrial Estate, 54 Dickson Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7SN
Outback Yarns, 130-132 King Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1LU
Shropshire
Shop Sheepish, 1 Market Steps, High Street, Bishop Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5BE
Somerset
Alterknit Universe, 39 Main Road, Cleeve, North Somerset, BS4 94NS
Wool, 19 Old Orchard Street, Bath, BA1 1JU
Cross Patch Crafts, 66 Meadow Street, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1QN
Staffordshire
Abakhan, 55 Old Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3AU
Knitique, 7 Tudor Row, Wade Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6HH
Little Shop of Crafts, Unit 214, Trentham Retail Village, Stone Road, Staffordshire, ST4 8AX
Suffolk
Craftability, 5 St Lawrence Street, Ipswich, IP1 1DN
Jenny Wren’s Yarns, 14 St Peters Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1XF
S & P Knitting, Woolverstone Marina, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 1AU
Sew Much To Do, 23 Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1NE
A Wool Shop, 82 High Street, Lowestoft, NR32 1XN
Surrey
Maxime Wools, 68 Banstead Road, Carshalton Beeches, Surrey, SM5 3NL
Whichcraft Wools, 7 Station Way, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8SD
Ida’s House, 27 High Street, Caterham, CR3 5UE
Wales
Abakhan, Coast Road, Llanerch-Y-Mor, Mostyn, Flintshire, CH8 9DX
Clare Wools, 13 Great Darlgate Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DE
K & J Crafts, Unit 16, Inshops, The Mall Cwmbran, Gwent, NP44 1PX
Rosemary’s Wool Shop, Birmingham House, Alban Square, Aberaeron, Ceredigon, Wales, SA46 0AH
SMD Knitting, SMD Court, Miners Road, Llay Industrial Estate, Wrexham, LL12 0PJ
Undy Yarn Crafts, Unit 10, St Mary’s Arcade, Nelson Street, Chepstow, NP16 5EU
White Gecko Craft Lounge, 13 Camms Corner, Dinas Powys, CF64 4QY
Rosie’s, Clwyd House, High Street, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, LL18 2TU
Smalls Crafts, 8 Heol-y-felin, Cwmgwrach, Wales, SA11 5TB
Warwickshire
Fabric Hut, 28 East Green Drive, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9HT
West Midlands
Christine’s Wool Shop, 37 Sycamore Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 2AA
Remember When, 80 High Street, Coleshill, West Midlands, B46 3AH
Sitting Knitting, Stable Gallery, rear of 7 Belwell Lane, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4AA
Stitch Solihull, Nottcutts Garden Centre, Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 4EN
Withit Witch, Halesowen Knitting Centre, 75 High Street, Halesowen, B63 3BQ
Beacon Crafts, 1 Bull Ring, Dudley, DY3 1RU
West Sussex
C & H Fabrics, 7 West Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1PB
Sarah Louise, Unit 11, The Old Printworks Arcade, Tarrant Street, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9JH
Sussex Crafts, High Street, Cuckfield, West Sussex, RH17 5JU
West Yorkshire
Coldspring Mill, Haworth Road, Cullingworth, Bradford, BD13 5EE
Wiltshire
Pins & Needles, Unit 9-10 The Wharf Centre, Couch Lane, Debizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1EB
The Woolery, 4 Tamworth Studios, The Ginger Piggery, Boyton, Wiltshire, BA12 0SS
Think Outside The Box, 10 Chinns Court, Warminster, BA12 9AN
Anne’s Out Of House, Unit 8, Courtyard Studios, Wilton Shopping Village, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0RS
Worcestershire
Emms Haberdashery, 6-8 High Street, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 8EW
House of Haby, Unit 12, Market Hall, The Shambles, Worcester, WR1 2RA
Woolwise Creations, 10 Lower Mill Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 6UU
Yorkshire
Anne’s Flowers & Crafts, 119-121 Nab Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9QJ
Bobbins & Lace, Unit 29, The Craft Clearance Centre, Homsea Freeport Shopping Centre, Rolston Road, Homsea, Yorkshire, HU18 1UT
Ripping Yarns, 9a Milton Street, Saltburn by the Sea, Cleveland, Yorkshire, TS12 1DH
Wool ‘n’ Stuff, 12 Cross Square, Wakefield, Yorkshire, WF1 1PH
The Wooleys, 80 The High Street, Skipton, BD23 1JT
Beckside Yarns, Beckside Gallery, Church Avenue, Clapham, North Yorkshire, LA2 8EA
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