Every week, we get more and more stores signing up to take part in our celebration of local yarn heroes, Yarn Shop Day, taking place on 3rd May. Find out if your nearest store will be taking part!
Love Your Yarn Shop is a nationwide campaign led by Let’s Knit and our sister mag Let’s Get Crafting, aiming to get yarn lovers out into their local independent stores. The main celebration will take place on Yarn Shop Day (3rd May), when participating shops will be hosting discounts, workshops and more.
There will be several Yarn Shop Day ambassadors supporting the campaign and visiting their own local stores on the day. These include top designers Louisa Harding, Erika Knight, Sue Stratford, Sarah Hatton, Sasha Kagan, Jenny Watson, Jane Burns, Anniken Allis, Julie Ferguson, Sarah Hazell Catherine Hirst, Amanda Berry, Lauren O’Farrell and Lynne Rowe.
The campaign is also supported by other leading names in the knitting industry, including Sirdar, James C. Brett, West Yorkshire Spinners, Cygnet, Stylecraft and Coats Crafts.
So who’s involved?
Join in the celebrations at the following local yarn shops:
- Crafty Stitches, Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire. www.craftystitchesonline.co.uk
- A Need 2 Bead n Craft, Lansdown Mews, Bude. www.facebook.com/ANeed2BeadnCraft
- The Textile Studio, Sandown Road, Belfast. textilestudiobelfast.co.uk
- Knit Midleton, Main St, Midleton. www.knitmidleton.com
- Stitch Solihull, Stratford Road, Shirley. stitchsolihull.wordpress.com
- Lupin and Rose, Market Square, Bromyard, Hertfordshire. www.lupinandrose.co.uk
- Spin A Yarn, Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Devon. www.spinayarndevon.co.uk
- Clickety Clack, Woodway, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. www.clickettyclack.co.uk
- Rainbow Silks, High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. www.rainbowsilks.co.uk
- Cottontail Crafts, Duke Street, Settle, North Yorkshire. www.cottontailcrafts.co.uk
- Red Apple Yarn, College Street, Lampeter. 01570 423715
- M & G Designs, Eastgate, Louth, Lincolnshire. www.mandgdesignsneedlecraft.co.uk
- Ribbon Circus, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. www.ribboncircus.com
- The Sewing Box, Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. www.thesewingboxessex.co.uk
- Withit Witch, High Street, Halesowen, West Midlands. www.withitwitch.co.uk
- Sue’s Fabric and Wool Shop, Pratts Market, Hayle, Cornwall. 07814 431 012
- Sew Me Something, Courtyard Gate, Stratford-upon-Avon. www.sewmesomething.co.uk
- Louby Lou Wools, Lincoln. www.loubylouwools.co.uk
- Outback Yarns, King Street, Castle Douglas. www.outbackyarns.co.uk
- Knot just Wool, Portsmouth, Hampshire. knotjustwool.myshopify.com
- Crafty Sister Crafts, Park Side, East Leake, Loughborough, Leicestershire. www.craftysistercrafts.co.uk
- Dragonswood Crafts, Bashley Cross Road, New Milton, Hampshire. 07932 349569
- CraftDays, High Street, Saffron Waldon, Essex. www.craft-days.co.uk
- Knit 2 Tog, Broadstone Mill, Reddish, Stockport. 07890 150353
- I Love Ewe, St Mary’s Streer, Stamford. www.i-love-ewe.com
- Swanstitch, High Street, Deal, Kent. theswanstitchshop.co.uk
- Twist & Purl, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. www.twistandpurl.co.uk
- Wool Palette, Plymstock Broadway, Plymouth, Devon. www.woolpalette.com
- Needlecase, Kirkgate, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. www.needlecase.co.uk
- Wool Mountain, Abbeygate Shopping Centre, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. www.woolmountain.co.uk
- Avicraft Wool, Chatterton Road, Bromley, Kent. www.avicraftwool.co.uk
- Creative Needles Haberdashery, Harts Barn Craft Centre, Longhope. www.creative-needles.co.uk
- Get Knitted, Brislington Hill, Brislington, Bristol. www.getknitted.com
- Knit Nottingham, Mansfield Road, Nottingham. www.knitnottingham.co.uk
- The Dropped Stitch, Victoria Road, Portslade. www.thedroppedstitch.co.uk
- Diss Wool and Crafts, Cobbs Yard, Diss. www.disswoolandcrafts.com
- Abakhan, Nationwide. www.abakhan.co.uk
- The Yarn Cake, Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow www.theyarncake.co.uk
- Knitworking, Maid Road, Nottingham. www.knitworking.co.uk
- Inspirations, Winery Lane, Preston. www.inspirations.cardcraftplus.co.uk
- Avicrafts, Chatterton Rd, Bromley, Kent. www.avicraft.co.uk
- Butterfly Bright, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset. www.butterflybright.com
– A Fine Yarn, Skinnergate, Darlington. 07875 146 422
– Beaker Button, Weyhill, Andover. www.beakerbutton.co.uk
– Fabrications, Broadway Market, Hackney, London. www.fabrications1.co.uk
– Craft Corner, Cambridge Road, Melbourn, Royston. www.craftcornerltd.co.uk
– Caroline’s Wool Shop, Market Street, Newtown. 01686 626128
– Yarn on the Square, Marketplace, Ely. www.yarn-on-the-square.co.uk
– The Wool Shop, Woodburn Avenue, Woodburn. www.thewoolshop.co.uk
– Hilda Haarhoff Knitwear, Wood Lane, Earlswood, Solihull. www.hildaknitwear.co.uk
– Spins & Needles, Clasketgate, Lincoln. www.spinsandneedles.co.uk
- The Jolly Stitcher, Hackett Way, Fareham. www.jolly-stitcher.co.uk
- Sitting Knitting, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield. www.sittingknitting.com
- The Wool Loft, Farm Home Close, Lincoln. www.thewoolloft.co.uk
- The Knitting Well, Bell Street, Shaftesbury. 01747 854178
- Beckside Yarns, Church Avenue, Clapham, North Yorkshire. www.becksideyarns.co.uk
- Rosemary’s Wool Shop, Alban Square, Aberaeron. www.rosemaryswoolshop.co.uk
- Christine’s Wool Shop, Sycamore Road, Bournville, www.cityknits.co.uk
- Grandmas Patch, High Street, Watton. www.grandmaspatchwatton.vpweb.co.uk
- Threads, Glasgow Road, Dumbarton, Scotland. 01389 761385
- Wool-n-Things, Hitchin Street, Baldock. www.wool-n-things.co.uk
- Kathy’s Knits, Broughton Street, Edinburgh. www.kathysknits.co.uk
- Ramshambles, Shambles, York. www.ramshambles.co.uk
If your local store isn’t on the list, why not pop in and tell them to email julie.freestone@aceville.co.uk? We can’t wait to hear from them!
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