Summer Wool Festival

The Threshing Barn

Suppliers of Weaving and Spinning Equipment, Fibre, Yarn, Dyes, Books and much much more. A veritable feast of colour and texture for the eyes, as well knowledgeable and helpful staff.

Knitting4Fun

The UK's largest independent retailer of knitting needles, crochet hooks and wool-related accessories.

Layfamilyyarn

Layfamilyyarn have a signature dye style of subtle variegation, delicate speckles and a core collection of tonal yarns. Their pick and mix stand holds over 170 different coloured mini skeins.

Sardines For Tea

We design toy knitting kits for you to create your very own characterful animal. Our kits are easy to knit and contain high quality materials. We also sell knitting accessories.

Debonnaire

Opulent yarns hand-dyed in Rutland. Original patterns and knitting kits. Addi needles and clover accessories.

The Makerss

Specialist and market leaders in all things needle felted - from Wool, Tools and accessories to kits and books by Steffi Stern. Ethically sourced wool, eco friendly packaging, kits designed and made in UK.

Hedgehog Equipment

Fibre preparation tools, spinning wheels and accessories, and weaving equipment, from Louet Majacraft and Hedgehog Equipment. Fleeces and fibres for spinning and feltmaking. Handspun yarns.

Eden Cottage Yarns

Established in 2011 as a one-person operation, ECY is now a small team producing the best quality yarns that they can; using beautiful materials designed to be a joy to work with and wear.

Yorkshire Blankets

Eco-friendly blankets made using yarns left over in mills across Yorkshire. From these wool yarns we hand make home wares, clothing, gifts, and DIY rag wreath kits.

Wonky Weaver

The UK's leading supplier of weaving looms, fibre craft accessories, spinning, carding, yarns, natural dyes (including indigo), synthetic dyes and handwoven gifts.

Jibbyroo Sews

We are a family run business selling hand made fabric project bags in all sizes. We also have a wide selection of our hand dyed yarn and lots of notions.

Lucy Locket Land

Lucy Locket Land is a happy, friendly craft shop in Sunderland specialising in natural fibre yarns and exciting knitting, stitching and crochet kits

Vericrafti

Knit/Crochet Kits, Yarn, Patterns, Knit/crochet accessories

The Knitting Gift Shop

Original design knitting kits, unique knitting accessories, knitting gifts, shawl pins & notions.

Yarn Unique

Hand dyed yarns in rich and saturated colourways (with the odd splash of neon) on the most luxurious bases of merino, silk and yak.

Chrystal Rose Design Crafts

Different kinds of Beads, Findings, Embellishments, Fabrics and Fibres for your creative projects. Also Kits and ready made gifts available.

Joe's Toes

Amanda from Joe's Toes designs, makes and sells slipper kits, soles and crafty stuff you just won't find anywhere else. Please pop by and say hello or visit our website!

Ducky Darlings Yarns

We are a handdyed yarn company selling beautifully handyed yarns, kits & accessories. With a variety of bases and everything from 10g minis to full skein garment kits.

Dina's Home of Crafts

Dina's Home of Crafts is an independent company which specializes in hand dyed yarn, fibre, knitting and crochet accessories, project bags, professional dyes, patterns and kits.

Kate Whiting Designs

Kate Whiting creates accessory knitwear, providing patterns and some finished items. Kate is also a doll maker and textile artist. Kate will be bringing a new design to launch at the show.

Rosies Moments

I hand paint ethically sourced but affordable yarns for knitting, crochet and weaving. I also sell gifts including stitch markers, project bags, project bags and the popular gift a balls.

Fire and Fibre

Handmade, unique wooden equipment for weaving and knitting. Merino tops, felting needles and supplies. Goods made on our equipment. Various haberdashery products. On stall demonstrations all day.

Moon Beads

Moon Beads sell quality Japanese and Czech beads, with their beautiful colours and large holes, they're perfect for knitting, crochet and kumihimo. We also sell knitting, crochet and kumihimo kits.

Woolmouse

Woolmouse is a small independent retailer stocking a hand picked range of commercial & hand dyed yarns, including our own brand Lovehandyed by David. We also carry a full range of accessories & gifts

Classic Carder

Classic Carder produce a full range of British Handmade, quality drum carders featuring their unique interchangeable drum system, dual controlled motorised drum carder & their new Contemporary range.

The Lace Knittery

Natural dyed & hand painted yarns, spinning, felting, notions, patterns, kits, Icelandic, Shetland, Hedgehog Fibres and La Bien Aimee stockist. From beginner to experienced and everything in between.

British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association

BCSBA supports and promotes Coloured Sheep, both pure and cross bred. High standards of flock management produces high quality fleece. Wool and products display the wide variety of natural colours.

Angela Gardner Studio

Angela's knitted designs inspired by nature play with colour, texture and shape using hand dyed yarn. A sumptuous collection of lace yarn compliment delicate lace shawls for that luxury project.

Felt Wildly

We're your one-stop shop for needle felting supplies, kits and workshops. We sell exclusive collaborative kits by world renowned fibre artists & stock a full range of DHG Maori & Merino Batts.

DT Craft & Design

We sell high quality products for hand-dyers & textile artists. Natural & synthetic dyes, mordants & auxiliaries, equipment, undyed yarn, books. Workshops, City & Guilds - friendly advice.

Under the Olive Tree Knits

At Under the Olive Tree you'll find lots of lovely hand-dyed yarns, knitting patterns and exclusive knitting notions such as wooden needle gauges, coasters, stitch markers and journals.

Gwennol Designer Handknits

Designer specialising in colourful hand knitted blankets, throws, hats, cushions and hottie covers for babies, children and adults. Patterns and kits and some ready made items on sale.

Fabazaar

A kaleidoscope of colourful felt accessories, creatures and homeware; world textiles from India and Nepal; Himalayan nettle shawls, garments, fabric and yarn and other lovely things!

The Crochet Chain

A modern twist on Crochet, checkout our original garments, clever blanket and quirky toy designs, made with a beginner in mind, pick up a kit, book or pattern and Crochet today!

Thread of Life

Crochet specialist, stocking hard-to-find crochet tools and booklets, including Tunisian hooks, hairpin tools and broomsticks, crochet cottons and haberdashery items.

Little Gem Felts

Silvia designs and make needle felting kits, which are vibrant and easy to do. She hand dyes fibres and uses them is to make handmade bags, pictures and book covers.

Tine and Floyd

Tine and Floyd offers a wide variety of hand spun and hand dyed yarns as well as various animal and plant fibres and blends. They are dealers for SpinOlution wheels

Knit One Kits

Lots of knitting and crocheting kits. Starting at £10.50 I have kits to make blankets, cushion covers, jumpers, cardigans and lots more. All great value for money

The Knitting Shed

Gorgeous hand dyed shades on both luxurious and rustic bases. Be tempted by a single skein or plan your next project around one of our unique pattern and kits.

All Wool That Ends Wool

A bright and bold selection of hand dyed yarn, including hand painted, gradients and self stripe. Handmade stitch markers, yarn cosy's, resin buttons and handcrafted yarn bowls.

Yarn Mixology

Handwound gradient yarn in glorious colour combinations for your unique project. Choose from gentle fades to dramatic colour bursts. A true artisan company.

Blue Fern Yarns

Beautifully hand dyed yarns across multiple yarn bases and fibres. We also stock a variety of knitting notions, kits and original knit and crochet patterns.

Yarn Etc

Yarn Etc is Harrogate's local yarn shop curating some super knit & crochet kits along with showcasing their own gorgeous Harrogate Yarn Company yarns.

The Indian Block Print Co.

Selling a range of hand carved Indian wooden printing, printing materials and block printing kits. We demonstrate on stand printing fabric and paper.

Felt Fusion

Ethically sourced hand dyed yarn - Felt Fusion offers bright, variegated yarn, whilst Fae Folk Fibres brings more muted shades, on luxurious bases.

The Crafty Bird

The Crafty Bird makes Faux fur Pom Poms, hand dyes yarn, designs crochet and knitting patterns, and makes project bags and stitch markers.

Skein Queen

Luxury Hand Dyed Yarn on a variety of high quality bases including merino, cashmere and silk. 100% British yarns and kits also available.

SiobhansCrafts

Colourful hand-dyed yarns and fibres, hand-painted yarn bowls, learn to dye kits and acid dyes and much more. Something for everyone.

Sincerely Louise

Sincerely Louise in an award winning, independent brand, specialising in taxidermy inspired knitting patterns, kits and books.

Wooltops

Dyed fibre, tops, natural shades yarns, project bags, recycled stitch markers, scrunchies and mill dyed yarn.

Bellica Yarns

Bellica Yarns sells beautiful hand dyed yarns, project bags in a range of sizes as well as a selection of helpful notions.

Emily Cross Ceramics

Handmade, wheelthrown ceramic yarnbowls and other tools for fibre and textile artists made by me in my Westcountry studio.

NoMothsAllowed

Small fibre Artisan who focuses on traditional handspun yarn, hand carded fibres and hand made clothing.

Wensleydale Longwool

We sell Single Breed Pure Wensleydale Wool in Aran, DK and 4ply in Naturals and Shades of the Dales

Coastal Colours

Luxury hand dyed yarns and fibres. Lykke needles, swifts ball winders and yarn bowls

Curated Yarn Co.

Curated Yarn Co. specialise in inspiration from the past, with beautiful colour ways designed to evoke nostalgia and joy.

Doulton Border Leicester Yarn

Slaughterfree rarebreed yarn, tops, fleeces knitting kits patterns, pattern

Happy Crochet Time

We sell yarn, handmade items, printed mugs and bags.

Butterfly Hair

Beautiful hand made hair clips.

Suzie Jules

Suzie Jules designs and curates modern and on-trend crochet kits with online tutorials.

HotButterYarns

Hand dyed Yorkshire yarn for both garments and accessories with unique designer patterns.

Injabulo

Beautiful fairly traded baskets hand made in Ghana, for shopping, display or keeping a project under control.

YarnTings

Beautiful, Bold and Boujie yarns and fibre, for all those crafters who love to play. Dyed with love, intuition and care.

Philpsy

Hand turned items from wood. Covering your Knitting, Crochet, Spinning and Sewing needs. From Drop Spindles to Crochet Hooks.

Riverside Knitting Wools

Knitting yarns in natural fibres in exclusive ranges at affordable prices together with pure wool fabrics and pet beds

Wild Field Fibre

Clare is an indie hand dyer based in Shrewsbury specialising in British wool and alpaca as well as vegan and hypoallergenic pure tencel.

Knitterish Designs

Knitterish Designs brings an eclectic mixture of knitting patterns for both 4ply and DK yarn with samples so you can see how they knit up.

Velvet Sixpence

A rainbow of hand dyed fibre on a wide range of bases. We also sell handmade batts, hand dyed yarns, and our own luxury blended fibre collections.

Dyeing Made Easy

Learn to dye your own unique yarns for knitting or crochet. Try our easy monthly subscription box course, to take your creativity to the next level.

Romney Marsh Wools

British made wool products created using the fleeces from our own flock of Romney ewes. Based on our family farm on the beautiful Romney Marsh, Kent.

The Woolly Tangle

Hand dyed yarn in colours inspired by nature, handmade project bags in all sizes, pre packed sweater kits and stitch markers for knitting and crochet.

The Urban Purl

A London based dye house - Creating colourful landscapes on yarn, expect intense & jewel-like colours inspired by cityscapes, mythology & curiosities.

Woolly Chic

Woolly Chic specialises in British Wool and ethical yarns, which have inspired Helen's unique crochet and knitting designs and are included in her kits.

Maggie & Me

Maggie & Me is a modern craft brand, specialising in Super Chunky yarn, patterns and kits, Including our Signature super soft Merino, and 100% Recycled cotton.

Wonderful Wool

A vibrant collection of expertly dyed yarns and fibres, on a large variety of bases, from alpaca, camel, merino, silk and polwarth fibres, to yak, cotton and zebra yarns.

Yarnsulike

Seller of Plant Based Yarns, which are mostly recyclable, breathable, vegan and anti-bacterial. Like the Sugar cane, Soy Bean or Bio Bamboo yarn (also known as ''vegan silk').

Blotz Natural Dyes

Blotz carries a wide variety of natural dyes, mordants, dye equipment and undyed yarns as well as a multitude of tools and accessories for spinning, weaving, knitting and crochet.

Emstead Leicester Longwool

Handspun wool, locks and fleeces from our Leicester Longwool sheep. Hand dyed carded bats, small amounts of fleece for felting. Knitting and crochet yarns, weaving packs and much more.

Little Acorn Crafts

I sell a range of hand dyed fibres, carded batts for spinning and felting and yarn. I am also one of two registered Schacht dealers in England and supply a range of wheels and weaving equipment.

Sheep On Mars

Loads of goodies including: vegan silk yarn (rayon, viscose); bamboo, linen and cotton yarns; hand-dyed chunky wool yarn; 4-ply Merino-Silk yarn; 1-ply Haapsalu yarn; sparkling yarns, hand-dyed sheep locks and silk felting fabric.

Sonia Jones Crafts

Hand dyed yarn/fibre & hand blended fibre using Merino, Alpaca & Silk suitable for people with sensory issues. I also stock cotton, linen & bamboo and handmade craft supplies including handspun yarn

Willow Knits

We specialise in silk! We supply Hand Dyed yarns in a variety of weights for luxury knitting, crochet, embroidery, braiding and all textile crafts. Patterns, kits and accessories are also available.

National Angora Club

Ethical Angora wool for spinning & felting from our garden rabbits, spindles & yarn for sale. Angora products display. Free spindle spinning lessons, carding, spinning demonstrations. Angora rabbit.

Hooked by Design

Hooked kits using lovely muted colours of carpet yarn. Cushions/pictures. Yarn, tool and hessian in each kit. Demonstrations of hooking throughout the weekend. Hooking frames and handmade cards.

Sheepythings

Sheep, hand-crafted from British Fleece. Gifts including: Worry sharing sheep, sheep earrings, sheep strings and sheep making kits. Textile art; quirky Tree pictures made to make you smile.

Penny Stitch Craft

Liverpool based designer, dyer and tutor selling hand dye yarns, Upcycled fabric project bags, tool storage pouches and hand moulded clay stitch markers for knitting, weaving & crochet.

Twisted Yarns

I sell hand dyed yarn on a variety of weights using mainly British wool. I design crochet shawls and cowls and sell the patterns and kits for theses and I also have stitch markers.

GailMadeByMe

Colourful project bags and notion pouches using vibrant African wax print fabrics or African influenced prints. I also upcycle fabrics where possible. Joyful bags for all crafters.

Pickle-Lily

Project bags from large to petite, storage for notions and needles, progress keepers and accessories for the crafter. Wool felt play mats and I Spy bags for young visitors!

Pottery By Isla

Beautifully rustic but stylish ceramics ranging from mugs and pinch jugs to Isla's trademark dogs and cats that can be commissioned to match your own pet.

Bedfordshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

The Guild is a small, friendly group of textile lovers, whose expertise ranges from novice to professional. Our aim is to promote craftsmanship in spinning, weaving and dyeing. We meet twice a month at Flitwick Village Hall.

Northants Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers

We meet every second Saturday of each month at Denton Village Hall (NN7 1DT), which is a few miles south-east of Northampton. If you're interested in spinning, weaving or dyeing, please come along and meet us.

North Herts Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers

We're a small friendly guild, with a lot of spinners, some weavers and a few dyers. We support the preservation, improvement and promotion of craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing. We meet twice a month at the Letchworth Settlement (SG6

Aragon Lacemakers

Aragon Lacemakers have regular meetings in Bedfordshire where the group shares skills, drink tea and make lace together. All ages and abilities are welcome to join us. The dates and locations of our upcoming meetings can be found on our web page.

Berry's Brunch

High quality hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, rolls, baguettes, wraps and toasties plus tea, coffee, latta, cappuccino and hot chocolate.

The Enchanted Catering co.

Fancy a delicious cake while you're at the event? We'll have a mouth watering range including cake slices, cupcakes, almond bakes, brownies, caramel shortbreads, and more! Plus savouries, salads and hot drinks.

Really Awesome Coffee

After the success of our Really Awesome Coffee van at last year's event, we're bringing 2 vans, with trained baristas making amazing coffee for you!

Unique Party Catering

Serving freshly baked potatoes with a wide selection of toppings that everyone will love! We also offer vegan and gluten-free options

Eat Is Greek

Greek food that tastes incredible, such as Gyros and Souvlaki. We are passionate with what we do and always want to make sure that our customers receive great tasting and well cooked food!

Stu's Oven

Pizzas loaded with sauce, mozzarella cheese and your topping, baked in a wood oven, to give a flavour that only a wood fired oven can give. We'll be at the event on the Saturday.

Wooden Hill Coffee Company

We roast our own unique blend of Fairtrade coffee beans to give you an amazing coffee experience every time! Our Roaster, Jack, grew up in Ampthill and is a local through and through!

Kelchner Brewery

Based in Ampthill (very close to the event!), our beers are brewed for quality, taste and originality. Come and take a look at our range of beers, have a taste, or buy a present for your loved one!

MK Ices

We're very happy to be bringing our Ice Cream van to Summer Wool Festival again this year! Come have a super special ice cream treat from our MK Ices whippy van.

Charity Magazine Swap

Got any old knitting, crochet or other wool-related magazines you don't want? Please bring them to our stall so people can buy them for 50p. All proceeds will go to a local charity.


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