Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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shopping guide

South East

BanburySewingCentreLimited

57 ParsonsStreet,Banbury,OxonOX16 5NB

01295262344

http://www.banburysewingcentre.co.uk

Mon-Sat9am-5pm

‘Whenit’sgone,it’sgone’atBanburySewingCentre

• theshoptakesona fullrange,suchasCygnet,and
  whenit hassoldout,theychooseanotheryarn.Sirdar,
  StylecraftandPatonsfeaturealongsideknitting needles,
  andtheyoera lay-by service as well.

DamarisCrafts

112 BartholomewSt,NewburyRG145DT

01635359924

http://www.facebook.com/damariscrafts

Tues-Sat10am-5pm

DamarisCraftsfeaturesyarnsfromSirdar,JamesC.

Brett,WYS,RicoandWoolcraft.Visitorscan also pick up

accessoriessuch as KnitPro needles.

DottiDi’s

10 HighStreet,Hythe,KentCT215AT

01303 772870,[email protected]

Travellingtothesouthcoast?FindyourwaytoHythein

Kentandyoucanbrowsethewiderangeofyarnsand

feltavailableorpickupa crafty souvenir at Dotti Di’s.

TheEternalMaker

41 TerminusRoad,Chichester,WestSussexPO19 8TX

01243 788174,www.eternalmaker.com

Mon-Sat10am-5pm

Knit& SewnightThurs5.30-8.30pm

A shortwalkfromthecentreofscenicChichester,The

EternalMakeris a welcomehavenforknittersand

crocheters– andif you’repeckish,theyarndepartment

evenhasitsownon-sitecafé,TheEternalBaker!

OwnerAnnaHodgsonsaystheshopaimsfora

welcomingandsocialenvironment,whereyarnlovers

cansitona comfycouch,eatsomescrummycake

andmeetotherlike-mindedfolk.A smallselectionof

independentlydyedyarns feature alongside brands like

RowanandAdrial.

HandmadeStudios

4 TheGreen,RowlandsCastle,HampshirePO96BN

0239241 2901,[email protected]

http://www.handmadestudios.org

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm

Independent,hand-dyedyarnfromthelikesof

Riverknits,EasyKnits,Unbelieva-woolandBaaRamEwe

linetheshelvesofHandmadeStudios, along with Erika

Knight,Patons,Rowanandothers.

TheFibreworks SEEOFFERONP31!

10aMiddleRow,ChippingNorton, Oxon OX7 5NH

01608645970

http://www.thebreworks.co.uk

Tues-Sat10am-5pm

KnitNightWeds6-8pm

TheFibreworksis a smallshoppackedwithcolourand

a widerangeofyarns,witha focusonnaturalbresand

yarnsfromsmall-scaleproducerssuchasTheFibreCo.

andlocalspinnersanddyers.Yarnloverswillalsond

WestYorkshireSpinners,Lang,Rowan,RicoandErika

Knight.UKstockistoftheLykkeneedlesanda fullrange

ofinterchangeablecirculars,longandshortstraight,

DPNsandcrochethooks.LocatedbetweenOxford

andStratfordinthemidstofthegloriousCotswold

countryside,it is a must-seeforthosevisitingthe

RollrightStones,BlenheimPalace,theCotswold Wildlife

ParkandpicturesqueCotswold villages.

HoopHaberdashery

92 HighStreet,Tenterden,KentTN306JB

01580 388011,www.hoophaberdashery.co.uk

Mon-Sat10am-5pm

HoopHaberdasheryboastsa curatedcollectionof

design-ledyarns,patternsandnotions(or,asowner

VanessaLingwoodcleverlyputsit, “I onlystockwhatI

like!”).Hoopis a Rowanagshipstoreaswellascarrying

a widerangeofcommercialandindependentbrands,

includingLang,Scheepjes,ErikaKnight,Fyberspates

andMalabrigo.

Tenterdenis a smallmarkettowneightmilesinland

fromRyeandtheKentcoast.Attractionsincludea

museum,steamrailway,the Old Dairy Brewery and the

ChapeldownVineyard.

Ida’sHouse SEEOFFERONP28!

27 HighStreet,CaterhamontheHill,Surrey CR3 5UE

01883 345220,www.idashouse.co.uk

Mon-Tues,Thurs-Sat10am-5pm

SocialClubTues& Thurs7-9pm

Ida’sHousewelcomesalllevelsofknittersand

crocheters,withplentyofsupportonhandintheshop

andattheirtwice-weeklysocialevenings.Located

nearCroydon,theshopsupportsup-and-coming

designers, with patterns and books from the likes of