Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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england

companiesincludingDyeForYarn,HedgehogFibres,
BrooklynTweed,BaaRamEwe,Moya,YarnStories,
BlackerYarnsandEdenCottageYarns,amongother
swoon-worthybrands!
SooncethefamilyisnishedvisitingtheBrighton
PavilionandtheBrightonPalacePier,orwhenyour
friendsarerelaxingonthebeachaftertheBrighton
FestivalorFringeFestival,makesureyoupop round to
YAKforsomequality yarn squishing!

YarnFest
TheOldTelephoneExchange,Long Lane, Hermitage,
Thatcham,BerkshireRG18 9QS
01635201660
http://www.yarnfest.co.uk
Tues,Thurs,Fri10am-5.30pm,Weds10am-8.15pm,
Sat9.30am-5.30pm,Sun10.30am-4pm
Knit& NatterThurs2-4pm
Drop-inCraftClubWeds6.30-8.30pm
Withpersonalservice,severalcraftgroupstovisiteach
week,anda coeeareaandgarden,YarnFestis a haven
forknittersandcrocheters!InadditiontoKatia,Adrial,
Stylecraft,LaneMondial,Sirdar,andKingCole,YarnFest
alsooersindependentyarnbrands.Supportforlocal
craftsmeansyoucannduniquesouvenirsintheform
ofhand-turnedyarnbowlsandhandmadewooden
buttons.Theshopis justround the corner from
Newbury Showground.

LONDON
KnitwithAttitude
127 StokeNewingtonHighStreet, London N16 0PH
02079983282
http://www.knitwithattitude.com
Mon-Sat10am-6pm,Sun12-6pm
KnitWithAttitudefocusesonethically,environmentally
andsustainablyproducedyarnsfromaroundtheworld.
Theshopensuresthatalltheyarnsinstockcanbe
tracedbacktogoodpracticesatalllevels,fromanimal
welfaretofairwagesandgoodworkingconditionsfor
employees.Thiscareandattentionmeansthatmost
oftheyarnsinstorecomefromsmallproducersand
companieswhoareequallypassionate,suchasJohn
Arbon(anindependently-ownedmillinDevon),Manos
delUruguay(certiedFairTrade),VäxboLingarn(from
a traditionalwatermillinSweden),HedgehogFibres
(independentlyhand-dyedyarnsfromIreland),Hey
Mama Wolf (naturally dyed yarn from Germany), Purl

Alpaca(undyedBritishalpaca),andFyberspates(a

BritishcompanyethicallysourcingyarnsfromPeru).

TheLondonneighbourhoodofStokeNewington

hasaerce independent spirit and small village vibe.

Loop SEEOFFERONP31!

15 CamdenPassage,Islington, London N1 8EA

02072881160

http://www.loopknitting.com

Tues-Sat11am-6pm,LateopeningThurs7.30pm,

Sun12-5pm

Anyseriouslydedicatedyarnenthusiastwilleventually

makethepilgrimagetoLoopinthecapital!Thenorth

Londonshopshowcasesthemostbeautifulandunique

yarnsandhaberdasherythatownerSusanCroppercan

nd– shesourcesone-of-a-kindandquirkytools,and

attendsvintagefairslookingforunusualthingsforthe

shop.It’salwaysa treattovisit.

Loopworkscloselywithindependentyarn

producersanddyers,aswellasdesignerswhomake

patternsfromsomeoftheyarnstheshopstocks.In

storeyou’llndUKhand-dyedbrandsEdenCottage

Yarns,OldMaidenAunt,andTheUncommonThread,

aswellasQuince+ Co.,BrooklynTweedandmYak.

LocatedintheheartofIslington,anincrediblerange

ofrestaurantsandcafés,theAlmeidaTheatre and the

UnionChapelguarantee a great visit.

TribeYarns

20BRichmondHill, Richmond-upon-Thames, London

TW106QX

02089400999

http://www.tribeyarns.com

Tues-Sat10.30am-6pm

TribeYarnsbelievesthat‘Lifeis tooshor tforbadyarn!’

sotheshopislledwithhigh-quality,non-commercial,

ethicallyproducedandverycolourfulyarns.

London-goerswillndtheperfectsouvenirfromthe

widerangeofindie-dyedyarnsandluxuryyarnsfrom

aroundtheworld.Justdowntheroadis RichmondPark,

PetershamMeadowsView,RichmondTheatre and all

theattractionsoftheRichmond area.

WildandWoolly

116 LowerClaptonRoad,LondonE5 0QR

02089855231

http://www.wildandwoollyshop.co.uk

Tues-Sat10.30am-6pm,Sun12-4.30pm

A haveninthebigcity,WildandWoollycontainsan

impressive range of natural bres from small-scale,