Yarn suppliers and spinners
All suppliers have been recommended to The Weave Shed, but we cannot personally guarantee quality of service.
Name and contact details |
Yarn types |
Notes |
| John L Brierley Ltd Turnbridge Mills Huddersfield West Yorkshire; HD1 6QT Tel : 01484 435 555 Web: www.johnlbrierley.com Email: sales@johnlbrierley.com |
Cottons/rayon, fine chenille | Sells small quantities |
| Copley Marshall Tel: 01484345320 |
Cottons | |
| The Crazy Wire Company Web: www.crazywireco.co.uk/ |
A range of specialist wires and wire meshes | |
| Devere Yarns Devere Fabrics Ltd. Weavers House Hyde Wood Road Little Yeldham Halstead Essex C09 4QXTel/fax: 01787237237 Email: sales@devereyarns.co.uk Web: www.devereyarns.co.uk/ |
Silk, cotton, wool, worsted, linen and viscose flax, viscose, metallics | |
| Donisthorpe & Co Ltd P O Box 137 Friars Mill Bath Lane Leicester; LE1 9BQTel : 0116 2222 2244 Web: www.donisthorpe.com |
Range of monofilaments both clear and smoky, nylon and nylon floss | Pro forma orders only |
| Empress Mills (1927) Ltd Glyde Works Byron Road Colne Lancs BB8 8SSTel : 01282 863 181 Fax : 01282 870 935 Web: www.empressmills.co.uk |
Monofilaments, sewing threads range of qualities | Sells small quantities |
| Eurestex Ltd Park View Mills Raymond Street Bradford BD5 8DTTel : 01274 721 231 Fax : 01274 390 903 Web: www.eurestex.co.uk |
Silk weaving yarns: including 120’s/2 and 60/2 | |
| Fairfield Yarns 9 Leamont Drive Fairfield Bury BL9 7RRTel : 0161 797 8349 Factory : 01706 623 808 Fax : 01706 628 903 Email : fairfieldyarns@btconnect.com Web: www.fairfieldyarns.co.uk |
Naturals, good supplier of cottons various qualities, luxury yarns, wool: worsted and lambswool, fancy yarns | |
| H T Gaddum & Co Ltd Pewit Hall Farm Onecote, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7SE Tel: 01538 385888 Fax: 01538 385800 Email: sales@gaddumandgaddum.co.uk Web: www.gaddumandgaddum.co.uk |
Silks, metallic effect | Sells small quantities |
| Gledhills Pingle Mill, Pingle Lane, Delph, Saddleworth, OL3 5EXTel: +44 (0)1457 874651 Fax: +44 (0)1457 872428 Email: general@rgledhill.co.uk Web: www.rgledhill.co.uk/ |
Lambs wool, Shetland wool, british wool, tweed yarns in various weights | Woollen yarn spinners |
| Habu Web: www.habutextiles.com/ |
Bamboo, paper, silk and steel | |
| Wm Hall & Co (Monsall) Ltd 177 Stanley Road Cheadle Hulme Cheadle Cheshire SK8 6RFTel: 0161 437 3295 Fax: 0161 436 4855 www.williamhallyarns.com |
Floss rayon, cotton, chenille amongst others | Website has shade cards and prices |
| Handweavers Studio & Gallery Ltd 140 Seven Sisters Road London; N7 7NSTel: 020 7272 1891 Fax: 020 7272 4649 Web: www.handweavers.co.uk/ |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury | Small quantities, VAT included |
| Z. Hinchcliffe Hartcliffe Mills, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8QL UK T: +44 (0)1484 862207 F: +44 (0)1484 865227 Email: office@zhinchliffe.co.uk Web: www.zhinchliffe.co.uk/collections_hinchliffe.htm |
Lambswool, cashmere | Mainly knit yarns but some plied |
| Knoll Wells Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9JB Tel: +44 (0) 1943 602516 Fax: +44 (0) 1943 816371 Web: knollyarns.com Email: david@knollyarns.com |
Lambswool and pure new wool yarns | |
| Wm Lawrence & Sons Ltd Lyons Lane Mills Chorley Lancs PR6 0PJTel: 01257 262 294 Fax: 01257 260 023 Web: www.wm-lawrence.co.uk |
Viscose Rayon | |
| Laxtons – Worsted wools Laxtons Limited, Gordon Mills, Netherfield Road, Guiseley, West Yorkshire, LS20 9PD Tel: 01943 877123 |
Spinners | |
| The Lurex Company (Sildorex Ltd) 1 Harewood Road London NW1 6SETel: 020 7258 0138 Fax: 020 7724 6145 Email: sales@lurex.com Web: www.lurex.com |
Fancy Yarns, metallic effect | Sell small – large quantities Supply sample cones Pro forma orders for small amounts |
| My Fine Weaving Tel: 01455 554647 www.myfineweavingyarn.co.uk enquiries@myfineweavingyarn.co.uk |
mercerised cotton, soy silk,bamboo amongst others | |
| Prestige Fibres Limited CCL House Inmoor Road Tong Bradford, BD11 2PSTel: +44 (0) 113 815 1125 Email: info@prestigefibres.com Web: www.prestigefibres.com/ |
Natural animal fibres and yarn inc alpaca, mohair and merino wool | |
| J C Rennie and Co Ltd Milladen, Mintlaw Scotland AB42 8LATel: +44 (0)1779 871400 Web: www.jcrennie.com/ |
Lambswool, Donegal, cashmere, lambswool /cotton – denim, lambswool.silk blends | Wholesale and small quantites |
| Scientific Wire Co Ltd 18 Raven Road London E18 1HWTel : 020 8505 0002 Web: www.wires.co.uk |
A variety of wires including enamelled | |
| Silken Strands 20, Y Rhos Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2LTTel : 01248 362 361 Web: www.silkenstrands.co.uk |
Mainly embroidery threads but include metallic effect and bourdon cord | |
| Somic Web: www.somic.co.uk |
Various paper yarns and cords | Commission weave paper fabrics and will coat fabrics with various finishes |
| Stork Brothers Ltd Bayhall Mills, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD1 5EP Tel: 01484 424283 Email: Stephen Moorhouse (Managing Director) stephen.moorhouse@storkbrothers.co.uk Web: www.storkbrothers.co.uk |
Woollen yarn spinners | |
| T C Threads Ltd Mancor House Bolsover Street Hucknall Nottinghamshire; NG15 7ZT Tel : 01159 680 089 Fax : 01159 680 346 or 0800 917 2399 Web: www.tcthreads.ltd.uk |
Isacord/Isalon 40 100% polyester thread 2/74 Nm Polyester | Next day delivery if in stock |
| Texere Yarns College Mill Barkerend Road Bradford BD3 9AQTel : 01274 722 191 Fax : 01274 393 500 Web: www.texere-yarns.co.uk |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury | Prices include VAT Small quantities available |
| Textura Trading Email: sales@texturatrading.com Web: www.texturatrading.com/yarn.html |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury, specialist yarns: retro reflective, jelly cord, silk and steel, thermoplastics, uv colour change, coated cotton | USA supplier – import tax |
| Todd & Duncan Ltd Lochleven Mills Kinross KY13 7DH Tel : 01577 863 521 Web: www.todd-duncan.com |
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| Uppingham Yarns Ltd 22 North Street East Uppingham Rutland LE15 9QLTel : 01572 823 747 Web: www.wools.co.uk Email: uppyarn@wools.co.uk |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury, fancy | Small quantities available Other qualities available not shown on website – contact for further information |
| Stephen Walters & Sons (was Glemsford Silk Mills) Chequers Lane Glemsford Sudbury Suffolk; CO10 7PWTel : 01787 372 266 Jan Warnack Fax : 01787 281 730 Web: www.stephenwalters.co.uk/ |
Silk organzine | Sells small quantities |
| George Weil & Sons Ltd Old Portsmouth Road, Peasmarsh, Guildford, Surrey,GU3 1LZ Tel: 01483 565800 Email: esales@georgeweil.com Web: www.georgeweil.com/ |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury, fancy including paper, banana, wires, dissolvable, leather thongs | Sell small quantities |
| The Wool Sack Web: www.woolsack.org/node/2 |
Supply stockists of British wool and wool information | Scroll down the site for all the stockists |
| Wykes International Ltd 434 Thurmaston Boulevard, Leicester, LE 4 9LD Tel: +44 (0)116 276 8282 Fax: +44 (0)116 274 2506 Email: sales@wykes.co.uk Web: www.wykes.co.uk/ |
Lycra, composite yarns | |
| The Yarn Purchasing Group Web: www.yarn.dk/gb/ |
Naturals, synthetics, semi synthetics, luxury/specialist inc crepe | An annual fee is required to belong to the group, who purchase large quantities of specialist yarns, and sell them on to members in smaller quantities |
| Yeoman Yarns Web: www.yeoman-yarns.co.uk/ |
Mainly knitting but do a variety for weft yarns naturals and synthetics including elastemeric |



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