Local UK Wool and Craft Shops

Crochet Unravelled is widely stocked by wool and craft shops in the United Kingdom. Below are some stockists listed by county and region. These local wool and craft shops are often an invaluable source of advice and information on knitting and crochet, so why not give them a visit?

This page was last updated in December 2023.

To find the retailer nearest to you, please scroll down or choose a region from this list:

Aberdeenshire

Wool for Ewe: 83–85 Rosemount Place; Aberdeen; AB52 6QS; www.woolforewe.com

Baa . . .: 43 Evans Street; Stonehaven; Aberdeenshire; AB39 2ET; www.baawool.co.uk

Argyll & Bute

Fabric & Finery: 3 West Clyde Street; Helensburgh; ARGYLL AND BUTE; G84 8SQ; fabricandfinery.co.uk/

Ayrshire

Owl Tree Crafts: 43-45 Main Street; Dairy; North Ayrshire; KA24 5DP

Bedfordshire

Buttons Haberdashery: 40 High Street; Biggleswade; SG18 0LJ; buttonshaberdashery.yolasite.com

Tudor Rose Patchwork: Unit 1, Oakley Park; Station Road; Oakley; Beds; MK43 7RB; www.tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk

Berkshire

Brown Paper Loves: 9 Inch’s Yard; Newbury; Berkshire; RG14 5PD; www.brownpaperloves.com

The Barn Yarn: The Old Grain Barn; Moss End Village; Maidenhead; Berkshire; RG42 6EJ; thebarnyarn.co.uk

Blaenau Gwent

Pins and Things: 57 Bethcar Street; Ebbw Vale; Blaenau Gwent; NP23 6HW

Bristol

Fabrics Plus Ltd: 13-19 Badminton Road; Downend; Bristol; BS16 6BB

Buckinghamshire

The Nimble Thimble: Meadows House; 1D Well Street; Buckingham; Buckinghamshire; MK18 1EW; www.nimble–thimble.co.uk

Caithness

Elizabeth's: 31 Traill Street; Thurso; Caithness; KW14 8EG

Cambridgeshire

Backstitch: Burwash Manor Barns; New Road; Barton; Cambridgeshire; CB23 7EY; www.backstitch.co.uk

Button Knit: 5 New Street; St Neots; Cambridgeshire; PE19 1AE; www.buttonknitstneots.co.uk

Sew Knit Craft: 58 King Street; Cambridge; CB1 1LN; www.sewknitcraft.co.uk

Carmarthenshire

Bumblebees of Llandovery: 6 Market Square; Llandovery; Carmarthenshire; SA20 0AA; www.bumblebeesofllandovery.com

Ceredigion

The Snail of Happiness: 6 Parc Ffos; Ffos-y-ffin; Aberaeron; SA48 7DY; thesnailofhappiness.com

Cheshire

Sew–In of Marple: 46 Marple Street; Marple; Cheshire; SK6 7AD; www.myknittingyarnandwool.co.uk

Clackmannanshire

The Crafty Wee Pie: 37 Affinity Sterling Mills Outlet; Tillicoultry; Clackmannanshire; FK13 6HQ

Cleveland

Leven Crafts: 7–8 Chaloner Mews; Guisborough; Cleveland; www.levencrafts.co.uk

Ripping Yarns: Unit 2/2A Terry Dicken Industrial Estate; Station Road; Stokesley; North Yorkshire TS9 7AE; www.rippingyarns.co

Co Antrim

Jean’s Wool Shop: 26 Cregagh Road; Belfast; Co Antrim; BT6 9EQ

Co Derry

Row by Roe: 28 Main Street; Limavady; Co Derry

Mullan’s Fashions: 47 The Promenade; Portstewart; Co Derry; BT55 7AE; www.mullansfashions.com

Wool & Things: 8 Society Street; Coleraine; Co Derry; BT52 1LA; www.woolandthings.com

The Craft Shop: Derry Craft Village; 7-8 Sackville Street; Derry; BT48 7BQ

Co Fermanagh

EweMomma: Unit 18, The Buttermarket; Enniskillen; Co Fermanagh; BT74 7DU; www.ewemomma.co.uk

Cornwall

Needle & Thread: 5 Fore Street; Camelford; Cornwall

Sew & Fabric: 1 Biddicks Court; St Austell; Cornwall; PL25 5EW; www.sewandfabric.co.uk

Knit Happens: Unit 2, Trevail Bus Park; Normandy Way; Bodmin; Cornwall; PL31 1EH; knit-happens.co.uk

The Wool Basket: 4 Church Street; Falmouth; Cornwall; TR11 3DN; www.woolbasket.co.uk

Knitcraft: 25 Fore Street; Pool; Carn Brea; Redruth; Cornwall; TR15 3DZ

Conwy

Find Me Knitting . . .: Unit A2; Royal Oak Stables; Betws-y-coed; CONWY; www.findmeknitting.co.uk

County Down

Jolly Yarn Co: 33 South Street; Newtownards; Co Down; BT23 4JT

The Wool Pack: 101 Main Street; Moira; Craigavon; Co Down; BT67 OLH

Crafty Wishes: 2 The Mall; Newry Street; Banbridge; Co Down; BT23 3DZ; craftywishes.co.uk

County Durham

Kraft Work Yarns: Unit 5a, The Arches; 79 Park Road; Hartlepool; Co Durham; TS24 7PW

Cumbria

Faye's Sewing Box: Westmorland Shopping Centre; Market Hall; Kendal; LA9 4LR; www.fayessewingbox.co.uk

Derbyshire

Sew In of Buxton: 1 Spring Gardens; Buxton; Derbyshire; SK17 6BJ; www.myknittingyarnandwool.co.uk

Peak District Yarns: www.peakdistrictyarns.co.uk

Devon

Spin a Yarn: 26 Fore Street; Bovey Tracey; Devon; TQ13 9AD; www.spinayarndevon.co.uk

Knitting Korner: 9 Pepper Street; Tavistock; Devon; PL19 0BD

Wool Tree: Plymstock Road; Plymouth; Devon; PL9 7LH

Fudge’s Wool and Haberdashery: 28 Fore Street; Cullompton; Devon; EX15 1JH; www.fudgeswool.co.uk

Knit and Stitch: 56 Fore Street; Torquay; Devon; www.knitstitchcraft.co.uk

Purple Valley Crafts: 31 Palace Avenue; Paignton; Torbay; Devon; TQ3 3EQ

Dorset

Fudge’s Wool and Haberdashery: 17 Durngate Street; Dorchester; Dorset; DT1 1JP; www.fudgeswool.co.uk

Livingstone Textiles: 40 St Michael’s Lane; Bridport; Dorset; DT6 3RR

Dumbarton

Threads: 60 Glasgow Road; Dumbarton; G82 1HQ; www.threadswoolshop.co.uk

Dyfed

Debs Wool Shop: 99 Rhosmaen Street; Llandeilo; Dyfed; SA19 6HA; www.debswoolshop.com

East Dumbartonshire

I Sew 2: Unit 10, The Regent Centre; Cowgate; Kirkintilloch; G66 1JH; www.isew2.co.uk

East Lothian

Four Bags Full: 167 North High Street; Musselburgh; EAST LOTHIAN; EH21 6AN

Edinburgh

Kathy’s Knits: 64a Broughton Street; Edinburgh; EH1 3SA; www.kathysknits.co.uk

Essex

The Wool Cabin: 71 Connaught Avenue; Frinton–on–sea; Essex; www.woolcabin.co.uk

Craft Arena: Barleylands Craft Village; Billericay; Essex; www.craftarena.co.uk

The Cheap Shop: 108 Church Street; Tiptree; Essex; www.thecheapshoptiptree.co.uk

Crafty's: 82 West Road; Shoeburyness; Essex; SS3 9DS; www.craftys.uk

Westcliff Wools: 197 Hamlet Court Road; Westcliff on Sea; Essex; SS0 7EL; www.westcliffwools.co.uk

The Log Cabin: Broadview Farm; 104 Billericay Road; Botney Hill; Billericay; CM12 9SL; www.logcabin-brentwood.co.uk

Flintshire

Yarn O’Clock: 2 Earl Road; Mold; Flintshire; www.yarnoclock.co.uk

Gloucestershire

Creative Needles: Harts Barn; Longhope; Gloucestershire; www.creative–needles.co.uk

In Stitches: 22 Westward Road; Cainscross; Stroud; Gloucestershire; GL5 4JQ; www.institchesstroud.co.uk

Gwynedd

The Harlech Wool Shop: Castle Square; Harlech; Gwynedd

Hampshire

Ann Louise Wool Shop: 204 Copnor Road; Copnor; Hampshire; PO3 5DA; www.knotjustwool.myshopify.com

Thistle: 53 London Road; Cowplain; Hampshire; PO8 8UJ; www.knotjustwool.myshopify.com

Liss Wools: 38–40 Station Road; Liss; Hampshire; GU33 7DP; www.lisswools.co.uk

Beaker Button: Studio 11, Fairground Craft Centre; Weyhill; Andover; SP11 0QN; www.beakerbutton.co.uk

Handmade Studios Yarn Shop: 19 The Square; Petersfield; GU32 3HR; www.handmadestudios.org

Silver Threads & Golden Needles: 36 Stopples Lane; Hordle; Lymington; Hampshire; SO41 0GL

Herefordshire

Stitches: 2 High Street; Leominster; Herefordshire; HR6 8LZ; www.stitchesofleominster.com

Hertfordshire

Mavis of Bushey: 44 High Street; Bushey; Hertfordshire; WD23 3HL; www.mavisofbushey.com

Needlecraft: 142 Cotterells; Hemel Hempstead; Hertfordshire; HP1 1JQ; www.needlecraftstore.co.uk

Rona Sewing Machines: 143a High Street; Waltham Cross; Herts; EN8 7AP; www.onlinesewingmachines.co.uk

Fashion n Fabrics: 24 Beech Road; St Albans; HERTFORDSHIRE; AL3 5AS; www.fashion-n-fabrics.com

Inverclyde

The Wee Crafty Owl: 2B Jamaica Street; Greenock; PA15 1XU

Isle of Wight

Make It Wight: 12-14 Victoria Arcade; Union Street; Ryde; Isle of Wight; PO33 2LQ; makeitwight.com

Kent

Bee Crafty Bee Happy Ltd: Shop 2, 49 The Strand; Walmer; Deal; Kent; CT14 7DX; www.beecraftybeehappy.co.uk

C Wool: 17 High Street; Broadstairs; Kent; CT10 1LP; www.cwool.co.uk

Hawkhurst Craft Shop: The Studio; Cranbrook Road; Hawkhurst; Kent; TN18 4AR

Lanarkshire

The Wool Haven: 21 Langside Place; Glasgow; G41 3DL; www.thewoolhaven.com

The Stitch B*tch: 150 Battlefield Road; Glasgow; G42 9JT; www.thestitchbtch.co.uk

Lancashire

Mandy's Wool Shop: 19 Bamford Road; Heywood; Lancashire; OL10 4TA; email: yarnatmandys @ outlook.com

Temptations: 31 Main Street; High Bentham; Lancashire; LA2 7HQ; www.temptationsbentham.co.uk

The Wool Boat: www.colinandcarolescreations.co.uk

Delta Wool Shop: 49 Stanifield Lane; Farington; Lancashire; PR25 4QA; www.deltawoolshop.co.uk

Ethel & Em: 24 New Street; Lancaster; Lancashire; LA1 1EG; www.ethelandem.com

The Naked Sheep: 6 Rossall Road; Thornton Cleveleys; LANCASHIRE; FY5 1AP

Leicestershire

Wool and Crafts: Unit 4a The Courtyard; Fairway Centre; 9-13 Coventry Road; Burbage; LE10 2HL; www.woolandcrafts.co.uk

Lincolnshire

Brigg Wool Shop: 4 Market Place; Brigg; Lincolnshire; DN20 8HA; www.briggwoolshop.co.uk

Stitch Witch: 6 Union Street; Market Rasen; Lincolnshire; LN8 3AA

Horncastle Hobby House: 25 North Street; Horncastle; Lincolnshire; www.horncastlehobbyhouse.co.uk

The Craft Centre Bourne: 7a Abbey Road; Bourne; Lincolnshire; PE10 9EF; www.thecraftcentrebourne.com

The Button Box: 8 Ravendale Street North; Scunthorpe; North Lincolnshire; DN15 6NE; buttonboxyarns.co.uk

The Sewing Box: 1 Pied Calf Yard; Spalding; Lincs; PE11 1BE; sewingboxspalding.co.uk/

Greater London

Fabrications: 7 Broadway Market; Hackney; London; E8 4PH; fabrications1.co.uk/

Finishing Touches: 353 Ballards Lane; North Finchley; London; N12 8LJ

Greater Manchester

Kimberley’s Krafts: Pembroke Hall Market; The Ellesmere Centre; Walkden

Fine Yarns: 99 Lee Lane; Horwich; Greater Manchester

Purrfect Crafting: 139 Elliott Street; Tyldesley; Manchester; M29 8FL; www.purrfectcrafting.co.uk

Thimbles Haberdashery: 17 Hare Hill Road; Littleborough; Rochdale; Greater Manchester; OL15 9AD

Knitters of Romiley: 19 The Precinct; Romiley; Stockport; Greater Manchester; SK6 4EA

Merseyside

Sew Crafty: 85 Sandon Road; Southport; Merseyside; PR8 4QD

Un Tangled: 64 Laurel Road; Haydock; St Helens; Merseyside; WA11 0EX

Mid Glamorgan

Wool Stall Aberdare: Stall 21, Aberdare Indoor Market; Market Street; Aberdare; CF44 7EB

Monmouthshire

The Craft Cabin: Unit 41, Pontypool Market; Pontypool; Torfaen; Monmouthshire; NP4 6JW; thecraftcabin-ppm.co.uk

Moray

Linda’s Wools and Needlecraft: 24 South Street; Elgin; Moray; IV30 1LE

Neath

Valley Wools: 75 High Street; Cwmgwrach; Glynneath; SA11 5AL; valleywools.com/

Norfolk

The Fent Shop: 41 Broad Street; King’s Lynn; Norfolk; www.thefentshopkingslynn.co.uk

Hab-A-Go: 313 Reepham Road; Hellesdon; Norwich; Norfolk

Diss Wool & Craft: 2 Cobbs Yard; St Nicholas Street; Diss; Norfolk; IP22 4LB; www.disswoolandcrafts.com

Laina Crafts and Wool Shop: 15 High Street; Downham Market; Norfolk; PE38 9DA; http://www.lainacraftswool.uk

Yarn Store Norwich: Norwich Market; Gentleman’s Walk; Norwich; Norfolk; NR2 1NE

Sew Knitty: 9-10 Victoria Arcade; Great Yarmouth; Norfolk; NR30 2NU

Owl Tree Crafts: 24 Church Street; Sheringham; Norfolk; NR26 8QS; http://https://owltreecrafts.co.uk

Wool Shak @ Moulton Nurseries Garden Centre: Acle Road; Moulton St Mary; Norwich; Norfolk; NR13 3AP

Northumberland

Rainbow Yarns: Bridge Street House; Rothbury; Morpeth; Northumberland

Amble Pin Cushion: 20-22 Queen Street; Amble; Morpeth; NE65 0BZ; http://amblepincushion.co.uk

Wooler Wool Shop: 18 High Street; Wooler; NORTHUMBERLAND; NE71 6BY; www.woolerwoolshop.co.uk

Nottingham

Threads: 2c Main Street; Keyworth; Nottingham

Yarn Loft: 118 Hucknall Road; Nottingham; Notts; NG5 1AD; www.yarnloft.co.uk

The Yarn Pantry & Tea Room: 48 Station Road; Sandiacre; Nottingham; NG10 5AS

Tina's Woolly Crafts: 16 Idlewells Indoor Market; Sutton in Ashfield; Notts; NG17 1BP; https://tinas-woolly-crafts-idlwells-indoor.business.site

Knitworking: 5 Main Road; Gedling; Nottingham; NG4 3HQ

Outer Hebrides

Hebridean Hobby Centre: 97 Cromwell Street; Stornoway; Isle of Lewis; HS1 2DG; www.hebrideanhobbycentre.co.uk

Rutland

Wool Zone: 10b Northgate; Oakham; Rutland; www.woolzone.co.uk

Shropshire

The Wool Shop: 13 Broad Street; Ludlow; Shropshire; www.ludlow–woolshop.co.uk

TnC Crafts Wool & More: No 8, Central Court; High Street; Bridgnorth; Shropshire; WV16 4DB; www.woolandmore.co.uk

Somerset

Wells Knitting Centre: 5 Mill Street; Wells; Somerset; BA5 2AS; www.wellsknittingcentre.co.uk

Mrs McGregor's Emporium: Brunel Shopping Centre; Somerton; Somerset; TA11 7PY; www.mrsmcgregors.com

South Lanarkshire

Hooked on Wool: 77 Quarry Street; Hamilton; South Lanarkshire; ML3 7AR

Staffordshire

Joy & Harley’s Boutique and Joy’s Wool Shop: 62 Church Street; Tamworth; Staffs; B79 7DF; www.joyandharleysboutique.co.uk

The Little Wool Shop: 18 Upper Brook Street; Rugeley; Staffs; WS15 2DN; thelittlewoolshop.co.uk

Bibelot: No 2 Sheepmarket; Leek; Staffs; ST15 5HW; www.bibelot.co.uk

Stirling

Sweets n Things: 6 Hope Street; Bo’ness; EH51 0AA

Suffolk

The Needlecraft Shop: 2 Station Road; Beccles; Suffolk

The Craft Basket: 5 Queen's Square; Haverhill; Suffolk; CB9 9EG

Patches Haberdashery: 69 High Street; Sutton; Ely; CB6 2NL; www.patcheshaberdashery.co.uk

Surrey

Knights Haberdashery: 27 Lesbourne Road; Reigate; Surrey; RH2 7JS; knightshaberdashery.co.uk

Elphicks of Farnham: 10-13 West Street; Farnham; Surrey; GU9 7DN; elphicks.co.uk

Pins and Needles: Headley Road; Grayshott; Surrey; GU26 6LG; pinsandneedlesgrayshott.co.uk

Sussex

Heathfield Crafts: 4 Station Approach; Heathfield; East Sussex

The Sussex Yarn Collection: 3 High Street; Storrington; West Sussex; RH20 4DR; www.sussexyarn.co.uk

YAK: 16 Gloucester Road; Brighton; Sussex; BN1 4AD; yarnandknitting.com

The Pumpkin Patch: 10a St Mary's Walk; Hailsham; East Sussex; BN27 1AF; pumpkinpatchquilting.co.uk

Tyne and Wear

Kemp’s Wool Shop: 203 Chester Road; Sunderland; Tyne and Wear; www.kempswoolshop.co.uk

Warwickshire

Helen’s Wool & Cotton Crafts: Warwick House; Station Road; Kenilworth; Warwickshire; CV8 1JF; www.helenswoolandcottoncrafts.co.uk

West Dumbartonshire

Threads: 60 Glasgow Road; Dumbarton; G82 1HQ

West Midlands

Christine’s Wool Shop: 37 Sycamore Road; Bournville; BIRMINGHAM; www.cityknits.co.uk

Wool n Knits, Stitch n Sew: 151 Bridgnorth Road; Wollaston; West Midlands

Ragdoll Crafts: Stall 155-156 Market; Market Way; Coventry; West Midlands

The Wool Ladies: 8 Market Way; Bilston; West Midlands; WV14 0DR; thewoolladies.co.uk

Mary's Fashions Wool Shop: 24 High Street; Quarry Bank; Brierley Hill; West Midlands; DY5 2JW

Wiltshire

The Woollery: 6 Warminster Raod; Westbury; Wiltshire; BA13 3PB

Yarn for the Soul: 6 East Street; Warminster; Wiltshire; BA12 9BN; yarnforthesoul.co.uk

Worcestershire

The Stitchery: 18 High Street; Upton upon Severn; Worcs; www.upton-stitchery.com

The Wool Shack: 120 Worcester Road; Malvern Link; WR14 1SS; www.thewoolshackmalvernlink.epageuk.com

Sew U Knit Crafts: 2 Cotswold Court; Broadway; Worcestershire; www.sewuknitcrafts.co.uk

Crochet Cottage: Cadbury Courtyard; Blackminster Business Park; Evesham; Worcestershire; WR11 7RE; www.yarnstyle.co.uk

Severn Stitches: 22 Lombard Street; Stourport-On-Severn; WORCESTERSHIRE; DY13 8DT

Yorkshire

Cottontail Crafts: 16 Duke Street; Settle; North Yorkshire; BD24 9DN; www.cottontailcrafts.co.uk

Knit and Stitch: 26 Market Place; Doncaster; Yorkshire; DN1 1NE; www.knitandstitchonline.com

Crafts of Thirsk: 31 Market Place; Thirsk; North Yorkshire; YO7 1HD

Sew Susie Bloom: 27 Carlton Street; Castleford; West Yorkshire; WF10 1AS

Ewe and Yarn: 18 Millgate; Thirsk; North Yorkshire; YO7 1AA; eweandyarn.co.uk

The Haberdashery: 28d Laughton Road; Dinnington; Sheffield; South Yorkshire; S25 2PS; craftytrading.com