Our yarns lines are diverse and growing all the time. Our approach to yarns encompasses the following: primarily natural fibres, Eco yarns, handspun regional and local yarns, Fair Trade and luxury fine fibre yarns.

We have just received another shipment of yarns from Schaeffer, hand-dyed products in unusual colours,  many named after famous women.   Audrey is one of the newest, a merino - silk blend with excellent yardage.  And we now have over 10 colours in Nancy. 

Habu is one of out newest lines that we carry.  If you are interested in Japanese textiles, , unusual materials and textures, then Habu may be for you.  This line offers Silk Wrapped Stainless Steel including the 4 new colours, Linen & Cotton Paper,  and even Pine.  We also offer the overtwist wool & silk crepe yarns that weavers relish for special effects.  We just recently added a new fine slub cotton great for summer lacey items and are continuing to grow this line.  We have also just received 20 copies of the new book coming out on Habu Yarns, Ori Ami Knits.  If you love Habu, this is the book to get.  We have a number of unusual knitting kits and many of the yarns can be used for weaving.  If you are interested in particular yarns or colours, call or email and we will get these for you.

Our newest lines of yarn are Fiesta, Be Sweet and Mango Moon.  Fiesta is a dye company from New Mexico with wonderful colour combinations.  Some of their yarns like Ballerina, a fine alpaca Tencel blend, are interesting for both lace knitters and weavers.  Be Sweet is more unusual yarns from South Africa , mainly mohairs, specialty items such as merino with felt balls and copper wire with felt protrusions.  Proceeds support women in sheltered workshops.  Mango Moon similarly is a fair trade yarn focused on helping women in Indonesia.  The yarns are often made from recycled materials such as rayon sarongs, but also include some wonderfully coloured ribbon yarns

We still have some Cottage Craft Angoras  yarn from Adstock Quebec.  We have had a longstanding relation ship with Lorraine who sold her first yarns and sweaters at one of our Fibrefests on the Loyalist Parkway farm in the County.  Cottage Craft is specializing in exquisite fine and soft fibres such as angora, bison, merino and qiviut and makes yarns so lush and cozy that you will just have t have some.  If you miss them at shows, we are one of the only shops to carry the products.

Many Specialty Brands

For your convenience you can see our complete list, then call or e-mail for specific items. The newest lines have been marked in bold. The lines of yarns include: Alessandra Filati, Amtex, Araucania, Artyarns, Berroco, Be Sweet, Cottage Craft, Colinette, Debbie Bliss, Diamond, Earth Collection, Ella Rae, Elspeth Lavold, Fibra Natura, Fiesta, Filati FF, Filatura di Crosa, Fleece Artist, Frabjous Fibers, Fur Yarn by Paula Lishman, Habu, Hand Maiden, Hopeful Shetland, Inca Gold, Jade Sapphire, Katia, Koigu, Lanaknits, LaLana Wools, Louet, Louisa Harding, Malabrigo, Mango Moon, Manos del Uruguay, Mirasol, Mission Falls, Misti, Noro, On Line, Queensland Collection, Qiviut Knits Ltd., Rico Design, Rowan, RYC (Rowan Yarns Classic), Sabin Farm llama, Schachenmayr, Schaeffer Yarns, Silver Cloud Alpacas, Sheepshop Wensleydale Longwool, Studioloo Handspun, Sublime and Tilli Tomas.

We are also carry local handspun yarns and some of our own Rose Haven yarns. We are shortly awaiting a new selection of wild art yarns from Cindy Cole of Studioloo.  Regularly we look at new brands and new lines within brands. 

We carry a wide range of yarns for specific purposes or with unusual features. If you are looking for Lace Weights, consider: Rowan Kidsilk Haze & Night, Misti Alpaca Lace and Handpainted Lace,  Alessandra Filati SuperKid Seta, Colinette Parisienne, Filatura di Crosa Superior, Malabrigo's Merino Lace, Jade Sapphire's Lacey lamb, Handmaiden's Lace Silk and Seasilk, Fiesta's Ballerina & Gracie's Lace and now new lace yarns from Noro and Schaefer.

If you wish local or regional Ontario products, consider:  Studioloo's and Pat LeClair's handspuns, Silver Cloud Alpacas, Hopeful Shetlands' yarns, Sabin's Farm's Llama yarn, Lishman's Fur Yarn, Koigu, and Rose Haven's Romney along with various other handspuns.

We also carry a good stock of Eco yarns and suggest you look at SWTC (soy, bamboo blends, corn, organic cotton, milk), Rosarios (bamboo, corn, milk), Rowan (soy blends, bamboo), Lanaknits (hemp & blends), Frabjous (recycled sari silk, hemp, nettle), Fleece Artist (seacell = seaweed), Nashua Handknits (tree bark dyed Ecologie cotton & wools), Lavold (hemp  & bamboo blends)  Sirdar (bamboo & blends) and Sublime (organic cottons and wools & cotton & soy).  

If you want to support yarn lines that either are Fair Trade or have a community economic development approach, consider Frabjous (Nepal), Tilli Tomas (India), Manos del Uruguay (Uruguayan women), Mirasol (Peru) and now Mango Moon & Be Sweet.

Please look at our detailed price list.
 2010 Yarn Price List
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I f you wish to consider specific colours or lines, please look at the following websites:

www.diamondyarn.com/
www.novayarn.com/
www.fleeceartist.com/ (also includes Hand Maiden)
www.missionfalls.com/
www.koigu.com/
www.silvercloudalpacas.com/
www.studioloo.com/