For our tenth Wool Market we had a fantastic array of varied stalls selling yarn, fibre, beads, notions, crafting tools and beautiful hand-made woolly items.
We also had delicious food from the Cornish Days pop up cafe.
From the £1 entrance fee, yarn swap and donation from the cafe were were able to send £500 to the Liskeard and Looe Foodbank and £500 to Cornwall Mind.
We asked people who came what they enjoyed most and you can see the word cloud below, along with some photos of the event and details of of lovely stallholders.
Adhcrafts
Adhcrafts is a neurodivergent arts collective supporting a range of artist and makers within cornwall. Our main focus is fibre arts with items ranging from felting colour packs, handspun and hand dyed yarn, fleece breed sample boxes, needlefelted and crocheted soft sculptures, polymer clay crochet hooks and a range of stirch markers.
Alpaca Yarns
Suri are the 'rare breed' of the alpaca world with different fleece and fibre characteristics to the more common huacaya alpaca. Alpaca Yarns have fine suri alpaca fleece for spinning, natural British suri alpaca yarns for knitting, crochet & weaving in balls and on cones. The yarn is spun in a UK mill specialising in suri and in a worsted process. Also some great knitting and crochet kits to make stylish accessories & exquisite handcrafted items.
To buy from their website click here.
Bellica Yarns
Bellica yarns sells a variety of hand dyed yarn, project bags and knitting related accessories at an affordable price.
To buy from their website click here.
Chat & Craft
Giving new life to the things that get thrown away every day. Upcycled wool & fabric waste Transformed by Chat & Craft please chose to reuse.
Coldharbour Mill
Coldharbour Mill will be displaying a range of yarns: Wild Devon & Natural Bluefaced Leicester Collections - both of which are spun from 100% British Wool on heritage machinery at Coldharbour Mill Museum, Devon. In addition, a range of textile products such as rugs, bags, tartan and clothing accessories will be available, all woven at the Mill too. All sales go towards supporting Coldharbour Mill to preserve its working wool museum.
Coldicott Wool
Wool products for sale from my own Shetland sheep. Washed fleece, sliver suitable for felting or spinning and yarn, aran and DK. Also sheepskins and knitting kits.
Demelza's Delights
Hand dyed yarn and fibres, inspired by the places, stories and History of Cornwall. Demelzas Delights will also have a wide selection of Knitting needles and crochet hooks, stitch markers and notions for all knitters and crocheters , as well as some beautiful wooden unique, handmade ( in Cornwall) drop spindles. Something for all lovers of yarn and fibre.
Felt & Away
My stall will feature a selection of my range of colourful, unique, decorative gifts made from wool using the wet felting process. These include felted wool scarves, felted seascape & landscape pictures, lampshades, glasses cases, vases, bowls, clutch bags and felting starter kits. I also have greeting cards produced from my original work.
Gorgeous Yarns
Gorgeous Yarns has a range of beautiful, naturally dyed yarns suitable for your yarn craft projects. We also have natural dye kits, solar dye kits and fabrics, and a selection of yarns to dye yourself. Why not treat yourself to the Natural Dyer's Almanac, written by Gorgeous Yarns owner, Caroline Bawn? Learn to grow and forage your own natural dyes and the techniques to use them to create lovely natural colours.
Hooking Marvellous Yarns
Enchanting yarns to add a touch of magic to your creations! All handdyed in my home in Devon. I offer a variety of options for you from self striping to gradients to beautiful solids, Superwash, natural yarns and plant based yarns all available too!
Jo Hunter Wearable Art
My shawl and scarf pins are ideal for fastening a woolly wrap or pinning a crocheted scarf in place. Being lightweight, they won’t pull your knitwear out of shape and are suitable for any garment with a loose knit or weave. I also make polymer clay buttons in a wide range of colours, shapes, textures and sizes. Either are ideal for complementing a knitted gift! If you’d like something bespoke to match a particular yarn, please get in touch.
To buy the shawl pins click here.
Louise Nichols Textile Artist
I'll be selling a wide range of embellishing kits & panels ready to stitch. The kits & panels are all my own designs that I lino print onto fabric & the kits contain everything you need to complete the item. For the panels, you're free to add your own stitch & embellishments. I'll also have a selection of greetings cards printed using my designs.
Madder about Wool
Launceston based yarn dyer, dying up small batches of colors, offering a mix of weights and blends.
Magpie and Butterfly
Unique, bold, bright, beautiful ceramic buttons, beads, stitch markers, jewellery and quirky decorations; all hand created by Vanessa in her eclectic studio in Marazion.
To read an interview with Vanessa Robson of Magpie and Butterfly click here.
To buy online from Magpie and Butterfly please click here.
Perran Yarns
Perran Yarns bring you luxurious yarns that are not so commonly found, which we hand-dye in small batches in our home dye studio near Perranporth. We offer original knit and crochet patterns designed for many of the yarns, so you can enjoy creating a beautiful accessory at an affordable price.
To buy online please click here.
Rosies Moments
I Hand paint ethically sourced yarns and fibres using the colours I see in my daily life for inspiration. A large selection of my yarns are produced In British Mills from British sheep both here and in the Falklands. The merino I sell is ethically sourced and is mulesing free and traceable. I also sell luxury yarns, therefore catering for a wide selection of customers. I have designed knitting patterns for shawls, socks, gloves etc, and sell these individually and in kits. I also sell gifts for knitting and crochet, sock kits, gift a balls, gradient cakes etc. I am constantly adding new colourways and products ensuring returning customers always see something new.
To buy online from Rosie's Moments click here.
Sarah Sock Knitting
On a small scale we manufacture unique darning looms that we have spent a considerable time designing and optimising for an easy solution to repairing socks and clothing. We also make scrappy sock kits consisting of colourful mini skeins of yarn to make some very unique socks! As well as this we use our knitting machine to make socks as we believe everyone should have the luxury of cosy woollen socks. We also now have 3D printed yarn bowls, boxes and needle/pen organisers.
We will demonstrate our darning looms and also bring our sock knitting machine.
The Cornish Stitcher
A selection of project bags, notions pouches and other accessories for knitters and crocheters.
The Twisted Felter
A wool artist and producer of Rare Breed fleeces based in SE Cornwall. I want to share my love of wool and so produce Learn to Spin kits including hand turned drop spindles, mini weaving kits and needle felting kits using Rare Breed fleeces. I spin yarns and art yarns on my spinning wheel for knitters and crocheters and for use in weaving and wall art. I also LOVE colour and use natural and commercial dyes to hand dye yarns and Rare Breed curly sheep locks for using in other crafts. I have a small flock of mixed Rare Breed sheep including Teeswaters, Jacob and Herdwick.
The Yarny Octopus
Hand Dyed Luxury Yarns made in small batches from the Wild West of Cornwall. Inspired by the rugged beauty of the far west coastline, from the majestic granite cliff tops, moorland heather, gorse and bracken through to the secluded fishing coves and beaches. Our yarns are dyed in small batches of 3 - 5 skeins on a range of exciting bases. The resulting colour ways in both natural and acid dye's make them unique for all your yarny projects.
Wringworthy Wools and Fibre
We are a local farm that has Shetland and Lleyn sheep and Alpacas. The wool, fibre, knitting wool, skins and rovings are all from our own animals. We also have some knitted items.
Yarnaddict by Anniken Allis
We stock colourful yarns from Manos del Uruguay, Schoppel, Hjertegarn and Symfony, a large range of knitting patterns including lace, stranded colour work and brioche, beads and accessories for knitting as well as my books Beaded Lace Knitting & Easy Lace Knits.
Yarns of Holsworthy
We are a bricks and mortar shop selling a wide range of yarns and wool
For this show we will be bringing along just a small selection of what we stock in the shop.
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YARNS ~ hand dyed skeins WYS 4ply and DK Opal Lang Schoppel Zauberballs Scheepjes Whirl to name just some
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Emma Ball ~ a large range of tins, note pads, bags
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Knitpro ~ needles(bamboo,Zing,Basix Aluminium), hooks (Waves, Zings)
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Notions
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Hand dyed fluff and fibre for felting and spinning
Zo Knit and Sew
I make a variety of hand knitted and sewn bags, gifts and baby items. I try not to waste anything so a lot of my bags are made from offcuts, small scraps and unwanted fabrics. I make new fabric out of my small scraps and then quilt to make hobby/ craft bags. I knit scarves, baby cardigans, bootees, hats, mittens and a few crochet/knitted blankets. Again using small oddments of yarn for stripey baby beanies, blankets and mittens.
