We've been talking about where to shop locally for yarn - so here's a wee list of yarn stockists in Bath Spa and its surrounding area. It's undoubtedly not comprehensive; please email me with details of ones I've missed!
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Bath Spa and immediate area (central marked with *)
Edna's: 4 Brookside House, High Street, Weston BA1 4BY. 01225 423058
Sew 'n' Sew*: Stalls 11-18, Guildhall Market, BA2 4AW. 01225 482648
Janeen: 43 Upper Bloomfield Road, Bath. 01225 833240
Wright's Wools: 94 Mount Road, Southdown, Bath BA2 1LN
Wool: Old Orchard Street, Bath
Bristol and area
Get Knitted: 39 Brislington Hill, Bristol. 0117 300 5211 [HUGE store, with lots of choice, get the X39 bus from Bath].
The Crafty Stitcher: 83 Quaker's Road, Bristol. BS16 6NH. 0117 975 9004
The Ball of Wool: 47A High Street, Bristol BS37.
Wells
Wells Knitting Centre/Mandy Wools: 5 Mill Street, Wells, BA5 2AS. 01749 677548
Yeovil and area
Enid's: Church Street, Yeovil, BA20 1HE
Good Yarns: 38 High Street, Wincanton, BA9 9JF
PS., and more here...
Don't forget:
Rose Crafts
123 High Street
Midsomer Norton
BA3 2DA
Tel: 01761 414390
They stock a wider range of knitting yarns than anyone does in Bath nowadays, (does anyone remember "The Shepherd's Purse" that used to be next door to the original "Body Shop", which is now Paxton & Whitfield cheese shop) fabrics, haberdashery and craft supplies. If you live in southern Bath it is a comfortable 20 minute drive to M-S-N, there is free parking in South Road Car Park and you can have a look at Lidl's special offers at the same time!
Posted by: Katharine | 07/02/2008 at 03:56 PM
Shepherd's Purse was always a must visit whenever I came to Bath. As I look through my jumpers made from wool that was purchased at SP, I have a little spell of melancholy. Cheese just doesn't knit up as well!
Posted by: Henry | 11/03/2012 at 03:03 AM
Sadly Get Knitted in Bristol seems to be going downhill, they no longer stock many of the interesting yarns that they used to. Last time I went in they had dropped Noro, Malabrigo, Artesano, Lorna's Laces, and their sock yarn selection was sadly reduced. Instead there are large areas of Patons, Debbie Bliss and other commonly available yarns and their own-brand Jilly Bean yarns which are OK but nothing like as good as some of the artisan hand-dyed yarns that they used to stock. I live in Bristol but I now go to Bath for yarn.
Posted by: Jane Maple | 02/03/2013 at 02:08 PM
Gosh, this is a surprise! :-\
Good to know, thanks Jane...hopefully things will improve in due course...
Posted by: Jessica Pollitt | 22/03/2013 at 04:04 PM