Note
You can always go to this website (https://yarnsub.com/yarns/) to find a suitable substitute for any given yarn.
Aran Yarns
In the USA:
In the UK:
- Great British Yarn: Jamieson’s and other brands
Fair Isle Yarns (Shetland)
In the USA
- Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift
- Schoolhouse Press: Jamieson Spindrift yarns
- Elemental Affects: Hand-dyed Shetland yarn collections
In the UK:
In Australia:
- Convent and Chapel Wool Shop, Rylstone, NSW: Jamieson & Smith
In Germany:
Gansey Yarns
In the USA:
- UptonYarns.com: beautiful natural-colored and hand-dyed Guernsey yarns and more!
- Handknitting.com: Wendy Guernsey yarns
- Kirtland’s Yarn Barn: Frangipani Guernsey yarns
- Schoolhouse Press: Wendy Guernsey yarns
- TheNetLoftak.com carries Frangipani including a special color Cordova that is specially made just for them! Check out their page about the Cordova Gansey Project!
In the UK:
- Blacker Yarns: Breed specific gansey yarns! YES!! Zwartbles, Ryeland, Hebridean/Manx, Hebridean/Manx/Romney breeds (natural shades
- Frangipani Guernsey yarns: 28 lovely colors!
- Meian: A lovely soft guernsey yarn in several colors, with more to come!
In Germany:
- Wolle Woolich (Blacker and Frangipani Guernsey yarns)
Scandinavian Yarns
Rauma Finullgarn and Strikkegarn (Norwegian)
- The Yarn Guys (find a retailer on their site)
- Nordic Fiber Arts
Twined Knitting Yarns (Z-plied)
In the USA:
- Deep Creek Yarns: Navajo Churro
- The Wooly West: Mora yarn from Sweden
- Toots Le Blanc: Lovely natural colored yarns: merino/angora, Jacob/alpaca…
In Canada:
• Custom Woolen Mills: 2 ply mule-spun yarns in 31 colors
In Sweden:
- Z Garn: A new company formed after Anne-Maj Ling retired from offering yarns for sale.
