The Woolshed

Welcome to the Wool Shed

The Wool Shed - not just a warehouse in cyberspace but a real wool shop, trading since the early 1980s.

[And now we have made UK orders post free which makes the online shop more like the real one. Click on the panel on the top right for details.]
An Elizabeth Zimmerman classic. Her books will be in our Books and Patterns soon - Click the thumbnail to see.
A baby Surprise jacket knitted recently for a new arrival. A wonderful piece of knitting engineering which inspired us to get Elizabeth Zimmernan's classic knitting books back in stock

Click to go the yarn!

The pattern on the right is free when you buy the yarn - hover on the picture for more details, then click to go to the yarn.

Our own Scottish yarns continue to do well. Albayarn, the 4ply Shetland has been around for some time now and we have quite a few of our own designs using it. New colours are arriving now and we will add them to the colour palette soon.
Flying Flock is a DK Shetland and Hebridean blend and as yet we haven't had the time to put new designs using it on the site - but we are working on them. It is a standard DK so can be used in any DK pattern. The 2009 shearing is being spun now and will be on site early in the new year.

For details of our Scottish yarns and more of our designs using them, click on the pictures below

Shetland and Hebridean DK

Barbara shows off one of the new designs coming soon!

Our online shop is being updated all the time. If you register with us, this will entitle you to advance notice of workshops, loyalty schemes and any special offers. We require only minimal information and it will make purchasing from our site extremely quick and easy.

We do respond to queries by return so if you don't get a reply (and it isn't in your junk mail box!), then please contact us again.

Opening hours are Mon-Sat 10-5 & 2-5 on Sundays so if you are in the area and feel like popping in, you will be very welcome. You'll find a map on the Find Us page

Workshops

We have arranged for designer and author Carol Meldrum to deliver four workshops at The Wool Shed this year. The dates are as follows.

8th May 2010 - Make a Fairisle Patch Bag

9th May 2010 - Crochet a Tunisian Summer Light Neckerchief

and then

3rd July 2010 - Professional Finishing Techniques

4th July 2010 - Hand Knitted Socks

Prices are £40 per full day workshop including lunch and refreshments. £75 for both workshops in a weekend.

Please email or phone us to book your place.

There will be more workshops during the year (Liz Lovick will be back in September). The full programme will be up on the site soon.

NEW! Want to learn how to knit or move on from scarves and stocking stitch? We are now running small group workshops for beginner and improver knitters and crocheters. We also have classes for those amongst you who would like to learn to spin or improve your technique. These are arranged on a by request basis. Please contact us if you are interested. The cost is £5 per hour for a minimum of 3 hours.