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.]

We have also added a "Clearance" section which has some Debbie Bliss yarns and quite a lot of Noro China Garden Chunky in it for starters.

NEWS ITEMS.
P & M Woolcraft will be bringing their "shop" to ARCHEOLINK (next door to us) on Aug 14 and will be open from 10am to 4pm on that day.They will have a full range of spinning,weaving and carding equipment, fibres, books, magazines etc etc. - a must for anyone interested in spinning and weaving.
We will have a stand at the UK Knit Camp which is being held on the Stirling University campus in August - we will be there on the 13th & 14th.
Other news is that we have some Elizabeth Zimmerman books back in stock
Not just a Meerkat!

Barbara's latest creation which is available as a kit (with an option to make him as a wheaty warmer as well) - Click the thumbnail for details.

Just a Meersheep!

We are just back from Woolfest (well we've been back for a while now actually!)which was a great success again. Barbara's entry in the sheep auction amused the audience and nearly made the top price(again!). It's available as a kit- please enquire if you are interested

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

More Flying Flock just landed!
See below for details.

We have added a Laceweight category to the Yarns to make it easy to find them. A laceweight which isn't listed is our own Albalace, a Shetland yarn spun locally for us. Please enquire if you want to know more about this

Our other Scottish yarns continue to do well, growing in popularity all the time.
Albayarn is a true Shetland 4Ply in a beautiful range of 35 colours supported by quite a few of our own designs as well as many other patterns.
[We also keep a smaller range of Rennies Supersoft Lambswool which knits as a 3ply on 3mm needles.]
Another interesting Rennies yarn, much used in the Simply Shetland pattern books we stock is the Castle Collection a Lambswool and Silk blend
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 has now been spun and is in the shop now

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

Liz Lovick

will be back with us on 11 & 12 September to host a weekend dedicated to Faroese shawls with everyone producing a mini shawl and learning a lot about them, then and now. Liz's workshop last year was our most popular one so booking early would be advisable.
The price for the weekend (lunches and refreshments included) will be £90
Below is a picture of a mini shawl in Albalace which Liz has done in preparation for the workshop.

Please email or phone us to book your place.

Watch this space for any more workshops we arrange for later in the year

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.