UK wool yarn sources

Hiya, where are all of you getting your undyed wool yarn in the UK?

I've just bought some from world of wool, which has a great array of wools, particularly the darker wools that I'm looking for but they're "ready to spin". Their wool yarn range is very white to pale.

As a beginner knitter (very long time returner as a previous beginner), I'd like to have materials that are easier to learn with than making my own yarn.

Thanks!

Have you tried calling Jamieson's of Shetland to ask about their wool?

They have a lovely selection of muted colours in their Spindrift range that look as though they are undyed.

In the past, I purchased single ply skeins for a shawl from them and they posted all the way to nz for me.

Thank you!  I'm off for a little bit to find out what spindrift means.

Sorry, it's just one of the ranges that they offer, it'll be one of the different thicknesses of ply that they offer

https://www.jamiesonsofshetland.co.uk/

Don't apologise, electrical stuff is definitely easier to buy, I'm used to standardisation.

Does anyone have any experience with "the lost sheep company"? It's based in north wales which is nice and has a wide range of non dyed coloured yarns. But I'm not seeing the size of the yarn.

James Alun wrote:Does anyone have any experience with "the lost sheep company"? It's based in north wales which is nice and has a wide range of non dyed coloured yarns. But I'm not seeing the size of the yarn.

I had a look at their products.

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They seem to be handspun, which I guess doesn't fall into a 'standard' yarn category. My suggestion would be to contact them and ask what they would recommend for the item that you want to try and make. It would be interesting to get some yarn made from the wools of the different breeds to experience the differences....

My nearest yarn shop sells only British wools, not sure which are undyed - https://www.caledonianwool.com/

Further betraying how Scottish I am, New Lanark Mill produces yarns including undyed in darker shades. I enjoy knitting with their other yarns and find them to be good quality - https://www.newlanarkspinning.com/collections/yarn

Looking forward to seeing what you make! :)

You could try this - local grown, rare breed wool. Ed and Laura used a kickstarter a couple of years ago to see if there were fiber people who would appreciate their wool (instead of selling it to the wool board for nearly nothing). Delightful!
https://woolcircle.uk/