The New Craft Centre Bourne

04/09/2026

Wonderful woolly event this weekend. Lots to see, try and buy.

04/09/2026

With the Bayeux tapestry here in England at the moment I have added these three lovely books.

03/09/2026

From UKHKA a questionnaire.

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03/09/2026

From one of our lovely group of UKHKA members a sad post about the update on West Yorkshire Spinners a yarn I love.
Feeling very sad for the wonderful staff who went the extra mile to help.

🧶🧶🧶🧶ANOUNCEMENT🧶🧶🧶🧶

I was talking to a customer today about West Yorkshire Spinners. She was unaware of the current situation.

It has also been a topic of discussion between independant shops.

So I’ve had a Google. The situation is that
West Yorkshire Spinners brand have ceased manufacturing production and the business has been put on the market and production has ceased.

The business faced steep increases in energy bills, wages and national insurance costs. Staff who worked at the Yorkshire facilities have been made redundant.

Any remaining stock is available through retailers who were stockists of the West Yorkshire Spinners brand.

I know that independant stockists are doing their best to network with each other to satisfy customer needs so my advice would be to check on the UKHKA website - ukhandknitting.com for retailers near you that are/were suppliers. The independant network will do its best to help crafters chasing stocks.

Happy crafting everyone

01/09/2026

1-4 Sept hours
08.30-13.00
Wool shopping
5 Sept Harrogate

21/08/2026

Yes little cooler but the heat is due to return so will be keeping shop hours 08.30-13.00 Tues-Sat for the time being.

14/08/2026

Open 14 August
08.30-13.00
Stay safe and hydrated

12/08/2026

Very inconvenient but have to take what’s on offer these days.

11/08/2026

Made by one of my lovely customers Zoe Twelvetrees With baa ram ewe yarn

Zoe’s words about this gorgeous jumper.

Been a while since there’s been an FO. Timed to perfection for the hot weather coming, this has taken longer than I expected because of well, life. by Caitlyn Hunter in Baa Ram Ewe Woodnote DK

11/08/2026

Just unpacking new stock. These gorgeous cross stitch kits from Riolis have just arrived. Have the catalogs to so if you want to me order any I can.