Looking for online shops that sell yarn on cone in the UK or EU?

Scroll down for a list of shops in Europe that sell everything from rustic wool yarns to glow-in-the-dark yarn. You can find deadstock yarn, luxury cashmere, organic cotton, sustainable Tencel, and lots more… All of the shops listed here sell small quantities of coned yarn to private customers, and they all offer international delivery. Some of them also have physical stores or warehouse shops.

Do you have a recommendation for a shop? Please leave a comment or send me an email, I would love to hear from you!

(I am not affiliated with any of these shops, and I do not make any money from promoting any of them.)

Sweden

Ullcentrum Öland

Website / online shop: https://www.ullcentrum.com/?lang=en

Shops (open Monday-Saturday): 

Öland: Byrumsvägen 59, 387 74 Löttorp 

Kalmar: Södra Långgatan 13, 392 32 Kalmar

1.5 – 2.7 kg cones of 100% Swedish wool yarn (8/2 and 6/2). Natural shades of grey, and dyed yarn in a variety of shades. Ullcentrum Öland also sell linen yarn on cone (Belgian flax spun in Italy).

International delivery.

Denmark

Garnspecialisten

Website / online shop: https://garnspecialisten.dk/

Warehouse shop (open Thursdays and Saturdays): Brønsholmvej 26, 2980 Kokkedal, Denmark

Garnspecialisten specialise in selling deadstock yarn from the textile industry. They stock natural and synthetic fibres: wool, cotton linen, acrylic etc. Cones are typically around 1 kg, but they also sell smaller 200 gram cones of merino wool. 

The webshop is currently only in Danish, but international delivery is available. More information for international customers here: https://garnspecialisten.dk/international-customers/

Holst Garn 

Website / online shop: https://holstgarn.dk/en/

Shop (open Thursdays):Skovlundvej 34, 9440 Aabybro, Denmark

Holst Supersoft (merino wool/Shetland wool), Tides (wool/silk) and Coast (wool/cotton) are available on 500 gram cones (and 50 gram cakes). Affordable yarns that work well for standard gauge domestic knitting machines, and are great for hand knitting too.

International delivery.

Finland

Lankava 

Website / online shop: https://www.lankava.fi/en/

Lankava is a family-run company with an interesting selection of paper, jute and hemp yarns on cone, as well as linen and mercerized cotton. Most cones are 1 kg, but the cotton tube yarn and jute yarn are sold on jumbo 10 and 11 kg cones! 

They also sell their own brand wool yarn on 1 kg cones: Lankava Unni (nm 2.8/2) made from 100% Norwegian wool (manufactured by Sandnes Garn). 

International delivery.

United Kingdom

Yeoman Yarns

Website / online shop: https://www.yeoman-yarns.co.uk/

Yeoman Yarns sell a wide variety of yarn on cones: wool, cotton, recycled fibres, lycra etc. Most of the yarns are suitable for standard gauge domestic knitting machines, but they also stock some finer yarns that work for fine gauge hand flat industrial machines (Dubied). Cones are typically around 250-500 grams. 

I used to buy yarn regularly from Yeoman Yarns when I lived in the UK, and always found their customer service great. 

International delivery.

Uppingham Yarns

Website / online shop: https://www.wools.co.uk/

Shop (open Monday-Friday): 30 North Street East, Uppingham, Oakham LE15 9QL, UK

Wide range of natural and synthetic yarns: cashmere, British wool, elastane (lycra), lurex etc. If you’re looking for sustainable yarns, Uppingham Yarns offer plenty of options: Tencel, biodegradable nylon, organic cotton, and more. Cone sizes are usually between 50 and 500 grams. They also sell knitting machine needles, transfer tools and sponge bars.

International delivery.

The Handweavers Studio

Website / online shop: https://www.handweavers.co.uk/

Shop (open Monday to Saturday): 140 Seven Sisters Road, London N7 7NS, UK

The Handweavers Studio is the place to go if you’re looking for somewhere to buy yarn in very small quantities (10-25 grams) for sampling and experimenting. 

You can find almost everything here: glow-in-the-dark, reflective and metallic yarns, different types of cotton and wool yarns, plant fibres etc.

The physical store, near Finsbury Park in north London, is like a sweet shop for people who love yarn and textile fibres. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the UK!

International delivery.

Frangipani

Website / online shop: https://www.guernseywool.co.uk/

100% British worsted 5-ply Guernsey wool for knitting traditional fishermen’s sweaters. Available in 30 colours. Spun and dyed in Yorkshire. 250 g and 500 g cones. 

International delivery.

Yarn on Cone

Website / online shop: https://yarnoncone.co.uk/

Cashmere yarn from Todd & Duncan (nm 2/28 suitable for fine gauge machines), pima cotton, lurex, silk, Shetland wool, rare breed British wool… and lots more! Cones are typically around 100-500 grams.

Free shipping on all UK orders. International delivery.

Italy

Hircus Filati

Website / online shop: https://florencecashmereyarn.com/en/

Warehouse (by appointment only):Via dell’Alloro 2H, Prato, 59100, Italy

High-quality deadstock yarn from Italian mills: buttery soft cashmere (nm 2/28 suitable for fine gauge Dubied machines, nm 2/14 suitable for standard gauge domestic machines), recycled cashmere, Shetland wool, merino wool and more…

International delivery.

France

Yarn Italy

Website / online shop:https://www.yarnitaly.com/

Yarn from Italian and Japanese mills. Wool, cashmere, silk, linen, hemp/bamboo mix, cotton and more. 

International delivery.

Hope you found this list helpful. Feel free to leave a comment below if you know of any other shops that sell yarn on cone in Europe!