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New Zealand Fibre Craft Suppliers - Contact Details

North Island:  South Island
Abbey Blacks -- Jeanette Caldwell -- 
Monk Rd, Mangapai, RD 8, 
Whangarei
Phone/fax  09 432 2868
Romney, Corriedale, Merino
Superfine, fine, med, strong
White, Black and coloured
Other products: Fleece, carded sliver

Agrodome Woollen Mill
Western Rd., Ngongotaha 
P O Box 634,  Rotorua
Phone  07 357 1050 ext 722  Fax  07 357 5307
Email  woollenmill@agrodome.co.nz

Web site  http://www.agrodome.co.nz

Carded Sliver white & natural. 
Mail order.
Alterknitives
Cait MacLennan Whyte

Studio open to view by appointment
Herne Bay, Auckland
Phone 09 376 0337  Fax 09 376 0331
Email knitit@ihug.co.nz
Studio is open Thursdays 10am-4pm
(excluding January).
Designer yarns for the Contemporary Knitter
Rowan yarns and design magazines
Jaeger yarns and magazines,   Debbie Bliss yarns.
Also Adriafil, Anny Blatt and Filatura di Crosa yarns.
A selection of Noro yarns from Japan.
Rebecca magazines.
Mail order
Cedar Wools
96 Esdaile Rd., Pahoia, R D 6, Tauranga. 
Phone  07 548 1454   Fax  07 548 2574
Email   cedar.farm@xtra.co.nz
Fleece wool & Carded sliver and yarns,
all breeds & colours, also alpaca fibre 
Mail order.  
Cathy de Seton
Waitakere City
Email   dseton@ihug.co.nz
Pre-loved and secondhand books, magazines, small equipment and accessories for fibrecraft and needlecrafts including patchwork/quilting/embroidery
Craft Direct
P O Box 105 140
Auckland Central
Fax   09 837 7235
Email   info@craftdirect.co.nz
Website   www.craftdirect.co.nz
Online craft and sewing supplies.
Jewellery/Beading
Needlecraft - Cross Stitch, Long Stitch, Fun Stitch, Tapestry
Needlecraft Accessories
General Craft Supplies
Scrapbooking, Quilting,
Paper Tole, Decoupage, Lead Lighting
Haberdashery
Sewing Supplies
Mosaics, Speciality Kits
Brands include Semco, DMC, Anchor, Plaid, Leisure Arts, Collection D'Art
Mail order
Creative Outlet Ltd
89 Grey St, Tauranga 3110
Phone  07 571 3440
Fax  07 571 3442
Email  info@creativeoutlet.co.nz
Website  www.creativeoutlet.co.nz
Textiles supplies
Fine Art Supplies
Paper Art Supplies
Jewellery Making Supplies
Warren & Sharon Dennis
143 State Highway One
R.D. 4, Cambridge
Phone 09 827 8394 or 027 273 0269
Email  optimabusiness@xtra.co.nz

Website   www.gotlandsheep.com 
Gotland
Designscape Art & Crafts
25 Kea Place
Whangarei
Studio Hours by Appointment
Phone  09 430 8482     Fax  09 430 8411
Auckland contact phone 09 577 3355
Mobile  027 243 6330
Email  info@designscape.co.nz
Website  www.designscape.co.nz
Spinning wheels - Ashford, Majacraft
Weaving looms
Fleece wool - Corriedale, Merino, English Leicester, Perendale, Gotland
Knitting and weaving wool
including Possum/Merino
Mail order
Fibreholics -- Agnes Hauptli
Oruru Road, R D 2, Kaitaia 0500
Phone/Fax  09 408 5893
Mobile  027 474 6637
Email  ahauptli@orcon.net.nz
Web site  http://fibreholics.orcon.net.nz
Possum/merino/silk blends
silk, cottolin, linen, wool, cotton yarns
for weaving, some for knitting
Mail order
Edmund & Nancy Jackson
188 Apotu Rd, R D 1, Kamo, 
Northland
Phone  09 435 0009
Polwarth X Romney
Fine fibre
Black and Coloured
Jumbuck Carding - Sharon & Warren Dooney
177 Pinchgut Road, R D 3, Kaukapakapa 1250
Phone 09 420 3342   Mobile 021 1158 903
Email sharon.dooney@clear.net.nz
Carding
Kinrob Carding
Kinrob Black & Coloured Sheep 
Helen Kinsella

Purua,  R D 6, Whangarei
Phone  09 433 5765   Fax  09 433 5776
Merino, Polwarth, Romney, Perendale
Fudge brown, Moorit, Fawn, Blacks, Grey Spotted.
Fleece washing, Fleece carded.
Carded sliver, Greasy fleece.
Mail order.
Visitors Welcome Tuesdays, 9am-3pm or by arrangement.
Kiwi Threadz
-- Irene Allan

9a Wright Rd., Waiau Pa,
R D 4, Pukekohe
Phone  09 232 1414
Mobile  021 261 9389
Email  kiwithreadz@ps.gen.nz
Web site  www.kiwithreadz.com
Hard to find embroidery products
Good selection of DMC threads,
Rajmanthal Art Silks, Thread Heaven,
Cross Stitch leaflets,
Charms
Knit World
See here for details
Lallybroch Alpacas
Gay and Mike Moller

655 Ormandy Road, RD 8, Whangarei
Phone  09 432 2284
Email  gay@lallybroch.co.nz
Website  www.lallybroch.co.nz
Suppliers of quality alpaca roving in many natural colours.
Felting needles.
Lynbrooke Angoras
-- Dorothy & Colin Hood

1406 Awhitu Road
R D 4,  Waiuku 1852
Phone/Fax  0
9 235 0718
Mobile  025 771 385
Email  colin.hood@lynbrooke.co.nz
Black and white mohair.
Enquiries and visitors always welcome.
Majacraft Ltd
58 Castles Rd, Tauranga
Phone  07 543 3618  Fax  07 543 3718
Email  support@majacraft.co.nz
Web site  http://www.majacraft.co.nz
Spinning wheels and accessories
Kumihimo equipment
Mail order
Manukau Wools Ltd
55 Firth St., 
P O Box 113,  Drury,  Auckland.   
Phone  09 294 9017
Email manukauwools@xtra.co.nz
Handknitting Yarn
Mail order

Mecchia Looms
393 Koromatua Rd
RD 10, Hamilton 2021
Phone  07 847 8826
Mobile  025 294 1183
Email margaret@mecchia.co.nz
Web site  http://www.mecchia.co.nz

Mecchia Looms
Dobby 8 shaft & 16 shaft (computer assisted).  
Countermarche 8 shaft. 
Table looms 16” & 24”.
Weaving accessories. 
Mail order
Mohair Craft
Motorway Service Centre, Mill Rd, Bombay. 
Phone  09 236 0483  Fax  09 236 0840
Mobile  027 333 4480
Email  mohair@mohair.co.nz

Web site  www.mohair.co.nz
3 stores around Auckland:
Bombay, Papakura, Dairy Flat

Beautiful Kid Mohair yarns
Kid Mohair blankets
Raw Mohair
Dolls Wig Mohair
Perendale Wool 
Online ordering. 

Leigh Morris
24 Ocean Crest, Papamoa, Tauranga.  
Phone  07 574 8120  Fax  07 574 6120
Email  joelene.m@xtra.co.nz

I sell this spinning book:
'The Handspinners Companion'
Mail order.  

Procolour Craft Dyes - John Mitchell
P O Box 16 019, Sandringham, Auckland
Phone  09 815 2599   Fax  09 815 2598
Email  procolour@xtra.co.nz
Web site  http://www.procolour.co.nz
Dyes for all natural fibres.
Rimu Creek Alpacas  and
Paca Vista Alpacas
Neil, Philippa and Lindy Adamson

67 Gamman Mill Road, Oropi, RD 3, Tauranga
Phone  07 543 0724
Email  alpacasnz@rimucreekalpacas.org
Web site  http://www.rimucreekalpacas.org 
Alpaca
Washed and carded, raw, skeins
Superfine, fine, medium, strong
White, fawns, browns, black
All natural colours.
Mail order
Visitors welcome, please phone first.
Rocky Bay Alpacas -- 
Kathy, Dan and Alfey Bloom  
Matapouri Road,  Tutukaka, 
R D 3,  Whangarei
Phone  09 434 3046
Fax  09 434 3024
Email  alpacas@xtra.co.nz
Web site  http://www.alpacas.co.nz
Alpaca
Superfine, fine, medium, strong
Natural colours
Other products:
Imported dyed alpaca yarn,  alpaca/llama reference books
Sentosa Textiles Ltd
562 Richmond Rd
P O Box 91558, Grey Lynn
Auckland
Phone  09 376 9604   Fax  09 376 9067
Email  sentosa@actrix.co.nz
Silk thread
Silk fabric
Slivers - silk/wool, silk/bamboo, silk/cotton, hemp, cotton, soybean

Minimum order 1 kg. Discounts 5 kg and over.
Mail order.

Simply Alpacas -
Jackie and Brian Ingram

253 Taiapa Road, RD 1, Waimauku
Phone  09 411 8986
Email  jackie@simplyalpacas.co.nz
Website  www.simplyalpacas.co.nz
Alpaca fleece - superfine, fine, medium, strong
raw and carded - in range of natural & dyed colours
100% Alpaca knitting yarns - natural & dyed
Alpaca & wool blend yarns - natural & dyed
Visitors welcome by appointment.
Tauranga Rug Co
189 Chadwick Rd., Greerton, Tauranga.    
Phone  07 578 3303   Fax  07 578 3302
Scoured & carded wool - natural & dyed. 
Some carpet wools and rug canvas.  
Travelling Threads - Catherine Watson
Te Awamutu
Phone  07 872 7793  Mobile 021 156 5933
Email  admin@travellingthreads.co.nz
Landscape Dyes
Sock yarn for dyeing
Knit Picks knitting needles
Knitting accessories
Mail order
Wah Lee Co. Ltd 
214-220 Hobson St., Auckland 
Phone  09 373 4583  Fax  09 307 0956
Web site  bwahle@wave.co.nz
Tussah Silk Slivers for spinning in 3kg cob 
(suitable for group projects) 
Silk Fabric. 
Mail Order. 
Wainhouse Distribution Ltd 
2-6 Argyle St. Morningside, 
P O Box 41 014, St Lukes,  Auckland 
Phone  09 815 1020   Fax  09 815 1036  
Email  phil@wainhousedist.co.nz
Rit Dyes. 
Powders & liquids - used in craft work/flax/wicker/fibres. Contact direct for price lists/minimum orders, colour charts
Mail order

Wales & MacKinlay Ltd
199 - 209 Great North Rd.,Grey Lynn, 
P O Box 5140,  Auckland.
Phone  09 376 3047 Fax  09 378 0650 
Email  helen@walesmackinlay.com 
Web Site  www.walesmackinlay.com

Silk Fabrics, Silk slivers, Silk thread, 
Silk scarves ( for dyeing or painting). 
Mail order. 

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