- Boutique Mill – all products produced on site.
- Carded and combed sliver for hand spinning and felting – Corriedale blends and solid colours both natural and dyed, many blends with silk, mohair and glitter.
- Yarn spun in our Mill – suitable for weaving, hand and machine knitting – huge range from 2ply ( lace weight ) to Bulky – natural, plain and multi coloured.
- Corriedale sheep farmed – Quality hand spinning fleeces available – Light and Dark Grey, Coffee, Charcoal and Black.
- Mail order our speciality both National and International.
- Farm shop open by arrangement.
- Pictures of all products on Facebook – Anna Gratton Ltd.
Woolcraft supplies, fleeces (I have a farm and grow fleece for handcraft use), slivers, yarn, woolcraft equipment, Wizpick felting needles, diagonal weaving boards.
Proprietor: Anne Grassham
The ultimate destination for knitters and crocheters.
We have a wide range of quality yarns and accessories. Plus, we’re competitive on pricing.
Visit us on Instagram.
- Hand-dyed yarn and fibre
- Slow craft notions
- The home of New Zealand’s first fibre club – a monthly subscription where you receive a 100g braid of hand-dyed fibre
- Botanically/naturally dyed yarn
- Self striping gobstopper balls
Visit us on:
Instagram: @handmaiden_nz https://instagram.com/handmaiden_nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handmaidennz
Specialist Textile Supply, Tutoring and Finished Gallery works. Hand dyed quality fibres, yarns and fabrics. Dyed staples and locks, carded slivers and combed top in merino, corriedale and crossbred, and large range of different types of silk fibres. Woodville Gallery open weekends and by appointment.
Carded Sliver natural & dyed for spinning.
Carded Merino Sliver natural & dyed in batts for Felting.
Merino batts for Felting.
Commission carding – specialising in fine fleeces.
Natural & Dyed Crossbred for sale for Spinning and Needle Felting
New Zealand’s Leading Specialists in Hand Knitting Yarns and Accessories. We are stockists of Brother and Singer Sewing Machines. We have ten shops around New Zealand. A New Zealand owned Family Business.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ProudKiwiKnitter
Orders Only: 0800 564884
Beautiful hand dyed yarns, from lace weight through to bulk/super bulky. We also sell knitting kits and do occasional lessons/workshops.
Working to improve the sustainable nature of crafting by providing natural craft materials. Silk fabrics, fibre and thread including recycled silk products. Naturally dyed & block printed fabrics. Natural dyes & mordants.
Instagram: provenanceltd
Purple Sprouting is an independent yarn dyeing studio situated in Ōamaru. We specialise in creating distinctive hand-dyed skeins, offering a variety of designs from playful speckles to elegant variegated and semi-solid colours. Our curated collection of yarn bases includes delicate 2-ply lace weight to sturdy 8-ply/DK weights, showcasing luxurious fibres such as Merino, Bluefaced Leicester, and silk, as well as reliable sock yarns for the comfiest projects.
We also carry a range of tools and notion including ChiaoGoo needles, stitch markers and buttons.
We specialise in New Zealand sourced alpaca and Merino yarns, and can supply hand dyed yarns, and natural alpaca yarn and carded fleece.

