Any news about the lambs?

At The Yarn Dispensary we value

our local makers and crafters – from teacher and dyers to the sheep who produce some very special yarn for us.

Our exclusive Longcroft Longwool comes from a local flock of Wensleydale sheep, so we’re very excited that eight of the ewes are expecting twins this year. As I write this we’re still waiting for news about the potential additions to this beautiful flock and asking for regular updates from shepherdess Ali.

Check out our Instagram feed

@theyarndispensary for the latest news.

And now we’re going to be working with another local sheep producer. The Romney flock at Heart’s Delight Farm was started when the family’s daughter came home from a placement on her vet training with two lambs needing bottle feeding. The flock is expanding and we’ll be selling some wonderful yarn this year as a result.

Imagine being able to buy yarn from somewhere that can tell you about the individual sheep that produce it. And just an hour or so on the train from London!

But our local connections don’t stop with our teachers and sheep. You can accessorise your projects with hand woven bags by Paul

Martin and silver stitch markers crafted by Pauline Rawlings. Both of who you might come across at one of our meet and make evenings. Ali comes too, when it’s not lambing season.

To complete the local look for your knitting or crochet project, we’ve also added some beautiful ceramic yarn bowls to the shop. These are made by Jos Kerkvliet of

JKeramiek who popped in one day to tempt us. Everyone who has seen the samples of these lovely bowls has really fallen for them.

We look forward to welcoming you and revealing even more local treasures as well as our fantastic wool range either in person or via our website.