London.crafts wiki

Yarn

• http://www.yarnforward.com/uk/ - yarns, knitting needles, crochet hooks, patterns, books. Shipping is £12 regardless of order size. Based in Canada but ships to the UK.

• http://www.21stcenturyyarns.com/ - Hand dyed yarn, order online, quick service - considering they dye to order. UK based

• http://www.crochet.co.uk/ - yarns, crochet hooks, patterns.

• http://www.texere.co.uk/ - Interesting selection of unusual yarn plus some fabrics and other items. Beware though - I ordered from them, they charged my debit card, sent me the wrong thing, and then refused to arrange for it to be collected for exchange. I haven't been refunded either.

• http://www.yarnworld.co.uk/yarnworld/index.asp - London-based online yarn shop. I've swapped email with the owner and they expect to have online payment sorted out by mid November 2003.

• http://www.cpu-enterprises.com/ - Lots of pretty yarns. It took them about a week to deliver the yarn.

• http://www.kangaroo.uk.com/ - Lots of the most gorgeous yarns - Noro, Rowan, Jaegar, and (most dangerously) lots of Colinette. Delivered in two days.

• http://www.twshop.co.uk/ - Variety of yarns, patterns, etc. About to order from them, will update when I do.

• http://www.cucumberpatch.com/ - only Rowan and Debbie Bliss so far. Prices look cheap but this is because they don't include VAT for some reason.

• http://www.ethknits.co.uk/ - Fairly wide range of yarns including most of what is available at John Lewis. "We can supply any current Sirdar, Rowan, Jaeger, Patons, Wendy, Debbie Bliss, Hayfield, Wendy and Stylecraft Knitting Yarn and Knitting Pattern and DMC, Anchor and Twilleys Crochet Cotton and Crochet Pattern." I haven't ordered from them but I may in future.

Rubber Stamp Suppliers

• http://www.bladerubberstamps.co.uk/ - shop near the British Museum. Stock Fabrico ink for fabric printing, the clearsnap range and a wide range of rubber stamps. Will happily order you anything from the lines they carry.

• http://www.sirstampalot.com/ - Really broad selection of stamp stuff. I bought my rollagraph from them but I can't see it on their website.

• http://www.stampaddictsshop.co.uk - I bought a waterbrush from them. Can't actualy remember what else they sold.

• http://www.craftsceen.co.uk - This lot were selling off their stock at the craft show, but apparently still do mailorder stuff. I got my waterbrushes from here.

• http://www.stampbug.co.uk/ - Among other things they stock the artmoulds from Australia.

• http://www.eclipsecardcraft.co.uk/ - Mostly rubberstampping stuff but a few other ods and ends. Sell the colorbox moulding mats.

Beads

• http://www.jillybeads.co.uk/ - Good value seed beads, Good range of other larger beads too.

• http://www.bababeads.com - big bags of mixed beeds in wood, metal, glass and bone.

• http://www.foxesdragon.co.uk/ - Similar stock to jilly beads, Also do hanked beads for bead knitting.

• http://www.beadmerchant.co.uk/ - Very high quality japanese seed beads. Carry hex and square beads.

Other Stuff

• http://www.craftdepot.co.uk/ - I've only ordered rexlace from them; their catalogue costs £4, but some products are available without the catalogue.

• http://www.daintysupplies.com/ - General Craft Supplies, Haberdashery, Fur Fabrics, Cotton/Polycotton and Linings.

• http://www.rainbowsilks.co.uk/ - Good source of fabric dyes and paints.

• http://www.kemtex.co.uk/ - Wide range of dyes. Mail order rather than online shop.

• http://www.hindleys.com/ - All sorts of tools and supplies. No knitting, sewing, etc. stuff but things for polymer clay, jewellery, metalwork, woodwork, and so on. Decent prices (target market is school CDT/art departments)

• http://www.allaboutcrafts.co.uk/ - All kinds of crafty stuff, the only place I can find that sells the little tiny fimo cookie cutters online.

• http://www.celcrafts.co.uk/ - Sells stuff for cake decorating, but some of the moulds etc are great for fimo.