Sweden

To add a store to this page, please contact me, Emily Way, at emily@woolworks.org.

Ahlens
A department store throughout the country; carries a variety of yarn from Norway and Sweden. Patterns are all written in Swedish. Straight and round knitting needles. Some embroidery kits available.

Garnstudio
Kungsporten 1G
42750 Billdal
+46 (31) 913020
fax: +46 (31) 913035
Contact: Lena Skvagerson
email: garnstudio@swipnet.se
World Wide Web: http://home.swipnet.se/garnstudio
Wholesale distributor of yarns and patterns (patterns sold under the Drops name). Yarns available in more than 400 stores in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. Web site only in Swedish, but information in English available by email.

National Swedish Visitors handicraft center
Englebrekts Gatan
Goteborg
Wonderful selection of yarns made in Sweden. Many colors to choose from. Many embroidery pieces to select and complete. About 2 blocks from the National Art Museum.

Praktiska Boden Ostra Skansgatan 3E 413 02 Goteborg
+46 (31) 13 30 28
Mostly weaving. The owners are a very friendly Swedish couple. Looms, wooden swifts, ball winders; hand-dyed yarn in a variety of weights. Classes. The store is located near the University and in an old, well-preserved area of town.

Snitt Designs
Ringvä.gen 143
116 61 Stockholm
+46 (8) 644 24 05 email: anette@snittdesign.se
Patterns by Peer Gynt and Drops; yarn by Marianne Isager called "Tvinni" and "Tvinni Tweed." They will do mail order to the US and do take credit cards.

Stengards Ull & Bomull (Stengards Wool and Cotton) 310 61 Ätran
+46 346 62055
Owner: Pia E. Stengard
email: pia@stengards.com
World Wide Web: http://www.stengards.com/
Mail order only; can send within Europe or to the US. Web site is in Swedish, but you can send email for a translation into English.

Wincent
Sveavägen 94
113 50 Stockholm
+46 (8) 673 70 60
This store carries the full range of Rowan yarns. It is a must see for anyone visiting Stockholm, as it is simply gorgeous and very well stocked.

Emily Way (emily@woolworks.org)

Last updated August 23, 2000