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Last updated July 19, 2006 by Joy B woolworksjoy@yahoo.ca


Appleton

Jane's Knitting Hutch
132 East Wisconsin Ave
Appleton, WI 54911
+1 (920) 954 9001
Owner: Jane Hutchinson
email: knitting@mailexcite.com
Large inventory of fine knitting yarns, including Rowan, Brown Sheep, Dale of Norway, Swedish Yarns, Vittadini, Collinette, Classic Elite, Tahki, Berroco, Lang Cascade/Hayfield, Annabelle Fox, Reynolds. Coming soon, needlepoint. Extensive class schedule and suppliers list available by request, through email or regular mail.

Ashland

The Craft Connection
205 Main Street East.
Ashland, WI
+1 (715) 682 6454

Baraboo

The Corner Stitch Shop
137 3rd St.
Baraboo, WI 53913
+1 608-355-9100
World Wide Web: http://www.cornerstitchshop.net

Bay View

Loop Yarn Shop
2900 Delaware St.
Bay View, WI 53207
+1 (414) 481 4843
fax: +1 (414) 4814845
Owner: Caitlin Walsh
email: loopyarnshop@aol.com
World Wide Web: http://www.loopyarnshop.com

Boulder Junction

Isleview Wool'n'Things
5461 Park St. (Hwy M South)
P.O. Box 574
Boulder Junction, WI 54512
+1 (715) 385-2350
fax: +1 (715) 385-2350
Owner: Bobbie Nash
email: islevu@centurytel.net
World Wide Web: http://www.isleview.com
Knitting, weaving and spinning supplies and equipment. Natural and novelty fibers for spinning, coned and skeined yarns for weaving. Fine knitting yarns including Brown Sheep, UniqueKolours, ClassicElite, Plymouth, Crystal Palace among other fine yarns. Tapestry wool from Waverly.

Cedarburg

Cedarburg Woolen Mill
W62 N580 Washington Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53012
+1 (414) 377 0345
+1 (800) WIS WOOL
Owner: Kay Walters
email: wiswool@execpc.com
World Wide Web: http://www.execpc.com/~wiswool
Hours: M-S 9-5, Sun 12-5. Harrisville, Plymouth, Classic Elite, Dale of Norway, Crystal Palace, Ironstone, Coned Mill ends. Process wool into rovings or battings. Equipment, books, classes in knitting, spinning, weaving, felting, quilting. New and old buttons.

Columbus

Susan's Fiber Shop
N 250 Hwy. A
Columbus, WI 53925
+1 (920) 623 4237
Fibers for spinning as well as weaving and knitting supplies.

Delavan

Needles 'n Pins Yarn Shoppe
W9034 County Rd. A (Richmond)
Delavan, WI 53115
+1 (608) 883-9922
fax: +1 (608) 883-9962
Owner: Doreen L. Marquart
email: needlespins@jvlnet.com
World Wide Web: http://www.needlesnpinsyarnshoppe.com
A store built especially to display yarn. Large open areas with plenty of natural light from 6 skylights. Less then 90 minutes from Milwaukee, Madison or Chicago. Owner is master knitter of U.S. and Canada. Yarns,patterns,books and accessories from all major companies. We also carry some specialty yarns and products from lessor known suppliers including many yarns from Canadian companies. Classes for the beginner to the advanced are offered as well as times for just general discussion knitting.

Studio S Fiber Arts
W8903 County Highway A
Delavan, WI 53115-2451
+1 (608) 883 2123

East Troy

Linda's Yarns
2075 Division Street
P. O. Box 744
East Troy, WI 53120
+1 (262) 642 5205
fax: +1 (262) 642 5205
Owner: Linda Klick
email: jklick@elknet.net
I carry a wide assortment of yarns, books, and supplies. My store hours are: Monday 10:00-7:00, Tuesday 10:00-7:00, Wednesday 10:00-5:00, Thursday 10:00-5:00, Friday 10:00-4:00, and Saturday 10:00-4:00. If you are in the area and want to stop by just call and I'll open up just for you.

Eau Claire

Yellow Dog Knitting
420 S. Barstow St.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
+1 (715) 839-7272
Owner: Dixie Grilley
email: dixie@yellowdogknitting.com
World Wide Web: http://www.yellowdogknitting.com

Elm Grove

The Yarn House
940 Elm Grove Road
Elm Grove, WI 53122
+1 (414) 786 5660
Hours: M, T, Th, F 10-4; W 8-6; Sat.10-3.
Owner: Shirley Grade
Good selection of yarns and books. Alice Starmore, Rowan etc. on-going classes. Knowledgeable and friendly staff.

Ettrick

Christa's Yarn & Crafts
W14271 County Rd C
Ettrick, WI 54627
+1 (608) 525-2757
Owner: Christa Berg
email: roeltjen@usfamily.net
This shop carries a huge variety of yarns and accessories from the more utilitarian brands to the high fashion fancies. It is stacked to the rafters. We have 30 years of needlework and shop history to share with fellow needlecrafters, including some interesting "yarns". Our shop is in an old general store in the rolling hills of WI, half way between Blair and Ettrick. It has an old world charm similar to "Walton's Mountain". Come on in!

Gordon

Kunert Kreations
9586 East Co Trunk Y,
Gordon, WI 54838
+1 (715) 376-4722
Owner: Liz Kunert
email: lkunert@centurytel.net
Carry yarns for handknitters, machine knitters, weavers. Yarn from Brown Sheep, Berroco, Skacel, Ironstone, Reynolds, to name a few. Carry patterns, books, needles and hooks.

Grafton

Grafton Yarn Store
1300 14th Avenue
Grafton, WI 53024
+1 (262) 377-0344
+1 (262) 377-6344 (fax)
Owner: Ann Schantz
Located in a historic mill along the Milwaukee River, the Grafton Yarn Store has recently undergone a complete overhaul under the new ownership of Ann Schantz. The store has added several new lines of imported yarns and supplies and offers classes for all skill levels.

Green Bay

Monterey Yarn
1541 Bellevue Street
Green Bay, WI 54311-6266
+1 (920) 884-5258
fax: +1 (920) 884-5259
Owner: Kathleen Paulson/Colleen Field
email: artigirl@new.rr.com
New, progressive yarn shop in Green Bay featuring Collinette, Manos del Uruguay, Dale of Norway, Debbie Bliss, Jo Sharp, Great Adirondack, Crystal Palace, Trendsetter, Karabella, Rowan and many, many more. Large list of ongoing classes for all levels. Spacious shop with casual knitting areas open to everyone.

Patti's Yarn Shop
1512 Main Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
+1 (920) 433 9276
Specialty yarn, supplies for knitting, crocheting, tatting. Handmade treasures, classes available.

Madison

Lakeside Fibers
402 W. Lakeside St.
Madison, WI 53745
+1 (608) 257-2999
email: info@lakesidefibers.com
World Wide Web: http://www.lakesidefibers.com/

Sandy's Palette
Madison, WI 53711
+1 (608) 271-0205
Owner: Sandy Jones
email: sjones@tds.net
World Wide Web: http://www.sandyspalette.com
Sandy's Palette is a web-store I run out of my house. I carry hand-dyed yarn and roving for knitters, spinners and felters. I also do custom dyeing. I also have a section of the site I call "Fun Extras" which is where I put everything that is not specifically yarn or roving. I have hand-made tatting shuttles on the site now, and will probably add hand painted silk scarves and maybe glass buttons or beads. I take Visa and MasterCard through a secure (VeriSign) website host. Come visit me on-line.

The Knitting Tree
2614 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711
+1 (608) 238 0121
fax: +1 (608) 238 0121
Owner: Melissa Matthay
email: webmaster@knittingtree.com
World Wide Web: http://www.knittingtree.com
Large selection of natural-fiber & exotic yarns; hundreds of Melissa's original knitwear designs; supplies.

Middleton

Coyote Yarns
1918 Parmenter St.
Box 620833
Middleton, WI 53562
+1 (608) 836 5070
Owner: Linda Fumusa Hiler
Patterns, accessories, Inox needles, bamboo double pointed needles, Skacel circular needles. A nice selection of yarns. Classes, workshops, and one-on-one help sessions.

'Tis The Season
7507 Hubbard Avenue, Suite 102
Middleton, WI 53562
+1 (608) 836-3749
Owner: Muriel d Coleman
A yarn corner connected to a year-round Christmas store--the best of both worlds. Yarn, books needles and accessories and then holiday gifts to boot!

Milwaukee

French Knot
8585 North Port Washington Road,
Milwaukee, WI 53217
+1 (414) 351-2414

Knitwit
2224 S KINNICKINNIC AVE
Milwaukee, WI 53207
+1 (414) 747-1181
Owner: Janet Camp
email: knitwitjb@earthlink.net
http://www.knitwitjb.com
Knitwit is not your grandma's knitting store! It's a fun place to shop or just sit down, have a cup of tea on the house, and work on your latest project or browse magazines and patterns. Help with projects is free and classes for beginners are ongoing. Stitch and Bitch meets here on Wed. eves at 7:30. We carry a nice selection of natural fibers as well as novelties of all kinds.

Kro-Sha
4920 W. Vliet Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
Owner: Beth McCoy
Phone 414-258-4817
Web: http://www.kro-sha.com
Member, Crochet Guild of America http://www.crochet.com
The National Needlework Association http://www.tnna.org

Ruhama's
420 E. Silver Spring Drive
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
+1 (414) 332 2660
Whitefish Bay is a suburb of Milwaukee. Good selection of designer yarns (including Missoni and Vittadini) and magazines. Needlepoint supplies also available.

Monroe

Homestead Wool & Gift Farm
Monroe, WI 53566
+1 (608) 966-3943
Owner: Jim & Sandy Ryan
email: home@homesteadwoolandgiftfarm.com
World Wide Web: http://www.homesteadwoolandgiftfarm.com
Home of our very pampered sheep! Offering unique, affordable handspun yarn, handspun novelty yarn, wool, spinning/felting fibers and painted primitives. Small, family owned & operated business with a small flock of special sheep.....

Monticello

Timber Ridge Farm Alpacas
N7525 Olstad Lane
Monticello, WI 53570
+1 (608) 527-4281
fax: +1 (608) 527-4839
Owner: Geoff and Judi Rostan
email: timberridgefarm@hotmail.com
World Wide Web: http://www.timberridgefarm.com
We have a great selection of alpaca fiber. At this point, we have white to bay black.

Mt. Horeb

Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill, Inc.
3776 Forshaug Road
Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
+1 (608) 437 3762
email: marc@blackberry-ridge.com
World Wide Web: http://www.blackberry-ridge.com
Yarns in wool, silk, mohair, cotton, alpaca. Natural and dyed colors, custom wool processing. Free catalog. Samples $3.

Neenah

Yarns By Design
247 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Neenah, WI 54956
+1 (920) 727 0530
+1 (888) 559 2767
fax: +1 (920) 727 0550
Owners: Ron and Cheryl Busha
email: yarns@yarnsbydesign.com
World Wide Web: http://www.yarnsbydesign.com
Prism, Trendsetter, Berroco, Harrisville, Plymouth, KFI, Schoolhouse Press, Henry's Attic naturals. We also carry spinning fiber and equipment, weaving equipment from Schacht, Louet, Ashford, Harrisville, Lendrum. Our large selection of books covers all the above arts. Classes are offered continually. Contact us for details and schedules. Product list available.

Pittsville

Schoolhouse Press
6899 Cary Bluff
Pittsville, WI 54466
+1 (800) YOU KNIT or +1 (715) 884 2799
World Wide Web: http://www.schoolhousepress.com/
Meg Swansen. Source for hand knitting yarns, instructional books, videotapes, and the Woolgathering newsletter.

Stevens Point

Herrschners, Inc.
2800 Hoover Road
Stevens Point, WI 54492
+1 (800) 441 0838
email: herrsch@coredcs.com
World Wide Web: http://www.herrschners.com/
Crochet, embroidery, hand knitting. Large selection of Red Heart and Caron yarns. Web site offers weekly specials and online ordering. Mail order available.

Sturgeon Bay

Apple Hollow Fiber Arts
732 Jefferson Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
+1 (920) 746 7815
+1 (888) 324 8302
Owner: Kathi Cascio
email: contactme@applehollow.com
World Wide Web: http://www.applehollow.com
Sock yarns, sweater yarns, crystal palace needles, knitter's supplies, antique circular sock machine restoration, spinning wheels, weaving looms, fibers, books, videos, handmade fiber-related jewelry.

Sun Prairie

Prairie Junction Yarn
227 E. Main St.
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
+1 (608) 837 8909

Thiensville

Fibre
106 S. Main St.
Thiensville, WI 53092
262-242-1038
Owner: Tammy Flores
email: fourflores@sbcglobal.net
website: http://www.fibre-yarns.com

Valders

Hidden Valley Farm & Woolen Mill
Valders, WI
hvfarmwoolenmill@lakefield.net
http://www.hiddenvalleyfarmwoolenmill.com
Owners: Rick & Pat Herman
Our store carries mill spun 100% Coopworth yarns and Coopworth/Mohair blends. We also are a source of wool for handspinners and felters/quilters. The store offers knitting classes/used knitting books and some knitting supplies.

Verona

The Sow's Ear
125 S. Main Street
Verona, WI 53593
+1 (608) 848-2755
fax: +1 (608) 848-2756
Owner: Mo Brown & Amy Armstrong
email: mo@thesowsear.net
Located in a Victorian frame building, we carry Mission Falls, Mountain Colors, Cherry Tree Hill, Berrocco, Regia, Koigu, local wools, Blackberry Ridge, Classic Elite, Dale of Norway, Mexican Wave, Lucy Neatby, Amy Anderson, and more. We carry a large selection of books and patterns and offer classes. In addition, we serve coffee, tea, baked goods and (soon) light lunch, offering a comfortable place to relax and knit or crochet. Ten minutes from west Madison, take the Verona exit off 18/151. Turn South at the light at Main St. and Verona Ave. We are a block south - across from World of Variety. Open seven days a week. M-F 6:30 am-6 pm, Sat-Sun 7 am-5 pm. Tuesday nights open til 8:30 pm for Craft Completion Support Group - a free drop-in session for any craft.

Viroqua

NatureWool
E8303 Hwy SS
Viroqua, WI 54665
+1 (608) 637-2544
Owner: Virginia R. Goeke
Specializing in soft, organic handspun yarn from our colorful flock of sheep, shades of black, silver, brown, white. We also hand dye our handspun yarn into a rainbow of colors using plant dyes. New this spring is millspun yarn from our wool, available in white or plant dyed. Custom spinning for your special project available, with our fibers or yours. We sell Louet spinning wheels, Brittany knitting needles, Fiber Trends patterns Earthues plant dyes, and offer classes on spinning, dyeing and knitting.

Magic Cabin Dolls
Box 64
122 West Jefferson St.
Viroqua, WI 54665
+1 (608) 637-3233
Dollmaking and doll clothing, hand knitting, natural fiber doll making, $3.00 for swatches.

Washington Island

Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Jackson Harbor Road
Washington Island, WI 54246
+1 (920) 847 2264
fax: +1 (920) 847 2676
Weaving and knitting yarns in natural fibers. Weaving looms and accessories. Weeklong and weekend classes in fiber arts, May-October. Dormitory facilities. Call or write for brochure.

Waukesha

Dale of Norway
N16 W23390 Stoneridge Dr., Ste. A
Waukesha, WI 53188
+1 (800) 441 3252
Folk and ethnic crafts and designs (European), hand knitting yarns. Source for the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics sweaters.

The Pepper Tree
300 W. Main St.
Waukesha, WI 53186
+1 (262) 522-1123
Owner: Kim Bruessel
email: kimarie@bruessel.ws
World Wide Web: http://www.thepeppertree.us

Woolgathering
750 Calico Court
Waukesha, WI 53186
+1 (800) 248 3225
Rowan, Dale of Norway, Classic Elite, Bouton d'Or, Tahki, Missoni, Vittadini, needlepoint kits. Free price sheet and quarterly newsletter. Books, magazines, Addi Turbo needles. Mail order only.

Waupaca

Troll's Cove LLC
E 801 Lauritzen Lane,
all mail to : W 4452 Pine Grove Rd. Appleton, WI., 54913
Waupaca, WI 54981
+1 (715) 256-9930
fax: +1 (715) 256-9934
Owner: Sandra Schulz
email: sschulz@athenet.net
A Norwegian Yarn & Specialty Shop offering quality yarns, a wide variety of patterns, notions, sweaters by Dale of Norway & Oda, and hand-carved trolls. Located four miles south of Rural off Hwy 22. Yarns by Dale of Norway, Swedish Yarn Co.,Cascade, Lane Borgosesia NA, Baabajoe's, Harrisville. Hand carved items. Rosemaling, Norwegian Jewelry, Sweaters by Dale of Norway, Oda, and Norlander Hours: 10-5 Tues.to Sat during June,July and August 10-5 Thurs to Sat, and 12-4 on Sun. Sept. to May.

Wausau

Black Purl
608 1/2 Third Street
Wausau, WI 54403
+1 (715) 843-7875
Owner: Beth Paustian
email: blackpurl@dwave.net
World Wide Web: http://www.blackpurldesigns.com
Fine Luxury Yarns such as Rowan, Classic Elite, Dale, etc. and a good supply of books and patterns. We have a large collection of unique in-house designed patterns. Knitting classes and in-store knitting support.

West Bend

Sheeping Beauty Fibre Arts School
1784 Barton Ave. Ste. #22
West Bend, WI. 53090
262-334-0370
owner: Luci Claussen
web site: http://www.sheepingbeautyfibrearts.com
This school is located in the historic town of Barton, WI. in an old flour mill which has been restored.Classes are offered in spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting and rug hooking. Check the web site for up-coming workshops taught by instructors from all over the country and world.Students can sign-up through the e-mail address on the web page, phone or mail-in. Retail items sold here are products,dyes and yarns from Ashford, Harrisville Design, Cascade yarns, Fiber Trends, etc.

Whitefish Bay

See Milwaukee

Whitewater

Babe's Fiber Garden
W8131 Bayview Drive
Whitewater, WI 53190
+1 (414) 473 2009
Owners: Nels and Greta Wiberg
email: inventor@babesfibergarden.com
World Wide Web: http://www.babesfibergarden.com/BFG92001/index.htm

Wisconsin Rapids

Grand Central Yarns
1621 Riverwood Lane,
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
(715) 421-0100
Owner: Teri Jaeger
email: Grandcentralyarns@hotmail.com
Focus on quality natural fiber yarns by Reynolds, Brown Sheep, Peace Fleece, Harrisville Designs. Blends available by Unger and Plymouth. Also carry needles and accessories, books and patterns. Classes available, too.


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Last updated March 22, 2006 by Joy B woolworksjoy@yahoo.ca