For crafters who want to support British sheep breeds and their wool
Welcome to Woolplay

Woolplay has grown out of a small flock of rare breed sheep and their annual fleeces!  It's been a journey of discovery and reconnection with a simpler life, grounded in what we humans have been doing for centuries.  I'd like to invite you to join me in cherishing the amazing sheep breeds we have in this country, supporting the dedicated woollen mills we still have supporting small sheep farmers like me and taking pleasure in the slow lane of woolly activities be it hand dyeing, spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and much more.

 

We're at the beginning of our retail journey intially selling fibre and yarns, mainly from our own sheep (I really can't use it all myself much as I try!) and those of a couple of fellow local small scale sheep farmers.  We are now stocking  yarn and fibre from other British rare breed and heritage sheep produced by Blacker Yarns and John Arbon Textiles which both supply breed specific products and  which source almost everything from British farmers, as locally as possible who takes the utmost care of animals and nature .  And to compliment our yarn and fibre we are delighted to stock woolly and sheep themed items from Emma Ball to treat yourself or a friend.

We are still on track to  open a physical studio and shop at our smallholding on the Norfolk / Suffolk border in the next few months and also to sell spinning wheels and rigid heddle weaving looms.  So watch this space!