2024 Vendors

Annfield is a family farm nestled in the rolling hills of Fife, just north of Edinburgh. It is run by Laury-Anne and Andrew, who are passionate about biodiversity and care for their beautiful animals. They blend Mohair with Shetland fleeces and also produce pure Shetland yarns.

Beyond Measure sells the most beautiful gifts and supplies for sewing, knitting, embroidery, paper crafts and more. Grace brings the best quality goods, made to last and to give joy for many years to come - from crafting accessories and perfect notions to jewellery.

We’ll be updating details here soon but this is a special one… BIPOC in Fiber Founder Jeanette Sloan will be coordinating a stand featuring a range of makers unable to come individually to Woolly Good, so you can purchase from and support a constellation of BIPOC businesses.

Black Isle Yarns – named for Julie’s home on the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands – is devoted to truly local wool. Fleeces from local sheep are hand selected, spun in the UK, then naturally dyed with locally foraged & sustainably sourced materials. Fully traceable from farm to yarn, every skein tells a story.

Di Gilpin is famous for her work in design for yarn companies and couture houses, educating all on the importance of craft skills from Fife teens to the King. She will have her contemporary yarns including Lalland and Soarse, patterns and kits on her packed stand.

Jess will be bringing a special selection from her Edinburgh shop, featuring delicious yarns, patterns books and haberdashery. Her own Ginger’s Hand-Dyed yarn will be a special feature in a range of yarn weights and trademark bejewelled colours.

A new thing is launching! Antje Karl and Lisa Harland are working together to present this exciting venture, promoting fellow festival The Glasgow School of Yarn, Antje’s Glasgow shop The Yarn Cake and Lisa’s business For The Love of Yarn. Expect some special Glasgow themed yarny goodness! Their new logo coming soon…

Woolly Good co-organiser Solveigh will have her beautiful blends at the festival. All of Iolair Yarn is dyed in small batches, taking particular care during the whole dyeing process to ensure the yarn keeps its lustrous softness. All fibres are carefully sourced, non-superwash and the Merino is mulesing free.

Jamieson’s is a long standing and much loved family business from Sandness. They work with Shetland crofters to use the islands’ wool clip to blend a world famous pure Shetland yarn. The team will be bringing a wide range o colours and yarn weights, as well as notions and kits to delight festival visitors.

Jen Hogg is bringing her range of unique crafting tools, from the Jenerates Sewing Ruler, to the Silicon Hemmer, Seam Circles, Pattern Tracker and fantastic notions like stitch markers and tags. Jen designed our Kickstarter tags and you’ll see some more special Jenerates x WG merch at the festival!

Woolly Good co-organiser Susan will be here with her beautiful publication, which focuses on the community, history, culture and creativity of textiles in Scotland. Articles tell the stories of fibres and artisans, whilst design projects invite makers to explore their creativity.

Suzi will be bringing the yarn spun from her Koru Lammermuir Shetland flock in East Lothian. Yarns are available in a stunning range of natural colours, different each year depending on the clip from the flock. There are also delicate dyed skeins inspired by the natural landscape.

Estelle of Midwinter Yarns makes a very welcome return to our mainland festival after her move to Shetland. She is bringing her extra special Black and Blue yarn, spun from a single flock of BFL in Wales and hand-dyed in a stunning range of colours. The popular Lithuanian Linen will also be in attendance!

Sisters Rachel and Siobhán run The Modern Crafter together, designing punch needle and embroidery kits using 100% British wool and organic cotton. Their kits are accessible, contemporary, stylish and support mindful creativity. This is the first festival with both sisters back in Scotland and we are delighted to have them!

Woolly Good co-organiser Alyson will be attending with her luxe publication, which specialises in design and articles for crocheters. Focusing on wearable, modern garments and accessories made in natural fibres, Moorit is a high-end craft magazine with true indie spirit.

Helen creates her luminous yarns in the famous purple dye shed, off grid in Assynt in the north west Highlands. Colours are inspired by the sea, sky and landscape, geology and local stories. Helen will be bringing a range of her popular, luxurious blends.

Es designs and hand makes beautiful bags here in Edinburgh. As someone who also crafts, she believes accessories are an extension of a project, and her bags are versatile (with plenty of pockets). Es is also well-known for using colourful and exciting fabric combinations from independent designers.

I Thought I Knew How podcaster Anne Frost is supporting us to present the products from 4 amazing Shetland businesses: Donna Smith Designs, Mella Handmade Soaps and Candles, paperwork Furniture and Uradale Yarns! Come along to squish these amazing products and chat to Anne and Donna.

Louise is a Sheffield-based designer who specialises in patterns, kits and books inspired by taxidermy. She’ll be bringing items connected to books Faux Taxidermy Knits, Forest Friends as well as her new works The Knitters Activity Book and First Time Knits, and kits from pigs in blankets to giant dragon heads!

Lola is the owner and dyer behind TVY, inspired by computer science, science fiction, fantasy, TV and board games. They have a steadfast following because of their love for ‘playing with colour, and a steadfast commitment to staying geeky’ shown through their colourways and design work.

Dana of Uist Wool will be bringing these special natural undyed yarns and wool products produced at their own mill and wool centre in the Outer Hebrides. This community based, not-for-profit team supports crofters, makers and creators working with the land to preserve its heritage.

Falkirk based hand-dyer Roni has a reputation for intense, saturated colourways and storytelling inspired by her love of literature and folklore. Specialising in a low micron count Merino, her yarns are super soft to the skin. She really does seem to perform alchemy with wool!

Jo is based on the Cumbrian coast and specialises in glorious fibres and accessories. She will be bringing her arts batts, blended roving and prepared warps for all the spinners and weavers coming to the festival. She’ll also have her range of sustainable 3D printed spinning and weaving tools

Established in Edinburgh in 2015, Sarah of Woolly Originals uses domestic knitting machines to create bags for crafters and artists to use for their projects and tools. The unique Woolly fabrics are made from undyed and plant-dyed Shetland wools or single origin breed wools, with each design telling a story.

YarnTings is where colour comes to play with luxury yarns and fibres creating a feast for the senses! Charmaine is a long time artist, maker and crafter. She hand dyes luxury yarns and fibres in the form of roving and batts and some hand spun yarns.

Woolly Good co-organisers Melinda and Gergely will be bringing their beloved Zakami Yarns to the festival. They specialise in small-batch hand-dyed yarn here in Edinburgh, with a focus on building community, sustainability and care for the natural world.