specialty yarn

A fabulous collection of unusual and beautiful artisan yarns sourced from small mills and producers around the world, including Habu Textiles and Daruma Yokota.

Using the finest quality materials including stainless steel, silk, cashmere, merino wool, linen and cotton this exquisite selection will inspire you to create something beautiful!


Balls of Habu Silk Tape Yarn in Mustard, Grass and Orange. 100% Japanese silk yarn for knitting, crochet, weaving. Make hats, bags, garments, shawls. Silky and luminous fine tape. Habu Textiles N-6B
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Habu Cotton Gima yarn in black, violet, charcoal and sky blue. Yarn for weaving, knitting, crochet. Habu Cotton Gima. Habu yarn A174
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Cones of fine merino wool yarn in Black Purple and Gray Brown wrapped with silk in green. Four strands of luxurious pure merino wool are wrapped with a super fine black silk thread to give a beautiful subtle colouring. The yarn has some stretch and is ideal for making a garment, sweater or bag. Can be used as a warp or weft yarn too. Habu Textiles N-80
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Kakishibu Ramie Lace Yarn in Bengarra and Charcoal. Japanese Lace yarn on cone for weaving, knitting and crochet. 100% Ramie. Create garments, jewelry, bags, scarves, shawls and wraps with this natural yarn. Habu Textiles A-13
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Cones of Habu Textiles Tokken Viscose Silk yarn in Charcoal and Off White. Japanese Silk slub yarn for weaving, knitting, textiles. Pure silk yarn. Habu Tokken Silk A165
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Balls of Japanese Paper yarn in wine and charcoal. They are made from linen paper wound with a few strands of almost invisible raw silk which gives the yarn special strength. Our Raw Silk Wrapped Paper yarn is super easy to work with and the finished fabric feels like cotton with a slight crispness. Knit, crochet or weave with our Raw Silk Wrapped Paper yarn! Make knitted garments, jewelry, bags. And it is washable too! Habu Textiles N-24b
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Kasumi Lace Yarn in Brown with black "legs". Japanese Lace yarn in ball for weaving, knitting and crochet. Create garments, jewelry, bags, scarves, shawls and wraps with this soft yarn. Habu Textiles A-28
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cone of habu cotton gima yarn in persimmon. Dyed using natural dye from the persimmon fruit. Habu Textiles Cotton Gima Kasuri A11 in persimmon.
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Selection of silkworm cocoons. Silk cocoons - embellishments for sewing, jewellery, felting, spinnning, craft. Habu Textiles Cricula Silk Cocoons
A ball of Habu Textiles Kibiso Silk yarn. 100% raw silk slow crafted chunky yarn for weaving, textile arts. Ball of natural silk yarn. Make beautiful bags, sculptural garments and textile art. Habu Textiles N-63