The yarn shop is housed in part of a former farm building. Until recently, the rest of the space was taken up by a bicycle shop. When that closed Saskia grabbed the opportunity to enlarge her premises. Originally her shop was only 15 m2, now it has almost tripled in size. It still isn’t huge, but it is not so tiny anymore either.
A few days before our Autumn Break, I was on the doorstep early in the morning, just before the shop opened, hoping for a quiet moment without other customers. I was lucky and had the shop to myself for a bit, so that I didn’t have to choose yarn in a hurry and also had the time to take pictures.
Wol zo Eerlijk still specializes in organic, sustainable and fair-trade yarns. The main components of these yarns are wool, cotton, linen or alpaca. But some contain more unusual fibres, such as yak, nettle or hemp. The sock yarn below is a blend of wool, biodegradable nylon (huh?!) and hemp.
You are ver fortunate to have such a lovely yarn shop so near as well as several other attractive shops. Also good to know we can order the yarns online. Thank you again for sharing.
Absolutely – I really appreciate it! There are several excellent yarn shops in the region. Under different circumstances I’d say you should travel up here soon, but that’s a bit tricky right now. Perhaps next year.
I am so pleased to hear the yarn shop has grown! Thanks for another lovely stroll, even in the rain. It felt good!
Thanks for visiting! I hope you’re okay in these turbulent times in your country.
Holding on!
I love your photographs – some day I hope to visit~
That would be lovely. Meanwhile, I’ll keep you provided with photos so that you can pay virtual visits.
Your blog posts are always lovely and comforting to read!
Thank you!
What a lovely yarn store with many unusual yarns that I have not heard of. Also your English turn of phrase is excellent. I also like that your posts are not too long….Many Thanks
You’re right, many of the yarns are unusual and from smaller yarn companies. Thank you for your lovely comment. It’s good to get some feedback on the length of my posts, too. I’m trying to keep my posts a readable length, but it’s sometimes difficult, because there is often so much to say.