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Where can I buy wool in lockdown

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Is there anywhere I can buy wool in NZ?

catdog68 - 2021-08-26 20:57:00
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On line and on here. Some people have prepaid bags etc. As for essential "mental health" Crafting saves sanity.

anne1955 - 2021-08-27 10:07:00
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Not till we change alert levels, unfortunately. Will be waiting till then to buy the fabric I want for some sewing...

"Categories of non-food consumer products that are not essential include:

exercise, sporting and outdoor recreation equipment: such as weights, indoor training machines, sports rackets and balls, and pool products
entertainment and hobby products: such as gaming consoles, knitting wool, trampolines and swings
beauty products: such as make up."

https://www.business.govt.nz/covid-19/operating-at-alert-lev
els/

lyl_guy - 2021-08-27 10:27:00
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I went online to Spotlight. Only essential items will be delivered. Don't think they will see wool as being essential somehow. I desperately need something to keep me occupied and unfortunately all my craft stuff is in storage as we sold our house and are yet to buy.

catdog68 - 2021-08-27 11:57:00
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Just noticed somewhere that Joann (a major crafting chain in the US) is now supplying NZ. When I consider the freight charges from some NZ based suppliers, their shipping charge is pretty reasonable - and even tho' I have not bought from them, some other items which we have sourced from the US recently have arrived surprisingly fast.

brouser3 - 2021-08-27 13:49:00
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catdog68 wrote:

I went online to Spotlight. Only essential items will be delivered. Don't think they will see wool as being essential somehow. I desperately need something to keep me occupied and unfortunately all my craft stuff is in storage as we sold our house and are yet to buy.

I sympathise with you, my paints and paper are in a lockup and when I phoned to ask them if I can get them they told me no, they are not essential. I said for my sanity they are essential, but no go. I should have just got them without asking.

spidermurti - 2021-09-06 17:40:00
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catdog68 wrote:

Is there anywhere I can buy wool in NZ?

I've bought wool recently on line from The Ribbon Rose. Happy with my purchase.

vashti - 2021-11-08 15:41:00
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Look at Ashford website and another goodie Unravelled in Waihi …they have gorgeous kits , have knitted a few things from them .FB them
Ashfords is a must visit in Ashburton every trip up to visit family .
Lovely wool shop in Oamaru old Historic Buildings …all three are online to sellers

jbsouthland - 2021-11-08 16:56:00
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Knit World have online, which is generally fairly fast.

baalamb - 2021-11-08 17:48:00
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Ribbon rose sell lots of wool

skyedog - 2021-11-12 19:59:00
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The most beautiful wool shop - https://knitnstitch.co.nz/
And Wild & Woolly Yarns is a nice shop too - both a different ends of Auckland and both worth the trip.

And you ladies might like The Wool Lover, if you haven't come across it before.

oh_hunnihunni - 2021-11-12 20:08:00
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