Comments on: Crowds, Crafts and Cleaning Fluids

By: janine

janine — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:49:19 +0000

Hi Eileen,
Sorry but I can’t help you on this – there must be some confusion somewhere – I am not related to Bernadette or anyone who had a knitting shop.
There is still a knitting shop in Bray though – I was there at the weekend. It’s on Quinsboro road, down from Dunnes and across from a Tesco express.
More info here: http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/10/56207810.html
Hopefully they will be able to help you on this.

By: Eileen Gibbons

Eileen Gibbons — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:48:09 +0000

Hi Janine I hope you can help me I knew you aunt Bernadette when she had the shop in Bray. I’m trying to make contact with her. I’m looking for a Rowan Knitting Magazine. I wonder if you could pass on my email to her.

Kind Regards

Eileen

By: kimi

kimi — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:30:34 +0000

My aunt owns the wool shop bray its great. it has good quality wools yarns and all the rest! but i need help im looking for somewhere that will make over 100 scarves if i give the designs for it??know a place

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:26:17 +0000

Hi there Eva, Lette and Janine,

http://www.thisisknit.ie is now another option for the undersupplied Irish knitter…

We sell from a unit in the Blackrock Market every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday and you can also buy online.

We have modern patterns and quality yarns together with the best needles on planet – Addis!

I hope this helps in your search for contemporary Irish knitting supplies.

All the best,

Lisa

By: janine

janine — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:10:39 +0000

hi eva,

thanks for your comment.
i’m afraid my mum is only thinking about getting back into knitting so i don’t really know anywhere. that’s why she was hoping to find some at that craft show because there are so few shops in dublin stocking wool now.

whereabouts in ireland have you moved to? i’m afraid i can only advise about dublin (typical city girl!):

in terms of shops, hickeys in henry street stock some wool and patterns but it is limited.
there is also a sewing machine shop on parnell street that sells lots of wool believe it or not!
i have heard that there is a great shop in bray called the wool shop but have not visited.

in terms of selection, i have heard great things about spring wools http://www.springwools.com/. they have some of their stock available to buy online but you can visit their warehouse out in walkinstown and i read on one message board that it is one of the largest knitting wool retailers in europe??? we plan to make a trip there soon.

here are a few links i found which may be of use:
http://www.woolworks.org/stores/ireland.html
http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATmasters.html
also, try the crafts board at boards.ie for more info http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=590

good luck and let me know if you find any good suppliers!

By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:25:29 +0000

recently moved to Ireland and looking to find some knitting suppliers……..has your Mum any recommendations?

By: janine

janine — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:20:21 +0000

hi lette,

thanks for dropping by it’s always especially nice to hear from other irish bloggers

By: lette

lette — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:45:08 +0000

hi ya doin, girl, im located down here in Co. Limerick (not the city !) and just fell acroos ur bloggie nice one, i hope to be a regular visitor here, if ull have me feel free to pop in to my site anytime u wish also.
keep up the good work
lette