KYAFF2022 Final Vendors List

We maintain a list of previous years’ vendors in case you need to pick up something you missed at the show or fell in love with something you purchased and need another! Visit any of our wonderful vendors online by clicking on their names below.

3dogknits

Known for the bright colours and love of fibre, 3dogknits will have hand-dyed yarns and fibres as well as natural fibres for spinning and drop spindles.

A RIVER OF YARN

Commercial yarns, knitting & crochet needles, hooks, tools, accessories, and patterns.

Akara Yarns

A range of hand-dyed yarn, stitch markers, progress keepers and project bags.

aLPACA Time inc.

Alpaca socks, insoles, mitts, gloves, headbands, dryer balls, felted soap and more in our fibre mill. Quality South American products including blankets, ponchos and scarves.

As the wheel turns

Pre-loved wheels which have been serviced and refurbished, ready for you to love. As the Wheel Turns is on a mission to make fibre-arts more affordable to explore.

Big blue moma

Fair-trade African baskets, knitting tools, buttons, tuffets made with African fabric.

Chateau Bornais Crochet

A wide variety of hand-painted safety eyes, including over 30 different colours and 8 different sizes!

Crow Hill Farm

Crow Hill Corriedales strives to produce exceptional Corriedale hides and fleeces for hand spinners, natural colours only, white and dark browns. Unprocessed fleeces that are well skirted and picked and 4 oz roving bags.

Dolphina Collective

Funky, bold, and unique bags, custom tags, fobs, swag, and more. Yarn from a collection of fantastic indie dyers across North America.

Entre Soeurs Et Laine

Hand-dyed wool in more than 10 yarn compositions and 5 yarn sizes.

Ethos Makes

A curated range of yarn, kits, patterns & accessories.

Farfelu Fibreworks: Mill and Rabbitry

Custom fibre processing, angora, alpaca and blended roving, art batts, hand-spun skeins as well as a variety of needle-felted figures.

Fergus Yarn Co.

Hand-dyed wool in bold, vibrant colours, and a variety of kits.

FIBRE ARTS BY WENDO / HANDMAIDEN CANADA

"Vegan Taxidermy" needle felting kits, sheep and pig pincushions, flying critters, and Peace Fleece wool fibre. Needle felted woolie animal head trophies and miniature animal sculptures, sheep and pig pincushions, needle felting kits.

GATEWAY FIBREWORKs

Yarns and fibres processed at Gateway's Muskoka Spinning Mill. Hand-dyed yarns & rovings. Knitting kits. Felting and spinning supplies.

GRANNY BIRD'S WOOL SHOPPE

Spring/Summer yarns with samples, and packaged project kits. Hand-dyed sock sets exclusive to Granny Bird's Wool Shoppe.

Gravity Fibre

Small batch, hand-dyed wool using heavy metal-free dyes wherever possible. Fingering, sock and DK weights and Knit Canadian untreated Canadian wool in worsted weight. Knit Canadian offers 100% Canadian grown, spun and dyed wool which supports Canadian growers and mills, and provides a peek into different sheep breeds.

Handwoven by Catherine

Handwoven original designs by local artist "Handwoven By Catherine" Created on her floor loom, of wool, cotton, alpaca, silk and acrylic fibres. Inspired by nature’s colour palette. Items included shawls, rugs and table runners.

Holmebody Knits

Hand-cranked wool socks in a variety of sizes, Knitter’s Little Helper Kits, and cranking services for your yarn. Knitter’s Little Helper kits take all the heavy lifting out of sock knitting. They come with a hand-cranked sock tube in men’s and women’s sizes, and coordinating cuff, heel, and toe yarn.

Howling Hills Studio

Enamel pins, stitch markers, progress keepers, knitting jewelry, and of course shawl/ cowl cuffs.

HummingHill Alpacas/All Cranked Up

Yarn, natural colours and hand-dyed colours plus felted products from our alpacas and angora goats. Hand-cranked socks and knitted goods made on our antique and reproduction sock machines. Products are all locally grown and processed.

I Can Sew Make That

Stylish handcrafted bags, totes and organizers in multiple sizes and styles with unique, one-of-a-kind designs with some using reclaimed materials. Circular needle wall organizers, as well as lovely buckets and tote bags with artistic flair.

INDIGODRAGONFLY

Vibrant colours, witty colourway names, and luxury yarn blends. Featuring the knitwear designs of Kim McBrien Evans. Books, accessories, needles, hooks, and more.

J HENDRY DESIGN CO. & Full Moon Fibres

Hand-dyed yarns on a variety of bases, as well as kits, needles, and pom-poms. Handmade project bags by J Hendry Design Co in a range of sizes featuring fun prints for every fibre artist!

Jane MacMillan Originals

Paintings, cards and prints of natural subjects, including Sheep, Goats, Alpaca, Llamas and Musk Ox

Je Laine Yarns

Gorgeous hand-dyed quality yarns. Three gorgeous yarn bases of the utmost quality and the dye techniques used result in exquisite colours that are complex and unique.

Julia Masci Textiles

Plant dyed hemp and organic cotton fabrics, for quilting and crafting. Handmade & dyed baskets for unique storage & project keeping. Ethical, sustainable crafts.

Karberry FARM

Studio Donegal wool from Ireland, Exmoor sock wool from John Arbon Textiles, Rauma Finull Pt 2 wool from Norway and many other sock yarns, our own Shetland wool, roving and fleece, and hand-dyed skeins and combed top. To complement our offerings we have Thomas Joseph Novelty sheep items as well as bags from Ulster Weavers, a few wool washes and ceramic mugs, and yarn bowls.

Kawartha Lakes Public Library

A collection of yarn and fibre library books, information about our popular Digital Library resource (Creativebug), and an activity for families to enjoy.

Kimat Designs

Embroidery patterns, threads, fabric, kits, hoops, scissors, needles & notions.

LAKE KNIT YARNS

Lake Knit Yarns offers hand-dyed yarn and fibre that draws colour inspiration from the wonderful wilderness we have in Canada. All the fibre lines for the yarns are traceable back to their country of origin. Find inspiration for your next project from our collection of knitting patterns.

LB Designs and metalwork

Authentic beach glass stitch markers and progress keepers. Hand-forged shawl pins and Portuguese knitting accessories

Little Laurel Fibre

Hand-dyed wool braids and batts from a variety of breeds, and hand-spun yarns.

Liz Pead Studio

Woodblock printed T-shirts, bags, cloth napkins, framed textile art, woven scarves, rugs, and blankets.

Made by Stacey C

Soft and squishy small-batch hand-dyed yarn in one-of-a-kind colourways.

makers lodge

Log Life Handmade Sheepskin Slippers and slipper making patterns and supplies including sheepskin soles, cording, cord stops, yarns, crochet hooks and full kits for slipper making. A selection of bulky weight yarns, merino wool and merino/bamboo blend knit fabric in 1, 2, and 3m pre-cuts, and much more.

Many-Hues Fiber Studio

Small-batch fingering and laceweight yarns in variegated and select self-striping colourways.

Maple Glen Angoras & Ontario Angora Co-op

Angora rabbit fibre, dyed, natural, in raw or carded form. Rovings ready for spinning, in a variety of dyed and natural colourways and blends, ready-to-knit yarns and finished products.

Muster Pattern

Gauge squares and rulers, stitch markers, project bags, sock blockers, and more. Laser-cut wood and acrylic goods to suit every fibre artist’s needs, offering custom logo and phrase engraving.

One More Stitch

Yarns that make you want to do One…Stitch…More. Vibrant colours on bases from lace to worsted weights.

Orange Octopus

Hand-dyed yarn on a variety of weights and bases as well as a selection of stitch markers, yarn cozies, DPN holders, and project bags, lovingly hand-made by Orange Octopus in Underwood Ontario.

Playing with String

Yarn hand-dyed in a home-based studio. Yarn bases include SW Merino/Nylon, MCN (Cashmere, SW Merino, Nylon), and 100% SW Merino. Accessories include enamel pins, stickers, and small project bags.

Pretty Little Yarns Ltd.

A beautiful collection of indie-dyed yarns by Canadian dyers such as Sweet Paprika, Yarn Indulgences, Essence of Autumn and Sinister Yarns. Looms, stitch markers, bags, kits and fibre from local Canadian makers.

Purple Owl Handmade

One-of-a-kind hand-dyed, small-batch, no-repeat colorways superwash merino and merino blend yarn. Handmade stitch markers.

Qiviut Inc.

Qiviut is a luxury fibre from the undercoat of muskox that is incredibly soft, warm, and light. Qiviut Inc produces qiviut yarn, rovings, and raw fibre, as well as finished knitwear.

Rambling Yarns

Purebred rambouillet and rambouillet x finnsheep Raw fleece, rovings, and yarn.

Red Maple Homestead

Ontario wool roving and yarn, handwoven rugs and blankets made from Ontario wool.

Roots & Rain Yarns

Eco-conscious small-batch yarns primarily sourced from Canadian farms and mills hand-dyed using a variety of plants and natural dye materials grown locally or ethically sourced from suppliers around the world. A variety of wools from unique breeds, and other fibres such as mohair or recycled materials.

SANTOSHA FIBREWORKS AND FARM

Santosha Fibreworks and Farm is home to a small flock of Shetland sheep that are lovingly raised for their rainbow of natural shades. Their rovings are a joy to spin and combine into a variety of projects.

skippedthreads

Hand-dyed yarns on only the softest bases, with an emphasis on fluorescents. Lots of super bulky on hand for the hat makers.

Songbird Yarn & Fibres

Yarn inspired by the colours of a variety of songbirds, accessories including totes, doc blockers, and hand-dyed silk scarves.

South Beach Yarn Company

South Beach Yarn Co specializes in unique hand-dyed scrumptious fingering weight yarns of baby alpaca, silk, cashmere and merino wool. Many of the colour inspirations for our yarn come from the beautiful scenery that surrounds us. Knitting-themed bento bags, greeting cards and hand-made stitch markers.

Squirrel Crafts

Needle books, paint your own drop spindle, Viking wire weave bracelet, leather shawl cuffs and more craft kits. Offering craft kits that are doable and produce awesome results. They all have step-by-step instructions including full-colour photos.

Stitch noir

Hand-dyed fibre braids of various breeds and yarns in sock, DK and worsted weights.

stix Yarn & Fibre

Stix Yarn & Fibre is a line of unique yarn bases in every weight, hand-dyed in North Bay, ON with a focus on creating vibrant colours; also showcases a selection of knitting accessories, buttons, project bags and kits from our store as well!

STONY LAKE YARNS

Hand-dyed solid, semi-solid, tonal and gradient yarn on a variety of different merino wool and merino blends.

Studioloo

Handspun art yarns, hand-dyed yarns, handmade notions and artful journals in many themes including fibre and textile art.

T&K Fibres and bad habit wool co

Natural and hand-dyed rovings, rolags, dyed locks, hand-dyed yarn, pre-felts, woven shawls, shawl kits, tanned sheepskins, hand-cranked socks created in small batches in Southwestern Ontario alongside the brightly coloured fibre braids and yarns of Bad Habit Wool Co.

The Living Canvas

One of a kind silk scarves sun dyed with plants and seeds from nature, spray-dyed silk/rayon scarves, sun-dyed home decor: placemats, table runners, aprons etc.

The Love of Colour

Beginner Natural Dye Kits, containing the pre-measured ingredients and detailed instructions to try a technique for the first time. Powdered and raw natural dyes and mordants, blank fabric and yarn for dyeing. Seeds for your dye garden.

The Plan B Collective

Knitting bags for all types of projects; whether it be a small sock project that goes everywhere with you or a large project bag that reminds you of one your mother had, the Plan B Collective uses a variety of fabrics including vintage, upholstery, reclaimed and high-quality quilting cotton to create unique, affordable knitting solutions. We also produce one-of-a-kind stitch marker sets that will compliment any knitting project.

The Wool & Silk Co.

A variety of kits and featured exclusive yarn lines from across Canada, needle sets and single skein projects.

Top of the Whorl Spindles

Hardwood and other multimedia drop spindles and support spindles, wet felted products including booties and mittens.

Tracey Anne Martin

Knitter’s essentials. Activity bags, project aprons, deep pocket pants, intentional clothing. Everything is designed on purpose for the fibre enthusiast.

Twin Pines Alpacas Farm & Fibre Mill

A variety of yarns made with 100% natural fibre, felt, felting items for crafters, rovings for spinners and offer hand-made fibre finished goods. We offer custom milling services for alpaca producers.

Ty-Mar Knits

All-natural fibre from Canada is used to create woven scarves, hand-knitted shawls, ponchos, Kimonos and many other knitted items.

Village Laine Yarn Cafe

A variety of subscription boxes, hand-dyed yarn, notions such as bags, pompoms, etc.

Wheelworks Pottery

A variety of hand-thrown pottery, including yarn bowls and a variety of other practical and beautiful items.

Wonder Twin Fibrearts

Unique, handmade project bags and notions for makers.

Wool 4 Ewe fibre mill

Wool felted soap, dryer balls, and rugs and trivets. Wool batts, rovings, yarn, insoles, hand warmers blankets, needle felting supplies, felted sheets.

Wool Interrupted

Hand-dyed with heavy metal-free dyes on mulesing-free yarns, all made full of character, fun, and loveliness along with our favourite tools to help you with your awesome projects.

WoolGathering Nat

Upcycled wool and cashmere sweaters, felted to give them a new life as one-of-a-kind blankets, throw pillows, cowls, and scarves.

Yarn Candy Studio

Handmade project bags, stitch markers and accessories to add a little fun to any fibre artist's works in progress.

YARN INDULGENCES

Affordable luxury hand-dyed yarns of the highest quality. Always unique, and often one of a kind with wool from both Britain and Canada. 

yarnflowers by sweaterkits

A variety of hand-dyed silk yarns, shawl pins, original design patterns. Super soft wools, cotton, chenilles, and silks - the softest you'll find anywhere!

Yarnsomniacs

Farm-fresh yarns, grown and grazed at our own Ewetiful Acres farm in Prince Edward County. Seek us out for: a variety of handspun, natural or dyed yarns, locally mill-spun yarns, and rovings or fleece. Wool breeds including Rambioullet, Romney, Babydoll Southdown, and lovely mixes of Leicester, Polwarth and BFL. If you’re lucky enough to arrive early, you may find some Llama yarns too, which are perfect for Canadian winter socks.

Yvieknits Yarns

Hand-painted luxurious yarns and fibre, and knitting patterns from Natalie Servant Designs and The Yarner. Colourways consist of almost solid, semi-solid, tonal, and variegated colourways. Self-striping sock yarn with thin stripes.