Visit a UK Yarn Show with Me! Waltham Abbey Wool Show 2023 🧶

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:12 We enter the show!
12:05 Lunch break
18:54 At the end of the show
20:48 Home and talking about purchases
Links to everything mentioned and all the vendors shown (in order of appearance):
• Waltham Abbey Wool Show www.walthamabbeywoolshow.co.uk
• I went with Sarah from ‪@yarnmugspodcast9123‬
• Charlie Darning charliedarning.co.uk
• Folkestone Harbour Yarn folkestoneharbouryarn.com/
• Heartspun by Woolly Chic www.woollychicdesigns.co.uk/p...
• Pickle Lily www.pickle-lily.co.uk/home.php
• The Knit Knacks www.theknitknacks.co.uk
• Lilliput Wight lilliputwight.co.uk
• The Lonely Knitter thelonelyknitter.co.uk ‪@thelonelyknitter7969‬
• Travel Knitter www.travelknitter.com
• An Caitin Beag caitinbeag.com ‪@ancaitinbeag9355‬
• Adventures in Yarncraft www.adventuresinyarncraft.co.uk
• Emily Cross Ceramics www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EmXCeramics
• Snuggly Stars Yarns www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SnugglyS... ‪@ikkleflik‬
• The Knitting Shed theknittingshed.com
• Allium Threads www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AlliumTh...
• Yarn Tings www.etsy.com/uk/shop/YarnTings ‪@yarntings8025‬
• Yarn Mixology www.yarnmixology.co.uk ‪@yarnmixology7480‬
• Yarnsulike / yarnsulike
• Creative Anarchy creativeanarchyyarn.co.uk ‪@anarkistbavern‬
• Third Vault Yarns www.thirdvaultyarns.com
• Tilly Flop Designs www.etsy.com/uk/shop/tillyflo... ‪@tillyflopdesigns8166‬
• Coastal Crochet coastalcrochet.com ‪@coastalcrochetdesign‬
• River Knits riverknits.uk ‪@riverknits‬
• Soft Accents www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SoftAcce...
• Fruitful Fusion www.fruitfulfusion.co.uk ‪@fruitfulfusion3798‬
• Jeanette Sloan Design www.jeanettesloandesign.com ‪@MsJSloan‬
(also mentioned BIPOC in Fibre bipocinfiber.com)
• The Little Grey Girl thelittlegreygirl.com
• Bellica Yarns www.bellicayarns.co.uk
• Skein Queen www.skeinqueenyarns.co.uk
• Namolio www.etsy.com/uk/shop/namolio
• The Yarn Whisperer www.yarnwhisperer.co.uk ‪@the_yarnwhisperer‬
• Under the Olive Tree www.undertheolivetreeknits.com ‪@undertheolivetreeknits‬
• Wool Decanted www.wooldecanted.co.uk ‪@wooldecanted2466‬
Other Yarn Shows mentioned:
• East Anglia Yarn Festival www.eastangliayarnfestival.com
• Cambridge Yarn Festival www.cambridgeyarnfestival.co.uk
• Summer Wool Festival summerwoolfestival.co.uk
• North East Wool Show www.northeastwoolshow.co.uk
• Southern Wool Show www.southernwoolshow.co.uk
The things I bought:
• The Seraph Mitts kit from the Knitting Shed theknittingshed.com/product/s...
• Soy Cotton Yarn from Yarnsulike
• DPN holder from Pickle Lily www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JoPickle...
• Shona's Shawl pattern by Jeanette Sloan www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
• The Orbital Mitts by Third Vault Yarns www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
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I do hope you enjoyed this visit to a UK yarn show with me! If I have missed any information above just drop me a question in the comments.
Thank you so much for watching!
Ali xx
* Any links marked with an asterisk * are affiliated - meaning I receive a small percentage of the revenue made from purchasing products through this link at no cost to you...however this doesn't influence what I say about stuff, I just share the things I like (or don’t!) 😊
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[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

*Hello you lovely lot! I hope you enjoy this rummage around the Waltham Abbey Yarn Show together :) I hope your January has treated you well and you have a lovely crochet or knitting project on the go whilst you're watching! x* *Ali xx*

[@knittybitty-crafters198]

Greetings You have made me feel so happy.

[@wilmadeboer7436]

Thank you for taking me, an 84year old avid knitter to a fabulous knitting show, I am not able to do this anymore but you young ones are so generous in sharing and inspiring us.❤️

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

You are so welcome Wilma! I am honoured that you are watching my videos! 😃😘🧶

[@corinnehartrick6339]

What a nice video! I live in Canada, we don't have any shows like this. Actually nothing at all, just a lot of sewing ,quilt making. I do quilt, knit and am going to crochet. Thank you again.

[@maryruthshanks3742]

It was so much fun to go to the yarn show with you! I take of my very elderly mum. She and the late Queen were born in the same year. Since it’s just the two of us, knitting podcast is the best company! I so enjoy seeing new patterns, yarn, techniques and all things fiber arts! Thank you for bring sunshine and joy into our day!!

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Wow, she has lived through the Queen’s entire reign, amazing! I’m so glad you enjoyed watching the trip to the yarn show together 🧶😘

[@knittybitty-crafters198]

Greetings Enjoyed your vibes from the video filled with so much information, I know now that there is a wonderful world out there for me to see so inspired this morning. Give Thanks for your time.

[@MrsJones1991]

Thank you for taking us along! Who would you say were your top five favorite yarn dyers at this show?

[@veronicabachmann1361]

Oooohhhh...my got! Great!👍🌈 Hammer wie wunderschön! Dankeschön für tolles video❣😍 Greetings from switzerland🤗

[@susanroche1760]

Thank you really enjoyed the show with you

[@masz10676]

New viewer. First yarn show I've seen in UK. I like the products u showed more than I've seen in US yarn shows. (Traitor 😊). Thanks for sharing.

[@elena---c1558]

looks like it was a lovely show. Your WAWS vlog last year was one of the first videos of yours I watched, so please to have gotten to enjoy your lovely chanel for a year now

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Can't believe it has been a whole year already since the last one! Where did 2022 go?! x

[@heatherallan9767]

thanks ...add " excellent virtual yarn-tour guide " to the c.v. :)

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

😄 thank you!

[@Woollykindknits]

You are a pillar of restraint! 😂 Well done on sticking to budget. And thank you for taking us along!

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

You are so welcome! X

[@gailgeithman]

I am from Waltham Abbey! I am glad you enjoyed my home town. I am visiting in April (I live in the USA now).

[@paperandtwine]

I’d have a glass of water and a few pints of Prosecco 🤣🤣🤣

[@lucyannstoop9010]

I love this video and I love the idea of a budget. I often take cash to wool shows to help me stay on budget. It is too easy to over spend with cards.

[@leahholland6272]

Love the ceramics! Those mugs and yarn bowls are beautiful

[@miekevanreet2544]

What a lovely walk!!!

[@louiseanne9653]

Re the sweater you liked on the Riverknits stand - it is the Kitzbuhel Pullover by Nomad Stitches. As one of the yarns Becci used was Riverknits Chimera (colour changing yarn) - Becci's sweater looks more colourful / less graphic than the original version by the designer.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Aha! Yes! THANK YOU! What an amazing transformation just by using the colour change yarn, it was so effective! x

[@carolynbulson2081]

So nice I watched it twice! 😂

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

😄😘

[@bishopstoneyarns]

It is so much fun to see the yarn show. Thankyou for sharing and I love your budget idea.

[@sheilainglin863]

Thank you!! Loved every moment !! ❤ Greetings from Ohio USA!! 🥰

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thanks Sheila! x

[@sheilainglin863]

Yw!! 🧶🥰❤

[@juliesweet6525]

Really enjoyed this video. I've never been to a yarn show (have been to a quilt show). Am looking forward to visiting a show at some point. 👍👍👍👍

[@marissas8112]

I just love these wool show vlogs you create! My country doesn't have many events like this, especially ones that are this yarncentric so going along with you is a real treat! Glad you had a lovely time!

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you so much! Glad you could come along with me 😃

[@ll29123]

What a treat! Thank you for taking us with you, as always! I’m definitely going to look some of those dyers up :)

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

You are so welcome! x

[@sereathabracely920]

Thank you so much for the tour! 🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶🧶

[@littlesammyf7380]

I can’t make the like button work! I hope you will visit EAYF, will buy you a cup of tea if you come along. Looks like a fab day was had at WAWS

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Well that’s a very tempting offer! 🫖 🧶 😘

[@priscillamcgarry5200]

Ali. Have you checked out Louise Crowther’s Knitted Animal Friends? A fun fun book of adorable knitted animals and their wardrobes!!

[@angelau1194]

Loved loved loved this. I'm English by birth and I've lived in S Australia for a very long time. I don't remember any lovely yarn shows when we still lived in UK and I haven't come across anything specifically like this in Oz. I'm getting a bit old for the walking now but I'd give it a red hot try - but I'd want to buy everything. Most of the patterns in our local shop are a bit weird, patterns that don't correspond with the yarns or the yarns come from China. Thank you. I've just subscribed. Angela X There are quilting shows and craft shows but nothing that I've seen dedicated to knitting and yarns only.

[@Craftylisa69]

I’ve just loved this trip to the yarn show. You came up in my feed and I’m now a subbie. I’ve shared you with my yarnie pals 🥰👏🏼🥰

[@barbararoyal6139]

Wonderful 🕊

[@hotmailemail1128]

Thank you so much for taking us along to the show. I absolutely LOVE these shows but also HATE them because I get overwhelmed and usually end up buying very little but then when I get back home I regret not having bought this or that yarn. My family make fun of me and call me a yarn hoarder!

[@inge6280]

Wow there’s a yarn show? Should see if we have something like that, sounds great

[@rosiebill2817]

I love folkestone harbour yarns

[@jannaolsen3557]

Beautiful craft artists at this show. Lovely was the right word. I will watch again though often the shipping costs exceed the item costs over to Canada if they even ship here. But as you mentioned works for inspiration. So many colours and nice things. Thank you for sharing.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thanks Janna! :) x

[@laura_knitz6633]

So nice to see around a yarn show especially on a budget! I’ve never been to a yarn show and it looks like a great day out!

[@barbararadzeviciusbondi4150]

Lovely episode. You are one of my favourite podcasters. Always so friendly, kind and honest. Big hugs from so warm Sydney Australia

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

That is so kind of you to say Barbara, thank you! Hugs back to you from a cold and sunny Kent! x

[@dianewhite8950]

Lovely vlog! God bless

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you 😊

[@poppys77]

Thank you, and thank you for the List, I have been struggling to find anything on google, You have no Idea how please I am , lol God Bless

[@jeannievega1639]

Thank you for bringing us along. Loved Fruitful Fusion yarns. I appreciate that she makes both crochet and knitting samples.

[@AGoddess18]

Thank you for taking us along. What a feast for the eyes. 💕🧶

[@christineevans2679]

The Frida blouse is on my list also x

[@TheCannyMagpie]

I'm going to the North East one, I'm so excited! It's the first one I'm going to be able to attend. I don't drive and have a small kid so travel is out of the question. It's still going to take me an hour to get there on public transport but I cannot wait! It's about a month after my birthday so I'm asking for yarn money 😅

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

So exciting! It looks like it’ll be a really good one! 🧶😃

[@heathertucker7056]

This video was so brilliant to watch! I love a yarn show and sadly I can only attend one a year so loved “attending” this one with you! Setting a strict budget is certainly a sensible idea when you practically fall in love with everything! Thank you so much Ali xx

[@pennyspearing2731]

What a wonderful day out and very hard not to spend a fortune. It was lovely to see so many suppliers there and always good to keep supporting them.

[@chrishutson7061]

It was my first year at WAWS. I went with my husband and the thought of not adding to my stash. But he is a great enabler when it comes to sock yarn. Luckily a lot of colours he liked were in unsuitable yarns. I did see you at the Cait in beag stall but you looked very busy so didn't speak. Also was a bit in awe at seeing you in real life lol! Just realised how much I missed by watching your video even though we went round several times. But as you said it was so busy and just couldn't get near a lot of stalls. I came away with a bit more for the stash plus a few bits for presents for my knitting friends.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Aw! It would have been lovely to say hello Chris! Next time hopefully :) It was so much busier than previous years, great for the vendors! I missed so many stalls though! x

[@mrsgmakes]

Another fabulous vlog, thank you Ali! It was lovely to hear mentions of my fabulous friends Eleonora (Coastal Crochet) and Kitey! Two of my favourite yarny people 💜 and great idea for going with a budget. I love that idea!

[@iceflowercrochet8717]

What a lovely day out! I'd have bought that Spring Garden yarn. Droooooool. Mind you I have no idea how I'd even choose from such a variety of temptations. Thanks for showing us your day and your purchases!

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thanks so much Vicky! x

[@Bluewaterpinessantarosabeach]

Thank you kindly for sharing the featured producers sat the show. ❤

[@amywilkins1917]

Hey Ali I just wanted to say I discovered your podcasts late last year and am watching them from the very very start, honestly I have loved every episode so far, is like tuning in to your best mate!! I live in America at the moment but originally from UK and my heart is very much still there. I loved this walk around the show and have to say that when I return you have given me so many businesses I want to visit/buy from🤪 thank you for your channel!! X

[@susangoodwin7241]

well that was lovely! Thanks for taking us along with you!!!

[@Anna2u]

Thank you and thank God for youtube for this trip. Don't think i would ever visit a UK yarn shop.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

You’re welcome 😊

[@warronchavers2209]

Hi, Ally, I'm glad I caught your yarn show video. I had fun on your southern wool show awhile back, and this show was just as fun. How you budget yourself is something to behold lol 😆, I would definitely have to make sure my pickup truck 🛻 was full of gas ⛽️ 😂, so I could get home 🏡 😉, like you channel. GOD BLESS SEE YOU ON THE TUBE.

[@yarnmugspodcast9123]

Hi Ali. Thanks for a lovely day and your kind mention x

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

It was such a lovely day wasn't it? xx

[@janetlepre7555]

I enjoy every post and video you choose to share. Thank you for the sharing -- creative and other wise. Stay well and safe always.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you very much! ❤️

[@helenogorman9467]

That was very enjoyable. Thank you. I love shopping! Even if it's virtual!

[@ericallerton809]

Such a good show,,Ali,,,,I would have been so tempted!!!! Thanks for taking us along,,,,with you and Sarah,,,,, ElaineXoxo

[@lindarose712]

Fun to see everything you were able to view/film, and such a treat to see your selected purchases- well done! 😁The colorwork mitts are lovely and seem like a very reasonable price (in the US a single ball of J&S two ply costs me the equivalent of 4.60 pound sterling)

[@JardineraAnge]

Blimey Ali! I thought you were going to go and have a few pints of beer there at the end! 😂

[@jopicklelily]

It was so lovely to see you again. Thank you for the mention xx

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

So lovely to see as usual Jo! 😘

[@janchow88]

Thank you…thank you for sharing your trip to the wool show. Just beautiful.

[@annehayward3506]

What a lovely wool show I’m so jealous we don’t get any here in Guernsey, maybe one year 8 will book and come over to see a couple. Thank you for sharing your fun finds with us. Stay safe love and hugs xx

[@marionhandsley7959]

Thank you Ali for showing this yarn show again, I look forward to seeing it as it's not one I can get to. Love Marion xxx

[@jansheehan302]

Hi Ali , I really enjoyed seeing all the stalls run by the most talented people . Loved the burgundy yarn . Really warm and comforting colour . Thanks for sharing your day out x

[@peggyharwell3674]

Greetings from Tennessee. This visit was just grand. I would have spent so much money there. What lovely yarns and gadgets. So much to look at. Thank you for bringing me along.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you so much!

[@LeeinaRee]

Thank you for bringing me along. This is a real treat, so much lovely yarny stuff to see. Glad you had a good time.

[@andrealandsburg8882]

Thank you Ali, I just love your travelling yarn show videos! Mind you, I have severe yarny envy by the end! I think you did really well with your spending limit...and it really forces you to be mindful doesn't it?! Good choices to ! Be well!

[@unplannedcauli]

The little bag with robins at 4:30 - I have a tablecloth in this fabric! made me laugh to see it here

[@FrannyDoMakes]

Wow Ali you did well with your £25 there!

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

I did cheat a teensy bit 🫣 But only slightly 😄

[@FrannyDoMakes]

@@LittleDropsofWonderful well I won’t tell anyone! 😂

[@carolewinstead8270]

Almost like being there! Thank you Ali!

[@michelleboland6424]

I love to see a video posted by you on my feed. You really make my day and help me relax. Have a great day!

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you! You too!

[@jillfoster6369]

That was fabulous joining you at the show Ali. Super idea to set yourself a budget and more so to be able to stick with it. Well done super hero. Haven’t been to a wool show for a good while so lovely you have taken us with you x

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you Jill xx

[@smurfie161]

Thanks for taking us along , lovely yarn you got

[@liliawebb9377]

That was so fun! Thanks for taking us and showing everyone how to have fun at a wool show and stay on a budget, very timely. - - -meant to comment yesterday on the fun segment of you doing a yoga stretch and the cat next door stopping on her way through just long enough to mimic your same stretch that showed up just in the window beneath your tummy! I'm still smiling over that one.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

😄🧘🏻‍♀️ honestly sometimes I think that cat is trying to steal my thunder! 😅 Thanks Lilia x

[@margaretdean7301]

I love yarn grazing! Same with book stores and fabric stores. My dream to go into any of those shops and just buy whatever my heart desires. You fill this part of my heart just watching 👀 you. Happy shopping and knitting later. 🤗 from Canada 🇨🇦

[@mary303030]

I believe that jumper was an Andrea Mowry design

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Ooo thanks!! I shall investigate…

[@nadjas.4275]

Oh, that was really lovely! Thank you for taking us along to the show. I wanted to go to a yarn show in Düsseldorf last summer but it was one of these days with temperatures in the high 30ies and I just couldn't. Maybe this year (I'll get lucky...😉)

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Yarn and 30c+ heat is not a great combo! 😄

[@karenwarsaw8511]

I really enjoyed your visit to the yarn show. I attended the New England Fiber Festival in November 2022. You did really well to only spend 25 pounds. I don't have that much self control when it comes to yarn.

[@EvieO1950]

Brilliant!!! There are no yarn shows anywhere near where I live and I’ve only ever been to one. Congrats on staying on task with your spending goal and yet you still got several lovely goodies!! So fun!! 🧶💕🧶

[@carolbulmer8253]

Thank you for sharing the yarn show!

[@heatherwood756]

Enjoyed the wool fest! From yarn starved rural Alberta LOL. Thank you.

[@patcatherine]

It was lovely to meet you Ali and Sarah. First time at the show and enjoyed every minute.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Ah! Lovely to see you there! It was a lovely show this year, I so enjoyed it :) x

[@sharonsouthey3235]

As said already, this was a lovely treat! I watched you at the last WA show and enjoyed it so much. You chose well with your purchases. I enjoyed your podcast last night to which had popped up. I wish there was a yarn show down here in Devon this time of year, they all tend to be at the end of the year. When I lived in Surrey I was spoilt for getting to shows lol. I just hope that when I go through your notes I don’t succumb to lots of goodies ! If I do I will set a budget to lol. So thank you for all your brilliant blogs I love them so much. Right then, off to the notes 🧶😱 xx

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you so much Sharon! x

[@suecoles7824]

Wonderful Ali to see all the gorgeous yarns, i enjoyed my trip with you! Well done on your considered purchases! Where can you get a needle cosy for knitting on circular needles? Do they do one? Love Suze. 🥰🧶

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

I have a little triangular one for this purpose but I can’t recall where I got it from 🤔

[@elaineheisler8584]

What gorgeous yarns and products. So exciting to go to and browse.

[@jilljarvis94]

Looks like you had a grand time! I too enjoy the shows for so much beyond purchasing. I might take on your challenge when I go to the next show!

[@pamelageoghegan8859]

Thank you Ali. Some very tempting yarns. Love the seraph mittens. Congratulations on sticking to your budget.

[@journeysthroughknitting9830]

Loved getting to come along with you to a yarn show! I have a viral sinus infection so I missed last weekend's and will miss this weekend's yarn shows. I agree that there is something energizing about a yarn show, rather than the usual social drain I feel. I love just seeing all the creativity, yarns, samples, other crafty things, etc. Being able to feel the yarn in person is important as I am very sensitive to textures.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

I agree - I need to feel yarns and fabrics as I too am very sensitive to things (both physically and mentally, I'm odd!) xx

[@MikiCrespo]

Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful experience 🌹

[@suebrown436]

Really loved this Ali, and it's put me in the mood for visiting a yarn show again, which I haven't done since pre COVID.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

I hope you feel comfortable to do so Sue! x

[@karincarter235]

I am always amazed by all the beautiful yarn that is being created and offered in the UK. AND all the yarn shows, there are so many and I wish I could attend at least a few :) We have some yarn/wool shows coming up here in Germany as well, I am planning on visiting at least the one in Leipzig and hope to get overwhelmed! :) :) Thank you for taking us along, I saw quite a few creators I want to check out. And yes, visiting those shows is such a wonderful fulfilling event, because of all the humming and buzzing and creativity and lovely people!

[@MsLilywren]

That pattern of the jumper looks a bit like the Shifty jumper by Andrea Mowbry, may not be it but she has patterns that look similar.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

thank you! I will have a look at that one on Ravelry...

[@carolyncampbell6149]

Thankyou so much for taking us with you Ali, what a treat. Bittersweet for me at the moment though as I have tennis elbow and can’t knit 😩. I’m wondering if I could crochet? But when it’s better I’ve decided I must knit some green socks! Some of the green yarns at the show were wonderful. ❤

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Oh no Carolyn! Hope it clears up soon x

[@tonifuller8962]

Lovely video, thank you for sharing

[@janicevictor7414]

Do we even have a Yarn Show here in the US?

[@krazedvintagemodel]

I am new to you and this video was delightful! I haven't been to a show like this in ages, and wouldn't have stuck to my budget I'm sure! I will rewatch for inspiration! Thank you.🧶

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching! 😘

[@anitathemer4188]

Love the video. As a viewer from the states, it is fun seeing all the yarn dyers I can’t see here.

[@LittleDropsofWonderful]

Thank you! 😊

[@carin.zwaneveld]

You bought some wonderful things

[@ukaly1]

I would go CRAZY at a show like this! You have so much more going on than we do over here in the US! Shows a few and far between here. Ooow a new show in Newcastle! Might have to plan a trip back home for that one 🤣

[@HandDrawnYarn]

Hi i am new to your channel and love seeing all the yarn shows videos 🙂 I used to live in Scotland and loved buying Jamieson and Smith yarn 🥰

[@gaymeyer9471]

That was lovely 😊 thank you I feel as if I live in a yarn desert here as away from main centres and the varieties are soo limited. Well might set a yarn show goal for 2023. 🥰