Brick and Mortar Stores to Buy Roving, Globally
I travel a lot, and I’m always looking for local places to buy roving. Sadly, these places are hard to find, so I’ve started this list of brick and mortar stores around the world that sell roving for felting.
This list will probably have the most information for stores in the United States (as that is where I'm based), but I'll keep trying to find out about stores in other countries as well—if you have a favourite store near you, please send me an email with the name, location and a short description of what’s stocked there to emmadelalaine@protonmail.com
A needle and wet felted sweater I created of the earth, that has been warped by going through a washing machine on a hot cycle. Don’t worry, I fixed it with an iron!
Stores to buy roving, by country:
Australia
Tasmania. If you want to find the selection of roving online, search "roving" in the search bar. https://www.salamancawoolshop.com/collections/yarn-tools
Canada
Alberta
Stash, Calgary https://www.stashlounge.com
British Colombia
Baaad Anna's, Vancouver https://www.baaadannas.store
Knotty by Nature, Victoria. https://www.kbnfibres.ca
Ontario
Eweknit, Toronto. Some lovely little bags of roving. https://eweknit.co
Rose Haven Yarn, Picton https://rosehaven-yarn-shop.myshopify.com/en-us
Québec
La Bobineuse de Laine, Montréal. labobineuse.com
Le Grand Ours, Montréal. Wool roving: large selection of corridale colours, batting in a small selection of colours, core wool, and pressed wool felt. https://lagrandeourse.jimdofree.com
Deutschland/Germany
France
L'Isere
Lanae Tricot, Grenoble. Très petite selection de laine cardée.
Suisse/Switzerland
United States
Arizona
Blick Art Materials, Tempe. Wool roving and felting tools/needles. (this is a chain of stores, so there isn't a specific website for this location)
Colorado
Lambspun Colorado, Fort Collins. They have a huge selection of roving and awesome people!! https://www.lambspun.com
Woolyworks, Colorado Springs https://www.woollyworksknitshop.com
Minnesota
Bella's Flock, Buffalo https://bellasflock.com
Silver Creek Cabin, Buffalo https://www.silvercreekcabinyarn.com
Yarn Harbor, Duluth. https://yarnharborduluth.com
New Mexico
Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center, Espanola. Lots of different kinds of wool and felting supplies. https://www.evfac.org
Looking Glass Yarn, Santa Fe. Mostly merino wool, suitable for wet felting. Needle and wet felting supplies. https://www.lookingglassyarn.com
Mora Valley Spinning Mill, Mora. Local wool.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100066515572134
New York
North Carolina
Earth Guild, Asheville https://earthguild.com Merino, Corridale and local wool, mohair, merino, and more. They also have sooooo many other craft/art supplies! Currently offering fibers and yarn made by members of Local Cloth while they redo their space after being flooded by hurricane Helene.
Local Cloth, Asheville. Currently closed due to Helene flooding. https://localcloth.wildapricot.org For updates about their reopening, check their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LocalCloth
Ohio
Silk Road Textiles, Cincinnati. https://silkroadcincinnati.com They sell roving and felting tools, and have occasional felting classes.
Pensylvannia
Tybout House, Warren. Local sheep and alpaca, indie dyed and commercial fiber, shetland sheep wool, raw wool. Roving by weight.
Washington
Paradise Fibers, Spokane https://paradisefibers.com
Northwest Yarns, Bellingham https://nwyarns.com
Stranded by the Sea, Edmonds. https://www.strandedbythesea.com
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