Wholesale Yarn

Where to Save Money on Yarn

Could you please suggest a company that has wholesale yarns? I knit and sell my stuff at fairs etc. Because we have a yarn store around here a lot of companies won't sell to me or they ask for such a big order.

Thanks

Ruth

While you may not be able to buy wholesale unless you're able to buy a truckload of yarn, you can certainly buy discount.

What I do is comparison shop on the Internet. To answer your question, I did a Google search on Red Heart Yarn, one of the most popular yarns for home knitters. Some of the paid ads in the right column look very enticing, even promising yarns at wholesale.

But often, when you click there, you're taken to a directory which will take you to other sites. It's the long way to go, but you may find some buys.

First of all remember that prices, availabilty and special offers change constantly. So while these prices were accurate at the time of writing, you might find something different when you shop. However, the general principle remains the same.

On the main part of the search results page, the best offer I found was DiscountYarnSale.com (now seemingly out of business). They have a minimum $30 order and offer Red Heart Yarn in a six-skein bag for $7.30. That sounds like a great buy until you go to checkout and find they want $24.50 for shipping!

One thing I've learned shopping from catalogs or on the Internet, is to make up a dummy order and see what the shipping and handling amount to. What looks like a great buy in the catalog may turn out to be quite expensive.

Next I tried two craft vendors I am familiar with and can personally recommend: Create For Less and Jo-Ann's.

Create For Less has Red Heart for $2.99 a skein and free shipping on orders of $150.

Jo-Ann's has Red Heart for $2.89 to $3.49 and free shipping for orders of $25 or more with the coupon available on The Artful Crafter.

Bottom line: if you want to spend between $25 and $149.99 for Red Heart Yarn, go to Jo-Ann's and be sure to use the free shipping coupon.

If you can afford to spend $150 or more, try Create For Less. It really pays to comparison shop. If there is a specific yarn you are looking for, please write again.

Also read my articles Top 10 Online Wholesale Resources and Wholesale Resources for Crafters for the latest and best information I have on saving money when buying supplies for your crafts.

Read this article about purchasing Red Heart Yarn mill ends.