Possums were introduced into New Zealand (from Tasmania) by fur traders in the late 19th century, the non-native brushtail possum population has reached staggering proportions largely due to the lack of natural predators that would otherwise maintain an ecological balance. The consequences of their rapidly increasing numbers are many, including damaging impacts on New Zealand’s native flora and fauna. The Brushtail Possum is New Zealand’s biggest ecological threat. A New Zealand knitting company Snowy Peak Ltd, pioneered the use of Brushtail Possum fibre blended with wool in 1992 and following deep research, launched Merinomink™ on the market in 1996. We are lucky to stock the Merinomink and Untouched World brands, which are part of the Snowy Peak Ltd family. For the hand...
Today saw the seventh year of business tick over.
To celebrate we have placed our Smitten stock on sale - all Smitten stock reduced by 10 to 30%. No orders taken. Purchase on line or come in to the store.
Don't miss out on this birthday special!
Have you ever visited your local show and viewed the knitted, felted, crocheted, hand spun and hand dyed items and thought I can do that or I would like to enter. Well you too can enter. It is not a secret society or elves in the cupboard producing these items. It is ordinary men and women who have put some time aside to showcase and improve their crafting. I have previously bitten the bullet and entered, my heart was in my mouth when I put my entry in, but I won a prize and received a highly commended. I was totally stoked. These show events will pass away if people do not enter. So I urge you to think about entering,...
Knitters who came to our March Knit Night 2017 asked for it to be a regular occurrence. Well here it is. Join us on the first Wednesday of the month at 6.00pm at the Brick Factory in Salamanca Square. Bring along your knitting, crochet or needle felting and a friend and spend some stress free time with like minded people. Share tips, patterns and some laughter with other crafters. You are responsible for your own food and drink. Best to book via our event on Facebook or email us at info@salamancawoolshop. This way if we change the venue I can let you know. Venue change would be due to numbers attending, inadequate lighting or major catastrophe and we had to...
Ply is a magazine primarily for spinners and those who use hand spun yarn. Single copies are posted at a cost of $5 postage charge. If you are wanting multiple magazines then postage is $13.00 SOLD OUT issues, no longer available in print format are: First(1), Silk(4), Twist(5), Worsted(7), The Basics(20), Sock(23) Electric Issue 33 Summer 2021 Yes, that’s right, the summer issue is filled with tools that go vroom vroom, buzz buzz, or even purr quietly. So of course it covers the one so many of us have and enjoy – the electric spinning wheel, but it also talks about carders, winders, dyeing, and drones. It includes blending, spinning, plying, consistency, planning, traveling, and stories that will inspire and delight. There’s...
