Folk Yarn Studio

03/06/2026

Last night was a big night for FOLK Yarn Studio, I held the first ever Studio Workshop!!!

8 wonderful attendees were all very gracious with a nervous me 😂 and all of them created beautiful colourways with our cottage garden dye palette! I can’t wait to get them their finished yarn next week! Thank you so much for being the loveliest group ❤️

As usual I forgot to take any photos or videos during the workshop, I was too busy chatting and having fun! But I also think that sometimes it’s important to be in the moment, so I’m not going to give myself a hard time on this one 😂

There are 3 spots left on the next cottage garden palette dye workshop at the studio! So if you’d like to join me on Saturday 13th June then head over to the website for all the details, and whilst I’m talking about workshops, there are just 3 spots left on the mosaic crochet workshop that will also be held at the studio on 13th June! All the details can be found on the workshop section on the website too if you’re interested! ❤️

For now I give you the one picture I did take last night, of the table after the workshop, and the studio now, all ready for tonight’s group of stitchers to come and sip and stitch the night away!

Laura x

You can find FOLK Yarn Studio workshops on our website here:
https://folkyarnstudio.co.uk/collections/studio-workshops

30/05/2026

Thank you!!! I have had the best day with the loveliest people ❤️ as always, I forget to take pictures! I’m too busy having a lovely time! But here’s what I have!

Swipe to the end to see what my 6 year old got up to at home with paper and sellotape 😂

Thank you to everyone that shopped my destash! I really do love everything in my stash, I just love my family more and want to get us camping! We sold enough yarn to buy not just our tent, but some equipment we will need too!

And now something not so nice, but I feel it needs to be said, and I’d rather put it at the end of a happy post than give it it’s own. It feels more balanced…

Someone locally has been enacting some underhand and in my opinion unethical practices to try and further their business by harming mine. I’m sad, I have done nothing but lift up and champion this business, I distanced myself quietly in the past year after multiple negative experiences for myself and people I care about. But tried to give the benefit of the doubt, I truly believe this sort of behaviour is often the result of insecurity or pain. But in the past month I have been targeted for more unkind behaviour. I want to mention this as customers and business owners have told me this person has been saying we are good friends. I won’t be naming them in this post but please check with me before working with someone because they say they are local to me or know the organiser of EAYF. I will happily rave about businesses that I have loved working with, but unfortunately some people will act as if they’re friendly with other business owners to advance their business, when behind the scenes these friendships do not exist and their business ethics do not align with mine.

Here’s my hot take… we can all choose. Do we want to trample on someone else to try and make more money or look like “top dog” OR do we want to make this community a better, kinder place? I know which I’d rather ❤️

Laura x

29/05/2026

It’s open studio Saturday tomorrow!!!

10am-3pm on the last Saturday of every month the studio is open for browsing and for a sip and stitch group! No booking necessary, stay for as much or as little of the opening times as you’d like, I’ll make you a cuppa, help yourself to a biscuit and bring a crafty project or pick a new one at the studio! I know some folks were keen to stay all day and have asked before, so to clarify… please feel free to bring yourself a packed lunch if you want to stay for the whole day 🥰

I’ve had a little move around at the studio, which means some of our stock is a little more accessible, and the charity book nook has moved to the other end of the studio where it’s much easier to get to too!

I am also having a major yarn destash this month! I have been ruthless with my much loved yarn stash that has been built up of mainly hand dyed yarn over the past 8 years, but my kiddos have been asking to go camping for the past 2 years and we’ve finally managed to convince the husband! So now I need to find the money to buy a tent and some camping basics! I’ve pulled out more than 100 skeins of hand dyed yarn, I’ve made up mini sets and there’s a little commercial yarn too! This is my own personal stash, nothing to do with the studio, so I can’t take card payments for it as it isn’t owned by my business, i see it as a tiny yarn carboot at work 😂 I can take cash or bank transfer for destash yarn and I’m not currently looking at selling any of it online, just in person. If it doesn’t sell, that’s ok, I still love it, I just love my kiddos more and I want that tent! So if it doesn’t sell I’ll be going back to the drawing board, and tucking it back into my stash! Destash yarn is in my opinion at bargain prices, around £12 per 100g with extra discounts on some sweater quantity bundles!

Please do come and join me for a crafty day, whether a yarn destash is your thing or not, you’re so welcome 🧶❤️

27/05/2026

A little glow up ready for OPEN STUDIO SATURDAY THIS WEEKEND! Big thanks to my lovely hubby for building the big Kallax so that we could open up the space a little more!

The last Saturday of every month the studio is open 10am-3pm! We’re open for browsing but also for sip and stitch! The monthly Saturday sip and stitch group is always free of charge, rock up for as long as you want, bring a crafty project or grab a new one while you’re with me, I’ll get ya a cuppa and we’ll all have a good time ❤️

Thank you so much to everyone that has joined me for open studios since I’ve been opening for them, working on my own the majority of the time, these socials fill my cup like you wouldn’t believe 🥰

AND A LITTLE EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT… I will be having a mega hand dyed yarn destash this open studio Saturday! My kiddos have been begging to go camping for the past 2 summers, we’ve finally managed to crack Chris and we’re saving up for a tent! So I’ve raided my stash and I am (slightly heartwrenchingly) putting together a destash for this Saturday that includes more than 100 skeins of hand dyed yarn! There’ll be more details of the destash tomorrow! Come along on Saturday to check it out!

Laura x

21/05/2026

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT!

10 days ago I jumped on here raving about mosaic crochet and if I’m honest I’m still raving about it 😂

Here we are with all the details of the first ever crochet FOLK Yarn Studio workshop! The workshop is available to book over on the studio website now!

Check out the images for all of the details, and head to the website for more information.

We would love to have you join us to learn overlay mosaic crochet, our workshop tutor Jan is amazing and had me up and running before I knew it and I can’t wait for you to have as much fun as I’m now having!

The blankets photographed in these images are all made by Jan and have been photographed in our Oulton Broad studio, these are all patterns by Get Yer Hook On as is the pattern that we will be making during the class. A big thank you to Abi for allowing Jan to use your design in our workshop 🥰

EDITED TO ADD: And another huge thank you to Abi for offering us a code for 20% off her designs to give to folks when they attend this class!

You can find the bookings for studio workshops here:

https://folkyarnstudio.co.uk/collections/studio-workshops

Laura x

20/05/2026

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

A little reminder that a large online following is not a signifier that an account is not run by AI AND that just because a knitting or crochet pattern designer doesn’t have a large following doesn’t mean they’re not a legit designer!

I find it really worrying when things like this are shared online, especially in our community where designers already have to fight to be paid fairly for their work, are often ripped off by larger commercial entities AND regularly have their content shared or reproduced for free and without credit!

Sharing misinformation just for more content and clicks can be really harmful, so to try and put a little balance back, I’ve shared a few indie designers with less than 50k insta followers in my video, and I’ll tag them in a comment below too!

PLEASE SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE INDIE DESIGNERS IN THE COMMENTS! ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE LESS THAN 50K FOLLOWERS!

16/05/2026

Here we go folks!

Most of you know that I am also the face behind East Anglia Yarn Festival 🥰

Well if you run or know of a business that you want to see in our marketplace at The Norfolk Showground Arena next March- applications are open for 1 more month!

Head to https://eastangliayarnfestival.com to apply!

Applications to vend at EAYF 2027 close on 16th June 2026! So there is still a month to apply if you’d like to join us for another year of yarn partying in Norwich!

The 6th annual East Anglia Yarn Festival takes place at The Norfolk Showground Arena on 20th and 21st March 2027.

Don’t forget to tag the makers you’d love see join us in the marketplace next year!

15/05/2026

Where has the sun gone! A couple of weeks ago I started a granny square project and sat in the sunshine watching the kids play on the park, crocheting to my hearts content.

Now it’s apparently winter again 🤦🏻‍♀️

Come back sunshine! Anyone else in the UK got summer? If you have send it to Suffolk pleeeeease 😂

Laura x

13/05/2026

What’s in the Studio Wednesday!

I’ve been stocking MUUD project bags, needle cases and accessories here in FOLK Yarn Studio for well over a year now and I thought today was a good day to come on here and chat about them! Items that I stock around my hand dyed yarn in the studio are products that I have worked with myself, fallen in love with and are items I have done my best to make sure are not already stocked by other businesses local to me, so that I can offer a range and variety in my lovely home town without ever treading on anyone’s toes 🥰

I’ve recently gotten my hands on some of their canvas print with leather accent products, and I am in love with both the cow and floral prints. I am down to the last few of this range left in the shop now, and I’m trying to resist the cow print project bag but my will power is wearing thin 😂

If you’re local to Lowestoft and want to have a look at what is stocked at the studio in person I do have open studio hours regularly. Check out the story highlight on our page for the upcoming open studio times and our knit and crochet stitch groups ❤️🧶❤️

You can find all the MUUD products I stock over on the FOLK Yarn Studio website, I hope you love them as much as I do!

Find them here…
https://folkyarnstudio.co.uk/collections/muud-project-bags-accessories

Laura x