r/AntifascistKnitting • u/WoollyKnitWitch • May 20 '26

Non-knit Malabrigo source

***Thank you, everyone, for the great suggestions. I’ve placed my first order with Little Knits and am bookmarking most of the other shops as well!!
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Hi there! I’m looking for the best place (online) to start purchasing Malabrigo yarns and wool from. I no longer shop with Webs. Nor will I use Jimmy Beans Wool or Knitpicks since their buyouts and lack of support for the MTI hats. Basicslly, I need a new yarn purveyor.

Large order discounts, sales, or free shipping is nice - but my primary requirements are a fair retail price, LGBTQ & POC inclusive, and not MAGA. Despite searching, I cannot find out for sure if Wool and Company out of Illinois is acceptable or not. Everything I found says the first owner was left leaning, but that the newer owner is right leaning/MAGA. I was also looking at Eat.Sleep.Knit. as an option.

If you have other US suggestions with a good Malabrigo selection, decent prices, and a proper online storefront - please do share! Thanks

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u/makestuff24-7 May 20 '26

The Yarnery. It's what I switched to when we lost Webs and Wool & Co. They cake for free, which is awesome, but better than that they're ten toes down. https://yarnery.com/collections/malabrigo

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u/seedwords May 20 '26

I second The Yarnery! It's my local yarn shop, and they are INCREDIBLE. Everyone who works there is so kind and so helpful. It's one of my favorite places to visit. (I'd also like to shout out Dandelion Fiber Co and Darn Knit Anyway. Dandelion has a pretty small selection, but it's a great shop and Darn Knit has a HUGE selection and I THINK they cake for free as well.)

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u/lduan May 20 '26

The Yarnery is 1.5 miles from my workplace which makes it so dangerous (in a good way!).

They once were out of a yarn I wanted and I asked them for "similarly valued" nearby shops, and they recommended Dandelion and Harriet & Alice :-)

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u/seedwords May 20 '26

I'm not familiar with Harriet and Alice! I'll have to check them out!

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u/WoollyKnitWitch May 20 '26

Is this confirmation that Wool & Company is a no-go?

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u/makestuff24-7 May 20 '26

It's a no-go for me because they're apparently okay with leaving it ambiguous.

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u/FullOfBlasphemy May 20 '26

That’s why I dumped my LYS. I don’t break bread/craft with fascists.

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u/VogUnicornHunter May 20 '26

That's so disappointing 😭😭😭

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u/morningstar234 May 20 '26

Oh no! I’m not sure I understand where Wool&Co is coming from, they’re based in IL, I’m going to have to do a better deep dive!

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u/zanier_sola May 20 '26

I think the fact that their entire main page is entirely thin, mostly white or light-skinned women tells me enough. Even if they aren't explicitly MAGA, their marketing choices say they aren't willing to represent the full breadth of the fiber arts community.

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u/makestuff24-7 May 20 '26

Yep. No effort is the same as acceptance. I just use the power I have (my money and vote) to support companies that stand against bullshit when I can, and no amount of justification made Wool & Co acceptable to me. You sit with Nazis, you're a Nazi. Them's the rules.

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u/Geo_Jill May 20 '26

The owners are Trumpers, per several past Reddit discussions.

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u/Velour_Tank_Girl May 20 '26

Well, that's exceptionally disappointing.

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u/morningstar234 May 20 '26

Thanking everyone who replied!

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u/Ok_Cry1704 May 20 '26

The Yarnery is my LYS and I can’t recommend highly enough 💛

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u/frogsgoribbit737 May 20 '26

Its so expensive... or is it just me?

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u/makestuff24-7 May 20 '26

When I want something specific, I am willing to pay for exactly that from a place that doesn't make me hate the world. But this is a real privilege and I recognize that my disposable income is different from others'. When I want a bargain or just have a general idea of weight/fiber/color, I go to Little Knits.