Threads & Yarns

Threads and Yarns for Historical Haberdashers and Re-enactors

Our threads and yarns collection offers historically informed materials for sewing, mending, and textile crafts. Designed for historical haberdashers, reenactors, and heritage artisans, each thread or yarn reflects traditional techniques and fibre choices. We focus on natural materials—such as linen, wool, and silk—that were widely used in Viking, medieval, Tudor, and early modern periods.

We offer strong, smooth linen threads ideal for hand-sewing historical garments. These threads resist fraying and wear, making them perfect for seam construction, hemming, or embroidery in linen and wool fabrics. Available in natural and plant-dyed shades, they give your work a period-correct finish.

Our Viking wool yarn is spun from 100% wool and suited for a range of historic uses—from nalbinding and weaving to repairs and visible mending. We base our yarns on archaeological finds and textile reconstructions from Norse sites, ensuring the right thickness and texture for accurate interpretation.

We also carry finer silk threads for later-period embroidery and decorative stitching, perfect for Tudor and Stuart garments where rich detail and sheen matter. These threads add elegance while remaining true to period methods and materials.

Each skein or spool supports handcraft rooted in tradition. We carefully select, or dye many of our threads using natural plant-based dyes. Creating earthy tones and subtle variations that mimic historical textiles. These variations add unique charm to your projects while maintaining historical integrity.

Whether you’re sewing a Viking tunic, lacing 17th-century stays, or embroidering a Tudor smock, our threads and yarns offer durability, authenticity, and beauty. Stock your kit with fibres that connect you to centuries of skilled craftsmanship.

Explore our range today and elevate your historical clothing and textile work with high-quality, period-appropriate threads.