Stephen & Penelope has an amazing selection and supply of luxury yarns! The shop assistants are so…read morefriendly and helpful. Be prepared to spend an enjoyable amount of time there and, if you're like me, you might want an extra suitcase for your haul! Or they can ship it for you!

Gorgeous fiber arts store, with very helpful staff. It was super tough to pick a few skeins they…read moreare all so lovely.

Really cute knitting store that you can easily miss. Just blink and you won't even see it as you…read morewalk buy. Inside is small but stuffed with great yarns. I like that they stock nice, plush materials and don't really have many of the cheesy, gimmicky kinds. Alpaca, cashmere, and cotton galore! That means that most of the yarns here are a bit expensive, but you'll love whatever you make with these types of materials. They also have a great variety of colors. They have every kind of needle you could need, including tapestry, sewing, and knitting. The women working inside were very knowledgeable about their products and proficient in English as well.

Cozy yarn shop, seemed to be predominantly Rowan, but I did snag some lovely Araucania (sp?)…read morefingering. Prices comparable to what I'm used to in the US. Helpful (without being pushy) shop attendant. Definitely worth a visit if you buy yarn as your travel souvenir :)

I have a little addiction. Every time I visit somewhere, I like to visit their craft shops. My trip…read moreto Amsterdam was no exception. I bought a local craft magazine and found the a dress for this place, which was a direct tram journey away from the town centre - how could I say no? The store was easy to find, even for a visitor, and it was bigger than I imagined. They have a phenomenal range of crafting materials for all sorts of hobby - paper crafting, knitting, cross-stitch etc. Even with my fumbling Dutch, the staff were very kind and helpful, and I came away with loads more than I meant to (one of the reasons I had to buy an extra suitcase for coming home with!

I ordered yarn from this shop online from Maryland. I loved a special yarn they carries called…read moreSkippy Yarn that was hand dyed by a young aspiring artist. How wonderful is it that Ja Wol is supporting not online the big names but small entrepreneurs as well. I was impressed that when I contacted the owner about combining my two separate orders since I loved the yarn so much that I had to buy more. She was happy to do it and also refunded the extra postage. I was a brand new customer. I will definitely be a repeat customer since I had such a wonderful buying experience. I don't buy from a lot of international stores, but Ja Wol is so special that it is worth it!

I travel a lot on business and one of my little personal pleasures is to visit yarn stores in the…read morevarious cities I end up working in around the world. It was a great pleasure to find the Ja Wol yarn store in Rotterdam and meet its owner/knitwear designer Saskia de Feijter. Saskia has created a wonderful little knitting shop filled with beautiful, mostly European brand yarns. (Lots of gorgeous Manos del Uruguay being one of the main exceptions.) She also promotes a Dutch wool brand Texelse Schapenwol and has some great local handspun available for purchase. My "souvenir" from this trip was some handspun yarn crafted by a local Math Teacher who likes to spin while he watches soccer on television! The Ja Wol "Stitch n' Bitch" group meets at 10am on Saturday's and is open to all. I was able to attend one session and meet some local knitters to share the love of wool, knitting and the understanding that knitting is not just a "craft", it's a calling. If you love wool and want the chance to meet others who do, or to purchase a great souvenir for someone else who loves to knit please visit Ja Wol while you are in Rotterdam. It is only a 10 minute walk from the Blaak metro station in Rotterdam. The directions from Google map are good.