Wool Yarn Manufacturers and Suppliers in Turkey

The first distinction when buying wool yarn is whether the yarn is worsted or woolen. Worsted yarn is spun by combing long fibers into parallel alignment; it is fine, even and smooth, and is sought for suiting fabric and fine knitted products. Woolen yarn is not combed; it is thicker and bulkier and is sought for full-bodied products such as sweaters and scarves (The Woolmark Company; IWTO). Describe the look you want with a sample fabric; saying “wool yarn” alone does not tell the supplier which of the two you want.

Wool content and certificates

Wool content decides both the label and the price of the product. Ask for the wool percentage in writing and have a sample from the first lot verified in a laboratory. For wool blends, see blended yarn; for wool and acrylic combinations, see acrylic yarn. If an animal-welfare and land-management claim is made (for example under Textile Exchange's Responsible Wool Standard), check the scope and validity date of the certificate.

Samples, quality and color: what to ask a wool yarn supplier

• Samples: have it confirmed in writing whether the yarn is worsted or woolen and which fiber type it is; make a small knitting trial from a hank or cone sample.
• Quality: ask for measurements, or the result on a sample fabric, for hairiness, evenness and pilling tendency.
• Color: for dyed yarn, get a color card and approval of the dye lot; ask about the minimum quantity for dyed yarn.

Felting and washing

Wool fiber tends to felt in washing. For a “machine washable” claim, ask that an anti-felting treatment (the industry term is superwash) has been applied to the yarn, and ask for the wash test result. The care instruction on the product must be written according to this result; a verbal statement from the yarn company is not enough.

Lead time

Get the preparation time and the stock position of dyed wool yarn from the supplier in writing. Plan your collection calendar backwards from the yarn order and finish sample approval before you place the order. If you work with a knitwear manufacturer, choose the yarn together with the companies on the knitwear and sweaters page.

Where are wool yarn manufacturers in Turkey?

The 48 firms with a valid capacity report for yarn of wool or fine animal hair (product code 13.10.50) in the Industry Database of TOBB (the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) are spread across 12 provinces, most of them in Uşak, Manisa, Tekirdağ and Gaziantep (October 2026). Under the tariff rule for mixtures (Harmonized System, Section XI, Note 2), a yarn is classified by the fiber that predominates by weight: wool-dominant blends are counted in this code, while wool-synthetic blends in which the synthetic fiber predominates fall under the blended yarn code (13.10.83). The data cover only manufacturers holding a capacity report; smaller firms may be missing.

Fiber fineness, system and blend set the price of wool yarn

Fiber fineness and type, whether the yarn is worsted or woolen, the count, the share of acrylic or other fibers in the blend, and whether it is raw or dyed set the price. To compare counts from different systems, first convert them to the same system; the yarn count conversion guide will help.

Regenerated wool yarn is listed here; fiber recyclers are in a separate category

Wool yarn spun from fiber recovered from waste (regenerated wool yarn) is sought on this page; companies that open waste and scraps to recover fiber are listed under textile recycling.