Yarns
Yarns bring color, texture and tactile interest to a wide range of classroom projects. From simple weaving exercises and friendship bracelets to fiber art installations and three-dimensional sculptures, yarn craft activities help students develop fine motor skills, patience and creative confidence.
Yarn adapts to nearly every age group, skill level and curriculum goal. Whether you're stocking cotton yarn for sensory-friendly projects, refreshing supplies for yarn crafts at a maker station or building out a fiber arts unit, the right selection keeps creativity colorful and engaging.
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Crafting Yarn is a versatile and high-quality yarn perfect for a wide range of DIY and creative projects. Made from soft, durable fibers, this yarn is available in a variety of colors and textures, making it ideal for knitting, crocheting, weaving, and more.
Soft Weaving Yarn is a high-quality, versatile yarn designed for weaving, knitting, and crafting projects. Made from a blend of soft, durable fibers, this yarn offers a smooth texture that glides easily through your loom or knitting needles.
Weaving Needles are essential tools for crafters working on weaving, tapestry, or embroidery projects. Made from durable metal, these needles feature a large, easy-to-thread eye, allowing for smooth and efficient threading of yarn, thread, or other materials.
Plastic Lacing Needles are essential tools for lacing, weaving, and crafting projects. Made from durable, lightweight plastic, these needles are designed with a large, easy-to-thread eye, making them perfect for use with plastic lacing, cord, or string.
Child friendly needles with rounded points have large, easy-to-thread eyes.
Economy Roving Yarn - Display Box is a versatile, high-quality yarn perfect for a variety of knitting, crocheting, and crafting projects. This set comes in a convenient display box containing a selection of vibrant colors, ideal for both beginners and experienced crafters.
Jumbo acrylic school roving in yellow. 3-Ply, 8oz. cones approximately 150 yards per cone.
Paper Mesh is a versatile, lightweight material made from paper fibers, ideal for a wide range of crafting and DIY projects. This mesh offers flexibility and durability, making it perfect for creating decorative items, sculptures, floral arrangements, and more.
Basket Base is a sturdy, pre-formed foundation designed to help crafters create beautiful handmade baskets. Made from high-quality, durable materials, these bases come in various sizes and shapes, including round, square, and oval, to suit different basket designs.
Economy Macrame Yarn 16-Color Assortment offers a vibrant selection of yarns, perfect for creating beautiful macrame projects. This set includes 16 colors, giving you a wide range of hues to choose from for your handmade creations.
Economy Rug Yarn is a durable, high-quality yarn designed specifically for creating rugs, mats, and other textured home décor projects. Made from strong, synthetic fibers, this yarn is available in a variety of colors and is perfect for both beginner and advanced crafters.
The Junior String Art - School Set includes 8 baseboards, 8 string pens, and 32 colorful laces in red, yellow, green, and blue. Designed for children ages 5 and up, this set encourages creativity and learning through string art.
Why Yarn Belongs in Every Classroom
Yarn does more than add color to art projects. Working with crafts and yarn builds hand-eye coordination, supports early math concepts like patterning and counting, and helps younger learners practice the kind of focused, repetitive motion that strengthens fine motor control. For older students, yarn craft work introduces design thinking, color theory and the satisfaction of completing a tangible, hand-made finished piece.
Yarn also supports inclusive classroom design. The soft texture is calming for students who benefit from sensory input, and the simple act of winding, tying or weaving can help learners stay focused during longer lessons or transitions. From kindergarten to middle school, yarn finds a place in art rooms, library maker spaces and even social-emotional learning activities.
Choosing the Right Yarns for Your Projects
Different projects call for different types of yarn. Cotton yarn works beautifully for sensory-friendly activities, finger weaving and projects where students will handle the material for extended periods. It's soft, breathable and easy to work with, making it a strong choice for younger learners and inclusive classrooms. Acrylic yarn offers vibrant colors at an accessible price point, making it ideal for high-volume projects like collaborative murals, friendship bracelets and seasonal crafts.
Thicker yarns work well for weaving looms, pom-poms and three-dimensional sculptures, while thinner yarns suit detailed work like wrapped wire art, dreamcatchers and decorative embellishments. A well-stocked supply of yarn and craft materials gives teachers the flexibility to differentiate projects across grade levels without restocking between units.
Pairing yarn with simple tools like plastic needles, weaving cards or cardboard looms expands the range of projects you can offer with a single supply category.
Why Educators Trust Kurtz Bros.
For more than 130 years, Kurtz Bros. has helped schools find art supplies and other classroom materials that enable hands-on learning. Our yarn selection includes a range of colors, fibers and textures, so teachers can match materials to project goals and procurement specialists can rely on consistent quality from trusted brands. We curate every product with real classroom needs in mind, balancing creative variety with the practical realities of educational budgets.
We pack orders per teacher, so each educator receives exactly what they requested without sorting through shared shipments. This attention to workflow details reflects our deep understanding of how schools actually operate, and our team is always ready to help when questions come up about products, fulfillment or planning ahead for the school year.
Browse our yarn collection today and see why educators nationwide rely on Kurtz Bros. for the supplies that keep classrooms creative, tactile and ready for hands-on discovery.