The Knitter

The Yarn Dispensary

BASED IN Faversham, Kent, The Yarn Dispensary sells yarns and tools from a beautiful listed building that was once a pharmacy. We caught up with owner Vanessa Cackett and shop manager Gemma Mills to find out what it’s like to run a high street yarn store.

How did you come to run a yarn store?

Vanessa: “I was actually born 200

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