FAQ

FAQ2017-07-26T09:46:26+02:00
Trouble logging in / placing an order?!2017-12-11T18:12:51+02:00

If you receive an error while placing an order ~

NEW CUSTOMERS:
Register an account and enter your billing and shipping address before placing your order.

RETURNING CUSTOMER:
Please check that all your details on your “addresses” page under your account (when you are logged in) are filled in before checking out.

If you password is failing, it is probably not strong enough, please click the “forgot password” button to reset your password.

If all else fails, please email Gina at [email protected] if you have any trouble logging in / placing an order!

Returns Policy2021-08-23T16:06:22+02:00

We are a specialised natural fibre yarn store. In the shop, we take every precaution to control our environment to protect our yarn, because it is potentially going home with you for your stash or project!
When exposed, natural fibres tend to absorb fragrances in their environment and can pick up pet hair, dust etc. When not in a controlled space, yarn is also potentially vulnerable to moths.

You may notify us that you wish to return new, unopened items within 7 days of purchase or 3 days of delivery. Items must remain in their original packaging & condition. Yarn must remain properly sealed in an unbroken ziplock bag at all times to avoid risk of dust / absorbed fragrances / infestation by moth.

YARNS IN STOCK:
You may notify us that you wish to return new, unopened items within 3 days of delivery, in their original packaging & condition. Yarn must remain properly sealed in an unbroken ziplock bag at all times to avoid risk of stash or stock infestation by moths.

SALE ITEMS:
Sale items are final sale. No returns on sale items will be granted.

INCORRECT ITEM/S SENT:
Should we send you an incorrect item in error, we will discuss the sending of the correct item to you, as well as the return of the incorrect item/s. Please contact us via email: [email protected].

SPECIAL ORDERS:
Yarn / other items which have been pre-paid and/or ordered in or dyed especially for you, may not be returned.

COLOUR NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED?
Every effort has been made to ensure that the colour on screen matches the yarn in real life.  Differences may exist as screens have back-lighting and real life doesn’t. The yarns at Natural Yarns are hand dyed, a reasonable difference between the photographs online and the actual yarn is to be expected.  If you are unsure of the colourway on your device’s display before ordering, please view the website on a different computers/devices to be more sure of the colour which has been requested. Colours are correct on our calibrated PC screen, and should be close to true on iPhones and iPads. Please contact us if you are unsure: we are happy to assist with your decision.

ORDERS MADE IN ERROR:
If an item is ordered and paid for in error, a full refund will be given if we are notified before the item/s are shipped. Should the item/s have been shipped, the shipping costs will be deducted. Refunds will be via the payment method used to pay for the order. Should the item have been paid for by credit card and an EFT refund is granted, the credit card fee paid by Natural Yarns for the purchase transaction will be deducted. A credit coupon may be requested instead of a refund.

If an item is ordered and paid for in error, a refund will be given if we are notified within 12 hours of the order being placed. Refunds will be via EFT. Should the item have been paid for by credit card, the credit card fee paid by Natural Yarns for the purchase transaction will be deducted. (Only the total amount received will be refunded). A credit coupon may be requested instead.

CREDITS:
 If a request for returning items has been granted, a credit in the form of coupon code valid only at www.naturalyarns.co.za will be sent to you for the amount paid for the items only. This credit may be used in conjunction with other coupon codes. Credit coupons / refund will only be sent once the returned items are found to be in the same condition that they were sent. If a request for returning items has been granted, a credit in the form of coupon code, valid only at www.naturalyarns.co.za will be sent to you for the amount paid for the items only. This credit may be used in conjunction with other coupon codes.

POSTAGE OF RETURNS:
Return of items will be at your own postage cost, and must be traceable (they must include a tracking number). We cannot accept losses during postage of returned items. Returned items must be posted within 7 days of being received from us. Credit coupons will only be sent once the returned items are found to be in the same condition that they were sent in.

IN STORE PURCHASES: We are happy to set aside yarn for 30 days (extendable) should you not be sure if you will have enough to complete your project. Should you wish to purchase and take yarn home, we require that it is kept ziplocked at all times – exchange of yarn within 30 days will be accepted provided the yarn has been kept ziplocked and in it’s original condition.

PLEASE ASK FOR A ZIPLOCK BAG should there be any chance that you may be returning an item, and store the yarn in the bag at all times. All online orders are shipped in a ziplock.

NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETURN:

  • Gift vouchers
  • Downloadable items such as patterns
  • Knitting or crochet patterns
  • Pattern books
  • Free gifts or promotional items
  • Custom-dyed yarn
  • Yarn or any other items which have been ordered in (local or imported) especially for you
  • Items not stored correctly (eg: yarn stored in a ziplock bag), items that have been used or not in their original packaging.
Gift Voucher / Coupon Code Guidelines2017-07-26T09:46:27+02:00

General Guidelines:

  • We may email gift and promotional vouchers to you. We accept no liability for errors in the email address of the voucher recipient.
  • If you have a gift or promotional voucher, that voucher can be used by someone other than you and you can assign your rights to use that voucher.
  • In the event of fraud, an attempt at deception or in the event of the suspicion of other illegal activities in connection with a gift/promotional coupon purchase or redemption of that voucher on www.naturalyarns.co.za, we are entitled to close your account and/or require a different means of payments.
  • We assume no liability for the loss, theft or illegibility of gift or promotional coupons.

Conditions for the redemption of gift vouchers

  • You may use gift vouchers as payment for regular and/or discounted products on the website: www.naturalyarns.co.za
  • Gift vouchers cannot be used to buy further gift vouchers.
  • The credit of a gift voucher does not accrue interest nor does it have a cash value.
  • Gift vouchers are not refundable for cash once purchased.
  • If the credit of a gift voucher is insufficient for the order you wish to make, you may make up the difference through one of our online payment options.
  • Only if your order plus it’s postage should fall within the gift voucher amount will the postage will be included in the gift voucher amount. Please see postage options at check-out.
  • Should the order plus postage come to less than the gift voucher value, a credit for a future order will be issued for the remaining amount.
  • Gift vouchers are valid for 1 year from date of issue unless otherwise specified.
  • Conditions / Guidelines are subject to change without notice.
Pattern designers inquiry2016-10-13T22:24:20+02:00

We stock free downloadable patterns,  patterns to buy and we hope to expand to pattern & yarn kits.

If you are a pattern designer & wish us to consider your patterns for our store, please send us an email with the details. Patterns must please be relevant to the yarn which is sold in this store.

Competition Rules2024-02-12T11:47:46+02:00

Most competition terms/guidelines will be stated in each individual competition. In addition:

  • Prizes are not exchangeable for cash or gift voucher coupon codes in the case of a physical item.
  • In the case of coupon code vouchers, they may not be used to buy further gift vouchers and are not exchangeable for cash. Other voucher/coupon code guidelines (see FAQ) apply.
  • Prize winners will be drawn by online random number generator. Decisions are final. No correspondence will be entered into. Should the winner wish to transfer the prize or voucher to someone else, they are to apply via email to [email protected]. We reserve the right to refuse transfer of prize(s).

Natural Yarns reserves the right to change/amend the terms & conditions at any time.

Introduction:

These official competition rules will govern and apply to competitions run by Natural Yarns. Please review these rules carefully. By participating, you agree that these rules will govern your relationship with the competition, its agents, and Natural Yarns. Natural Yarns may modify these rules in its discretion by posting written revisions on the competition website or other official communication methods.

Social Disclaimer:

Promotions are not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook, Instagram, X, or any other Social Network. Your information is provided to Natural Yarns (Pty) Ltd, as outlined in our Privacy Policy found at https://naturalyarns.co.za/privacy-policy/

Participation:

– The competition is conducted by Natural yarns.
– To enter, you must be 18 years or older and a South African resident.
– Shipping is valid with South Africa only. Shipping to a winner living abroad, will be for the winner’s account
– All participants must follow at least Natural Yarns social media page to be considered eligible. Follow us at:
> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naturalyarns
> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturalyarns
– All participants must be following the Natural Yarns page on the platform they entered.

Entries:

– The competition period will be as specified in the competition post. Please refer to the specific post for the start and end dates.
– To enter, follow all prerequisites in the competition post.
– Natural Yarns will validate entries.

Closing Dates and Winner Announcements:

– The competition period will be as specified in the competition post. Please refer to the specific post for the start and end dates.
– Winners will be chosen by random selection.
– Winners will be contacted directly by Natural Yarns on the social media platform that they entered on.
– Winners will be contacted via direct message on the respective social media platform.

Prizes:

– The prize is determined by Natural Yarns for each competition
– The prize will be delivered upon verification of the entry.
– If winners do not respond to Natural Yarns within 48 hours of the announcement, prizes will be forfeited, and a winner re-drawn
– Natural Yarns reserves the right to redraw if unable to contact the winner.
– The prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash.

General Rules:

– South African law governs this competition.
– Participants indemnify Natural Yarns against all losses, claims, damages, liability, expenses, and legal costs arising from participation.
– Natural Yarns may disqualify participants for rule violations.
– Participants agree not to publish content that violates legal regulations or third-party rights. We reserve the right to delete comments as the situation requires. This is especially true for comments that include:
> Degrading, abusive, insulting, radical, violent language.
> Spam, advertising.
> Trademark or copyright.
– Natural Yarns reserves the right to block users who do not comply with these rules.
– Previous Natural Yarns competition winners within the last 3 months are ineligible.
– Natural Yarns (PTY) Ltd also reserves the right to cancel the competition if circumstances arise outside of its control.
– Natural Yarns reserves the right to alter or cancel the competition without liability.
– These terms and conditions are subject to change at Natural Yarns’ discretion.

Are all the items on your website in stock?2016-10-13T22:23:20+02:00

We try to maintain our stock levels as accurately as possible, but we are human, and so from time to time an item may show an inaccurate stock number.

In this case, we will endeavor to obtain the item for you & send it separately, at our cost, as soon as it arrives.

Should this not be possible, you may request a credit, refund or exchange of the item(s) in question. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.

Custom / Special Orders / Back Orders2016-10-13T22:22:51+02:00

These yarns / products are not in stock!

For yarn / fibre, your chosen colourway(s) will be dyed to order, especially for you!

Delivery: Generally between 2 and 5 weeks. Please contact us for estimated lead times.

Minimum orders per Nurturing Fibres colourways:
Semi-Solid x1 Variegated x2

Other items – please inquire.

Are your Nurturing Fibres colourways repeatable?2016-10-13T22:21:49+02:00

Our Nurturing Fibres colourways are dyed to order according to our exclusive colour chart as well as the current Nurturing Fibres colour charts.

Require more yarn in a colourway than what is available?
If there is a colourway which you would like to order but we are sold out (or don’t have the quantity you need), please contact us to place a special order in the quantity that you need.

Love a “sold out” colourway?
Please contact us and let us know how many you would like so that we can be sure to add it to our next order.

Need to buy more yarn of the same dye lot to embark on a large project?
Please contact us to find out which dye lot we have available in your colourway(s).

Do you have a minimum order?2016-10-13T22:20:36+02:00

No :)

Do you wholesale and how do I obtain a price list?2016-10-13T22:20:17+02:00

We wholesale our Manos del Uruguay yarns Please contact us if you have a shop & would like more information.

There will also be a selection of Stellar Fibreworks fibrecraft tools available for wholesale orders soon.

International orders ~ Important information2019-06-08T10:56:26+02:00

We will post to just about anywhere! *PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY HUGE DELAYS ON POST GOING OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA

PLEASE NOTE: Your parcel may attract local customs (import) fees which you will be liable for on collection of your parcel in your country.

Should you live out of South Africa and you have difficulties ordering, please contact us and we will look into resolving the problem.

ORDERING:
If you would like to order from abroad, you are very welcome and you can place your online:
Add items to your cart. At checkout, there will be a choice of international postage options: Air or Surface Mail.


POSTAGE:
The shipping fee includes the postage cost of your chosen items, packaging weight & your tracking number.

SURFACE MAIL ~
Please allow 8-14 weeks for surface mail delivery. *Please note that we have experienced recent delays in surface mail shipping resulting in parcels taking up to 6 months to arrive at their destination. As a result, we do not suggest that you select this shipping method. Surface mail is less costly but can take very long as the post office need to fill an entire shipping container full of parcels before the parcels can leave South Africa.

AIRMAIL ~
Airmail is generally much faster (around 2 weeks for most locations, but there can be delays taking it up to 4 weeks and sometimes longer).
Airmail postage is generally calculated at R136 for the first 100g (covers yarn & packaging weight + tracking number) and the current rate R46.60 per 100g thereafter + tracking number @ R43.10

For bigger parcels <2kg, there is a medium parcel weight, and parcels over 2kg are charged at a different rate. Your postage calculation should be fairly accurate, but please do contact us before placing an order if you would like to make sure of this.

Parcels posted to different countries may attract different fees for the same size and weight parcel.

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot be held responsible for parcels once they are within the postal system/s & will not be liable for loss or damage incurred during shipping.

  • Outbound surface mail destined to NEW ZEALAND and African countries (excl Lesotho, Swaziland/Eswantini, Mozambique and Botswana) has been discontinued – Only airmail is offered via the post office for these locations.

PAYMENT:
You may check out securely to complete your order with your credit card with our South African payment gateway (PayFast). If your card is not going through and you are in Canada, UK, Australia, USA, Europe, please check with your credit card provider that they are not blocking the payment from your country’s side as this sometimes does happen.

If you would prefer to pay via PayPal, please select “Overseas Customers” for the payment method, and comment in the order notes “Please send a PayPal invoice” & we will send you your invoice via PayPal.  

Please note: PayPal payments will attract a $2-$4 charge to cover admin, currency exchanges & bank charges.
If you are paying via PayPal, let us know in the comments section whether or not you would like your parcel to be insured (only for certain countries).
No orders will be shipped before payment has cleared.


CURRENCY:
South Africa’s currency is the South African Rand ~ ZAR or symbol R before the amount.
If you wish to find out what $1 USD or your country’s currency’s exchange is to the Rand, you can Google / find out via an exchange website such as x-rates.com
Due to constant currency fluctuations, payments via PayPal are only valid for 3 working days.


TRACKING YOUR PARCEL:

Look out for the “Order Complete” email in your email inbox (check spam too in case it went there!)

If you can’t find the email, you can go to the “My Account” link at the top of this website and log into your account at www.naturalyarns.co.za/my-account
When you are logged in, click on ORDERS, and a list of your orders will be visible.
Click”View” on the order you would like to view ~ Order details and tracking information will be displayed for the order.

The South African Post Office website can be temperamental but you can track it here when the website is working:
http://www.southafricanpostoffice.post/index.html (Enter your tracking number and “Search”)

You may also attempt tracking your parcel via:
http://sms.postoffice.co.za/trackingparcels/ (Enter your tracking number and “Submit”)


Please contact us should you have any questions!

Which are the centres for the door to door delivery option?2017-07-26T09:46:27+02:00

PLEASE NOTE: Should you select the Door To Door Courier option & you do not fall within the areas specified, you will need to provide an alternate address for delivery, else your parcel will be returned to us & you will be liable for extra postage charges to get your goods to you. All postage charges ordered by Natural Yarns are non-refundable. Please check prior to ordering whether your area is serviced by Fastway.

HOW TO CHECK IF YOUR AREA FALLS WITHIN THE FASTWAY POSTAGE AREAS:

  •  Go to www.fastway.co.za
  •  Click on the “Quote” tab on the home page
  •  Sending from: Cape Town
  •  Sending to: type in your area code to see if appears on the list.
  • It should say “blue satchel” (with no other rural stickers or other specifications), to fall into the ‘main centres’ delivery areas

ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME FROM POSTING:

Western Cape: Cape Town (1-2 days) The greater Cape Town area including: Malmesbury, Paarl, Wellington, Worcester, Hermanus district, Stellenbosch East (1-2 days) Most other places in South Africa: (2-3 days)

Please visit www.fastway.co.za and go to their ‘quote’ section.

We also have other door to door delivery options which are more costly (rural areas) – please contact us to check.

Postage within South Africa2016-10-13T22:13:36+02:00

Do you post orders to anywhere in South Africa?
Yes we do! Posting anywhere in South Africa through the SA Postal Office Parcelpost takes 4-7 business days and costs R50 to cover postage, tracking number, shipping & handling. Our post office trips are done twice a week. PLEASE NOTE: We cannot take responsibility for parcels once they are within the postal system & will not be liable for loss or damage incurred during shipping. Please let us know in advance of placing your order if you wish to insure your parcel. Alternatively, you can select Door to Door which is a FastWay courier service to main centres. *See www.fastway.co.za or the FAQ below: “Which are the centres for the door to door delivery option?”

How do I make a payment?2016-10-13T22:12:48+02:00

You can make a secure credit card payment online though PAYFAST. Please select the EFT payment option if you wish to make a direct bank deposit into our banking account. Banking details will be on the invoice emailed to you after placing your order. All orders are only processed after payment (or proof of payment) has been received. EFT DETAILS: Natural Yarns (Pty) Ltd Banking details for EFT: FNB 202309 – Account number 62380263617

How do I go about ordering?2016-10-13T22:12:26+02:00

Orders are all processed though our online shopping cart. As you browse, click ‘add to cart’. When you are finished shopping, click on your account page & follow the steps to check out.

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