Wholesale yarn is a term used to refer to yarn which is sold and bought in bulk. The wholesale yarn suppliers sell particular quality of yarn in wholesale or in bulk. This is particularly of use to those people, who run small yarn shop and make large number of items made of yarn. In short, yarn in wholesale is purchased by people who use yarn frequently. When buying yarn in wholesale, the customer saves a lot of money, as the suppliers tend to give huge discounts when large amounts of yarns are purchased. Thus, buying wholesale yarn turns out to be fairly economical for frequent users of yarn.
In general, suppliers offer large discounts on most kinds of yarn when bought in wholesale. The amount of discounts varies with the kind of yarn which is bought. If the yarn is made of high quality fiber and is generally quite expensive, then the discount on the wholesale purchase will be quite low. In contrast, if the yarn which is bought in wholesale is of average quality and is generally not very expensive, then the discount can be quite large. Discounts are highest when the yarn to be bought is of mediocre quality. The amount of discount offered by the supplier also varies with the amount of yarn which is purchased. As the amount of yarn purchased increases, so does the discount.
There are many yarn suppliers who deal only in wholesale yarn and do not entertain small purchases by regular customers. They generally sell yarn in wholesale to retailers, departmental stores, art and craft stores and other shops which sell yarn. Generally, such suppliers stock only a few types of yarn made by single company, as opposed to the retailers, who stock a wide variety of yarn, from all companies and brands.