Rose's Knitting Centre has operated as a retailer of wool and wool accessories since September 1979. The business started as a tiny retail shop out of a garage and has evolved into an online business, distributing products locally and internationally.
Rose's Knitting Centre sells a huge range of wool and wool accessories. We have over 800 wool product lines and nearly every shade and type of wool covered (and if we don't have it online, contact us and we'll see what we can do). We primarily stock Australian brands including Patons, Cleckheaton, Panda and Shepherd but also stock international labels such as Wendy Peter Pan and Naturally Yarns.
Rose's Knitting Centre is owned and operated by Rose. Rose prides herself on individual customer service, fast delivery and a warm approach to everything she does. She loves helping customers out with choosing their wool and her knowledge about wool and the products available is unfounded. She has great pride in what she does and loves shipping out wool as soon as a purchase is completed.
Rose was featured in 2017 in Star Weekly, a local newspaper. The article can be found here, or its text is below.
Feature
September 5, 2017
Rose Filippin can tell a good yarn. The long-time Werribee South resident has been running her business, Rose‘s Knitting Centre, since 1979. The mother-of-four, who also has eight grandchildren, speaks with Alesha Capone.
Tell me about your connection to Wyndham.
I’m proud of Werribee. I was born and bred here and I went to St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School.
My parents came here from Italy in the ’20s, and so did my husband’s parents.
I worked at O’Toole’s supermarket in Werribee, where Ballan House is now. I worked for Jack O’Toole for seven years, until I got married. When I started at the supermarket in 1965, I knew all of the customers by their first name.
What do you like most about Werribee?
Werribee’s a beautiful town, it is a town where there is a lot going for it – including craft-wise and culturally-wise. We embrace all cultures and we are very diverse.
Werribee is a place I really love, I really try to give back to the community. It’s got charisma, and facilities – Pacific Werribee has really come along. I love the streetscape in Werribee, there is a beautiful streetscape there. It’s got wonderful cafes, it’s become a cafe culture. I like to shop locally as Werribee has a lot to offer.
Where is your favourite place in Wyndham?
My home-base, where I like having my family around the table. My favourite pastime is having my family around the table here, my grandchildren, daughters and sons-in-law, having a chat and a laugh.
And where do you like eating in Wyndham?
I have recently gone to The Views at the Werribee Park Golf Course. It’s my favourite place to have a meal.
What would you like to see change in the local area?
I’d like to see more knitting and crochet groups in Werribee. There is a lot of demand for knitting groups in Werribee. I love wool with a passion, it has always been my passion since my sister Lyn introduced me to it when I was 11.