John Arbon started the John Arbon Textiles mill, along with wife Juliet. John Arbon Textiles is based on a very simple concept: a return to…
Fiber: Exmoor BF
Exmoor Blueface and blends
Daughter of a Shepherd
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The Daughter of a Shepherd journey began the Hebridean sheep who graze Escrick Park Estate, shepherded by the owner’s father, John Atkinson. With a firm…
Penberth Yarns proprietor Sarah Whittle is a fiber artist, hand spinner, weaver, knitter and crocheter based near Land’s End in Cornwall. “In fact, I love…
Ripples Crafts
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Helen Lockhart of Ripples Crafts lives in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland with husband, Stevan. Together, they run the business, which sells Helen’s hand-dyed yarn.…
RiverKnits
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Becci and Markus started dyeing yarn at home on our narrowboat, which was moored on the River Nene. “We both left our high-pressure corporate engineering…
London-based Easy Knits was started by Jon Dunn-Ballam, a knitter, spinner and hand-dyer. Jon was taught to knit by a grandmother, and went on to…
Skein Queen
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Skein Queen is based in Royal Berkshire. Each of its colorways is dyed in small batches, and most are limited editions. There are also 64…