Colour Blending our Heathered Shades @JohnArbonTextile
Colour Blending our Heathered Shades  @JohnArbonTextile
Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Our Website: jarbon.com

TIME SIGNATURES
00:00 - intro
00:41 - Tops dyeing and shade recipes
02:30 - Creating the exact shade formula
03:28 - Translating that formula onto the machines
05:13 - Setting up the gill box
05:45 - Testing and double checking the weight of the tops
08:30 - Between first and second gill, we talk you through how the gill box works
11:55 - Second and third gill
14:14 - Test spin on Kevin
16:47 - Testing the singles
18:29 - Final shade
19:47 - Blooper reel!

YARNS MENTIONED
Devonia: jarbon.com/product-category/yarns/by-range/devonia
Furbelows is the new shade we've been sampling.

TOPS MENTIONED
Devonia: jarbon.com/product/devonia-wool-top

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Hope you enjoyed this episode! We would love to know what you’ve been up to recently – and what is on your hooks and needles and bobbins, of course!
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