Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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This talk was filmed at our in-person Mill Open Weekend, June 2023. Sonja & Helena have been directors at JAT since July of 2022.

Click here to take a look at all our Down the Allotment Specials: jarbon.com/product-category/down-the-allotment-specials

Massive thanks to everyone who joined us for our Mill Open Weekend celebrations this year, it was a pure delight to host so many of you whether down in Devon, or virtually! We'll be floating on woolly clouds for weeks to come. xx

TIME SIGNATURES
00:00 - Intro
02:55 - Helena's knitting journey
06:20 - Sonja's knitting journey
10:17 - What do you do all day?
14:45 - What job are you happy the other does?
17:17 - A Glimpse at our new Harvest Hues palette launching October
22:52 - Making our Down the Allotment special
28:15 - Merino reformulation
34:18 - Making our fibre fully traceable
42:36 - How easy of a decision was it to buy the mill?
46:46 - Commission spinning & working with hand dyers
53:02 - More Squish coming
55:30 - What's coming next?
56:30 - Outro

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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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