Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Our Website: jarbon.com
Check out our brand new mill tour video in full here: youtu.be/ExntJL4zKZU
Our specials designers:
Aleks Byrd: aleks-byrd.com
Tin Can Knits: tincanknits.com/home
Ysolda Teague-Long: ysolda.com
This talk was filmed at our in-person Mill Open Weekend, June 2024. Sonja and Helena are the directors of JAT and they're here to show how they blend up and spin their rainbow of shades, from initial inspiration to finished yarn and tops.
Massive thanks to everyone who joined us for our Mill Open Weekend celebrations, it was a pure delight to host so many of you whether down in Devon, or virtually! Make sure to check out our plans for the next open weekends here: jarbon.com/mill-open-weekend
TIME SIGNATURES
00:00 - Welcome and introductions with Fay Dashper-Hughes
02:11 - Yarnadelic and specials
06:19 - Blending the colours on a gill box
11:00 - Our spinners
13:37 - How we design a shade
15:35 - How we design a palette
16:59 - Colour theory
28:50 - Applying colour theory to the Yarnadelic specials
29:55 - Q&A - Do you ever have any disasters?
31:09 - Q&A - Do you give the designers a steer?
33:27 - Q&A - Are you going to bring back any specials?
34:34 - Q&A - How do you decide which ranges to add new colours to?
36:55 - Q&A - Do you follow the Pantone fashion colours?
39:09 - Q&A - Any hints on the new sock yarn colours?
40:50 - Q&A - Did you make a colour called Pollen?
41:41 - Q&A - What are your favourite crafts?
43:26 - Thank you and farewells
KEEP IN TOUCH
Sign Up for our Newsletter: jarbon.com/newsletter
Instagram: instagram.com/jarbontextiles
Facebook: facebook.com/jarbontextiles
Ravelry: ravelry.com/groups/john-arbon-textiles
Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/jarbontextiles/_saved
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!
Do visit our Eventbrite page if you would like to join us for a future In Conversation With zoom chat - or other virtual event. They're always great fun: eventbrite.co.uk/o/john-arbon-textiles-33304793967#collections
Our Website: jarbon.com
Check out our brand new mill tour video in full here: youtu.be/ExntJL4zKZU
Our specials designers:
Aleks Byrd: aleks-byrd.com
Tin Can Knits: tincanknits.com/home
Ysolda Teague-Long: ysolda.com
This talk was filmed at our in-person Mill Open Weekend, June 2024. Sonja and Helena are the directors of JAT and they're here to show how they blend up and spin their rainbow of shades, from initial inspiration to finished yarn and tops.
Massive thanks to everyone who joined us for our Mill Open Weekend celebrations, it was a pure delight to host so many of you whether down in Devon, or virtually! Make sure to check out our plans for the next open weekends here: jarbon.com/mill-open-weekend
TIME SIGNATURES
00:00 - Welcome and introductions with Fay Dashper-Hughes
02:11 - Yarnadelic and specials
06:19 - Blending the colours on a gill box
11:00 - Our spinners
13:37 - How we design a shade
15:35 - How we design a palette
16:59 - Colour theory
28:50 - Applying colour theory to the Yarnadelic specials
29:55 - Q&A - Do you ever have any disasters?
31:09 - Q&A - Do you give the designers a steer?
33:27 - Q&A - Are you going to bring back any specials?
34:34 - Q&A - How do you decide which ranges to add new colours to?
36:55 - Q&A - Do you follow the Pantone fashion colours?
39:09 - Q&A - Any hints on the new sock yarn colours?
40:50 - Q&A - Did you make a colour called Pollen?
41:41 - Q&A - What are your favourite crafts?
43:26 - Thank you and farewells
KEEP IN TOUCH
Sign Up for our Newsletter: jarbon.com/newsletter
Instagram: instagram.com/jarbontextiles
Facebook: facebook.com/jarbontextiles
Ravelry: ravelry.com/groups/john-arbon-textiles
Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/jarbontextiles/_saved
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!
Do visit our Eventbrite page if you would like to join us for a future In Conversation With zoom chat - or other virtual event. They're always great fun: eventbrite.co.uk/o/john-arbon-textiles-33304793967#collections
