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I'm Lora from Spin Jones. 🧶 Spinner, knitter, and tiny batch indie dyer. I love colourful stuff, especially fluff. She/Her AuDHD 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cymru Wales UK www.spinjones.com

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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🧶 I've just added these to my shop. There's only one of each set available! #sockyarn #knitting #handdyedyarn #sockyarnsets www.spinjones.com/collections/...
4 identical 100g skeins of hand dyed aqua sock yarn. Each full sized skein is accompanied by a small semi solid 20g skein.3 identical full sized neon skeins of sock yarn. Each one is accompanied by a 20g skein.2 identical full sized skeins of hand dyed pink sock yarn. Each one is accompanied by a small 20g skein.4 skeins of jade green hand dyed sock yarn. Each one is accompanied by a small skein in a contrasting colour.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🧶 I'm really into quick spins at the moment. It's like going back to spinning my first handspun yarns but without the frustrations. I'm just letting the fibre do its thing. The colourway is 'City Puddles'. #handspun #handdyedyarn #handspinners
Colourful yarn that's been spun by me. The yarn is chunky and uneven but very colourful. Below, and above the yarn is a braid of the unspun roving I used (I dyed it myself), and above the braid at the top is unbraided rambouillet wool in the same colourway. The colours are a mix of orange, pink, blue, yellow, amber, and grey. The colourway is called City Puddles.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
16 little pieces of hand dyed Punta Arenas wool top. Each piece weighs about 7g, and the packs weigh 100g (3.5oz) www.spinjones.com/collections/... #rainbow #rainbowwool #handdyedrainbow #puntaarenas #spinningfibre 🧶
A rainbow of 16 tiny braided punta arenas wool roving pieces16 tiny bundles of hand dyed Punta Arenas wool top. They're in 4 rows of 4 and each one has been dyed in a different colour of the rainbow16 hand dyed tiny braids of Punta Arenas wool dyed in the colours of the rainbow16 tiny bundles of Punta Arenas wool
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
These mini batt fade sets have been added to my shop! www.spinjones.com/collections/... #artbatts #spinningfiber #handspinning #artyarn
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Here's the result! 🎺🎵 I really like this method of placing the roving down in narrow folds. I like the concentrated pooling of dye where the fibre bends I'm planning to update the shop on Friday the 13th (😱), and these will be available then 🥳 🧶 #handspinners #handdyedroving #spinningfiber
A stainless steel gastronom pan full of dyed Punta Arenas wool. The long lengths of wool top (roving) have been placed in a narrow "zigzag" vertically down the pan, and there are 4 lengths side by side. The wool has been dyed in a gradient of plum, purple, dark blue, mid blue, aqua, and green. The lid of the pan has been placed behind the pan and leans over at an angle and reflects the colours.A hand dyed braid of Punta Arenas wool top on a white backdrop. The braid has been twisted into a circle. It's a gradient of orange, pink, plum, blue, aqua, green, and mustard. To help keep the fibre tidy, it's been braided by chain stitching by hand. These fibres are for hand spinners and textile artists.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I've just placed my wool top in my pans differently to how I normally would - usually I hold 4 ends together and zig zag them across the whole pan - today, I wiggled each one down the length of the pan, so each piece only took up a 4th of the space. Can you see the wiggles?
A stainless steel gastronorm pan (size 1/1) holds 400g of wet Punta Arenas wool roving/top that's in the process of being hand dyed. In order from the top, the colours are ochre, orange, pink, plum, dark blue, mid blue,teal, aqua, olive, and golden brown. By the side of the pan is a row of small 100ml plastic chemistry beakers that hold a small amount of the acid dyes.A stainless steel gastronorm pan (size 1/1) holds 400g of wet Punta Arenas wool roving/top that's in the process of being hand dyed. In order from the top, the colours are ochre, orange, pink, plum, dark blue, mid blue,teal, aqua,olive, and golden brown. By the side of the pan is a row of small 100ml plastic chemistry beakers that hold a small amount of the acid dyes.A stainless steel gastronorm pan (size 1/1) holds 400g of wet Punta Arenas wool roving/top that's in the process of being hand dyed. In order, from nearest to us, the colours are ochre, orange, pink, plum, dark blue, mid blue,teal, aqua,olive, and golden brown. A stainless steel gastronorm pan (size 1/1) holds 400g of wet Punta Arenas wool roving/top that's in the process of being hand dyed. In order from the top, the colours are ochre, orange, pink, plum, dark blue, mid blue,teal, aqua,olive, and golden brown. By the side of the pan is a row of small 100ml plastic chemistry beakers that hold a small amount of the acid dyes.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I'll be adding new Batt & Braid sets to my shop today at 4pm (UK time). This one is set #4 and it's one of three sets I'll be adding.🧶 spinjones.com #artbatts #spinningfiber #handdyedbraids #handspinners #knitting #spinning #handspunyarn
Four rolled mini batts in a row along the top. Each one is a gradient of bright and rich colours. Underneath are four bundles of unbranded wool top that's hand dyed in similar colours to the batts above. Overall the colours are mostly deep blues, turquoise, lilac  peach, pink, yellow, and greens.Four uneolled mini batts side by side at a diagonal angle. Each one is a gradient of bright and rich colours. On top of each one is a braided wool top that's hand dyed in similar colours to the batt below. Overall the colours are mostly deep blues, turquoise, lilac  peach, pink, yellow, and greens.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
These Batt & Braid sets are now in the shop! In each set, there are 4 little 25g (0.88oz) batts and 4 little 25g mixed braids. 🧶 #artbatts #spinningbatts #handspinning #handdyedbraids ##handdyedfiber #spinningwool #artbatt www.spinjones.com
Four neatly rolled art batts in a row. They're a mix of Merino wool and hand dyed silk laps. There's a misty teal one, an olive green one, a rusty one, and a plum one. Underneath the batts are four different types of blended roving. They've been dyed with the same colours. A mix of olive green, brown, gold, and teal.Four neatly rolled art batts in a row. They're a mix of Merino wool and hand dyed silk laps. There's a pale mint one, a sand and aqua one, a lavender one, and a dusky blue one. Underneath the batts are four different types of blended roving. They've been dyed with the same colours. A mix of lavender, pale blue, duck egg blue, sage, and gold.Four neatly rolled art batts in a row. They're a mix of Merino wool and hand dyed silk laps. There's a yellow one, a peach one, a pale sage one, and an olive one. Underneath the batts are four different types of blended roving. They've been dyed with the same colours. A mix of light olive green, peach, cream, and pink.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
🧶 I got the carding zoomies this week! These will be available in my shop tomorrow (Fri, April 25th). I just need to list everything, finish more batt sets, do my newsletter, and do something else that I know is important, but I've forgotten 🤭
A row of twelve neatly rolled art batts in colour order, starting with red on the left and ending with deep lavender on the right. Each batt weighs about 25g (0.88oz) and is textured with brown silk noil. A row of twelve neatly rolled art batts in colour order, starting with red on the left and ending with deep lavender on the right. Each batt weighs about 25g (0.88oz) and is textured with brown silk noil. A row of 7 neatly rolled art batts in colour order, starting with red on the left and ending with olive on the right. Each batt weighs about 25g (0.88oz) and is textured with brown silk noil. A row of 6 neatly rolled art batts in colour order, starting with olive on the left and ending with deep lavender on the right. Each batt weighs about 25g (0.88oz) and is textured with brown silk noil.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
These are so beautiful 😍
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Back in January, I decided, for the sake of my aching body, that I needed to stop carding. Anyway, it's April now, baby, and I'm my own worst enemy. I've been back on the carder! These batts were dyed AFTER the carding, so the fibres will be a bit ruffled. I'm excited to try these!🧶 #artbatts
Hand dyed batts. In the shot, there are 7 slim batts that are hanging off a pole (out of shot). The batts look like top, but they've been blended by me and are full of lumpy silk noil. The batts on the left are a gradient of pink, peach, mustard and pale olive, and the batts on the right are a gradient of pale plum, lavender, pale blue, and sage, with little splashes of gold. We don't usually dye batts after the fibre has been carded, so they look a little ruffled.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I've just added these hand dyed Rambouillet spinning braids to my shop! 🧶 www.spinjones.com/collections/... #handspinning #roving #spinningfibre #handdyedroving #handdyedbraids #handspinners #handspinners #spinningfiber
Hand dyed braided Rambouillet spinning fibre in a neat row on my worktop
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I love how this batch of "Leftovers" turned out! This is 4ply sw BFL yarn dyed with my leftover dyes. I'm not sure when I'll be listing these as I've got a few more batches in the works, but hopefully soon ☺️ 🧶 #handdyedyarn #indiedyedyarn #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #dyedyarn #bflyarn
A twisted skein of hand dyed Bluefaced Leicester sock yarn sits in a hank of the same yarn. The colours are pink orange, purple and blue with deep saturated speckles A twisted skein of hand dyed Bluefaced Leicester sock yarn sits inside a hank of the same yarn. The colours are pink orange, purple and blue with deep saturated specklesA close-up of the hand dyed harnA close-up of the hand dyed harn
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
🧶 here I am adding leftover dyes to two skeins of superwash Bluefaced Leicester yarn. They're in the queue for the hob - but once they've cooked and dried, I'll show you the results
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
These are my new hand dyed Punta Arenas mini sets! 🧶 There are four 25g (0.88oz) braids in each set (100g total) They're in the 'New Fibre' section of my shop www.spinjones.com #handspinners #roving #handdyedfiber #handdyedfibre #spinners #artyarn #handdyedbraids #handdyedroving #handspunyarn
Four hand dyed braided Punta Arenas wool topFour hand dyed braided Punta Arenas wool topFour hand dyed braided Punta Arenas wool topFour hand dyed braided Punta Arenas wool top
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
🧶 New hand dyed spinning fibre! This is Surf City, and it's available on recycled sock fibre, silky BFL, and Rambouillet, and it's also available on sock yarn. The colourway is a reworking of my last mishap, "neon navy" www.spinjones.com #handdyedroving #spinningfiber #sockknitting #handspunsocks
Hand dyed sock fibre, dyed in navy blue, blue, aqua, and a sock on neon pinks and yellowHand dyed BFL and tussah silk fibre, dyed in navy blue, blue, aqua, and a sock on neon pinks and yellowHand dyed rambouillet fibre, dyed in navy blue, blue, aqua, and a sock on neon pinks and yellow4 skeins of hand dyed yarn surrounded by unspun spinning fibre
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Surf City, here we come!🧶 This is 'Surf City' on Merino/Nylon sock yarn. I will be adding a 'dyed to order' section to my shop soon, but for now, there are two of these available www.spinjones.com/collections/...
A hand dyed skein of high-twist sock yarn with little neon speckles. It's mostly blue and aqua with a shock of neonsA hand dyed skein of high-twist sock yarn with little neon speckles. It's mostly blue and aqua with a shock of neonsA hand dyed skein of high-twist sock yarn with little neon speckles. It's mostly blue and aqua with a shock of neonsA hand dyed skein of high-twist sock yarn with little neon speckles. It's mostly blue and aqua with a shock of neons
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Look at this amazing spinning!🤩🧶
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I made this video last year. The dyes used are my leftover acid dyes. It's a great way to use up any bits still in the jars. The resulting braids are called "Leftovers". It's nice to throw random colours in and get unusual results 🧶 #spinningfibre #spinningfiber #roving #handspinners #indiedyer
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
One thing I love about dyeing wool in a small pan is I never really know how the colours are behaving at the bottom of the pan. I'll have an idea, but there's always a little surprise where the colours have mixed 🧶 #handspinners #handdyedroving #spinning #knitting
A braided circle of hand dyed Punta Arenas wool, hand dyed in blue, brown, peppermint, and lilac
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
That's how this one turned out 🤩🧶 www.spinjones.com/collections/...
A braid of hand dyed Punta arenas wool sat on a white backdrop. It's been dyed in a mirror gradient - blue, purple, pink, peach, and yellow, and then the colours reverse back to blue. This is unspun wool for spinning into yarn.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
This colourway is 'Lake Atitlán' - I saw a gorgeous photograph of a lake with lavender fields in the foreground and with volcanos silhouetted against a sunset sky. Totally gawj! It's available on Rambouillet, Merino/silk, BFL/silk, Southdown, and on recycled sw sock fibre 🧶 www.spinjones.com
Two braided lengths of hand dyed Rambouillet roving on a white background. This is unspun wool fibre for hand spinners to turn into yarn. Dyed as a gradient, starting with deep blue, indigo, lilac and lavender, into pinks, peaches, and warm yellow. Splashes of golden brown mix in with the colours. Two braided lengths of hand dyed silky merino roving on a white background. This is unspun wool fibre for hand spinners to turn into yarn. Dyed as a gradient, starting with deep blue, indigo, lilac and lavender, into pinks, peaches, and warm yellow. Splashes of golden brown mix in with the coloursTwo braided lengths of hand dyed silky bluefaced leicester roving on a white background. This is unspun wool fibre for hand spinners to turn into yarn. Dyed as a gradient, starting with deep blue, indigo, lilac and lavender, into pinks, peaches, and warm yellow. Splashes of golden brown mix in with the coloursTwo braided lengths of hand dyed recycled superwash wool and nylon roving on a white background. This is unspun wool fibre for hand spinners to turn into yarn. Dyed as a gradient, starting with deep blue, indigo, lilac and lavender, into pinks, peaches, and warm yellow. Splashes of golden brown mix in with the colours
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Became a danger-knitter by winding two (identical weight/length but different sized) skeins of kidsilk lace at the same time with one swift and one winder
A neatly wound ball of kidsilk lace yarn - there are two strands of lace wound in a crisscross way, looking fluffy on the inside. It's hand dyed, a light powder blue and duck egg. The knitted project is behind the ball, slightly out of focus
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I had 3 skeins of an ooak colourway on kidsilk that I dyed last year, and I dyed another 3 skeins in a very pale teal/duck egg so I could hold them double. I've knitted a lot of mohair held double with either 4ply or standard lace, but I've never knitted two strands of mohair. I love how it feels.
From top to bottom: A skein of hand dyed pale duck egg blue mohair and silk lace, a skein of hand dyed mohair silk lace dyed a pale duck egg blue with little splashes of lavender, deep pink, fern green, and gold. In the middle is my current knitting project - the pattern is by Petite Knit - it's the Fortune sweater (but without the clover details because I don't want them). The neck has been knitted, and the increases in the yoke are taking shape. The overall colour of the sweater is a hazy pale teal duck egg blue with subtle areas of gold, pink, lavender, and green. Under my knitting are two balls of yarn that I've wound from the skeins above.A closer look at my knitting showing the folded neckline (i didn't do any ribbing) and the stitches. It's a very pretty dreamy duck egg blue with Heather patches of golden, pink, and green
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I'm trying out new colourways today
A pan of wet wool roving saturated in dye. The colours start with purple-blue, lilac, pink, and end with peach, with two stripes of rust going over all the colours
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I can't wait to see how this one turns out! I used leftover dyes on recycled sw wool and nylon sock fibre 🧶
Dyed wool roving in a tray. A gradient rainbow of blue, purple, pink, coral, peach, and yellow, with two stripes of golden brown on a base of recycled wool and recycled nylon sock fibre
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It's a 'Leftovers' day today, and I had quite a collection of dyes that needed using up. This one is still cold and waiting for its turn on the hob. I love the unexpected results of leftovers
A gastronorm tray of dyed wet wool roving that's been zigzagged from top to bottom, waiting on the counter to be heated. The colours are prussian blue, plum, olive, white, and sandy brown.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I highly recommend these gloves if you dye your own fibre and need to remove hot pans off your stove-top bain marie (they're not oven gloves though), and they're all soft inside so you can keep your fingers warm when it's cold. I wish they did extra long ones!
My gloved hand over an empty gastronorm tray for dyeing fibre. The glove is a Wonder Grip Thermo Plus glove that's soft and insulated but also waterproof. A pair of orange thermal waterproof builders gloves sat on top of a pair of marigold gloves on my worktop.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Is it cold, or have I not had enough cups of tea, today? (It's both)
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
These rainbow bundles of Batt Food are now available in the shop! www.spinjones.com/collections/...
A rainbow of dyed Merino fibre and silky bits rolled into tidy bundles of "Batt Food" for blending on a drum carder, stacked neatly against a wallA rainbow of dyed Merino fibre and silky bits rolled into tidy bundles of "Batt Food" for blending on a drum carder, stacked neatly against a wall. In front, one of the purple bundles has been opened and shows the different fibres inside
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hand spinners! Debs has new hand dyed Kent Romney over in her Folksy shop 🍄 (Folksy is a UK alternative to what Etsy once was)🧶 folksy.com/shops/DaisyF...
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The Fibre Faery on Folksy
The Fibre Faery - Bringing a dash of magic to small batch hand dyed yarns, fibres and woven scarves.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
These little bundles of Batt Food are what I'd use to make my little rainbow mini batts for hand spinners. These are much neater though 🤩 You can card each colour bundle as it is or mix them up. (They should be available on Monday 10th)🧶
A rainbow of rolled bundles of wool fibre and silks. Each little bundle is made up of dyed Merino wool in different shades with mulberry and tussah silk and recycled sari silk fibres. The bundles are arranged in an arcade and join the batt food bundles in the next picture.A rainbow of rolled bundles of wool fibre and silks. Each little bundle is made up of dyed Merino wool in different shades with mulberry and tussah silk and recycled sari silk fibres. The bundles are arranged in an arcade and join the batt food bundles in the next picture.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I've started sorting through my fibre to make you some amazing Rainbow 'Batt Food' sets. If you liked my mini batt sets, you can card your own using the same ingredients. They should be available on Monday 10th. I'll be sending out my next newsletter soon (you can add your email at spinjones.com)
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I swooned!!
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
One sock of Cosmic Bloom on BFL. Nearly finished the other one - It's the one I tripped over yesterday - just the cuff to finish, and then I can wear them. www.spinjones.com/collections/...
A single hand knitted sock in the 'Cosmic Bloom' colourway, surrounded by skeins of Cosmic Bloom and hand dyed braids of Cosmic Bloom. It's a very pink pictureA close-up on a hand knitted sock. It's been hand dyed in the Cosmic Bloom colourway. The yarn is Bluefaced Leicester sock wool. The resulting knitted fabric is variegated pink, peach, golden brown, and white.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Same vibe
An illustrated digital graphic used on the Royal Mail website for the collection service. A tall person in Royal Mail uniform with very long legs holds a big box and is walking away from a pink door. The background is sage green with Royal mail written faintly over itJohn Lennon doing a silly walk on a night out
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heymrmike @heymrmike.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Purple is beyond simply being. www.snexplores.org/article/colo...
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Purple exists only in our brains
Most colors represent a single wavelength of light. But your brain invents purple to deal with wavelengths from opposite ends of the visible spectrum.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I've just tripped over my own knitting, and my sock has come off the tiny circulars
Hayao miyazaki with a ciggy in his mouth, glasses removed, eyes closed, and hands on his head. He's looking exasperated
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I've added new spinning fibre to the shop. This is a new colourway called 'Tropical'. Here it is on Rambouillet. www.spinjones.com/collections/...
Two braids of Rambouillet roving spinning fibre sat side by side and surrounded by an unbraided piece in the same colourway. The colourway is called 'Tropical'. It's a mix of aqua, green, neon red, neon pink, neon peach and orange, and pale neon yellow. This is unspun fibre for hand spinners. It needs to be spun before it can be knitted with.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Campervan is now in my shop! 🧶 it's available on 4ply and DK BFL, 4ply Corriedale, and the link below should take you to the 4ply Merino/Nylon sock yarn from the post below www.spinjones.com/collections/...
8 skeins of hand dyed yarn in the Campervan colourway. Each one is aqua with splashes of brown and a flash o rainbow. They are different yarn types, so some look more saturated than others. Each one has a label with the Spin Jones shop name displayedA close-up of a 2 ply high twist sock yarn. It's aqua, and there is a splash of fuchsia pink, neon yellow, and a few specklesnof golden brownA close-up of hand dyed Bluefaced Leicester yarn in the Campervan colourway. Mostly aqua with splashes of golden brown and a flash of rainbow3 skeins of hand dyed corriedale sock yarn dyed in the Campervan colourway. Aqua with splashes of golden brown and a flash of rainbow
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Faffing about with labels, twisting skeins, and photography today to get everything ready for the Wednesday shop update 🧶 This one is called Campervan. Pale turquoise with rusty bits and dirt up the sides, sand on the wheels, and bright decals on the back windows.
3 skeins of hand dyed sock yarn sat inside an opened hank of the same hand dyed yarn. They have been hand dyed by Spin Jones. The colours are mostly pale turquoise with a splash and sprinkle of golden brown. A small section has been dyed in the style of a rainbow, but it starts with deep aqua going into purple, then to fuchsia pink, bright orange, and lemon yellow. The lemon yellow has mixed with the pale aqua to end the section with bits of neon green. The three skeins have square tags on them displaying the name of the maker.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
A quad series of stills showing Bill Hader in discussion with Bill Skarsgård. Skarsgård is in costume as a terrorising supernatural clown from the film IT. The other Bill is not in costume. Both are laughing, then clown Bill leans forwards and looks directly into Bill Haders face, he keeps his terrifying stare while Bill Hader looks unsettled, and in the last still, clown Bill is still holding the expression while Bill Hader has turned and is running away.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Teal is a favourite colour of mine but so difficult to capture accurately. It's correct here, but it looked blue when I posted to my IG stories. Anyway, this is 'Aquatic' dyed on 4ply and DK yarn, and on various wool top for spinning - they'll be available in my shop on Wednesday 🤿🫧🪼🐠
A bundle of various breeds of hand dyed roving rolled into loose balls, mixed in with skeins of hand dyed yarn - the yarn is dyed a teal colour that is frustratingly difficult to capture correctly on screen, sometimes looking blue and other times green. It's speckled with golden brown. The roving has been hand dyed in the same colour, but due to the difference between roving and yarn, the colour looks much lighter, and the patches of golden brown are larger.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Is Dye Candy on Bluesky yet? I treated myself to these two skeins last year, and it looks like I'm going to have to buy more needles so I can have lots of socks on the go. The skein on the left is called "Better Days" so here's to manifesting that by way of socks! 🧶 dyecandy.co.uk/product/bett...
Two skeins of hand dyed sock yarn from the shop 'Dye Candy'. The one on the left is a mix of jewel blues and pinks with the crispiest speckles. The colourway is called "Better Days". The one on the right is an OOAK colourway (one of a kind) and the colours are very spring-like. Yellow-green, pale lilac, and pale pink. Each skein is covered in a belly band, which is a glossy black and has the Dye Candy logo on it.A sticker of the Dye Candy logo stuck on my white workshop wall. I don't know how best to describe the font, but it wouldn't look out of place spray painted on a wall or on a sign for a tattoo parlour or on a fairground ride. It's really cool and perfectly sums up the artist Hutch; the  indie dyer who created this yarn
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The yarn is still damp, but I was too excited to wait for it to dry before taking a few snaps. 🧶 #handdyedyarn #rainbowyarn #sockyarn
A close up of hand dyed yarn. It's aqua with a small section of gradient - hot pink, orange, yellow, and a bit of green. There are also a few golden brown speckles. The yarn is still damp.Hand dyed yarn up close. It's aqua with a small pale pop of colours. Purples, blue,  hot pink, orange, and yellow,  and neon green
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Hand dyeing mini skeins versus photographing hand dyed mini skeins
John Candy, with his hands either side of his face, looking happy and at easeJohn Candy, dressed as the devil and laughing maniacally in the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Now that we don't have to do it, I'm looking forward to doing videos of my dye work.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
These were my 2nd pair of handspun socks. I think i tried to do jogless stripes, but it didn't quite work. I dyed one merino/nylon roving in a gradient and another in black. Pics from October 2020 🧶
Legs in grey tights wearing stripey gradient handspun socks. They are green, aqua, blue, and pink with black stripesLegs in grey tights wearing stripey gradient handspun socks. They are green, aqua, blue, and pink with black stripes. Standing on tiptoesTwo pairs of handspun socks. The jogs in the stripes are visible .A closer look at the handapun socks.
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I'm going through my IG, saving pics of my handspun socks. I can't ever see me spinning for socks again, but I'm glad I did do it. I dyed BFL and nylon and blended the fibre on my carder to make a gradient. These were my first handspun socks. Spun as a 3 ply
Two handspun gradient socks. The toes are yellow/green and turn aqua towards the heel and then turn blue, and then lilac and muted lavender. The heel is deep pinkLooking down at my feet in a pair of handspun gradient socks. The toes are yellow/green and turn aqua towards the heel and then turn blue, and then lilac and muted lavender. The heel is deep pink. The socks cover the bottom of my jeans. Photo from July 2020
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Spin Jones @spinjones.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Those colours in the bind off! 😍 I took a quick snap of these before I put them in the soak for their blocking. I've got more Surf Shack sock yarn in the pans, too 🧶 www.spinjones.com/collections/...
A pair of knitted socks made with hand dyed yarn. The socks show the turned heel and the cuff is folded over to show the bind off. The colours are a mix of pink, yellow, aqua, and peach with bits of golden brownA skein of hand dyed yarn on a white background surrounded by a hank of the same hand dyed yarn. The yarn is pink, peach, yellow, aqua, white, and brown
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