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Max The Knitter's Gradient Descent Shawl

by Freya Johns July 26, 2022 2 min read

Max knits for all. He’s a creative, passionate about colourwork, and dedicated to putting the fun in knitting. Last month he released his latest pattern, the Gradient Descent Shawl, knitted up in our Preseli yarn. Read all about Max’s inspiration, journey, and motivation here.
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Better business, not better buzzwords

by Freya Johns July 22, 2022 2 min read

This morning we’re running our electric machines in the Mill, which we drove 40 miles to get to, in a petrol car. What a shambles. Luckily we’ve offset double the carbon we’ve produced through a non-profit called Ecologi. Ecologi is an organisation which creates impactful climate solutions by planting trees and supporting carbon reduction projects.
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25,000 Trees

by Freya Johns July 19, 2022 2 min read

We plant a tree for every single skein sold on our website and at shows, and we just crossed a massive milestone. 25,000 trees planted all over the world, all thanks to you.
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Selecting your summer knits

by Freya Johns July 15, 2022 4 min read

A new season has rolled around and it's time to whip out the warmer knits. It doesn’t feel like a moment has passed since I wrote about spring knitting way back when I joined the team in March, but here we are! The sun is shining and my favourite time of year is upon us - bring on beach sunsets, salty hair, and sand between my toes. Keep up with the trends with Garthenor this summer with these shades…
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Shearing 2022: Grading The Clip

by Jonny King July 13, 2022 2 min read 1 Comment

Shearing is arguably the most important day of the year for us as fibre growers, it's the day that marks the ticking along of the farming calendar. We're writing a series of blog posts on all things shearing, this time around it's time to look at grading.
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Shearing 2022: What's in a logo?

by Jonny King July 13, 2022 2 min read

Shearing is arguably the most important day of the year for us as fibre growers, it's the day that marks the ticking along of the farming calendar. We're writing a series of blog posts on all things shearing, and today we're covering why our logo is quite so important to us.
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Shearing 2022: Calm, Chaos, Calm

by Jonny King July 12, 2022 4 min read 1 Comment

Shearing is arguably the most important day of the year for us as fibre growers, it's the day that marks the ticking along of the farming calendar. We're writing a series of blog posts on all things shearing, in this first instalment we focus on the calm, chaos and calm of the shearing day.
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5 Great British yarn companies

by Freya Johns June 17, 2022 4 min read

The UK is home to a wealth of woolly knowledge and expert skills, here are some of the companies which we think are leading the way as local masters of yarn…
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How to choose the correct yarn

by Freya Johns June 17, 2022 2 min read

I sat down with Jonny, our Creative Director, and found out all about how to choose the correct yarn for your project. Here’s how he’d go about it…
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Our 13 stockists further afield

by Freya Johns June 16, 2022 4 min read

Here is the list of our final 13 non-UK, non-US stockists - all the ones a bit further afield. Destination yarn stores.
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Preseli vs Number 2

by Freya Johns June 10, 2022 2 min read

Today we’re having a look at Preseli and Number 2 - two polar opposite 4ply yarns. When stitched up, Preseli produces the most beautiful drapey garments with stitch definition to dye for (see what we did there…?), whereas Number 2 creates a much more woolly, rustic garment with much softer stitch definition. So whether you’re looking to make the drapiest shawl or a woolly jumper, we’ve got you covered.
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Our 10 US stockists

by Freya Johns June 08, 2022 3 min read

We've compiled a list of our stockists in the United States for all our American customers, anyone who fancies a woolly road trip, or even any holidaymakers looking for their nearest yarn fix. Which one is the closest to you?
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