Small business shout out!

Tell us about yourself…

I am the small batch indie dyer behind Spin & Blether, based in Northern Ireland. My fascination with yarn started a long time ago when I was very young, watching my Grandmother’s amazingly fast knitting, and has grown in many directions since. As a super-keen knitter, crocheter, spinner, dyer and ‘teach me more’ weaver, it appears that I have a love affair with yarn, fibre and colour. I can quite honestly say that I have never met a ball of yarn I don’t like! My sock yarn dyeing adventure began through dyeing warp for myself for weaving, and having enjoyed it so much I have just kept on going.

What can knitters find at your online shop?

My Etsy shop, which only opened September 2021, has listings of gloriously coloured made to order, self striping sock yarn skeins and gobstoppers. Colour striping in 4, 6, 8 or even 12 shades! Although quite labour intensive, they are a complete joy to make and the results are so lovely and the combinations never ending. I am constantly thinking of new techniques, colourways and designs that I hope my customers enjoy as much as I do.

What are your highlights for 2022?

By the end of the summer I look forward to offering a beautiful Christmas Advent Yarn, with 24 gorgeous stripes. I can’t wait to knit this myself and I am very excited to be able to finally share it with you all.

Where can we find out more?

My Etsy shop, if you would like to come and visit, can be found as spinandblether, and I can also be found on Instagram by the same name.