John Arbon Yarn Collection

Restored vintage machinery does the spinning at this mill on the edge of Exmoor, where John Arbon and his team rescue old equipment and coax it back into production. The yarns carry that local stamp. Exmoor Sock spins fleece from Exmoor Blueface sheep, a local cross of Exmoor Horn and Bluefaced Leicester, into a sturdy 4ply for everyday socks. Knit By Numbers takes organic merino through a numbered palette of more than a hundred shades, graded so adjacent numbers fade smoothly for colourwork. Yarnadelic rounds out the trio, a smooth sport weight with names borrowed from soul records.