• Frankenskeins & Halloween Tops

    You know what time it is when the days get shorter, the nights get darker and the veil gets thinner – spooky season!!

    It's time to celebrate our favourite ghosts for Halloween, and to do so, we've collected a range of not-quite-right yarns, the ones that we affectionately call Frankenskeins.

    Plus, our fabulous Laura has whipped up 3 brand new Halloween Tops for the spinners amongst you!

    Take A Peek

  • Mill Membership – For Yourself or As a Gift

    Did you know that you can become a part of our Mill? Our Mill Members receive access to oodles of limited edition specials, early access to new products, a lifetime 10% discount and our heart felt thanks for helping us do what we love every day!

    The John Arbon Textiles Mill Membership offers the following:

    • Lifetime 10% off any purchase made through our website, over the phone or in person.
    • Oodles of special editions and one-off runs.
    • Early bird access to new products, in advance of them being made widely available.
    • A fancy Mill Member certificate and an exclusive enamel badge

    The Mill Membership cost is a one-off payment – a fabulous gift for either for yourself or a loved one.

    Explore The Mill Membership

Meet The Annual – issue six, Power & Steam!

120 pages, filled with new knitting patterns, articles, puzzles, interviews, illustrations and fibre inspiration. We also have kits to go with all of the designs!

 Appledore – 18 New Shades!

Sourced from right here in the West Country, our Appledore blend encompasses our ethos of making local, uniquely heathered yarns. Packed full of woolly bounce and a smattering of lustre, it’s the perfect canvas for a range of playful shades. It’s our most durable yarn – great for hardwearing garments and accessories, and we've just expanded our colour palette to a whopping 31 shades!

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  • Our Blog

    Deep dives into the Mill and our vintage machinery, current pattern favourites, and our best knitting, crochet, spinning, crafting tips and tricks!

    Explore The Blog

  • The Annual

    Our In-House Magazine

    The Annual is our very own magazine, filled to the brim with puzzles, crosswords, illustrations, articles, and – of course! – knitting and crochet patterns.

    For our latest issue, The Annual (issue six), we wanted to tap into our industrial heritage and celebrate the dynamism and excitement which heralded the arrival of the trains. "Power & Steam" includes six new knitting patterns and oodles of puzzles and illustrations and artcles.

    We also have kits available for all the patterns!

    View The Annual

  • Shade Cards

    View all our colours in comfort

    We all know how tricky it can be to pick the right colour for your project from your computer or phone screen. Our handy shade cards will allow you to view all the colours of our ranges and get a proper feel for the texture, all in the comfort of your home.

    Each card contains a small sample of each available colour in the range. We can just imagine our shade cards proudly displayed on bookshelves and brightening up a crafting area – it’s not just us who love collecting shade cards, right?

    Our shade cards use recycled materials, are printed locally, and are made by our Mill Folk.

    Get A Shade Card

  • Merle Kits & Chez Myrtil are here!

    Get your copy of Cinthia Vallet's new book now – and maybe you'd like to add a kit for the music-loving crocodile Merle too?

    Take A Peek

What You've Been Making

We love seeing what you make with our yarns and tops! Meet some of our favourite projects for Spring and early Summer: