Thomas Beddoes

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Thomas Beddoes has a connection to both Birmingham and Bristol, which meant that he was an ideal candidate upon which to base a special colourway for the first ever Big Flock yarn show in Bristol.

He was born in Shifnal, Shropshire in 1760 and studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, whose colours are navy blue, shocking pink and grey, giving the inspiration for this colourway. He was friends with a number of the Birmingham-based Lunar Society, including Erasmus Darwin, and moved to Bristol, where he practiced as a doctor, establishing the Pneumatic Institute in a quest to find a cure for tuberculosis.

Yarn / fibre:

Thomas Beddoes has a connection to both Birmingham and Bristol, which meant that he was an ideal candidate upon which to base a special colourway for the first ever Big Flock yarn show in Bristol.

He was born in Shifnal, Shropshire in 1760 and studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, whose colours are navy blue, shocking pink and grey, giving the inspiration for this colourway. He was friends with a number of the Birmingham-based Lunar Society, including Erasmus Darwin, and moved to Bristol, where he practiced as a doctor, establishing the Pneumatic Institute in a quest to find a cure for tuberculosis.

Yarn

40% Bluefaced Leicester, 40% Shetland, 20% grey UK Alpaca 4 ply / sock 100g skeins (approx 350m)

40% Bluefaced Leicester, 40% Shetland, 20% grey UK Alpaca double knit 100g skeins (approx 230m)

Our non superwash yarn is spun in Yorkshire from British fleece and hand dyed in small batches in Birmingham. Whilst colour consistency between batches is good, due to the dyeing process no two skeins will be identical and there may be slight colour variations between batches. It is therefore recommended that you buy enough yarn from the same batch to complete your projects and that you alternate skeins every other row.

Once you have completed your garment, it is recommended that you handwash your finished item in lukewarm water with your wool wash of choice and lay your washed garment flat to dry. Although the yarn is thoroughly rinsed after dyeing, some slight colour bleed may occur at first wash.

Fibre

The Bluefaced Leicester combed top comprises approx. 100g of Pure British Bluefaced Leicester wool, which is dyed to Oeko-Tex 100 standard and complies with EN71-3:2019. It is custom blended at a family-run British spinning mill in Yorkshire and is suitable for spinning or felting.

I photograph in natural daylight, however colour variations can occur between monitors.