Dr Jennifer Beamer
@expertlydyed.bsky.social
Doctorate in archaeology, specialist in later prehistoric textile tools in Britain. Creative director of Expertly Dyed. Hand spinning tutorials on YouTube. Forever DM. Cat mom. Sourdough enthusiast. #autistic www.expertlydyed.com
Do you smoosh your face into freshly hanked yarn? It's okay if you do, I do. I'll also wind it into a hank, wiggle it at my partner and demand he smoosh it too. I love that he humours me. After the squish, he says something like "oh, that's really soft!"
Who's the enabler here, amirite? 🧐😅🤣🤣
Who's the enabler here, amirite? 🧐😅🤣🤣
October 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Do you smoosh your face into freshly hanked yarn? It's okay if you do, I do. I'll also wind it into a hank, wiggle it at my partner and demand he smoosh it too. I love that he humours me. After the squish, he says something like "oh, that's really soft!"
Who's the enabler here, amirite? 🧐😅🤣🤣
Who's the enabler here, amirite? 🧐😅🤣🤣
Endless Dream. 2025. Acid dyes on Merino wool. Handdyed products are literally works of art. If I kept this recipe, which I haven't, it would be difficult to replicate this colourway precisely.
October 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Endless Dream. 2025. Acid dyes on Merino wool. Handdyed products are literally works of art. If I kept this recipe, which I haven't, it would be difficult to replicate this colourway precisely.
On a cool autumnal morning, all you want is beautiful accessories. This is the latest batch of yarns I've been remaking for the @cotswoldwoolweekend this weekend being held at the @cornhallmarketscirencester 😁
September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
On a cool autumnal morning, all you want is beautiful accessories. This is the latest batch of yarns I've been remaking for the @cotswoldwoolweekend this weekend being held at the @cornhallmarketscirencester 😁
I'm getting ready for the Cotswold Wool Weekend on October 4 & 5 in Cirencester! You can squish this #handspun in person, or buy it online at www.expertlydyed.com (it'll be listed this weekend) ☺️
Thanks for the name suggestions everyone!
#knitting #weaving
Thanks for the name suggestions everyone!
#knitting #weaving
September 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I'm getting ready for the Cotswold Wool Weekend on October 4 & 5 in Cirencester! You can squish this #handspun in person, or buy it online at www.expertlydyed.com (it'll be listed this weekend) ☺️
Thanks for the name suggestions everyone!
#knitting #weaving
Thanks for the name suggestions everyone!
#knitting #weaving
Now that I have your attention, there's a premiere for a new video set to air on my YouTube channel at 8p (UK) on Monday night. I mentioned cutting out vegetable matter from a fleece I bought back in April this year, but now I've sorted and washed that wool (and got around to editing the video) 😊
August 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Now that I have your attention, there's a premiere for a new video set to air on my YouTube channel at 8p (UK) on Monday night. I mentioned cutting out vegetable matter from a fleece I bought back in April this year, but now I've sorted and washed that wool (and got around to editing the video) 😊
It has been a pleasure to spin life into yarn with Iron Age spindle whorls. I'm pootling along with my experiments for the Spindling for Weaving project, and now working with North Ronaldsay wool. I have published updates on my Patreon and on my blog (www.expertlydyed.com).
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It has been a pleasure to spin life into yarn with Iron Age spindle whorls. I'm pootling along with my experiments for the Spindling for Weaving project, and now working with North Ronaldsay wool. I have published updates on my Patreon and on my blog (www.expertlydyed.com).
Open air museums impress you with their scale, atmosphere, and sussurations of the past. This is an Iron Age roundhouse reconstruction, Bryn Eryr, originally located in Anglesey, and now seen at #stfagansnationalhistorymuseum 😯
August 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Open air museums impress you with their scale, atmosphere, and sussurations of the past. This is an Iron Age roundhouse reconstruction, Bryn Eryr, originally located in Anglesey, and now seen at #stfagansnationalhistorymuseum 😯
Majestic, isn't it? I know that the top of the minstrel is the tension adjustment, but I like to think of it as a gorgeous woman on the runway. I will finish a skein and pop it on there and admire it for a day or so. Does anyone else do this? I wanna know. Tell me you're quirky too. 😂😉#handspun
August 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Majestic, isn't it? I know that the top of the minstrel is the tension adjustment, but I like to think of it as a gorgeous woman on the runway. I will finish a skein and pop it on there and admire it for a day or so. Does anyone else do this? I wanna know. Tell me you're quirky too. 😂😉#handspun
Frumpy batts can make gorgeous yarns, so be careful how you judge! This batt was made from various British rare wools and laid down in discrete sheets onto the drum carder. After being pulled into drafted strips, those coloured layers make a subtle barber pole. #yarn #handspun
August 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
August 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I've completed my first round of experiments! For those who attended the #festivalofarchaeology at the @coriniummuseum you got a cheeky sneak peek at my results so far. I'll be making a poll soon on Instagram and YouTube, so everyone will have a chance to participate in my research.
July 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I've completed my first round of experiments! For those who attended the #festivalofarchaeology at the @coriniummuseum you got a cheeky sneak peek at my results so far. I'll be making a poll soon on Instagram and YouTube, so everyone will have a chance to participate in my research.
Whoever said you need to use undyed wool for testing replica spindle whorls? Also, air dry clay is great to use if you're inspired by my project.
It's a good balance between price and results!
Now, to do some spinning 🥴
#chalkwhorlspindling #textilestudies
It's a good balance between price and results!
Now, to do some spinning 🥴
#chalkwhorlspindling #textilestudies
July 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Whoever said you need to use undyed wool for testing replica spindle whorls? Also, air dry clay is great to use if you're inspired by my project.
It's a good balance between price and results!
Now, to do some spinning 🥴
#chalkwhorlspindling #textilestudies
It's a good balance between price and results!
Now, to do some spinning 🥴
#chalkwhorlspindling #textilestudies
I'm absolutely chuffed to be sharing my first public progress update of my spindling experiment! Check out my blog on expertlydyed.com 😊😊 Thanks EXARC!
Use the tag #chalkwhorlspindling to help me track discussions about this project!
www.instagram.com/p/DMCeiCIswv...
Use the tag #chalkwhorlspindling to help me track discussions about this project!
www.instagram.com/p/DMCeiCIswv...
July 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I'm absolutely chuffed to be sharing my first public progress update of my spindling experiment! Check out my blog on expertlydyed.com 😊😊 Thanks EXARC!
Use the tag #chalkwhorlspindling to help me track discussions about this project!
www.instagram.com/p/DMCeiCIswv...
Use the tag #chalkwhorlspindling to help me track discussions about this project!
www.instagram.com/p/DMCeiCIswv...
Here's a cheeky sneak peek of a current project I'm doing, using replicas I've made from the Danebury assemblage.
Dry, my little beauties!
Dry, my little beauties!
June 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Here's a cheeky sneak peek of a current project I'm doing, using replicas I've made from the Danebury assemblage.
Dry, my little beauties!
Dry, my little beauties!
I wake up with enough time to have breakfast, coffee, and crafting time. It's a slow project, but it's what I need to not whip myself into a frenzy. I need me time too.
#knitting
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#knitting
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June 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I wake up with enough time to have breakfast, coffee, and crafting time. It's a slow project, but it's what I need to not whip myself into a frenzy. I need me time too.
#knitting
www.instagram.com/p/DKd7EOPMjx...
#knitting
www.instagram.com/p/DKd7EOPMjx...
I have new stitch markers in my shop (www.expertlydyed.com)! These are handmade by me and unique, and every purchase supports a critical link in the chain of textile production.
Also, this is my favourite colour combo. 😁
#knitting
Also, this is my favourite colour combo. 😁
#knitting
May 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I have new stitch markers in my shop (www.expertlydyed.com)! These are handmade by me and unique, and every purchase supports a critical link in the chain of textile production.
Also, this is my favourite colour combo. 😁
#knitting
Also, this is my favourite colour combo. 😁
#knitting
So, yeah, the sett of my linen towel project is less than ideal, but that's fine because I learned something! I didn't get weighed down by my obsessive planning need, yet I still learned the lesson. I feel more creative now. ☺️
#weaving
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#weaving
www.instagram.com/p/DKPJX6ksOA...
May 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
So, yeah, the sett of my linen towel project is less than ideal, but that's fine because I learned something! I didn't get weighed down by my obsessive planning need, yet I still learned the lesson. I feel more creative now. ☺️
#weaving
www.instagram.com/p/DKPJX6ksOA...
#weaving
www.instagram.com/p/DKPJX6ksOA...
I'm nervously setting up a linen warp on a rigid heddle loom and suddenly wondering if it'll turn out like I think it might 🤔 😅
#weaving
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#weaving
www.instagram.com/p/DKKS5EJM3j...
May 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm nervously setting up a linen warp on a rigid heddle loom and suddenly wondering if it'll turn out like I think it might 🤔 😅
#weaving
www.instagram.com/p/DKKS5EJM3j...
#weaving
www.instagram.com/p/DKKS5EJM3j...
I love looking at the variation my hands create when they collide with lengths of fiber.
#flax #linen #handspun #yarn
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#flax #linen #handspun #yarn
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May 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I love looking at the variation my hands create when they collide with lengths of fiber.
#flax #linen #handspun #yarn
www.instagram.com/p/DKCE0fYMl-...
#flax #linen #handspun #yarn
www.instagram.com/p/DKCE0fYMl-...
Did you know that I've got experience as a barista, thanks to the archaeology and heritage sectors being so disrupted post COVID and after finishing my PhD?
We got a new machine and my skills are still pretty good!
#knitting #archaeology #coffee
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We got a new machine and my skills are still pretty good!
#knitting #archaeology #coffee
www.instagram.com/p/DJwUaOxsJf...
May 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you know that I've got experience as a barista, thanks to the archaeology and heritage sectors being so disrupted post COVID and after finishing my PhD?
We got a new machine and my skills are still pretty good!
#knitting #archaeology #coffee
www.instagram.com/p/DJwUaOxsJf...
We got a new machine and my skills are still pretty good!
#knitting #archaeology #coffee
www.instagram.com/p/DJwUaOxsJf...
May 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This lovely Cotswold wool art yarn is plied and ready for a project idea (after a nice wash). What would you make with a fluffy yarn like this?
#knitting #weaving #crocheting
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#knitting #weaving #crocheting
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May 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This lovely Cotswold wool art yarn is plied and ready for a project idea (after a nice wash). What would you make with a fluffy yarn like this?
#knitting #weaving #crocheting
www.instagram.com/p/DJhL4A5sam...
#knitting #weaving #crocheting
www.instagram.com/p/DJhL4A5sam...