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Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio
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Dr. MRO. Literary Historian. Public scholar, activist & small biz owner who dyes yarn inspired by Black/brwn premodern figures.

WOC: product of Black & brown love. Gif lover. Racist magnet. Abolitionist. Not Eddie Murphy. She/hers
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Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio @isasaxonists.bsky.social · 7d
✨️Festive Fibers Collection ✨️ is here! Available until Dec 20th or until stock lasts. This year's premodern inspiration comes from mss & artifacts ranging from the 8thc to the 16th. I'll feature them all individually. 🧶

10% of orders goes to mutual aid in 🇵🇸 & Sudan.
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
isasaxonists.bsky.social
A sneak peek at some squares that have been arriving from my elite team of knitters & crocheters working on a special blanket project for a couple of cancer charities.

A benefit of doing projects like this is seeing the best in ppl & I'm so honored to have so many of you best ppl in my life. 🧶
Purple and pink granny squares and mini skeins scattered around
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Finished another commission that requested "a Fall palette". Isn't this gorgeous? Complete with fingerless gloves & a hat, I thought that variegated colors in the accessories would go well with the striking gradient shawl. Thought y'all would like something pretty for your TL. 🧶
#yarnsky #crochetsky
Gradient shawl in Autumnal colors Gradient shawl in Autumnal colors Collage of gradient shawl, hat and fingerless gloves Gradient shawl
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
This fave is back this y so I thought I would start the Festive Fun Fact 🧵 w/ this colorway.🧶

Before the glittering modern Christmas tree took its familiar shape, medieval ppl already filled homes & churches w/ evergreen branches, fir, holly, & ivy, as symbols of
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#yarnsky #medievalsky #yarnlove
Skeins of green yarn with variegated specks, alongside a decorative tree-shaped bowl holding red, gold, and green baubles. A skein of green yarn with variegated specks, laid upon a bed of the same yarn. Decorative snowflakes are in the background. Skeins of green yarn with variegated specks, decorated with red, green, and gold baubles, and gold cloth.
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
I think I need to increase prices so I can invest in some decent gloves. 🧶

#indieyarndyer #yarnsky
Open hands covered in dye
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
🚨ATTN US customers, 🚨

US customs no longer allows Haribo or tea so your packages will be Haribo and tea-free from now on. You are not allowed to have fun or receive extras because you are not allowed to have too much joy.

This has been your joy-free update.
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnaddict
Rafiki from the Lion King throwing Simba meme except Simba is replaced by Haribo and tea bags. Top panel says Haribo and Twinings Tea Bags 2nd pic is Rafiki ready to throw it. Third pic shows him throwing harribo and the words US CUSTOMS is beside him
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Another yarn show? Me? Yes.

If you're gonna be at the knit+stitch show in Belfast come stop by #RepublicOfYarnia and say hi.

Order now until Sunday Nov 9th so you don't have to pay for shipping & you can pick up your orders in person. Just send me a note and I'll send you a code! 🧶

#yarnmarket
3 yarn pics and on the lower right bottom it says "knit and stitch november 13-16 2025, northern ireland. In the middle it says custom orders deadline sunday november 9
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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isasaxonists.bsky.social
And ofc a portion of each sale is going to 3 families in Gaza. ❤️

Choose from shiny merino/tencel, or sparkle yarn to add some extra bling to your projects. 🧶 #yarnsky #yarnmarket #indieyarndyer #handdyedyarn
Holiday ornaments on the left and 6 mini skeins on the right that are shiny like gems and precious metals. 3 groups of 6 mini skein sets with gradients of green/silver, blue/silver and red silver with stars and Christmas bulbs scattered Green and red mini skeins lined up in a row
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
TW: flashing images!

🌟New Special Mini Skeins Sets Are Here! 🌟

Who doesn’t love mini skeins? 5 special mini skein packages debut today!

Every set has been carefully developed w/ color harmony & texture in mind & ofc inspired by hidden figures or premodern winter themes. 🧶

#yarnmarket #yarnsky
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
In case this hasn't been said here yet.
Dick cheney died rather than see a Muslim mayor of New York. Alhamdulillah jihad is already winning
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
✨️Festive Fibers Collection ✨️ is here! Available until Dec 20th or until stock lasts. This year's premodern inspiration comes from mss & artifacts ranging from the 8thc to the 16th. I'll feature them all individually. 🧶

10% of orders goes to mutual aid in 🇵🇸 & Sudan.
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
An appeteaser of tomorrow's yarn drop of this year's festive fiber collection. 🧶😋

#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnporn #yarnlove #yarnaddict #handdyedyarn #indieyarndyer #Christmas #festivus
Minced pies amidst a colorful array of yarn skeins
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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adklibrarybear.bsky.social
Me: you know, I’m really pretty good I got 4 WIPs I’m stuffed full of yarn no reason to get more ATM…

….

Also me: 🤩🤩🎄🎄ITS THAT TIME
OF YEAR MOFOSSS HELL YEAAAA 🧶
isasaxonists.bsky.social Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio @isasaxonists.bsky.social · 9d
Mhm, it's that time of year again! COMING SOON: festive colorways based on premodern depictions of festive scenes. Medieval reindeer, colorful shepherds, festive Odin, the creation of the Winter Solstice, a Holiday tree, the green knight from a Xmas medieval tale & the Nativity scene. 🧶

#Yarnsky
festive fibers collection coming nov 3 @ republic of yarnia dot com. There are images of medieval scenes as described in the post angled shot of holiday themed yarns
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Mhm, it's that time of year again! COMING SOON: festive colorways based on premodern depictions of festive scenes. Medieval reindeer, colorful shepherds, festive Odin, the creation of the Winter Solstice, a Holiday tree, the green knight from a Xmas medieval tale & the Nativity scene. 🧶

#Yarnsky
festive fibers collection coming nov 3 @ republic of yarnia dot com. There are images of medieval scenes as described in the post angled shot of holiday themed yarns
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Introducing November's #yarnclub colorway "Burnished Coral Crown" inspired by Adolph Rinck's "Woman of Tignon" a 19thc painting of a Black woman in New Orleans.

Join us & learn more abt our figure & her acts of resistance! 🧶

#yarnsky #yarnmarket #indieyarndyer #yarnaddict #yarnlove #yarnporn
A skein of hand-dyed yarn in rich burnished coral, russet, and cream tones surrounds a small print of Adolphe Rinck’s Portrait of a Woman of Color with a Tignon. The woman wears a pale pink and gold headwrap and a deep rust shawl over a white blouse. Sprigs of small dried green and white flowers rest on the yarn, enhancing the earthy, warm palette. Several skeins of hand-dyed yarn in shades of burnished coral, russet, amethyst, and cream with green specks are artfully arranged on a silver-edged plate and white silky yarn. A few seashells and sprigs of dried flowers in muted aqua and beige tones are scattered around, complementing the soft, coastal-inspired palette. close-up of skeins of hand-dyed yarn in shades of burnished coral, russet, amethyst, and cream with green specks Several skeins of hand-dyed yarn in shades of burnished coral, russet, amethyst, and cream with green specks are lined up on white silky yarn. A few seashells and sprigs of dried flowers in muted aqua and beige tones are scattered around, complementing the soft, coastal-inspired palette.
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
I signed this a while ago and you should too. The only ppl who care abt Charlie Kirk are yt supremacists, but more importantly, if we allow these sorts of RW tactics to take hold in terms of academic freedom, there will be no going back.
themodsisyphus.bsky.social Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her) @themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 11d
Farhana Sultana is a tenured , full prof & a prominent critic of right wing supremacies. RW extremists are targeting her for exercising her 1A rights. Worse her institution has shamefully caved to political pressure and placed her on leave. An atrocious violation of academic freedom.

Please sign.
ctemenos.bsky.social Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 11d
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Happy Halloween 🎃 ! Just a reminder that today is the last day to get your hands on some of the Haunted Halloween Collection before it vanishes like a ghost.

Next yr we will have some fun new medieval macabre themed skeins for you to work with. 🧶

#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove #yarnaddict
3 skeins of Halloween themed colorways. On the left is a grey and brown skein called Haunted Hooter. The middle skein is a Black skein with neon specks that glow under UV light. The skein on the right is a variegated orange skein with black stripes called pumpkin patch dragon. The coiled skeins are surrounded by leaves and dried orange and yellow flowers.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Yes there is and this Black maiden oversees the #yarnporn feed. 🧶
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
TL cleanse (for me) so I don't have to think abt racists & racism for 3 seconds. Look at this sparkly skein of "Peacock Balthazar" with a hint of a rainbow in the background. 🧶

And the gods and goddesses said "it is good."

#indieyarndyer #yarnsky #yarnlove
A brown arm holding up a sparkly skein of yarn. In the background is a green field and a faint rainbow
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Literally just gonna block losers today bc they will defend yt supremacy until their dying breath
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Yeah he just wanted apartheid in medieval studies 😂
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Via TranswaveJa, sometimes the Trans & queer communities are left behind in devastated regions so this org has ways to support affected communities. You can support trans & queer Jamaicans who need shelter & support by using the codes below.

#hurricanemelissa
Support trans Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa. Many have lost their homes and livelihoods. Your help can make a difference. Code to scan that where donations will go to the rustin fund for global equality PayPal scan code where funds will go to transwaveja Every dollar helps us provide relief to trans and gender diverse Jamaicans in need
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
I hate to be "that girl" again but as an early English scholar who has studied and written abt Tolkien's racism extensively (my field could have had Stuart Hall as a medievalist if not for Tolkein's discouragement), our fave South African scholar would have been quite comfortable w/ Musk's racism.
garius.bsky.social John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 11d
Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme. He saw the horrors of war, and the moments of bravery and fear within it up close.

And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.

Musk is everything he hated.
October 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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rsagarcia.bsky.social
Worried today for everyone in Jamaica.

We typically build here with concrete & steel. But Melissa is forecast to be like an F5 tornado hanging out over your country for a couple DAYS, with flooding, storm surge, landslides etc

This is a different beast entirely.

youtu.be/QV3bDKSkuto?...
Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever
YouTube video by CNN
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October 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
Getting my contribution of baby hats for #TinyKnitsForGaza ready to ship off. Aren't they cute? I should have a dozen or more done by the deadline to warm those precious little heads during winter months.

And there is nothing better than being able to make this w/ my own #handdyedyarn 🧶
#yarnsky
9 crochet baby hats and a pair of booties 5 colorful baby hats 4 baby hats and booties in Palestine colors
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
isasaxonists.bsky.social
I sometimes hesitate to post blue & green colorways in case ppl might be tired of seeing them, but come on now, how can anyone resist? 💙

This is Emperor’s Peacock Blue, inspired by the robe of an Ethiopian emperor being visited by Portuguese Jesuits.

A luminous merino/silk blend. 🧶

#yarnsky
Five skeins of blue yarn, laid upon a bed of silky white yarn and fern leaves, and decorated with pink potpourri. Five skeins of blue yarn, laid upon a bed of silky white yarn and fern leaves, and decorated with pink potpourri. A photo of an Ethiopian emperor dressed in blue is in the shot. A skein of blue yarn, laid upon a bed of silky white yarn and fern leaves, and decorated with pink potpourri. Five skeins of blue yarn, laid upon a bed of fern leaves, and decorated with pink potpourri. A photo of an Ethiopian emperor dressed in blue is also in the shot.
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM