Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio
@isasaxonists.bsky.social
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
www.RepublicOfYarnia.com
WOC: product of Black & brown love. Gif lover. Racist magnet. Abolitionist. Not Eddie Murphy. She/hers
www.RepublicOfYarnia.com
Pinned
✨️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
10% of orders goes to mutual aid in 🇵🇸 & Sudan.
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
I used 100% merino in DK multi-ply. And of course it's hand dyed so altho I made this for a friend for Christmas, I'll sell it to you for the low price of $1000, gotta be worth more than Prada's plus you get a hat.
And of course a great message from #BootsRiley and The Coup. 🧶✊🏾
#yarnsky
And of course a great message from #BootsRiley and The Coup. 🧶✊🏾
#yarnsky
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I used 100% merino in DK multi-ply. And of course it's hand dyed so altho I made this for a friend for Christmas, I'll sell it to you for the low price of $1000, gotta be worth more than Prada's plus you get a hat.
And of course a great message from #BootsRiley and The Coup. 🧶✊🏾
#yarnsky
And of course a great message from #BootsRiley and The Coup. 🧶✊🏾
#yarnsky
My contribution to the #pradacrochetpin & a little message for the rich. I poked myself 3x w/ that pin making content for your entertainment!
The blue is inspired by Haitian revolutionary Touissant Louveture (L'ouverture's Sapphire) & the light pastels are a skein of "Royal Ethiopian Pastels". 🧶
The blue is inspired by Haitian revolutionary Touissant Louveture (L'ouverture's Sapphire) & the light pastels are a skein of "Royal Ethiopian Pastels". 🧶
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My contribution to the #pradacrochetpin & a little message for the rich. I poked myself 3x w/ that pin making content for your entertainment!
The blue is inspired by Haitian revolutionary Touissant Louveture (L'ouverture's Sapphire) & the light pastels are a skein of "Royal Ethiopian Pastels". 🧶
The blue is inspired by Haitian revolutionary Touissant Louveture (L'ouverture's Sapphire) & the light pastels are a skein of "Royal Ethiopian Pastels". 🧶
I don't know if it's a seasonal trend or what but there's been an uptick in orders of Ecliptic Deep Violet.
I think it's bc you all are royalty & it calls to you. Anyway this was in merino/silk so it has a gorgeous sheen. The Black figure of inspiration is from 15thc Bohemian astrological codex. 🧶
I think it's bc you all are royalty & it calls to you. Anyway this was in merino/silk so it has a gorgeous sheen. The Black figure of inspiration is from 15thc Bohemian astrological codex. 🧶
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I don't know if it's a seasonal trend or what but there's been an uptick in orders of Ecliptic Deep Violet.
I think it's bc you all are royalty & it calls to you. Anyway this was in merino/silk so it has a gorgeous sheen. The Black figure of inspiration is from 15thc Bohemian astrological codex. 🧶
I think it's bc you all are royalty & it calls to you. Anyway this was in merino/silk so it has a gorgeous sheen. The Black figure of inspiration is from 15thc Bohemian astrological codex. 🧶
If you have the means, pls do consider matching my $15 donation or give what you can to Omar and Ibrahim's library fund for Gaza. Sometimes giving is in the simple act of RTing (or whatever it's called here). Sharing is caring too!
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you have the means, pls do consider matching my $15 donation or give what you can to Omar and Ibrahim's library fund for Gaza. Sometimes giving is in the simple act of RTing (or whatever it's called here). Sharing is caring too!
Friends, Omar Hadad and his friend are taking it upon themselves to build Gaza's first library amidst the devastation there. If you can, please consider supporting in whatever way you can, even by sharing this campaign. Books, reading, libraries are important! chuffed.org/project/firs...
Building the First Library in Gaza After the Genocide
There are moments in history when the creation of a library becomes an act of freedom itself.Here in Gaza, after the genocide, Omar and Ibrahim understood that dreams protected by books do not yield —...
chuffed.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Friends, Omar Hadad and his friend are taking it upon themselves to build Gaza's first library amidst the devastation there. If you can, please consider supporting in whatever way you can, even by sharing this campaign. Books, reading, libraries are important! chuffed.org/project/firs...
Feast your eyes on this gorgeous piece. If you need inspiration wrt starting your crafting journey, this master of knitting started knitting last year. Yes, read that again. You can do it. Isn't her work gorgeous? Show @atomicmassunit.bsky.social some love. 🧶
#yarnsky #showmeyourknits #yarnaddict
#yarnsky #showmeyourknits #yarnaddict
I’ve been excited to share this piece. My 2nd sweater & 2nd time doing colorwork- but first time doing a pullover and knitted in one piece. Very happy that it is cold enough to wear!
Lucious yarn from @isasaxonists.bsky.social
Pattern by Dear Ingenue
#showmeyourknits Indie Week #knitsky 🧶
Lucious yarn from @isasaxonists.bsky.social
Pattern by Dear Ingenue
#showmeyourknits Indie Week #knitsky 🧶
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Feast your eyes on this gorgeous piece. If you need inspiration wrt starting your crafting journey, this master of knitting started knitting last year. Yes, read that again. You can do it. Isn't her work gorgeous? Show @atomicmassunit.bsky.social some love. 🧶
#yarnsky #showmeyourknits #yarnaddict
#yarnsky #showmeyourknits #yarnaddict
Advent packages are all done & most shipped!
15 minis, 6 medieval/Black history facts, 6 charms, knitting needle stoppers, stitch markers, earrings, crochet rings, pompoms, pattern ideas, beads, craft rings, a postcard, a write up on 2025's package inspiration. Yes, all this. Why? you deserve it.🧶
15 minis, 6 medieval/Black history facts, 6 charms, knitting needle stoppers, stitch markers, earrings, crochet rings, pompoms, pattern ideas, beads, craft rings, a postcard, a write up on 2025's package inspiration. Yes, all this. Why? you deserve it.🧶
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Advent packages are all done & most shipped!
15 minis, 6 medieval/Black history facts, 6 charms, knitting needle stoppers, stitch markers, earrings, crochet rings, pompoms, pattern ideas, beads, craft rings, a postcard, a write up on 2025's package inspiration. Yes, all this. Why? you deserve it.🧶
15 minis, 6 medieval/Black history facts, 6 charms, knitting needle stoppers, stitch markers, earrings, crochet rings, pompoms, pattern ideas, beads, craft rings, a postcard, a write up on 2025's package inspiration. Yes, all this. Why? you deserve it.🧶
Week 3: ✨Festive Fibers Collection✨
Peppermint Shepherds
Inspired by a vivid shepherd scene from the Holkham 14th-century bible picture book (British Library, Add. MS 47682) Peppermint Shepherds blends holiday brightness w/ rustic pastoral charm. 🧶
1/5
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #indieyarndyer #yarnlove
Peppermint Shepherds
Inspired by a vivid shepherd scene from the Holkham 14th-century bible picture book (British Library, Add. MS 47682) Peppermint Shepherds blends holiday brightness w/ rustic pastoral charm. 🧶
1/5
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #indieyarndyer #yarnlove
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Week 3: ✨Festive Fibers Collection✨
Peppermint Shepherds
Inspired by a vivid shepherd scene from the Holkham 14th-century bible picture book (British Library, Add. MS 47682) Peppermint Shepherds blends holiday brightness w/ rustic pastoral charm. 🧶
1/5
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #indieyarndyer #yarnlove
Peppermint Shepherds
Inspired by a vivid shepherd scene from the Holkham 14th-century bible picture book (British Library, Add. MS 47682) Peppermint Shepherds blends holiday brightness w/ rustic pastoral charm. 🧶
1/5
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #indieyarndyer #yarnlove
Reposted by Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio
this is what happens when the coach teaches history and civics.
Gavin and Tanner, planned and trained for nearly a year, legal documents say, in an elaborate attempt to invade a Haitian island, kill its Black men, enslave its Black women and Black children and fulfill their "rape fantasies."
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
this is what happens when the coach teaches history and civics.
Here's your sneak peek at December's #monthlyyarnclub colorway. Members get an upgrade to a luxurious merino/silk blend inspired by Ira Aldridge, the 1st Black Shakespearean lead actor. Each skein has delicately placed gold leaf for extra bling.
It includes a bag w/ self care items. 🧶
#yarnsky
It includes a bag w/ self care items. 🧶
#yarnsky
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here's your sneak peek at December's #monthlyyarnclub colorway. Members get an upgrade to a luxurious merino/silk blend inspired by Ira Aldridge, the 1st Black Shakespearean lead actor. Each skein has delicately placed gold leaf for extra bling.
It includes a bag w/ self care items. 🧶
#yarnsky
It includes a bag w/ self care items. 🧶
#yarnsky
Reposted by Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Tahrer. Tahrer worked in the beauty industry. Her family lost their home and her husband is ill. She is living in a tent with her four children, Muhammad (who just got a 93% on his high school exam), Hudhaifa, 16, Habiba, 14 and Elaf, 8.
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Tahrer. Tahrer worked in the beauty industry. Her family lost their home and her husband is ill. She is living in a tent with her four children, Muhammad (who just got a 93% on his high school exam), Hudhaifa, 16, Habiba, 14 and Elaf, 8.
Racists are mad at my very non-threatening tweet abt Historical accuracy & whitewashing 😂, so I've come here to post yarn. I hear that some of you go to my website and look at colorways or collection pages to relax. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks that is soothing for the soul. 🧶
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Racists are mad at my very non-threatening tweet abt Historical accuracy & whitewashing 😂, so I've come here to post yarn. I hear that some of you go to my website and look at colorways or collection pages to relax. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks that is soothing for the soul. 🧶
Some people just can't get enough of Peacock Balthazar and I can't blame them! A special order in merino/tencel so I hope the camera picked up the sheen.
Also some of you may not know that I keep some stock of special bases not always listed on the website
🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
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Also some of you may not know that I keep some stock of special bases not always listed on the website
🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
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November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Some people just can't get enough of Peacock Balthazar and I can't blame them! A special order in merino/tencel so I hope the camera picked up the sheen.
Also some of you may not know that I keep some stock of special bases not always listed on the website
🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
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Also some of you may not know that I keep some stock of special bases not always listed on the website
🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
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Let me just add that someone at the #knitandstitch show asked me if I would sell them the hat on the right (which was a sample) and I said sure, 30 euros and they said that was too much lol. 🧶
2 skeins of hand-dyed yarn and the time I took to knit this and 30 euros was too much.
2 skeins of hand-dyed yarn and the time I took to knit this and 30 euros was too much.
I will make you one of these pins on the left for the low price of 1 euro (time factored in). The price at Prada is $775 (USD). 🧶
A message for Prada on the right.
A message for Prada on the right.
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Let me just add that someone at the #knitandstitch show asked me if I would sell them the hat on the right (which was a sample) and I said sure, 30 euros and they said that was too much lol. 🧶
2 skeins of hand-dyed yarn and the time I took to knit this and 30 euros was too much.
2 skeins of hand-dyed yarn and the time I took to knit this and 30 euros was too much.
I will make you one of these pins on the left for the low price of 1 euro (time factored in). The price at Prada is $775 (USD). 🧶
A message for Prada on the right.
A message for Prada on the right.
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I will make you one of these pins on the left for the low price of 1 euro (time factored in). The price at Prada is $775 (USD). 🧶
A message for Prada on the right.
A message for Prada on the right.
A lovely crafter ordered a bundle to work on @greyowlknits.bsky.social
#DracoManusMittens in these gorgeous contrasting colors.
4-ply in 100% merino. Royal Ethiopian Pastels has a gorgeous iridescent sheen paying homage to the special Ethiopian family. Ofc Peacock Balthazar is a perfect match.🧶
#DracoManusMittens in these gorgeous contrasting colors.
4-ply in 100% merino. Royal Ethiopian Pastels has a gorgeous iridescent sheen paying homage to the special Ethiopian family. Ofc Peacock Balthazar is a perfect match.🧶
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A lovely crafter ordered a bundle to work on @greyowlknits.bsky.social
#DracoManusMittens in these gorgeous contrasting colors.
4-ply in 100% merino. Royal Ethiopian Pastels has a gorgeous iridescent sheen paying homage to the special Ethiopian family. Ofc Peacock Balthazar is a perfect match.🧶
#DracoManusMittens in these gorgeous contrasting colors.
4-ply in 100% merino. Royal Ethiopian Pastels has a gorgeous iridescent sheen paying homage to the special Ethiopian family. Ofc Peacock Balthazar is a perfect match.🧶
Reposted by Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio
One of the things that I have been relieved abt going to yarn festivals and/or shows is that I can just be "Mary from Yarnia" & I'm not really known in this crafting world as Dr MRO, oh THAT Dr. MRO. 🧶
So it was just nice to have ppl see me as me & was able to receive hugs from friendly ppl
So it was just nice to have ppl see me as me & was able to receive hugs from friendly ppl
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
One of the things that I have been relieved abt going to yarn festivals and/or shows is that I can just be "Mary from Yarnia" & I'm not really known in this crafting world as Dr MRO, oh THAT Dr. MRO. 🧶
So it was just nice to have ppl see me as me & was able to receive hugs from friendly ppl
So it was just nice to have ppl see me as me & was able to receive hugs from friendly ppl
Week 2: Festive Fibers Collection:
Adoration’s Flame 🧶
In Albrecht Dürer’s 1505 Adoration of the Magi, 1 figure stands out w/ striking presence & dignity: the Black Magus, traditionally understood as Balthazar. By the early 16th century, European artists had begun to depict
#yarnsky #yarnmarket
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Adoration’s Flame 🧶
In Albrecht Dürer’s 1505 Adoration of the Magi, 1 figure stands out w/ striking presence & dignity: the Black Magus, traditionally understood as Balthazar. By the early 16th century, European artists had begun to depict
#yarnsky #yarnmarket
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November 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Week 2: Festive Fibers Collection:
Adoration’s Flame 🧶
In Albrecht Dürer’s 1505 Adoration of the Magi, 1 figure stands out w/ striking presence & dignity: the Black Magus, traditionally understood as Balthazar. By the early 16th century, European artists had begun to depict
#yarnsky #yarnmarket
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Adoration’s Flame 🧶
In Albrecht Dürer’s 1505 Adoration of the Magi, 1 figure stands out w/ striking presence & dignity: the Black Magus, traditionally understood as Balthazar. By the early 16th century, European artists had begun to depict
#yarnsky #yarnmarket
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Day 4 of the #knitandstitch25 show in Belfast. Not bad eh? Met some lovely indie dyers from the north, what a beautiful community. 🧶
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Day 4 of the #knitandstitch25 show in Belfast. Not bad eh? Met some lovely indie dyers from the north, what a beautiful community. 🧶
I was so not ready for this to cross my feed on twitter. Alice was a fire & force & even tho our DMs were infrequent, she was a huge support & encouragement. I was working on an Alice colorway & a blanket for her to celebrate her 50th. I didn't work fast enough. Rest in power, Alice. ✊🏾💔
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I was so not ready for this to cross my feed on twitter. Alice was a fire & force & even tho our DMs were infrequent, she was a huge support & encouragement. I was working on an Alice colorway & a blanket for her to celebrate her 50th. I didn't work fast enough. Rest in power, Alice. ✊🏾💔
Day 3 of #knitandStitch25 with a color bomb for you today. These are some of the colorways we brought to the show in merino, merino/silk and alpaca/silk blends. We are almost sold out of all our silky blends. Ppl def like shiny things. 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove #yarnaddict
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove #yarnaddict
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Day 3 of #knitandStitch25 with a color bomb for you today. These are some of the colorways we brought to the show in merino, merino/silk and alpaca/silk blends. We are almost sold out of all our silky blends. Ppl def like shiny things. 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove #yarnaddict
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove #yarnaddict
So I debuted this autumnal peachy amethyst colorway based on a gorgeous robe of a Black figure in a 17thc painting of the baptism of a eunuch.
I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it's calling ppl. A golden orange underlay with layers of amethyst so it will work up w/ subtle and muted shifts. 🧶
I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it's calling ppl. A golden orange underlay with layers of amethyst so it will work up w/ subtle and muted shifts. 🧶
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So I debuted this autumnal peachy amethyst colorway based on a gorgeous robe of a Black figure in a 17thc painting of the baptism of a eunuch.
I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it's calling ppl. A golden orange underlay with layers of amethyst so it will work up w/ subtle and muted shifts. 🧶
I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it's calling ppl. A golden orange underlay with layers of amethyst so it will work up w/ subtle and muted shifts. 🧶
Day 2 of the #knitandStitch25 show. Some lovely ppl coming over and squishing our skeins. Squishing yarn is therapeutic you know. Mhm it is.
Also look at our cool pop up banner. 🧶
#yarnmarket #yarnsky #yarnlove #yarnaddict
Also look at our cool pop up banner. 🧶
#yarnmarket #yarnsky #yarnlove #yarnaddict
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Day 2 of the #knitandStitch25 show. Some lovely ppl coming over and squishing our skeins. Squishing yarn is therapeutic you know. Mhm it is.
Also look at our cool pop up banner. 🧶
#yarnmarket #yarnsky #yarnlove #yarnaddict
Also look at our cool pop up banner. 🧶
#yarnmarket #yarnsky #yarnlove #yarnaddict
Gaze upon a Republic of Yarnia wall of yarn. We are at the #knitandstitch25 show. People like to touch yarn. Touching yarn is allowed I guess.
Glad to hear that ppl who have found us online see that our colors are just as exciting in the flesh! 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
Glad to hear that ppl who have found us online see that our colors are just as exciting in the flesh! 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Gaze upon a Republic of Yarnia wall of yarn. We are at the #knitandstitch25 show. People like to touch yarn. Touching yarn is allowed I guess.
Glad to hear that ppl who have found us online see that our colors are just as exciting in the flesh! 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
Glad to hear that ppl who have found us online see that our colors are just as exciting in the flesh! 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove