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Naima Bond She/Her
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Black Fiber and Visual Artist
Xennial Alien Trapped on Earth
Creator/Dyer/Everything/Anything of
Sister Ananse Yarn
Chicago, IL USA
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Naima Bond She/Her @sisterananseyarn.bsky.social · Jan 22
Hello and welcome!

I’m Naima, owner, color designer, artist, dyer, and everything behind Sister Ananse Yarn!

I started The Art of Naima Bond and Sister Ananse Yarn in 2020.

Please contact me via email at [email protected] for wholesale or trunk show inquiries.
Naima, a Black woman with super short hair smiles at us while she holds several skeins of pastel yarn Naima, a Black woman with super short hair poses in front of her yarn booth. Naima looks at us while sitting in front of several bolts of colorful fabric
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My mini shop update and sale is happening NOW!

20% of my sales will go to the National Immigration Justice Center from 10/6 to 10/10!

Check it out!
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Sister Ananse Yarn by Naima Bond Fundraiser Sale 20% of my sales 20/6 til 1/10 will go to the National Immigration Justice Center naimabondart.com A four photo collage of various multicolored skeins of yarn.
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Happy Saturday from Sister Ananse Yarn!

My mini shop update will be ending this Monday September 15th!

Until then, snag an Autumn 15% off discount at checkout!

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A tall sunflower stands in a field of native Illinois plants. A flier for a Sister Ananse Yarn mini shop update and clearance sale.
September 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Hello all!

I’m having a very mini Sister Ananse shop update and clearance sale TOMORROW September 8th at 9 am Central!

Get 15% off your order at checkout! And the three Autumn inspired colorways you see in the pic will be available as well!

Check it out tomorrow

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A photo collage of three pictures of vibrantly colored yarn. The top pic shows two wound skeins of green and blue yarn with multicolored washes. The bottom left pic shows two skeins of a greenish grey variegated yarn with orange, brown, purple and neon green sitting on unwound skeins. The bottom right pic shows two skeins of vibrant purple yarn resting on unwound skeins of the same color.
September 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Hello all!

I’m doing a shop update beginning today and 10% of my sales will got to World Central Kitchen! Beginning TODAY July 30th until August 5th!

Head to naimabondart.com to shop!

Get 10% off your order from 8:00am CT til 2:00 pm CT!
Two unwound skeins of dark blue and acid green yarn sits on a grey background.
July 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Chicago Yarn Crawl starts this Saturday July 26th! I’ve been getting ready for months, and now I can breathe a sigh of relief and relax before the next thing!

I hope you’ll look for Sister Ananse Yarn during your crawl! 🧶(yarn emoji) #HandDyedYarn #KnitSky #Knitting #Crochet
A split photo showing , above, the multicolored floral cartoon logo for the Chicago Yarn Crawl. Able that, is the phrase “Growing Community” Below, five skeins of reddish pink yarn with blue, green, purple and yellow washes A vertical split photo showing, on the left, four skeins of light brown, aqua, red, and yellow. On the right is a close up from the painting “Sugar Shack” by Ernie Barnes Four skeins of bright magenta, aqua, green and purple yarn are arranged vertically in a row
July 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Those with mobility challenges previously unable to access some area trails now have a new option.

A pilot program is starting through the RDN, with a one-wheeled wheelchair, supported on each end by companion hikers.

#Nanaimo

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New all-terrain vehicle helping those with mobility challenges navigate Oceanside trails
PARKSVILLE - Something many take for granted, enjoying area hiking trails, is now more accessible than ever.Th...
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July 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Wish I was in LA!!!!!
cbbworld.bsky.social Comedy Bang! Bang! World! @cbbworld.bsky.social · Jul 10
Who’s getting rowdy with us?!
Sprague hasn’t seen rowdy screening of rocky horror picture show at dynasty typewriter on July 21st.
July 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Rural landscape-inspired textile art with view to fields until the horizon, using hand-dyed fabric, stitching and mixed media by UK textile artist Magz Roberts #WomensArt
July 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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I’ve been working HARD getting ready for the Chicago Yarn Crawl later on this month!

Be sure to look out for Sister Ananse Yarn during your crawl! 🧶(yarn emoji)

#Yarn #HandDyedYarn #KnitSky #Crochet #Knitting
Naima, a Black woman holds two skeins of bright blue yarn in her hand. Only her hand is visible coming up from the lower left hand corner of the photo.
July 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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WELCOME CANCER SEASON! CARE MORE! FEEL IT ALL! MOODY! DEFENSIVE! NEEDINESS AS A LOVE LANGUAGE! INSTEAD OF BILLIONAIRES WE COULD HAVE HOUSING! AND HEALTHCARE! AND CHILDCARE! AND FOOD FOR ALL! EMO AS AN EXTREME SPORT! ABOLISH ICE! FREE THEM ALL! ARMS EMBARGO! WAR IS OVER! WAR IS OVER! WAR IS OVER!
June 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Dads (&grads) 🫡
June 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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My Sister Ananse Juneteenth colorway, “Heritage” is available at several shops!
The Dropped Stitch Chicago String Theory Yarn Co in Glen Ellyn, and AriYarn Yarn store in Park Ridge, IL 🧶
#Yarn #HandDyedYarn #KnitSky #Knitting #Crochet
A closeup image of a wound ball of yarn with text over it . The text reads, “My Sister Ananse Juneteenth Colorway is available at: The Dropped Stitch, Chicago String Theory Yarn Co in Glen Ellyn IL And a package is heading to AriYarn as we speak!”
June 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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'Wheel of Fortune' from the tarot cards created by Surrealist painter Leonora Carrington in 1955
#Womensart #Fridaythe13th
June 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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This is so cool!!!
jolior.bsky.social Lior 🇺🇦 @jolior.bsky.social · Jun 8
4 people already bought my FCK HP color work chart and I know it's nothing, but every one of you made my heart spark.
🏳️‍⚧️
#knitsky 🧶

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FCK HP pattern by joLior Katz
Inspiration
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June 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Look at this new collection that I dyed for Evanston Stitchworks!
Super bright and summery! 🧶
#KnitSky #HandDyedYarn #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArtist @evanstonstitch.bsky.social
A set of six skeins of brightly dyed yarn including, from left to right, multicolored and cream, apricot and cream, lilac and cream, pink and cream, green and cream and aqua and cream.
June 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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This should simply be the most basic level of human compassion! How on earth is it a debatable who gets to eat and who doesn't! 💚

#oneworld #peace #love #kindness #bethechange
Feeding starving people is not, and should never be, political ~ Chef Jose Andres, World Central Kitchen.
June 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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'Blinding Light: Whatever might rise I' by contemporary US painter Beverly McIver #womensart
Painting of the head and shoulders of a Black woman facing forwards with braided hair, eyes closed, and light and shadow striped across her skin
June 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Check out some of the yarn that I am dyeing up for Cog Cycles and Yarn here in Chicago!
“North Branch Train on Spring” and “Protomartyr”!
🧶🧶🧶(yarn emoji)

#Yarn #HandDyedYarn #KnitSky #Knitting #Crochet
Several skeins of dark brown skeins of yarn with bright green and purple streaks and spots of red. Several skeins of deep charcoal and red yarn with hints of aqua.
May 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Wow! Amazing!!!
mercuryzelda.bsky.social Mercury (Emily Anne Davies) @mercuryzelda.bsky.social · May 25
I finished test #knitting the #StapleTank by @perfectlyknotted.bsky.social using my gorgeous "Love Yourself... Or Else" #yarn from @sisterananseyarn.bsky.social ! I'm so pleased with it and I learned so much about shaping. The bust darts I made aren't perfect but they will be on the next one!
Mercury (me), a fat white genderqueer person, stands in a 3/4 view facing the camera. They are wearing a brightly coloured, variegated knitted tank top (the Staple Tank by Claire Jackson) in shades of yellow, green, orange, and pink, with splashes of black. The tank top has black ribbing around the collar, armholes, and bottom hem. Their arms are open wide and they are smiling. Mercury (me), a fat white genderqueer person, stands in a 3/4 view facing the camera. They are wearing a brightly coloured, variegated knitted tank top (the Staple Tank by Claire Jackson) in shades of yellow, green, orange, and pink, with splashes of black. The tank top has black ribbing around the collar, armholes, and bottom hem. Their arms are by their sides and they are smiling. Mercury (me), a fat white genderqueer person, stands with their back facing the camera. They are wearing a brightly coloured, variegated knitted tank top (the Staple Tank by Claire Jackson) in shades of yellow, green, orange, and pink, with splashes of black. The tank top has black ribbing around the collar, armholes, and bottom hem.
May 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Frogged, rehanked, and ready to soak. I probably didn't need to soak the whole thing, just the yarn ramen, but that seemed weird. Yarn is a lovely speckled colorway from @sisterananseyarn.bsky.social. #knitsky
Bright light green yarn tied in a hank and nestled into a bucket, floats on water getting ready to soak.
May 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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PREORDERS OPEN!

Tap the link below to preorder my colorway celebrating Juneteenth: “Heritage”. 🧶(yarn emoji)

Preorders open today, Saturday May 17th and close Wednesday May 21st 11:59 pm!

#Yarn #HandDyedYarn #KnitSky #Knitting #Crochet

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Two skeins of the Sister Ananse colorway, “Heritage” hand dyed yarn.
May 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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(Reuters) - Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

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Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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PREORDERS for my Juneteenth colorway will begin Saturday 5/17! 🧶 (yarn emoji)

Numbers will be VERY limited! More info to come!

#Yarn #HandDyedYarn #KnitSky #Crochet #Knitting
Two skeins of wound multicolored yarn are arranged vertically . The yarn is blue, green, pink and purple. A sample of slip stitch crochet using Sister Ananse Yarn . The yarn is blue, green, pink and purple.
May 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM