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FTS Palettes - Sex Pistols

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Inspired by the gloriously obnoxious cover of the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977), this palette is a full-frontal assault of acid yellow, hot pink and punk black. Two yellows, two pinks and one black. Subtlety has officially left the building.

We've translated one of punk rock's most recognisable colour combinations into a carefully curated five-ball yarn bundle, available in New Zealand wool or 8-ply acrylic.

Perfect for anyone who likes their knitting, weaving or tufting with a healthy dose of rebellion. Safety pins optional.

The Palette

Inspired by the iconic 1977 Sex Pistols album cover, our palette features three unapologetically bold shades across five balls of yarn: two acid yellows, two hot pinks and one punk black. Available in New Zealand wool and 8-ply acrylic.

About the artist

SEX PISTOLS

Formed 1975 · British · Punk Rock

The Sex Pistols were a British punk-rock band who arrived in the mid-1970s with loud guitars, outrageous behaviour and a remarkable talent for upsetting absolutely everybody. Fronted by Johnny Rotten and featuring guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassists Glen Matlock and later Sid Vicious, they helped ignite the punk movement and fundamentally changed the relationship between music, fashion and popular culture.

Their only studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, was released in 1977 and became an instant cultural landmark. Songs such as Anarchy in the U.K. and God Save the Queen captured the frustration and rebellious energy of a generation, while the band's distinctive visual identity, developed in collaboration with graphic designer Jamie Reid, helped establish punk's famously anarchic aesthetic.

The Sex Pistols proved that you didn't need technical perfection, polished presentation or particularly good manners to make an enormous cultural impact. Sometimes all you need is three chords, an attitude problem and an absolutely magnificent combination of yellow, pink and black.

The artwork

NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS (1977)

Acid yellow. Shocking pink. Black lettering. Absolutely no attempt whatsoever to be tasteful. Designed by British graphic artist Jamie Reid, the cover of the Sex Pistols' only studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, is one of the defining images of punk rock. Released in 1977, its deliberately confrontational graphics perfectly captured the band's rebellious attitude and the emerging punk movement.

Reid rejected conventional album-cover design in favour of bold typography, abrasive colour combinations and a cut-and-paste aesthetic inspired by underground publications and radical political graphics. No elaborate photography, no glamorous band portraits — just a title that caused a national scandal and colours that practically shouted from the record-shop shelves.

Our palette takes its inspiration from this gloriously uncompromising design, combining two acid yellows, two hot pinks and one punk black. Three colours, five balls of yarn and enough visual attitude to start a minor revolution.

About FTS PALETTES

ART & POP CULTURE–INSPIRED PALETTES

Great art deserves great yarn. And so do great album covers. From Warhol's unapologetic pinks and Basquiat's wonderfully chaotic explosions of colour to the eye-popping graphics of music and popular culture, our palettes take their cues from some of the world's most recognisable artworks and visual icons.

We've carefully paired shades from our yarn collection to reinterpret these distinctive colour combinations. Think of them as little ready-made colour adventures, designed to bring a bit of art history (and the occasional rock 'n' roll rebellion) into your next textile project. No gallery admission required.

COLOUR CHOICES & ACCURACY

Matching the colours of a painting or album cover to yarn isn't quite as straightforward as you might think. Different fibres absorb dyes differently, and what looks gloriously vibrant in acrylic might appear a little softer and more muted in wool. Colourfastness, lighting and even your screen can also affect how colours look.

Then there's the small matter of choice. We have approximately 70 shades of New Zealand wool and 90 shades of 8-ply acrylic to play with, so some colours are simply easier to match in one fibre than another.

Our palettes represent our own carefully curated interpretations of the original artworks, using the closest and most interesting combinations available in our yarn collection. They're suggestions rather than exact reproductions, and you're more than welcome to mix, match and make them your own. After all, even the greatest artists weren't afraid to experiment with colour!

INDEPENDENT COLLECTION DISCLAIMER

FTS Palettes are independently created and curated by Fulham Textile Studio. Our colour palettes are inspired by artworks, album covers and popular culture. They are not official merchandise, and Fulham Textile Studio is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the artists, musicians, their estates or their respective rights holders.

FTS Palettes - Sex Pistols

From £28.00