Kim Biegler

Handspun A Podcast about Handspinning, Knitting, and Yarn

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A podcast all about handspinning yarn, knitting, wool processing and farm life with Kim Biegler, owner of Ewethful Fiber Farm and Mill. In this podcast I share how to tips and life inside owning a wool mill, making yarn, spinning yarn and owning a fiber flock of animals.   I own a wool mill where I process animal fibers into products for hand spinners.  I also have an online course for learning to handspin yarn on a spinning wheel from the comfort of your own hom- Let's Make Yarn! As well as courses for those in the craft wanting to learn new techniques. 

Author

Kim Biegler

Category

Leisure

Podcast website

www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com

Latest episode

Mar 27, 2026

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Episodes

Wool Processing Wednesday from YouTube Washing Shetland 25.09.2024

A podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Inside the wool mill this week I take you through cold soaking raw wool fleeces. Then to the wool mill for washing, picking, blending and finally carding. And what fun would it be if there wasn't a little handspinning yarn at the end. Link to watch this episode on YouTube...

Learning to handspin yarn. Is it right for you? 20.09.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Free hand spinning resources - " Ewethful's Wool School" https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education Join Ew...

Have wool, we'll travel 14.09.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to...

Tips for buying a raw wool fleece 07.09.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to...

Episode 116 Processing alpaca fiber, new girls on the farm and handspun fundraiser 30.08.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. This is the audio from my vlog on YouTube. Episode 116. Watch here https://youtu.be/uHX0RDEWXkQ Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community http...

Starting a fiber farm 24.08.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Resources for this episode: Online classes I found: Texas A & M Sheep and goat ranching Sheepschool.com Books: Raising Animals for...

Making our way to Mental Health 08.08.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. In this episode I talk about Sarah Moran of @didyoumakeityourself on Instagram A link to her reel that inspired this episode https://w...

YouTube Episode 115. Handspun yarn, carding Gulf Coast Native and farm updates 26.07.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. To watch Episode 115 on YouTube follow the link https://youtu.be/veGTgaPVyi8 YouTube episode with Gulf Coast Native wool talk Episode...

Tips for Handspinning Consistent Yarn 13.07.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to...

Enjoying the Slow Process of Wool 05.07.2024

To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Handspun: a podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to...

Scotch tension, mystery wool and working with cotton 21.06.2024

This is the audio only version of Episode 114 on YouTube. If you would like to see the video, follow the link here https://youtu.be/GN7sN7tl0Pw To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link All about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Join Eweth...

So you think you want to start a wool mill 14.06.2024

All about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to handspin on wheel h...

Leaving the Farm is Never Easy 29.05.2024

All about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and to purchase the online course to  learn to handspin on wheel h...

Processing Targhee wool and a my making catch up 24.05.2024

All about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link To watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/Plh7lxb-qhY Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill For details and...

Handspinning on a Kromski Fantasia, life cycle on the farm and carding tonal wools 26.04.2024

All about handspinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  Link to watch this video on YouTube https://youtu.be/sz8MUdTpgko Some fun videos carding wool inside the wool mill. Plus a circle of life farm tale and the unboxing and putting together of a Kromski Fantasia spinning wheel.  Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill Fo...

Romeldale/CVM wool talk plus listener storage bobbin ideas and support spindle Q&A 19.04.2024

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  To watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/p1JiWPIj3lc In this episode we dive into Romeldale/CVM ,the sheep breed and the wool. I share wool processing videos of it from washing through carding in the wool mill. Plus I review options for storage bobbins as discussed in the comments by viewers...

What are storage bobbins for handspinning yarn? 12.04.2024

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  In this episode is a bit of knitting talk and a lot of handspinning talk. Storage bobbins, supported spindle spinning and a new spinning wheel. Plus carding some Jacob wool inside the wool mill. Link to watch this episode's video on YouTube https://youtu.be/GRD-pwgQae4 Join Ewethful’s Patreon Com...

Supported spindle progress and tips plus dyed wool carding indecisiveness 05.04.2024

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  Link to video of this episode on Youtube https://youtu.be/_52evwvT-fU This episode is handspinning heavy with talk about plying different colors, learning supported spindle spinning and some videos of spinning on my Nano 2. I do have a new cast on so there is some knitting talk. Plus videos from insid...

Shearing to Carding and ready for handspinning. Processing wool from the beginning. 30.03.2024

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Link to the video for this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/CaJbgkf3KPg This episode is Shetland on Shetland. I take from shearing to skirting fleeces to scouring the wool, handpicking the wool and finally carding. This was the first time in many years that we have let our Shetlands grow a full year...

Finishing our knitted sweaters, blocking finished objects and the next group project 22.03.2024

 All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  This episode is a whole lot of knitting sweater talk. The Calliope knit along has come to end so we share the finished items, pick winners and talk about the next spin to knit or crochet along we are planning. Basically a lot of fiber among friends talk.   Knit-a-long on Ravelry https://www.ravelry.c...

Learning a new handspinning tool and prepping cotton top 15.03.2024

 All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  This episode contains a lot of handspinning talk. Prepping cotton top for handspinning and a bit of spinning at my wheel. And here I go learning a new fiber tool, how to spin on a supported spindle. There are of course carding videos from inside the wool mill and a visit to the farm to check in on th...

Handspinning singles and cotton on a spinning wheel 07.03.2024

 All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  Handspinning talk galore in this episode I show you the finished singles yarn that I was working on last week and start a new cotton spinning project on my spinning wheel. I also have videos from inside the mill as I work on the Romney wool, alpaca, and silk blend Halsey. I also share what I am readi...

Handspinning for sock yarn, skirting a Shetland fleece and a new knitting cast on 01.03.2024

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  This episode has loads of handspinning tips as I work on two different spinning projects and explain my thought process behind making my spinning wheel adjustments and playing with yarn color samples. I also talk a bit about handspinning sock yarn and show the making of this roving on from inside the...

Sheep shearing day and wool talk with the shearer 23.02.2024

 All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  This episode is sheep shearing day!!! Our small flock of Shetland sheep get shorn after a year and there are plenty of videos to share. Plus our shearer is kind enough to take the time to talk about why sheep seem to settle into shearing so well, special characteristics of Shetland sheep, blade shear...

Handspinning yarn woolen style, different sheep breeds wool, wool processing fiber club 15.02.2024

 All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.  In this episode we talk about processing the wool for fiber club including videos of skirting wool, picking and carding. I also share a video as I finish up handspinning woolen style a cotton/wool blend roving giving tips on spinning cotton along the way. There is also knitting talk as my Calliope mo...

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