Wool n' Spinning Radio

Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome to a new month and a new fibre! We have never explored Pygora together and this is the month to do that! What fun! Direct YouTube Link here . Autumn has been working with Pygora for a while now and came to it organically as she was looking for cashmere fibre locally. Thank you for spending some time with me on the podcast today, Autumn! I truly appreciate your time an...

Dear Spinning Circle, This month, we have a very special episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio with my friend and shepardess extradinaire, Rebecca Lamperd. Remember that the Radio show is most often available as video so click the link below! Direct YouTube Link here . To find her website, please have a look here .  Rebecca is also a member of the Slack community, so please take a moment to say hello...

Dear Spinning Circle, Direct YouTube link here .  This month on Wool n' Spinning Radio, Katrina is joining me again for our introduction to Breed & Colour, as well as the breed reveal -- which I am SO EXCITED about!  For FAQs, please check the #breed-and-colour-faq channel on Slack. Katrina will be watching that channel. Ordering will be on Monday, July 12th @ 9am PDT . There will be a password to...

Dear Spinning Circle, Direct YouTube link here .  This month, we are chatting with Katrina of Crafty Jaks Boutique - our colour creator and dyer behind our bi-annual Breed & Colour Studies. As many of you know, we chat about the studies at the beginning and end to ground the colours, breed and more. It's good to connect with Katrina, hear her story about the study since her unique perspective is u...

Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome to Heidi Lucey of Mad Caper Farms onto Wool n' Spinning Radio! I've known Heidi through Slack and Ravelry for a while now and her family runs their farm with Cheviots about 2-3 hrs from myself! While on the other side of the border in Washington, we share many things in common from weather to rain to sunny, happy summers. I hope you enjoy our conversation! YouTube Dir...

Dear Spinning Circle, Thank you for joining us this month! I am so pleased to be chatting with Erica this month about weaving with handspun yarns.  Direct YouTube Link here .  Erica can be found on the Slack channel as @jahanara and Instagram as @weavemage She also has a podcast, called Fiber at the Speed of Life .  Erica shares some of her learnings about weaving with handspun, sampling and organ...

Dear Spinning Circle, Thank you for joining me this month with Greta Lyn! She is an active member of our community and can be found in the Ravelry group and Slack as @ thewarmestrows -- as in the knitting rows of our garments (genius!). Please say hi to her as you get to know her on this fibery path to wonderful handspun! If you would like to watch the interview, versus listening (or both), you ca...

Dear Spinning Circle, For those wishing to watch instead of listen, the Direct YouTube link here . I have a real treat for you this month with Rebecca (@rebbiejaye) and Alide joining me on this episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio! They were able to join me to chat about harvesting and spinning Qiviut, some thoughts about Arctic life and Alide's experiences with Qivuit.  It was a lovely way to pass a...

Dear Spinning Circle, Direct YouTube link here .  Those who are active on the Slack channel or Queries & Explorations will know Liz well -- she is the owner and operator of Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks in Vermont! She has an aamzing story that I hope you enjoy hearing! To get in touch with Liz or to find out more about the mill, the produces she carries and more, check it out here .  She is @kingdo...

Dear Spinning Circle, Direct YouTube link here .  This month, I had the immense pleasure of sitting down and chatting with active community member, Kelly of Kelly G. Knits, in Edmonton, Canada. Kelly is a very active member of our community. She is always lifting others up with encouragement, knowledge and kindness.  You can find Kelly on social in the following places: Her Ravelry profile (go fri...

Dear Spinning Circle, Direct YouTube link here .  I have a real treat for you! Marce, Grace & Mina kindly joined me on Zoom to record a (very long) conversation about all things #flufftostuff2021 ! If you haven't heard about this really fun year-long make-along, please watch or listen on!  To find out more about these amazing ladies, please check out their respective YouTube channels and give them...

Dear Spinning Circle, This month, I have a really special guest to share with you! Sasha joined me to talk about The Flock, Spinning School and Breed Studies, and much more.  This month's podcast episode is also available in video format for those wanting to watch the episode! That is available here .  Thank you to Sasha for joining me - it was a pleasure to chat! For more from Sasha, please visit...

Dear Spinning Circle, Katrina and I were able to connect and discuss the newest Breed & Colour Study! I am excited to announce that we will be spinning Shetland this time round. We will also be studying natural shades, as well as an interesting mix of colour - including yellows, peach and oranges, against black and blue.  The natural shades for the bases include creamy-white, warm oatmeal grey and...

Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome! I had an opportunity to sit down at the end of November 2020 to chat with Megan and Rebecca to discuss their study of 51 Yarns over the past 2 years! Group A started their study in January 2019 and worked through the book over 24 months. It was a marathon of yarns but amazing as well! Group B is continuing their study for one more year and will be finishing in Decemb...

Dear Spinning Circle, Note: This episode has been updated to include a ~15 minute conversation - please check it out and listen from ~27 minutes in! Can you believe that we are at the end of another Breed & Colour Study?!  We started Breed & Colour Study in July 2016. The evolution of the study has grown and changed over the years but the overall goals are the same - learn, study, reflect and grow...

Dear Spinning Circle, Rebecca (@rebbiejaye) and I were able to connect back at the end of August. As always, I so enjoyed our time together and we inevitably got talking about luxury fibres. Rebecca lives in a part of the world where coming across qivuit is not rare and we chatted about making some luxury blends from the amazing fibre.  This marks the beginning of our How I Spin study on Luxury Fi...

Dear Spinning Circle, This month on Wool n' Spinning Radio, Marce (@heybrownberry) and I sat down to have a knit and a chat! Marce is enthusiastic, kind, creative and mindful. It is a pleasure to chat with her, hear about her projects and listen to some of her ideas about the greater making community. I hope you enjoy our conversation.  As with previous months, Wool n' Spinning Radio is also avail...

Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome to another month of Wool n' Spinning Radio!  This month, the episode is available on video and audio! For the videocast this month, please head here . Direct YouTube Link here .  Catherine and I talk about lots of things. Here are some of the links and the ways to get in touch with Catherine: Small Bird Workshop on Etsy here Small Bird Workshop website here Small Bird...

Dear Spinning Circle, Thank you for tuning into Wool n' Spinning Radio this month! I am pleased to welcome my friend, Leah Churchley, to the podcast. I have worked with Leah on the video editing for SweetGeorgia Yarns for my classes but have known Leah for longer. She has a very interesting story to tell in relation to her making and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Please share in the comments...

Dear Spinning Circle, This month I was able to catch up with Lauraline, a new spinner who's made an amazing jump in spinning skill due to some really useful tips that helped her make quick progress. She shares what she's done and her reflections in this episode - I hope you find it helpful! Be sure to reach out to her and let her know also! Find Lauraline on IG & Ravelry as @ LauTricote Slack ID @...

Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome to August 2020! Eve & Katrina and I were able to get on a call together and chat about how we find time to restore and relax. The conversation takes a meandering path and I hope you enjoy our thoughtful conversation. Some links to things we chat about: CBC Radio - The Current "Gen X Mid-Life Crisis Women" here Disabled Makers in Instagram here Patreon Link here Thank...

The Sarah Dippity Skirt recipe on Ravelry here . Links for Wheel Specific Groups on Ravelry: Kromski Schacht Lendrum Majacraft Ashford & Ashford e-Spinners I hope you enjoy our conversation - it was a pleasure to spend the time with Megan and hear about her making, projects & reflections! Patreon Link here Until next time, Rachel   If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, wel...

Dear Spinning Circle, I am so excited to finally announce our latest Breed & Colour Study for us to explore together! This time round, we are looking at carded fibre, which we always do in the second half of the year. Our breed this time? Charollais!  Charollais originate in eastern central France and their fleece usually weighs between 2 and 2.5 kg (4.4 and 5.5 lb) and has a staple length of 4 to...

Dear Spinning Circle, I wanted to publish a thank you episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio because today is my birthday and since it has been such a whirlwind year for many, many people, I thought a wonderful way to share my gratitude would be to release an episode! We will also be Live Streaming later today so I look forward to "seeing" everyone then! This BONUS episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio is...

 Dear Spinning Circle,  Gratitude quote: At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has a cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. - Albert Schweitzer - Some of the links that Katrina and I talked about: Crafty Jaks Giving Back here Katrina's colourway, Ann-mazing Nebula here Made with Love Along thread here...