I forgot to hit publish! Sorry about that. So here it is on June 2nd. The promised podcast is below this one on the webpage. This is a short podcast that I will release on the first of every month. It has all the information about how to find specific episdoes, where to contact me and how to get your very own Spinners' Journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided I would put all this information...
Jun 02, 2014•11 min
The Greencastle Fiber Event is held every April, second weekend. I went this year and this podcast talks about what I saw. I promised many links, here they are: General vendor listing Ohio Valley Fibers Little Barn fiber (website seems unattended right now) Sistermaide Susan's Fiber shop A description of the Ashford blending board Super Glide picke r Sheep Street Fibers The Woolery The Fiber Closet Fiber Optics Cascade Farms Lace Maker The Bedford College of Lace Making Stephen Bowman Music is f...
Jun 02, 2014•52 min
This is a 10 minute podcast that I will release on the first of every month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me and how to get your very own Spinners' Journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in this podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, just listen in. If yo...
May 01, 2014•9 min
Alpaca comes in many lovely natural colors, but also does very well in the dye pot. I talk about two ways that I dyed some alpaca fiber with acid dyes in this podcast. If you would like a good source for dyeing alpaca with natural dyes, check out www.jennydean.co.uk I will have pictures of the dyed alpaca on my blog Music in today's podcast is from Musicalley with spring color theme. The interlude music was TPIA Spring Colors and the ending song was Hint of Dawn by Kendra Springer....
Apr 25, 2014•46 min
All the information about the podcast, where to find episodes and what they are about as well as other facts you would like to know from the podcasts.
Apr 01, 2014•9 min
I review the last two breeds from the sampler purchased from Hilltopcloud etsy store. The breeds are Manx Loaghtan and Hill Radnor. To see more pictures of this fiber and yarn go to my blog . Music for the show continues the snow theme used during this series, in honor of the Winter Ravellenic event. Today's song is from Music Alley and is by Emile Menasche. It is call Watercolor Winter....
Mar 16, 2014•40 min
This is a ten minute podcast that I will release on the first of each month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me and how to get your very own spinners' journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in the YST podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, just listen in. If...
Mar 02, 2014•9 min
Still spinning as part of the Ravellenic2014 event but I took a break and did a few different yarns. I also talk about putting a new drive band on your spinning wheel. Music is from Music Alley and today's song Winter Empire is by Dan-O A mention of a previous podcast in this one is referring to Episode 73 , when I interviewed some fiber folk. Photos can be found on my blog...
Feb 23, 2014•32 min
The review of British rare breeds continues with one of the current rarest beeds, the Portland. I focus some on worsted and woolen spinning with this sample. To understand better just how your spinning wheel works, try listening to episode 19 How does that wheel work. Music is from Music Alley and today's song, Winter is by Sara Spade . Photos for this fiber can be seen on my blog...
Feb 18, 2014•37 min
The reviews of the British Rare breed sheep continues in this episode. The fiber came from Hilltopcloud.uk.com Music is from Musicalley and todays song called Winter is by Jakki Jelene Photos of the yarn can be found on my blog...
Feb 15, 2014•27 min
This is the first of several episodes that will be reviewing British rare breed fleeces. I am doing this project during the Ravellenics. This episode covers the Norfolk Horn breed. Music is from Music Alley and in by Jon Schmidt , a powerful paino piece called Winter Wind. The website I mentioned for sheep breed info is sheep101.info...
Feb 11, 2014•26 min
This is a 10 minute podcast that I will release on the first of every month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me, and how to get your very own spinner' journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in this podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, just listen in. If yo...
Feb 01, 2014•9 min
Adventures with alpaca continue in this podcast as I talk about combing and carding alpaca and then spinning it. Music is from Music Alley with today's song by Tim Oneal , called January.
Jan 31, 2014•27 min
A new year brings a new fiber experiment, alpaca fiber washed in a washing machine. This episode tells all about that, and my fiber new year's resolutions in a YST while I spin. Music is from Music Alley and includes a bit from Atomsplit with the Resolutions six feet long song, and the closing song from J.E.L.L.i with a not so traditional version of Auld Lang Syne. My theme song is provided by Jon Caspi . Photos for this episode can be found on my blog....
Jan 11, 2014•42 min
This is a 10 minute podcast that I will release on the first of every month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me and how to get your very own Spinners' Journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in this podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, it is here. If you do...
Jan 01, 2014•9 min
From the ways to make a skein to the why and how of washing it, this podcast is all about finishing your hand spun yarn. Music is by Mano Reza and is called The Time Needed to Finish. It is found on Musicalley . I reference many books for the research I did for the podcast. The list is verbal on the podcast, here is a written list: Big Book of Handspinning Alden Amos Joy of Spinning Carol Kroll Spinning Merino and Super Fine Wools Margaret Stove Handspinning Eliza Leadbeater Handspinners Guide t...
Oct 20, 2013•1 hr 18 min
Sweaters by Hand Designs for Spinners and Knitters by Helene Rush and Rachael Emmons is the subject of todays book review podcast. Music is from Music Alley , a timeless classic by Dust Rhinos , Wild Mountain Thyme.
Sep 09, 2013•47 min
Week three and the final week of the TdF found me washing more fleece, and finally spinning some yarn. Photos will be on my blog. Music is from Music Alley Interlude music is Someday by Stan Williams . Closing song is Waiting for Someday by Lee Alexander The Spinners Journal , is the book I created to help you keep track of all of your spinning projects. Check it out!...
Jul 30, 2013•1 hr 13 min
Homelife, work, travel, but still spinning! Music is from Music Alley . The song is Day by Day and is composed and performed by Vitor Cunha.
Jul 19, 2013•25 min
A quick update of my fiber persuits during days six through nine of the Tour de Fleece. Todays's music interlude is Five More Minutes by Brandon Wolfe and can be found on Music Alley . I couldn't resist the title. After all knitters are always saying, let me just finish this row, but we spinners' really can't get away with 'let me finish this bobbin'. So....Five Minutes More....
Jul 09, 2013•25 min
The real challenge came along with Monday, combining these TdF goals along with the day job! Today's music is Wheels by inglas and can be found on Music Alley .
Jul 06, 2013•27 min
We're off and spinning fiber into yarn as the cyclist tour France. I have set daily goals and hope to release reports periodically during the TdF. Music today is Mountains by Katy Pfaffl and can be found on MusicAlley .
Jul 02, 2013•34 min
Once again Team YST is planning to spin every day of the Tour de France for Ravelry's Tour de fleece. Come join all the fun and cheerleading and inspirations. I talk about the decision to do lots of fiber processing for this year's challenge. Just a hint, there's lots of Shetland! Music in todays podcast is by Dan Montgomery and is called Spinning My Wheels, appropiate! It can be found on Music Alley . You can find me on Twitter here which will give the links to the audioboos I will try and publ...
Jun 25, 2013•56 min
We'd all love as many of you listeners to come and join us on Ravelry for the annual Tour de Fleece June 29th through July 21st. Team Yarnspinnerstales can be found at the Tour de Fleece group under the wild card team thread, or search the groups for Team Yarnspinnerstales and you should find it. See you there!
Jun 07, 2013•4 min
Not all of my experiments with spinning work, and in the first part of this podcast I talk about my recent attempt and non success making a yarn. The review is for the book The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs by Sarah Anderson. Music in today's podcast can be found on Music Alley The interlude is from Spin Win It by Ex Norwegian . The closing song Learning to Balance is by Daniel McCormick ....
May 31, 2013•48 min
A follow up on the skein plied with commercial yarns. I split each type and washed one half in order to compare and see if it made any significant difference in the yarns. The second part of the podcast is a ramble about what I learned about myself as a spinner, as I prepared a fiber swap box for a swap partner. Music is from Music Alley . The theme song is by Jon Caspi and the First Gun . An interlude around the word twist included music by Filip Marian and M C Robin . A second interlude was Fa...
Apr 26, 2013•53 min
The why and hows of plying your handspun singles with commercial yarns. Music is from Music Alley and includes an interlude called Yarn by Cyrusfx and the closing song Mistreating Yarn Blues by Jacob Haller. Photos of the yarns can be found here on my blog....
Mar 16, 2013•1 hr 9 min
This podcast episode is another review of a spinners' exchange. This time the challenge was to spin as fine a thread, fondly known as froghair spinning. In the podcast I review what the spinners and myself learned with this challenge. Music is from Music Alley and has the theme 'thread'. The interlude is Hyperthread by Podcast Troubadour . The closing song is Threads of Time by Jennifer Avalon....
Feb 04, 2013•51 min
Today's podcast reviews a time when a dozen different spinners all decided to spin angora and share their samples with each other. Music is from Music Alley and is very nicely named All Things Rabbit by Michael Bellar .
Jan 27, 2013•45 min
Goodbye 2012! It was a good year for spinning projects and other things in my life. This short podcast talks about how I look at the new year. Music is from Music Alley provided by various musicians who willing share their music with podcasters. In return, I hope you give them your support, if you like their music. Theme song: Spin-A song for all children by Jon Caspi Interlude: A Fresh Start by The Havenots First ending song: It's a New Years Day by Denise Moser on the Cyber PR Label Second clo...
Dec 31, 2012•35 min
