This week on Knit A Spell, I’m joined by the extraordinary Daniela Simina—author, teacher, folk magic practitioner, and lifelong fiber witch. 🧶🌿

Together, we explore the ancestral wisdom of yarn magic, how fiber arts can be used in devotional and energetic work, and why spinning, knitting, and even blocking your knitting projects can be powerful magical acts.

Daniela shares her personal story of growing up in Romania with a grandmother who was both a medicine woman and fairy seer, and how those teachings shaped her path through loss, skepticism, healing, and spiritual rediscovery. This episode is a heartfelt dive into generational knowledge, spiritual resistance, and the resurgence of magical making.

🪡 In this episode:
✨ Why spinning and color choices hold deep magical potential
🌿 How Daniela uses herbs, oils, and intention during blocking
🧵 Magical ways to work with yarn—even if you don’t spin
🔮 Protection magic you can literally stitch into your garments
🌕 Her grandmother’s fairy-seeing practices and Romania’s sacred folklore
📖 And yes… she might be writing a fiber magic book 👀

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🔗 Follow & connect with Daniela Simina:
📚 Author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielasiminaauthor
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielasimina1
📝 Blog: Whispers in the Twilight
🌐 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielasimina.bsky.social
📚 Books available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and major retailers – including Fairy Herbs for Fairy Magic

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