The Sheepspot Podcast

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The Sheepspot Podcast episodes

February 26, 2021 Episode 78: Allyssa’s Spinning Journey
In this episode, Sasha chats with Sheepspotters’ Society member and biology graduate student Allyssa Kilanowski about her spinning journey.
31 min
February 19, 2021Episode 77: Sandy’s Spinning Journey
In this episode, Sasha talks with student and Sheepspotters’ Society member Sandy Silver about her spinning journey.

Mentioned in this episode:
Stripes, by Andrea Mowry
Carson Cooper’s beautiful spinning wheels. Carson’s studio was destroyed last year in the massive CZU Lightning Complex fires in the Santa Cruz mountains. Please click here if you can donate toward helping him rebuild.

The Sheepspotters’ Society

Swatch Mitts, by Clara Parkes
41 min
February 12, 2021Episode 76: Five Great Wools for New Spinners
In this episode, Sasha talks about five beginner-friendly wools that new spinners can use to build their spinning skills.

Mentioned in the episode:
The Sheepspot Podcast, Episodes 56 and 57 (My Spinning Story)
The Sheepspot Podcast, Episode 44 (Meet the Down Breeds)

Check out The Flock, our free online community for inquisitive handspinners!
18 min
February 05, 2021 Episode 75: Three Tips for Self-Taught Spinners
The audio podcast is back! In this episode Sasha talks about three tips to help self-taught spinners find community, get their questions answered, and make more yarns they love.

Plus: some catching up, a new freebie, and info about our free online community, The Flock.

Mentioned in the episode:

Sheepspot’s Journal of the Plague Year videos
The Sheepspot Podcast, video version
The Flock: Join us here!
Spinning classes on Craftsy
Spin-Off Magazine on Long Thread Media
16 min
April 10, 2020 Episode 74: I love you. How are you?
In this episode Sasha offers some resources for those of you wanting to make the most of this time to improve your spinning--as well as lots of love to those of you still working!
Mentioned in the episode:
I’m live on Instagram weekdays at 1
You can still #groomyourstash. Find all the resources here.
You can access all the spinning and weaving resources at Long Thread Media (formerly Interweave) and get a subscription to Spin-Off for $99 USD. Here’s my (affiliate) link: https://bit.ly/2yJcDdM.
The Sheepspotters’ Society will be open to new members from April 20-April 23, and we’ve retained January’s price of $29/month. Sign up here for more information and a reminder.
12 min
March 27, 2020 Episode 73: Is your Knitting Style Changing your Ply Twist?
In this episode, Sasha talks about how your knitting style affects your ply twist when you’re knitting with your handspun yarns.
Mentioned in the episode:
The Crafting With Compassion Podcast
Esther Rodgers, Expressive Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Sheepspot’s #groomyourstash Challenge
Follow Sasha on Instagram
The Stitch Sampler Shawl
Jillian Moreno, Picking and Grinning
Jillian Moreno, Yarn Detective: Twist And Knitting Style, Part 2
19 min
March 20, 2020 Episode 72: Handspun on a Simple Loom
In this episode, Sasha talks about a great way to use your handspun yarn stash and learn something new at the same time.
Mentioned in the episode:
Jane Patrick, The Weaver’s Idea Book
Jane Patrick, Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom (video download)
Liz Gipson, Weaving Made Easy: 17 Projects Using a Simple Loom
Esther Rodgers, Expressive Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom (video download)
Schacht Spindle Company’s Cricket Loom
Schacht Spindle Company’s Flip Loom
Sign up for the #groomyourstash challenge, March 30-April 3.
17 min
February 07, 2020 Episode 71: Fiber Has Two Jobs
In this episode, Sasha suggests a small shift in how you think about fiber that can really help your spinning.
Mentioned in the episode:
Episode 44: Meet the Down (And Down-like) Breeds
Episode 9: Breed Spotlight: Rambouillet
Episode 4: Woolen? Worsted?
Episode 15: All About Sampling
Episode 59: Sampling for a Project
11 min
January 24, 2020 Episode 70: Breed Spotlight—North Ronaldsay
In this episode, Sasha tells the amazing story of North Ronaldsay sheep, a story encompassing everything from boom to bust (in the potash industry) and from war to wool. Mostly, though, it’s the story of some very resilient sheep and the similarly resilient people with whom they share a tiny island in the North Sea.
Mentioned in the episode:
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust
A Yarn from North Ronaldsay
The Orkney Sheep Foundation, dedicated to “securing the future of the native seaweed-eating sheep on the foreshore of North Ronaldsay”
Orkney Sheep Foundation YouTube channel
Patterns for North Ronaldsay
17 min
January 17, 2020 Episode 69: Meet the Multi-coated Breeds
In this episode, Sasha talks about breeds of sheep that produce wonderfully useful and complex fleeces: the multi-coated breeds.
Mentioned in the episode:
Episode 18, on washing fleece
23 min

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