Yarnspinners Tales's Podcast

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

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 you don't, you can just wait for the next podcast.

Happy spinning!

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.

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.

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 don't you can just wait for the next podcast.

Happy spinning!

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 to Selling Paula Simmon
• Spinning Designer Yarns Diane Varney
• Creative Spinning Alison Daykin and Jane Deane
• The Intentional Spinner Judith McKenzie Mccuin
• Spinners Book Of Yarn Designs Sarah Anderson
• Spin Off Summer 1991 The Ideal Yarn Blocker Susan Gonzalez
• Spin Off Summer 2007 Wet Finishes for Yarn Judith McKenzie Mccuin

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.

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!

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.

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.