Wool n' Spinning Radio

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 access the link closer to for patrons with DISCOUNT and after the first hour, the listing will be open for all but no discount. Patreon Link hereSuper exciting! Welcome to those who are new to Breed & Colour Study! Warmly,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 unlike ours in the community and hear about the process!Thank you to those who participated in the study this time round, regardless of whether you ordered or not - it is wonderful to see these studies grow!Patreon Link hereInformation for our next study on carded fibre in coming in early July 2021. Please stay tuned!Until next time,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 Direct Link here.You can find Heidi in the following places:Instagram: @MadCaperFarmsFacebook: @MadCaperFarmsRavelry: @MadCaperSlack: @MadCaperMore on Fiber Fusion herePatreon Link hereUntil next time,Happy Spinning!Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 @weavemageShe also has a podcast, called Fiber at the Speed of Life. Erica shares some of her learnings about weaving with handspun, sampling and organizing. We will be getting together to run you through some tutorials about weavolution.com (Patreon here) and organizing your yarns on there - stay tuned! Sarah Lamb's video here. Spin to Weave book here. In the meantime, please post any questions below you have that we can address next time we chat! Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Happy Spinning!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 can find our chat on YouTube here. Patreon Link hereThank you for watching and thank you to Greta Lyn for chatting with me after her full morning, weaving! Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 an evening and I want to say a special thank you to both of them for allowing me the time and space so that I could release this episode to you! If you choose to watch this month, Alide shares an actual Muskox hide with us and shows how she combs out the downy undercoat to be able to harvest the qiviut fibres. Enjoy listening and/or watching! Patreon Link hereHappy Spinning your luxury fibres this month!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 @kingdom_fleece_and_fiberworks on the Slack channel - say hello!Patreon Link hereThank you again to Liz for the time to record and chat!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 friend her!) is here and her designs are here.Instagram is here. Say hello on Slack - she is simply @kellyPatreon Link hereThank you again Kelly for joining me this month to chat - it was a lovely way to spend a morning!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 a follow:Mina of The Knitting Expat PodcastGrace of Babbles Traveling Yarns Podcast Marce of Hey BrownBerry Knitting PodcastThank you all for joining me and taking the time to chat! The Linktree of all the links for Fluff to Stuff is here. Enjoy this conversation - and I hope you will follow along with their journies, maybe participating yourself! I will be a guest on their Monthly Zoom Meetings in September so if you're interested in attending, be sure to buy a ticket & mark the date on your calendar when it is available. Links in the Tree! Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 sheepspot.com!Patreon Link hereWarmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 moorit. All are interesting in their own way, changing the handle of the colours. How will you spin yours?!As always, I'm excited to be starting another study. Purchasing fibre is not necessary -- anyone can join us! Katrina and I just provide the option for you! You can source your own and dye it yourself ... the sky's the limit!Patreon Link hereWarmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 December 2021. Thank you for your continued participation in this marathon study! This month's conversation is available as both an audio pocast AND videocast - the link for the videocast is here. Enjoy!Direct YouTube Link here.Patreon Link hereUntil next month,Happy Spinning! I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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! This study was challenging for a few reasons: 1. Staples are short (1.5 - 2.5 inches),2. Might be many second cuts since these are not sheep kept for fleece (shearing is utilitarian - it's a means to an ends - ie. get the fleece off), and3. Matte, lack-lustre striking of the dye on this wool leaving almost chalk-like colourIt's actually too bad that these sheep are mainly meat-centric because, although the fleece is short stapled, in a woollen preparation with woollen-style spinning, it is a finer wool and spins easily. It is fine to medium in quality but I think it has tremendous potential and certainly pushes us out of our often limited focus on certain wools. This is where and how we grow as spinners -- to spin other breeds and fibres! To learn about my study on the Charollais, please check out these links:How I Spin Transcript - Part IHow I Spin Vlog - Part IHow I Spin Transcript - Part IIHow I Spin Vlog - Part IIHow I Spin Transcript & Vlog - Part III (bonus content, public links)Community ParticipationSherri's finished yarn hereMegan's pillowcases hereMaggie's waffle shawl hereReferencesEkarius, C. & Robson, D. (2011). The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. Storey Publishing: North Adams, MA. I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 Fibres for the next number of months - I'm not sure how long we will remain in this place of studying 'luxury' but I hope you will comment below about what constitutes a luxury to you.Thank you for listening!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 available in video format. Please check it out here. If you would be interested in joining me on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out! All photos featured in the videocast & thumbnail are copyright Marceline Smith 2020.Some of the things we talked about:Tarheelbilly Farm's website here (American Tunis)Cat & Sparrow Fibers hereJohn Arbon Textiles hereAnkestrick JUist 2.0 Sweater hereShave 'em to Save 'em - rarewool.orgPatreon Link hereUntil next time,Happy Spinning! I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 hereSmall Bird Workshop website hereSmall Bird Workshop Instagram herePatreon Link hereUntil next time,Happy Spinning! I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 your thoughts about chronic illness & making - I am curious about your journey. If you'd like a chance to tell your story, please reach out: rachel @ welfordpurls [dot] com.To watch the video production of this month's Wool n' Spinning Radio episode, please check it out here. Direct YouTube Link here. To follow Leah's journey (and her cats), you can find her on Instagram @thecraftycolonPatreon Link hereUntil next time,Happy Spinning & Making! I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 @LauTricoteSlack ID @LauralinePatreon Link hereUntil next time - happy sample spinning!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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" hereDisabled Makers in Instagram herePatreon Link hereThank you for joining us this month!Until next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

The Sarah Dippity Skirt recipe on Ravelry here.Links for Wheel Specific Groups on Ravelry:KromskiSchachtLendrumMajacraftAshford & Ashford e-SpinnersI hope you enjoy our conversation - it was a pleasure to spend the time with Megan and hear about her making, projects & reflections!Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in). The wool is medium grade and measures 56 to 60 on the Bradford count, with a diameter of 29 to 30.5 microns. Dates to note: July 15th @ 9am PDTLinks for the Patreon post with purchasing links coming soon!Patreon Link hereWe hope you are as excited as we are to start this next study and get into our next exploration together!Warmly,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 a little supplement of the conversation that we had in the Queries &Explorations group session in May 2020. We chatted about many different things during the time together. I thought this part of the session would be particularly helpful for those who are working to improve their spinning and learning to push the boundaries of the yarns they've been spinning.Let me know how your experiments go!Patreon Link hereHappy Spinning,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

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 hereKatrina's colourway, Ann-mazing Nebula hereMade with Love Along thread hereI hope you enjoy the show!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,Thank you for joining us this month! I have the absolute pleasure of introducing you to Diane, @kniterested on Slack, this month. I am so pleased to share this chat with you - Diane is a very gentle, kind soul who has made our community infinitely richer for her contributions. I hope you enjoy our conversation - it was such a pleasure to learn more about her & their life in rural Oregon!Shave 'em to Save 'em link here.Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,Please note, there is a couple of times when Zoom dropped our call and there are pauses - I'm sorry! I think it only happens twice!This month's Wool n' Spinning Radio is a conversation with my friend, Becca (@bethy40), of our Patreon community! Becca is a thoughtful, reflective person who loves all things spindle spinning. I remember when she joined the community and said she'd probably never own a wheel -- but she's the proud owner of a Schacht Flatiron and again, spins beautiful yarns on all of her tools.I hope you enjoy our conversation about how the global social distancing is affecting everyone - their community in particular. Please share your thoughts in the comments about your own coping at this time! First Wool n' Spinning Radio episode with Becca here.Patreon link hereI hope you enjoy the show!Warmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,While Rebecca was here and visiting, we were able to record an episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio to reflect upon the time that she spent here with me! We sat quietly and spoke about the event cancellation, some of our activities and thoughts about the week overall. We are quite quiet during our chat, reserved and both deep in thought about our own reflections. Throughout our conversation, we were spinning on my wheels: The Majacraft and Lendrum so you will hear them starting and stopping in the background. Also, the kids were playing outside, coming and going from the house and you will hear them in the background a few times. Real life! I hope you don't mind!Thank you for tuning into this quiet, thoughtful episode. We are experiencing a difficult time as a global community and as our community weathers this, please know that you are welcome on the Slack channel (Spinning Circle tier) to check in with one another, we've had an additional Live Stream and podcast release, and there will be more upcoming. Our Made with Love - ALONG had begun - for more, please check out Rebecca's blog post and our post on the Ravelry group. Westcoast Colour website (Lynne Anderson)Crafty Jaks Boutique website (Katrina Stewart)Kelly G. Knits Ravelry Store & A Sign of Spring (Crafty Jaks' Shawl Sample)Rebecca's contact information: @rebbiejaye (Revelry, Slack) - OsbornFiber.com & A Preist Crafts PodcastPatreon Link hereStay healthy, enjoy your making & I hope you are connecting through alternative means with family and friends,Rachel & Rebecca I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,This month on Wool n' Spinning Radio, Katrina and Sera sat down with me to chat about their experiences this time round of the Breed & Colour Study we are just winding down and completing. What fun to chat with both about their process, inspiration and thoughts for the future. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!Thank you also to Sera, @Sera on Slack and @SeraSonja on Ravelry, for taking the time to chat with us - it was an absolute pleasure!Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,This month's bonus episode is brought to you by our Attentive Spinner tier here on Patreon. These amazing people have an opportunity to come on Wool n' Spinning Radio, sharing some of their story with us, and building friendships across the globe. Pretty cool!This month, Erica (@Jahanara on Slack) and Eve (@ollycob) joined me for a Word Prompt episode. We've recorded these in the past but for those new to these episodes, I use a random word generator to spark our discussion. This month, we got 'reflect' which is pretty great for this time of year!There were some sound issues with there is a truck-type sound every so often. I was also very soft in the recorded audio. Mike and I fixed this as much as possible but I appreciate your understanding - sometimes these things happen!If you are part of the Attentive Spinner tier, please watch for more Doodles to be posted in February with opportunities to record episodes of Wool n' Spinning Radio with me!Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Happy Spinning! I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,Welcome to a new episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio! This month, Katrina and I get on the phone and chat about the push and pull of wanting to hibernate at this time of year versus getting after our goals. We discuss this tug, as well as some goal setting that Katrina has been working on lately. Lululemon 10-year Worksheets herePatreon Link hereI hope you enjoy our conversation!Until next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Happy New Year, Spinning Circle!As we welcome the new year, Katrina and I sat down to continue our conversation from last month about reflecting on where we've been and where we are going. In a totally organic way, we began discussing how we cultivate happiness and contentedness in this world that we live in. We chat about finding our tribe and fostering face-to-face interactions after connecting online.One of the milestones we are working on within our community is meeting in person, through retreats around the world. To make these things happen, please spread the work and get our 'people' on board to join the community. As we build a thriving community, we have the opportunity to grow, learn and inspire one another! Here's to learning together, gathering in friendship & sharing our passion - Enjoy the episode!Please remember to fill out the Doodle calendar so that you can get on Wool n' Spinning Radio and have your voice heard! Follow the links here. This is a special invitation to those Attentive Spinners in this tier. Want to be a regular participant on Wool n' Spinning Radio? All you have to do is join - scroll down and look at the Attentive Spinner tier!Patreon Link hereAs well, Candy is our winner from last month -- I will be connecting with you Candy to get your mailing address and sending you some fibre!Warmly,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle ~This month, I was so pleased to be able to get on the phone with Sarah of Sarah Elizabeth Fibre Works from Rossland, BC. Sarah is increbibly passionate about her business, building it and loving it, as well as her making and role as a parent. I really enjoyed listening to her ideas, thoughts and reflections. She's a pleasure to chat with and I hope you enjoy our conversation!To find more about Sarah, please check out her website here and her Instagram feed here.Music used as part of the Creative Commons Licensing; Scott Holmes, "Storybook" Patreon Link hereThank you for listening!Happy Spinning!Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,This month, Katrina and I take a deep dive into looking back on the year, as well as looking forward. We chat about what it means to look after ourselves and fill our own buckets so that we can fill others, as well as how we see our making unfolding in the new year. Katrina has a very specific goal she wants to fulfill, which she shares and I wish her all the best as she embarks on this next step in her personal making! It will be so exciting to see her learn, grow and achieve new things!In the introduction to the podcast, I announce a prompt for this episode so please take a moment to comment below - it will be a pleasure to see what you are all hoping to achieve as well!Music used as part of the Creative Commons Licensing; Scott Holmes, "Storybook" Patreon Link hereAs always, happy spinning,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,This month we have a special episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio! There have been several requests to bring back Word Prompt episodes on the podcast so I decided to delve back in to these awesome episodes with Becca and Kelly this month. We used a random word generator and were lucky enough to get the word, "favour". For those who have listened to these episodes before, you will remember that we allow the conversation to go wherever it goes -- I hope you enjoy following along with us! Becca can be found on Ravelry as Bethy40 and Instagram as twistanddrawKelly can be found on Ravelry as tomatl and Instagram as DominionFleeceDon't hesitate to say hello to both!! Thank you to both for spending the time with me -- I appreciate your time and energy!Music used as part of the Creative Commons Licensing; Scott Holmes, "Storybook"Thank you so much for joining us this month! Please share you ideas in the comments below around getting together, spending time face-to-face and continuing to grow this community!Patreon Link hereUntil next month,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,Welcome! This month on Wool n' Spinning Radio, Katrina and I chat about our most recent festival that was hosted here in Vancouver, BC, namely Knit City. It is a large knit-centric event that many of us look forward to throughout the year. This year, Rachel was able to attend as a patron and she reflects on that experience, while Katrina was vending and she shares how the weekend unfolded for her. Together, we reflect on what festivals are for, the marathon of the weekend and general thoughts about community. For last months episode on video, please have a look here. Patreon Link hereAs always, we look forward to hearing your reflections and thoughts. Please comment below on what struck you as you listened!Until next month,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,Welcome to another bonus episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio! I was going to hold this episode back for November or December but I just felt so inspired by Emonie's enthusiasm and process that I couldn't not share this episode with you sooner! Her joy for the fibre arts is infectious and I hope you learn as much as I did -- as well as want to get onto your wheel or loom ASAP after listening! Thank you to Emonie for taking the time to chat - I really appreciate everyone's time when they spend it with me.If you want to follow Emonie on social media, please check out her Instagram, Ravelry and blog. Enjoy this bonus episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio and don't forget to tell your friends about the audio podcast that they will have access to once they pledge on Patreon to Wool n' Spinning!Patreon Link hereUntil next time, Get spinning and weaving with those textured yarns!Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle,This month, Katrina and I decided to mix things up for you and I am so pleased with the results - so much in fact, that I am excited to share this with our entire Patreon community a little bit early! Katrina and I got together to record our regular Wool n' Spinning Radio episode and I surprised her by asking if she'd be willing to 'sit under the lights' with the camera on. She is such a good sport and said, yes. If you would prefer to watch the episode, rather than listen, please head over to this post instead! And please, let us know what you think!As many of you know, we are launching our next study this month. Please stay tuned for links in a separate post for everyone. For a reflection of our previous studies, please head here to the blog. For those new to breed and colour studies, it really is an opportunity for you to push yourself outside your comfort zone. There has been an incredible diversity in participation and that was what I had hoped for when we started out with Breed & Colour Studies because everyone’s wants and needs are different. Katrina and I can offer one avenue, while the remainder of the study is a series of Choose You Own Adventure-type choices: How you want to spin your fibre, manage the colour in you fibre, or what you’d like to learn from that particular study. Those are questions only you are able to answer and therein lies the interest of a study like these. I hope you enjoy listening/watching this month's episode! Let us know what you think of the alternate format!Patreon Link hereHappy Spinning,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Thank you for joining us this month as Becca, Katrina and I reflect on this most recent Breed & Colour Study. We studied Dorset Horn and I personally loved this spin, as I reflected upon in both the How I Spin Vlogs and PDFs throughout the past few months. Becca chose to spin her Dorset in 3-ply yarns, which can be seen here. They are beautiful. And the inspiration photo is shown above that was submitted by Charlette (@carlotta). Thank you both and to everyone who participated in this study!Please comment below about your personal experiences with Breed & Colour Studies and how these studies have changed your own spinning or purchasing habits. I'm very curious about this, which came up in our conversation. Patreon Link hereAs always, happy spinning!Rachel, Katrina & Becca I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle - Thank you for listening in to Wool n' Spinning Radio this month! I am really excited about this episode because we are being joined by Erica Jones of Weavolution. Erica has been instrumental in my own new weaving journey, offering knowledge and kindness throughout my early learning process. We first got talking when she helped me understand the differences between 'harness' and 'shaft' looms, how to refer to them and got me really thinking about weaving in general. On this episode, we talk about weaving with our handspun and Erica helps to dispel some myths that have become common in weaving today. We talk about rigid heddle weaving and why one might move to a table or floor loom. We discuss some of the differences between commercial weaving yarns and handspun - at one point, we get into quite a technical conversation about sett. If you aren't sure what we mean, please know we will be having more of these conversations in coming months in the community.Erica mentions the resource that is Sara Lamb's blog and website, which can be found here. Erica can be found in the following places:Podcast: Fiber at the Speed of LifeInstagram & Ravelry: weavemageWeavolution as jahanaraThank you for listening! Enjoy the episode.Patreon Link here I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Thank you for joining Katrina and I in the second part of our discussion that started last month while we were signing books. We had begun to move into a conversation about discomfort in our making. We thought we'd keep the microphone on (which was my phone so that sound quality is not what it normally is), continue talking and share it with you! It is not an easy conversation sometimes and we get pretty deep and personal about some of the things we've been thinking about in our making, as well as our lives in general. I hope you enjoy this conversation and next month, I'll be welcoming a very special guest onto the show! Can't wait!Patreon Link hereUntil then, happy spinning!Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

This month, we have some really exciting news: The books are finished, printed and ready to be shipped! We talked about doing a Live Stream while we were signing the books but logistically, it just wasn't going to work. Instead, we bring you along for a stream-of-consciousness episode that we recorded on the last day of April (yesterday for some of you) while we signed and packaged the books. There's no real topic of conversation but we share a lot about how the last couple of weeks unfolded, explain some of the delays in getting the book out, and discuss the mental and emotional toll of working on a project of this size. I hope you enjoy the slightly hap-hazard episode and know that from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for you support and enthusiasm about this project!Patreon Link hereWarmly,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle ~This month, Katrina and I got on the phone to discuss the newest Breed & Colour Study - full disclosure: I am really excited about this one!! These are totally my colours! Patreon Link hereWarmly,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Dear Spinning Circle ~BIG NEWS! I am so pleased to be writing this post and welcoming you to another episode of Wool n' Spinning Radio because we have finished the book!If you have't heard, Katrina and I have been working on a book in the background for the past couple of years. We have sent it to the publisher and have the proof-in-hand. If you are local, we will have it at Fibres West with us!In order to order the copies and ensure an adequate number of copies for everyone, we will begin taking pre-orders THIS WEEKEND. We appreciate your support and help in getting this into print. To order your copy, please link over here anytime after Friday, March 22nd @ 9am PST. The books in this pre-order will be signed by both Katrina and myself. We will be ordering on Monday, March 25th so please ensure you order sometime over the weekend to ensure you are part of this run! E-Books will be available as well - that is in progress at the moment so if you prefer paperless, please stay tuned over the next couple of weeks. Thank you for you support and encouragement of the project - we both are so amazed, humbled and encouraged by your ongoing enthusiasm and kindness about this project. Warmly,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

It's hard to believe that another Breed & Colour Study has come to an end! This month marks the wrapping up of this amazing study. Continue to post and chat about your yarns, projects and learning in both the Ravelry group and Slack channel. Ravelry group ongoing chatter threadRavelry group Finished Objects thread (chatter-free)Usually, I feel bittersweet when these studies conclude. On one hand, I am excited by the yarns I have made, the learning I have done and the reflections I have had a chance to share with you. But on the other hand, I am sad to be finished with another amazing fibre and to be moving onto something new. There is something powerful in being able to move onto "The New" but it is important to remember where we have been and what we have learned to be able to build upon that strong foundation.I hope you enjoyed this study as much as Katrina and I enjoyed creating it. There will be news at the beginning of April about how the next study will proceed so please await my post on how that will roll out. It will be slightly different from how we've done it in the past.Please leave your comments, thoughts and reflections in the comments below to continue this conversation on using your handspun versus stashing it, treating the things we make as 'precious' and the finishing of another study.Patreon Link herehttps://www.patreon.com/posts/24958537Until next time,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Thank you for joining us this month! I was so pleased to finally be able to sit down with my friend, Diana, and chat with her about her process, teaching workshops in fibre arts, our experimental learning and more. Thank you to Diana for taking time out of her day to chat with me!Some links to find Diana on the interwebs:1. Her blog is here, 2. Instagram is here, and3. Find her on Ravelry here.Patreon Link hereThank you again!Until next time,-r. I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Happy New Year, Spinning Circle! I hope you have begun to ring in the new year with enthusiasm and excitement for the year ahead. The big question is have you made some resolutions and if so, care to share in the comments? Katrina and I continue chatting from last month but switch directions to discuss our fitness and health journeys respectively. I had an injury in Crossfit back in August, which has really changed my view about how I want to proceed. Katrina has made some amazing changes in the past year and shares about how she hopes to continue in the new year. I hope you have some ideas about how you'd like to shape 2019 - as I mentioned, please post below!Patreon Link hereUntil next time,Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

We decided to get together for another conversation since we had so many topics we left in our last conversation! This is Part II of my conversation with Kai and Becca, two very active members of our Patreon community. If you missed Part I, please check it out here. This time, we chatted about slow cloth, slow living and railing against our fast-paced world to remember to value how things are made, the true cost of items that surround us in our everyday world and moving forward mindful of these concepts. Becca mentions a podcast that she listens to and quotes in the episode. It can be found here. I hope you enjoy the conversation! If you'd like to be on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please send me a message through Patreon and I will work it into the schedule - I love getting to know the community. We all have so much value to offer one another and wisdom so let's share!Patreon Link hereUntil next time, Happy Spinning!Rachelradio I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Thank you for joining us this month! Katrina and I sat down in my kitchen to spend some time together, knitting and chatting about the current breed and colour studies. We discussed the colours, the inspiration and Katrina's process.Thank you to everyone who participated this time round in the study - we really appreciated it. It was an amazing experience and while completely overwhelming, energizing at the same time. Now, it's time to start spinning!Patreon Link hereHappy Holidays,Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

This month, I wanted to post a bonus episode that would take the form of some of our previous episodes with a random word generator but at the last moment, I decided to explore some key topics instead. We talked about men in spinning, transitioning from spindles to wheels and back again, spinning in the world at the moment and other ideas. We wanted to get to some other topics as well but ran out of time! We hope to record a follow-up conversation soon.I hope you enjoy the conversation! If you'd like to be on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please send me a message through Patreon and I will work it into the schedule - I love getting to know the community. We all have so much value to offer one another and wisdom so let's share!Patreon Link hereUntil next time, Happy Spinning!Rachel I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Welcome to Wool n' Spinning Radio! This month, Katrina and I chat about our long-term spinning aspirations. We get into a discussion about spinning thicker yarn, a concept of learning to spin across a continuum, and how to continue to seek out those who support your improvement as a spinner. We discuss future plans, our hopes and dreams, and what we would like to accomplish. Please comment below if you have any thoughts, ideas or questions about anything we talked about this month. If you have anything you'd like to hear us talk about in the future, please leave a comment or PM me directly!For the Wool n' Spinning Radio Chatter thread over on Ravelry, please head over here.Until next month, Happy Spinning!Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!

Hi Spinning Circle,It's that time again -- are you as excited as I am to have something on the horizon to challenge you? Push you out of your comfort zone? Just spin, spin, spin away at your wheel as the weather changes? Me too.Because this episode is more of an announcement episode, and we really need action as quickly as possible so that Katrina can start dyeing, I'm releasing this episode to everyone rather than the usual early release. I hope the excitement of freshly dyed fibre makes up for the early release this month!Katrina and I chat this month about this next installment of the breed & colour study. The study will run from October to March, per usual. We introduce the theme for the photo thread on Ravelry (link here), as well, we ask you to take a poll that I created to decided on the number of colourways we will be studying this time round - please head over here for that!I hope you are as excited about this study as we are - I think this one is really going to stretch us. How's that for a good teaser?Patreon Link hereEnjoy!Rachel & Katrina I hope you enjoyed our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’ Spinning Radio, welcome. This audio podcast is a spin-off from the original podcast available on YouTube at youtube.com/RachelSmith. Rachel has been podcasting since 2014, talking about handspinning and making yarn. Her passion is working with her handspun yarns in projects, both knit and woven. Links to the website, Instagram and more are available in the show notes and at Patreon.com/woolnspinning. *** Thank you for listening! If you would like to be a guest on Wool n' Spinning Radio, please reach out below, in the comments, or send an email to [email protected]. Until next month, keep wool close and your spindles closer!