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Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 185A catch up podcast talking about Stashdash, the state fair and a black and white Shetland fleece. Stashdash is a challenge created by the podcast TheKnitGirlls. The young spinner I mention in the state fair has grown up and now has her own fiber business at Cedar Ridge Fiber Farm. If you would like to see the daily streams I did during Tour de Fleece, they are archived here. I am still uploading those, but all will be there soon. My current streams can be found at Yarnspinnerstales on Twitch.TV2021-09-0428 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 183 A Lost and Found FleeceThe podcasts will have a new format starting with this one. The good news is they will be more frequent, and the maybe or maybe not bad news is they will be shorter. For years I have been using this podcast to teach many things about the spinning of yarn. Those are available on the website by checking under archives. There is even listings of the episode topics to find specific podcasts. With the future podcasts, I will be sharing my experiences and stories of working with fiber everyday. These will be dated with the episode number but no...2021-07-2019 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST finding my past livestreamsIn the last two podcasts, for some reason I said the livestreams were archived on Facebook, which is not true. I didn't even catch it as I was editing. Instead of the tedious process of edit and releasing the episodes, I decided to record this separate little audio. The livestreams originate on Twitch.TV under Yarnspinnerstales The videos will stay there for a month to six weeks, if you do not catch me when I am live streaming. After that, the videos are archived to you tube. Once you go to you tube, in t...2020-10-3003 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST is going live stream on Twitch TVSo much behind that title! I am not stopping the audio podcast. I am moving forward on the wave of technology and taking my concept for YST with it. I have set up a channel on TwitchTV You can find me under the same name as the podcast, yarnspinnerstales. I plan to live stream twice a week and during those videos you can join me, chat by typing, watch in the video what I am working on (and have been trying to explain with words for 12 years in the podcast!) ask me questions,tell me wha...2020-07-0812 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 167 A Year of Perfect VisionHappy New Year! 2020 oh my. I start out this podcast with a yarnspinnerstales, about seeing life with perfect vision. And speaking of new, Santa brought a brand new mic set up for the YST studio. It meant a new learning curve, and I think the sound will improve more as I work with it, but all in all I am happy with it. Over the next two years, I am going to revisit and redo my rare breed sample files. It has always been a passion of mine to find and spin as many breeds of...2020-01-2345 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Lichen Dyeing part 3This podcast is the third on lichen dyeing and concludes the project for me. I talk about the ammonia extraction method and dyeing wool with the extract. I also tried a contact dyeing method on some silk and talk about that. The fiber is lovely and I am looking forward to spinning with it next year. The photo shows the corriedale roving dyed with the ammonia extraction method. Need a special holiday gift, for a friend or yourself? The Spinners Daily spinning journal found on Lulu is a special present and helps support my archiving of all the...2017-11-2139 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYarnspinnerstales podcastI had a wonderful week, focused on spinning as much yardage as I could. I talk about all those yards in this podcast, plus a few thoughts on spinning on the electric Roberta and also what to do about fiber with high vegetable matter in it. Looking for a way to keep track of your spinning projects? I have created the Spinners' Journal to help you with that. It was done at Lulu.com, and is a reasonable 12.50 plus shipping. Your purchases help me pay the cost of keeping yarnspinnerstales podcasts archived. Thank-you! If you...2017-11-0247 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 143 Counting Treadles for Even PlyingToday's podcast talks about how to achieve even, consistent 2 ply yarn by counting your treadle movements. Near the end I do talk about the start of the Tour De Fleece and what I hope to spin during it. If you want to join our discussions and sharing with the YST Team on Ravelry, the best way to find the group is to search under groups for Yarnspinnerstales Spin In. Hope to see you there! 2017-07-0328 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 135 Pre TdF16 and a SwapIt's tour time again, no not the spinning rock band, but the Tour de France. And that means Tour de Fleece is rolling too. In this podcast I give a synopsis of what I hope to accomplish during the next three weeks. I also was in a wonderful fiber swap, and I talk all about the box I sent, and the box I got. A few links for things I mention in this podcast: My blog is here. I will try a link to my Ravelry group, please be logged into Ra...2016-07-0347 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 132 A Hand spun hat and a mystery yarnMy first completed project for this year of knitting with my hand spun yarn was a garter stitch hat made from a cabled yarn from a Jacob fleece. This was a true start to finish project, I bought the fleece raw, processed it, spun it and then knit the hat,
The inspiration for the hat came from the book HomeSpun HandKnit by Linda Ligon. The pattern was the garter stitch cap.
The second knitting project started in Jan 2016 was the Painted Sky Cowl provided free by KnittingFever. I am using a worsted spun 2 ply yarn I a...2016-02-1754 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 131 New Year New ProjectsIn this podcast there is news about what I have done with spinning, carding and my spinning wheels over the last six weeks.
I also talk about another big sorting of my hand spun.
And finally the first project for the year of knitting with hand spun has been chosen.
A thank you to Jon Caspi for his music that I use in the opening theme song.
The Unraveling podcast can be found here.
Find my group on Ravelry by searching under groups for Yarnspinnerstales Spin In. Join us t...2016-01-0754 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 116 TdF14 Final RecapIf you are interested in joining the YST Ravelry group, you can find it by getting on Ravelry, and going to the groups search box. Search under Yarnspinnerstales spin in and it should give you the link you need to find us.
Music today is from MusicAlley. The opening song is Things Will be Better Next Year by Wil Maring. The closing song is One More Year by Brett Mikels2014-08-1032 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 114 TdF14 Update 4 Team Farm Fiber MarketplaceThe Tour de Fleece continues, and I review another of the Ravelry Teams that I have spun with during the Tour de France.
Music is from MusicAlley. The beginning interlude is from djoc and is called Blink and you will miss them. The end song is Twinkle Black Sheep by Johnny Only
You can find me on Ravelry as Yarnspinnerstales, and the group for this podcast is called Yarnspinnerstales spin in group. See you there!2014-07-2634 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Team for Tour de FleeceWe'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!2013-06-0703 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastYST Episode 85 Five YearsThis podcast is the five year mark for the Yarnspinnerstales podcast. In this episode I review some of it's history and also some of it's future.
To celebrate this anniversary, I have started using a brand new theme song found on Music Alley by Jon Caspi and The First Gun It is called Spin..a song for children...of all ages.
I also play Spinning by The Fast Sails.
YST has taken a big jump into 'the future is now' and now is available on the Stitcher app for your smart phone or Ipa...2012-10-3159 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastSpinning WoolenFluffly, that's what woolen spinning is all about. You spin from fluffy batts, and you spin a lofty yarn.
The Yarnspinnerstales Spin In Ravelry group has been practicing this spinning technique this month. I joined them and talk about my experiences spinning woolen on each of my wheels in this podcast. I also give some suggestions to help you get going with this wonderful way of spinning. I also will be posting photos of what I spun for this challenge on my blog.
I was in the mood for more music in today's podcast too...2011-10-051h 05
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastA New Wheel Majacraft AuraIt only happens now and then in a spinner's life, the decision to buy a spinning wheel. I had that chance last month, and am now the happy owner of a Majacraft Aura. I talk about my story of finding the wheel, and what I have learned in the few weeks of owning it.
A big thank you to Clare Dowling for her Spinning Song, that I've used for the pod cast's opening for all these years.
The closing music for today's podcast is by William Saunders and is called Chasing Da...2011-05-0753 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastSpinning a single study and Forsyth product reviewsWe spin singles all the time, but seldom use them that way. If you think about it though, if you can learn to spin singles that behave well enough to work with, how much better you plied yarns would be! That was the idea behind the spin along study in the group on Ravelry for yarnspinnerstales. So for the month of March we all tried four different study exercises with spinning singles. In the first part of this podcast I talk about my experiences as well as some of the other spinner's comments.
For the second part of...2011-04-0857 min
Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastWashing and combing five different sheep breedsHow to decide whether to comb or card a fleece once it is washed, is the topic of today's podcast. I also do a hands on recording of the packet process I use to wash wool locks and then review the results of that project.In the closing I invite listeners to join the Ravelry group for Yarnspinnerstales, for our first spin along. In March we are going to investigate spinning singles and knitting with the yarn.Music in today's podcast is from Music Alley.Interlude music is by George Winston and is ca...2011-02-2856 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastPlanning a Dye DayThrowing dye and wet fiber into a dye pot can be fun, and is certainly one way to color your fiber. But if you are like me and end up with many different rovings, dyestuffs and techniques, a bit of planning before the dye day will help. That's the topic of today's podcast, as I get ready for a big dye day of my own.
The music in this podcast is from the podsafe music network.
The interlude melody is Everything Begins by Dan O.
The closing song is by Sunburn in Cyprus an...2010-06-2252 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastSouthdown Polworth breed review and setting up my wheelThe wonderful fluffy sheep is one of the breeds I talk about in today's spin in podcast, the Polworth. I also discuss the Southdown sheep breed.
I've put in a small segment for beginner spinners on just how I fiddle with my spinning wheel when starting to spin a new to me fiber.
And if it is a spin-in then there must be a story, and today's yarnspinnertale is about sense of humor.
Here's the promised links!
Here's a good link for more information about the Polworth sheep.
I h...2009-09-131h 18Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastSpinning with a charkhaIt's like a spinning studio, in a book size box. That's how the charkha spinning wheel is described in the podcast. Along with many fun stories involving spinning on this unique spinning tool, we also try to give you specifics on just how to spin on one yourself.
Every now and then it seems that the pictures really will speak louder than the words, so to help you understand just what we are talking about we have posted a video on Youtube. Here's a direct link for it. You have to pick which to do first, listen to t...2009-08-211h 25Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastSpin In Dog hair Spinning designer yarnsIt's Spin in time, grab your fiber and listen in as the podcast reviews two spinning books and later a yarnspinnerstale about best friends.
The books in the review this podcast are Spinning Designer Yarns by Diane Varney, and the newly released book by Judith Mackenzie McCuin.
I have a group on Ravelry now, come join us! Here's a direct link, or you can go to Ravelry, click the groups tab and search for yarnspinnerstales, you should get a link to connect to the group.
It seems that the Podsafe Music Network now h...2009-06-2257 minYarnspinners Tales's PodcastSpinning Cotton Preparation TechniquesEpisode 15 is all about preparing and spinning cotton. Joining me in the podcast are some of my spinning friends with some very good explanations of just how they do this. And also something new to the show this time: videos!
First as promised a very special spinning movie. Currently it is on YouTube, to save me some MB storage space here. The Spinning Movie is set to music from Kelvin Bear, who I found on the Podsafe Music Network. This artist does not seem to have a website, so here's a link to his music.
Now for...2008-07-181h 01Yarnspinners Tales's PodcastSkirting a shetland fleeceIf skirting a fleece makes you think of running to your nearby clothing store, you really need to listen to this spinning podcast. Find out just how you take a five pound raw fleece and get it ready for the wash.
Today's music found on the podsafe music network, is provided by:
MDL with Acoustic Heart
Tom Smith with Stupid Belated Valentine
The next podcast will be a spin-in, with lots of heart related music in honor of the month of February, as well as some yarnspinnerstales. See you then, and th...2008-02-1625 min