Handspun A Podcast about Handspinning, Knitting, and Yarn

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.
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http://www.beingewethful.com/blog/staple-length-and-wool
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A podcast all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.
Inside the wool mill this week I take you through cold soaking raw wool fleeces. Then to the wool mill for washing, picking, blending and finally carding. And what fun would it be if there wasn't a little handspinning yarn at the end.
Link to watch this episode on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPVRQWqbA6Q
To ask me a question
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Free hand spinning resources - " Ewethful's Wool School"
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education
Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community
https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill
For details and to purchase the online course to learn to handspin on wheel
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page
For details and to purchase the online course to learn to spin longdraw
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/products/2256545
Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibers
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections
Affiliate links if would like to support me while buying from these companies
Revolution Fibers
https://revolutionfibers.com/?dt_id=502219
Woolery
https://woolery.com/?aff=352
Mission at Ewethful:
My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.
Find me at:
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/
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@ewethfulfiberfarm https://www.instagram.com/ewethfulfibermill/
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EwethfulFiberFarmandMill https://www.facebook.com/ewethfulfiberfarmandmill
Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill
Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.

This episode has loads of handspinning tips as I work on two different spinning projects and explain my thought process behind making my spinning wheel adjustments and playing with yarn color samples. I also talk a bit about handspinning sock yarn and show the making of this roving on from inside the wooI mill. And of course there is knitting talk as I make progress on my Calliope sweater and cast on for a pair of socks. Special bonus, a video as I talk through skirting a Shetland fleece.

Link to this Episode on YouTube
https://youtu.be/qXyGGcS19BA

Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community

https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill

For details and to purchase the online course to learn to handspin on wheel

https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page

Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibers

https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections

Free hand spinning resources

https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education

To shop specific items mentioned in this episode

Prineville Border Leicester wool/mohair roving

https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections/fibers/products/prineville-base-roving-border-leicester-mohair-blend-4-oz

Ewetopia Mohair/silk blend yarn

https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections/other-u-s-milled-yarns/products/mohair-silk-lace-weight-ewetopia-yarn

Recent sock cast on

Pattern: Contrast Blast Socks https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/contrast-blast-socks

Designer: Stephen West

Yarn: Candyskein

Pattern I mentioned to knit with handspun chain plied yarn

Pattern: The Traveller Cowl https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-traveler-cowl

Designer: Andrea Mowry

Mission at Ewethful:

My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.

Find me at:
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/

Instagram

@ewethfulfiberfarm https://www.instagram.com/ewethfulfibermill/

Facebook

EwethfulFiberFarmandMill https://www.facebook.com/ewethfulfiberfarmandmill

Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill

Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.

This episode is sheep shearing day!!! Our small flock of Shetland sheep get shorn after a year and there are plenty of videos to share. Plus our shearer is kind enough to take the time to talk about why sheep seem to settle into shearing so well, special characteristics of Shetland sheep, blade shearing sheep and more. A wonderful episode packed with great wool information plus beautiful fleeces ready for wool processing.

Link to this Episode on YouTube
https://youtu.be/cBWSu-2yDRM

Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community
https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill

For details and to purchase the online course to learn to handspin on wheel
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page

Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibers
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections

Free hand spinning resources
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education

Shearer:

Michael Estes can be found on Instagram as @michaeltheshepherd

Our other shearer Correy McAtee wasn’t here this time but she can be found on Facebook as Custom Colored Critters

Mission at Ewethful:

My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.

Find me at:
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/

Instagram
@ewethfulfiberfarm https://www.instagram.com/ewethfulfibermill/

Facebook
EwethfulFiberFarmandMill https://www.facebook.com/ewethfulfiberfarmandmill

Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill

Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/

All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.
To watch this episode on YouTube
https://youtu.be/p1JiWPIj3lc
In this episode we dive into Romeldale/CVM ,the sheep breed and the wool. I share wool processing videos of it from washing through carding in the wool mill. Plus I review options for storage bobbins as discussed in the comments by viewers and a follow up on some support spindle questions. Finally a quick update on some new items in the online shop.
Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community
https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill
For details and to purchase the online course to learn to handspin on wheel
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page
For details and to purchase the online course to learn to spin longdraw
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/products/2256545
Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibers
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections
Free hand spinning resources
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education
Revolution Fibers free course with wheel purchase collab
https://revolutionfibers.com/pages/learn-to-spin-with-ewethful-fiber-farm-mill-revolution-fibers?_pos=1&_psq=ewe&_ss=e&_v=1.0&utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Intro%20Wheel%20and%20Ewethful%20Course%20Deal%20-%20%203%2F28%20%282024-03-28%29&utm_id=01HT0E4YAME3P6TQY6B761M11R&utm_term=Master%20the%20Spin%3A%20Exclusive%20Tutorial%20with%20Your%20New%20Wheel&utm_content=Master%20the%20Spin%3A%20Exclusive%20Tutorial%20with%20Your%20New%20Wheel&_kx=FdoZdtXesFj5yoGVuxOIt0KOtoMU25aKI4tACM0IBLutQXuZU2GdDXQbk5xUDA0k.T4GFip
Affiliate links if would like to support me while buying from these companies
Revolution Fibers
https://revolutionfibers.com/?dt_id=502219
Woolery
https://woolery.com/?aff=352
Spindle spinning online classes by Josefin Waltin
https://waltin.se/josefinwaltinspinner/
Yarn shown in Pink Roses colorway: Ewetopia Sustainawool DK
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections/other-u-s-milled-yarns/products/sustainawool-dk-weight-yarns
New support spindle from YarnSpindles on Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/YarnSpindles
purchased a spindle from this business. Check their Etsy page on Mondays
https://www.etsy.com/shop/StraddleCreekSpins
Striped sweater I’m wearing through most of vlog
Pattern: Super Simple Summer Sweater
Designer: Joji Locatelli
Yarn: as called for in pattern
Handspun Romeldale sweater I am wearing during support spindle video
Pattern: Fosette
Designer: Knitty McPurly
Mission at Ewethful:
My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.
Find me at:
https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/
Instagram
@ewethfulfiberfarm https://www.instagram.com/ewethfulfibermill/
Facebook
EwethfulFiberFarmandMill https://www.facebook.com/ewethfulfiberfarmandmill
Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill
Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/