Dear Spinning Circle,
Tour de Fleece/ Fleece Femmes has started! The tour runs from July 5 to July 27 and then de Fleece Femmes (TdFF) starts July 26 to August 3. The Ravelry thread for our team is here. Jump in, grab your Ravatar for your profile photo & start preparing to spin!
Spindle Spun Season is well underway! Check out the #spindle channel on Slack (for Patrons) to share, upload and be inspired by all the spindles. Check out the Ravelry group here, as well.
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YouTube Playlists for Episodes 314 – 324 here
YouTube Playlists for Episodes 303 – 313 here
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There is a lot going on in the community at the moment – please take a moment to read over the Ketchup & Pickles (Housekeeping) post for this month. Please leave comments with questions so that I can help you navigate! Remember that the On-boarding call this month will be Wednesday, July 30 @ 12noon Pacific.
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SKEINED!
Cold Valley Farm, WI, Jacob – lock popping & carding; creating small nests to spin relatively quickly. Heathered yarn, planned 2-ply for weaving {Ravelry Project Page here}
Sampling / Spinning
Westcoast Colour CVM – ram’s fleece from 2020 – 2.5-3.5″ staple, fine micron {Ravelry Project Page here}
MellyKnits Sommelier – Origins – June 2025 CVMxDorsetxCharollaisxGotland blended with 20% Cotton & 10% Himalayan Stinging Nettle {Ravelry Project Page here}
- Cross, Barnston Island Flock, BC
- Cotton from Cottonman, NC
- stripped original batt into four nests & pre-drafted into nests
K-Nitting
Lakes Cardigan by Ozetta (Hailey Smedley) – Targhee-O.Polwarth-Silk-Sari Silk blend; Hawser yarn, 4-ply {Ravelry Project Page here}
Calamondin by Audrey Borrego – CVM fleece from CO; colourwork yarn: Nest Fibre Studios Merino & Silk (August 2016: Amanar); 3.25mm (US 3)
Spin to Weave
SweetGeorgia Silk Puff ‘hearth’ – 40% Merino, 40% SW Merino, 20% silk – 15EPI x 15PPI {Ravelry Project Page here}
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Community Participation
As always, thank you to those who share in the community, uploading photos and thoughts about what you are working on! I appreciate it – it’s my pleasure to be able to share!
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Thank you so much for joining me today!
Until then, Happy Making!
