Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Category: shawl

  • Episode 80 LIVE: This is what happens when I don’t podcast for a while …

    Today, we chatted about new beginnings and changes in our home life. We discovered how I build my spinner’s control cards, my thought process and some examples, as a result of a question asked. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to approach me in the Ravelry group or here! Next, we explored many…

  • my Fall Days shawl.

    There is no formal episode this week but that hasn’t slowed me down in finishing a few things. Wet yarn is hanging in our bathroom as I type and a newly finished shawl hangs behind me on my dress form. I talked about this shawl in the last episode of Wool n’ Spinning but I…

  • Episode 73: Wearable Triangles

    Welcome to new and returning viewers – I hope you enjoy the show. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers of the show for keeping the show on the air month after month. You make all of this possible! Thank you for tuning in this week. Welcome to new viewers and welcome back to returning viewers.…

  • Episode 72: The Bag that Never Ends

    Welcome to new and returning viewers – I hope you enjoy the show. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers of the show for keeping the show on the air month after month. You make all of this possible! Thank you for tuning in this week. Welcome to new viewers and welcome back to returning viewers.…

  • Episode 66: Live with Long Wools

    This week, I recorded live with my Patreon subscribers and this is the results! Thank you and welcome to new and returning viewers! This week, we chat a lot about some finished spins that are finally off my wheel and happen to be all long wools, from my own kitchen dyeing to some natural fibre…

  • woven: Combo Spin Scarf

    While this is too long and I spoke about it length on this episode, I thought I would share some photos of my recent woven FO. I used my Leading Men Fiber Arts and Spunky Eclectic handspun yarn that I spun in August 2015. It was over-twisted but lovely and light from spinning it over…

  • handwoven alpaca & silk shawl

    After the semi-disaster I experienced after buying my loom, I found I had a wee bit of anxiety about starting another project. The table runner project turned out well, although dense, but it wasn’t a large enough confidence booster to get me to warp with a bunch of handspun immediately. Not that I think my…