Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Category: sewing

  • That Time of Year: Tour de Fleece | Wool n’ Spinning, ep. 341

    Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In today’s episode, we chat about that magical time of the year: Tour de Fleece! In an effort to get through some of my stash I’ve been collecting this winter, I made my Romney from Twin Oaks a priority (although my brake band broke so waiting for a new one…

  • Trifecta, Dorset Horn, BFLxRomney & More! | Wool n’ Spinning, ep. 310

    Dear Spinning Circle, While not a ton of making done in these two weeks since the last stream, I have some finished yarn and fibre preparation to share with you that I’m feeling quite excited about! Live: Tuesday, March 18 @ 10am Pacific / 12noon Central / 1pm Eastern / 5pm GMT* *please note that…

  • WnS Ep. 229: New Years’ Spinning, Weaving & Knitting News

    WnS Ep. 229: New Years’ Spinning, Weaving & Knitting News | Lots of progress on my Catbells Cardigan for my mom, weaving madness — denting scarf & OHS final project makes! #woolnspinning

  • WnS Ep. 219: Local Wool Find, Knit City & #SSS

    WnS Ep. 219: Local Wool Find, Knit City & #SSS | On today’s show, we chat about sequins being the next ‘thing’, local wool & up-plying; the SSS giveaway winners and more!

  • Epic Cloth, Pt 1 (dream): Handwoven Scout Tee

    Over the past couple of years, my goals for making have changed and evolved. The intersection between creativity and practicality has increasingly affected how I view my making. But if I’m being honest with myself, the balance between ‘making just to make’ and pushing myself to learn, grow and labour has difficult to strike. A…

  • asymmetrical tea towels (Pt II): weaving, finishing and pressing

    This project was supposed to be a multi-part chronicle but in the end, I just didn’t have it in me to blog a ton about the ins and outs of this project. Emotionally, I didn’t have it in me with the events happening in our family and then voila! They were done. In some ways,…

  • sewn: Ann Carolyn Smock

    If you have been listening to makerRadio, you may have heard me talking about the idea of a Daily Uniform or Daily Handmade Wardrobe. The idea is very similar to a capsule wardrobe with a bit of a twist. An ‘ah-ha’ moment occurred one afternoon when I was listening to a thought my sister-in-law was…