• CraftyJAKS: May 2019 // Charollais

    May has been a busy month so I decided to break down the gradient batt that Katrina prepared this month and spin the Charollais fibre end-to-end, with a little pre-drafting for smooth spinning, while working my…

  • CraftyJAKS: April 2019 // UK Organic

    This month was well within my comfort zone, which I’ve been exploring these past few months through this club. The nests of fibre are some of my favourite fibre preparations – I just love unwrapping the…

  • Episode 115: #slowcloth Shetland spin & Gotland/Silk spinning growth

    Thank you for joining me this week! I have some exciting news to share! For those hoping to purchase e-book copies of the book, they are now available from Blurb. The links are here. Breed &…

  • Breed & Colour Study: Dorset Horn

    Dear Spinning Circle ~ It’s that time of year again! Another Breed & Colour Study is set to go-live next week! We started sharing photos in the thread in Ravelry and Katrina continues to look through…

  • CraftyJAKS: February 2019 // Rambouillet

    Last month, we discussed being pushed outside our comfort zone with fibre. This month, we are going to discuss comfort-zone pushing when it comes to fibre preparation. How often do we tend to spin the same…

  • CraftyJAKS: January 2019 // Herdwick

    Updated: I added a prep video of how I managed the batt to get ready for spinning. This is to help spinners see the various ways we can manage our prep of different fibres. See below!…

  • Colour & Breed Studies: Apr – Sept 2018

    Another instalment of Colour & Breed Studies have started! I’m excited to announce some coupon codes (in a linked post) for Patreon subscribers of the show to use and to reveal the amazing colours Katrina came…