SpinDoctor is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Sasha Torres that reviews products, services, events and information for those passionate about spinning their own yarn.  It focuses primarily on spinning equipment, fiber and books, but it also covers fiber festivals, fiber processing companies, and information sources for spinners like DVDs and blogs.

You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or another podcast aggregator using the links to the right of this post.  Or, you can listen to episodes of the show right from this page.  Each podcast post has an mp3 player embedded in it.  Just press “play” and enjoy!

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These show notes are courtesy of the fabulous Bettina.  Her Ravelry name is anitteb.  Please shower her with thanks and vitual hugs!–S.

Field Trip

Habu Textiles

Purl Soho

Last Minute Knitted Gifts and More Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson

Knitty City

State of the Stash

Sheep Heid by Kate Davies

Faded Splendor Tam by Janine Bajus

Johanneshof Romneys

On the Needles/Wheels/Looms

Scarf in Spunky Eclectic

Pagona Shawl by Stephen West in a Crown Mountain Fibers handspun.

Pashmina Cowl from Last Minute Knitted Gifts in Malabrigo Yarns Silky Merino.

Mork by Julia Farwell-Clay in Cascade Yarns Venezia Worsted.

Fiber Fiasco

Saga of the Faded Splendor Tam.

Mash Note

To Clara Parkes, editor of Knitter’s Review and author of the Knitter’s Book of Yarn, The Knitter’s Book of Wool, and The Knitter’s Book of Socks

Helpful Hint

GoodReader for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Available in the iTunes store.

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A field trip, the state of the stash, some works in progress, a fiber fiasco, a mash note and a helpful hint.

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I introduce the new, “unplugged” format, with reports on recent spinning, weaving and knitting, an update on the state of the stash, a love note to Pam Allen, and some fiber fiascos.

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I review mini-combs from Andrew Forsyth, Peter Teal’s Hand Woolcombing and Spinning (sort of), the YouTube videos that taught me to comb, and Maggie Casey’s DVD on Spinning Big and Lofty Yarns.  Plus, a dream wheel weekend, a bit on what I’ve been spinning, and an announcement.

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Ravenswood

Opening Chatter

The donation incentive for the months of November and December is two bumps (8 oz.) of an 80/20 blend of Merino and silk in the colorway “Ravenswood” from Into the Whirled.  To be entered into a drawing to win this fiber, just donate $5 or more to the podcast by the end of December.  There’s a donate button in the left-hand column of the page that will take you right to PayPal.  You can find more goodies from Into the Whirled here; my review of Into the Whirled is here.

I’ll be at the Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat in Tacoma from February 15-20.

Big Girl Knits and More Big Girl Knits

Knittyspin

The Knitty blog

Out for a Spin

Julia Farwell-Clay’s article on custom wheel makers in Spin-Off.

Beth’s blog on the dream wheel weekend

Julia’s blog entry (in her blog, Moth Heaven) on the dream wheel weekend

Equipment

Andrew and Susan Forsyth’s website

YouTube

Amanda Hannaford’s combing videos

I couldn’t get the embedding to work, so here are the links:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Amanda’s website and Etsy store

DVD

Maggie Casey, Spinning Big and Lofty Yarns

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I tell all about my recent class with Deb Menz, plus and interview with Deb and reviews of her recent DVDs.  Also, I review fiber from Dicentra Designs, and The Organized Spinner sets up a dye studio.

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Out for a Spin

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The special chemo-cap yarn

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Three Waters Farm “Spring Baby”

Black Bunny Fibers Hibiscus

Black Bunny Fibers “Hibiscus”

Frabjous Moulin Rouge BFL

Frabjous Fibers “Moulin Rouge”

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Ashland Bay “Holly Berry”

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Abstract Fiber “Big Girl Pink”

DVD Review/Interview with Deb Menz

Deb’s website

Deb Menz, Color in Spinning

Deb Menz, ColorWorks

Deb Menz, Color Works for Spinners

Deb Menz, Color and Yarn Design for Spinners

Fiber Review: Dicentra Designs

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Dicentra Designs’ Etsy store

The Organized Spinner: Setting up a Dyeing Studio

Deb Menz, Color in Spinning

Gail Callahan, Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece

Barbara Parry, Teach Yourself Visually Hand Dyeing

Lynne Vogel, The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook

Pro Chemical and Dye

Dharma Trading Company

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I review the Black Sheep Gathering (and tell what I ate and what I bought), fiber from Into the Whirled, and Judith MacKenzie’s A Spinner’s Toolbox.  Plus, craftygirl83 reviews Smoky Mountain Spinnery in Gatlinburg, TN, and I reveal the winners of the SpinDoctor Wool Breeds Challenge.

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Festival Review: The Black Sheep Gathering

The Black Sheep Gathering

The Anatomy of Knitting podcast

The Knitcents podcast

The Knitmore Girls podcast

The Knit Wits podcast

The Outlier podcast

The Yarnings podcast

The Bar-Maids

Spindlewood

Fiber Review: Into the Whirled

Into the Whirled

DVD Review: A Spinner’s Toolbox

Judith MacKenzie, A Spinner’s Toolbox

Abby Franquemont: Drafting: The Long and Short of It

LPO: Review of Smoky Mountain Spinnery by craftygirl83

The Just One More Row podcast

Unwind Yarn Company

Smoky Mountain Spinnery

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I review the Schacht Sidekick and fiber from Yarn Hollow.

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