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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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 Posted by at 11:38 am
May 032013
 

Opening Chatter

The Donation Incentive for April will be from Spunky Eclectic: eight ounces of Shetland wool in the “Friends Forever” colorway.

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You can find my review of Spunky Eclectic’s fiber here.  Jillian interviews Amy King here.

The Great Sock Yarn Experiment, based on Sarah Anderson’s The Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs, is going on now in the SpinDoctor Ravelry group.

My new blog, Knitting Utopias, is here: www.knittingutopias.com.


Out for a Spin

Jillian’s Knittyspin column, in which she writes about these swatches:

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The Spunky Eclectic Pomegranate Martini fiber Jillian is obsessed with:

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What Sasha’s spinning now:

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Rhinebeck

Hansen mini-spinner with All. The. Flyers.

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Some pics from Madrona and beyond

The day Mt. Ranier came out to play:

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Eeek, Steeks! class action shot:

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Mary Scott Huff wearing her amazing Thistle Stole:

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Yummy orange trees chez Knitmore:

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Deb Robson’s Dreaming of Shetland project

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Fiber Review: Pigeonroof Studios

The fiber:

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On the bobbin:

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The yarn:

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The Lacy Baktus in progress on the way to Madrona:

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Yes, I’m watching Bomb Girls on my iPad. And so should you.


Interview with Lynne Vogel

Lynne Vogel’s website

Lynne Vogel on Etsy

Some of Lynne’s colorways are available from Three Waters Farm’s Etsy shop.

The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook

The Twisted Sisters Knit Sweaters

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 Posted by at 6:00 pm
Jan 292013
 

Zora-Lora-Ding-Dong

Pet Organics At Ease Natural Herbal Calming Spray for cats

Finished Objects and Works in Progress

Daybreak

Hugh’s Christmas Hat

Mark’s Christmas Hat

Mistake Rib Cowl

Non-Itchy Scarf for Matthew

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Piper’s Journey

More Socks for Matthew

Baby Blanket for Thingy

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Lots of Jacob

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Spunky Eclectic Targhee in Tie Dye

Pigeonroof Studios Merino/Silk in Inveigle

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Field Trip

Loop

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State of the Stash

Fiber Company Tundra

Spud and Chloe Sweater

Blue Sky Alpacas Metalico

Mash Note

Blue Sky Alpacas

There’s information on the Metalico pattern collection here.  You can see some of the Royal Petite patterns here. You can see a picture of one of the Spud and Chloe pattern cards here.

Outro

Sasha on Ravelry, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+; the podcast on Facebook and Google+; the Ravelry group

 

 

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 Posted by at 12:20 am
Dec 222012
 

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What I’m spinning now: 80/20 Merino Silk from Pigeonroof Studios in “Inveigle”

Opening Chatter

Madrona

Maryland Sheep and Wool

State of the Stash

The Middlefield sweater (not the “Middletown Sweater”) from New England Knits

Stonehedge Fiber Mill’s Shepherd’s Worsted

Daybreak

Rosie’s Yarn Celler

Loop

Mary Scot Huff’s website and her Thistle stole

The Annabel Cardigan

The sweet lamb’s fleece came from Dee Heinrich at Peeper Hollow Farm

Spunky Eclectic

Zora-Lora-Ding-Dong

Soft Paws

In closing

Pinterest

Google+

SpinDoctor’s Facebook page

SpinDoctor’s Google+ page

Sasha on Twitter, Instagram & Ravelry

The closing song is Jonathan Coulton’s “Podsafe Christmas Song.”  You can find Jonathan’s website here.


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 Posted by at 6:45 pm
Aug 142012
 

Opening Chatter

The lovely donation incentive from Black Bunny Fibers that’s going to Melissa:

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Dragon’s Tail

The new donation incentive is 8 ounces of fiber from Yarn Hollow

A link to my fiber destash

The Spinning Loft classes page, for information on classes with Sarah Anderson and Deb Robson.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Knitter’s Fair

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Out for a Spin

Jillian’s blog post on plying twist

Jillian’s fabulous “Dirt” singles:

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The Corgi Hill Farm Merino/Camel/Cashmere yarn:

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The sample I spun from my CVM fleeces:

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Fiber Review: Woolgatherings

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The website

The Etsy shop

The Ravelry group

Wheel Review: The Hansen Mini-Spinner

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Züca Bags

Equipment Review: The Will Taylor Clever Kate

Will Taylor doesn’t have a web site.  I got my Clever Kate at Carolina Homespun.

 

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