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Opening Chatter

The donation incentive for February is 8 oz of “Big Girl Pink” fiber from Abstract Fiber.  One bump is an 75/25 blend of BFL and silk.  The other is a 50/50 blend of Merino and tencel.  To be entered into a drawing to win this fiber, just donate $5 or more to the podcast by the end of February.  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 Abstract Fiber here; my review of Abstract Fiber is here.

I’ll be at the Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat in Tacoma from February 15-20.  The podcaster meet-and-greet will be on Saturday at 5:00 pm in the Rotunda.  Come see us!

Out for a Spin

Jillian joins me for the first time.  Find her at Knittyspin and Tuesdays at The Knitty blog.

Jillian’s been spinning some batts from Bricolage Studios.  You can find them on Etsy or at The Spinning Loft.

She’s also been working with fiber from Yarn Hollow:

And her Spunky Eclectic club fiber is speaking to her:

Book Review

Jacey Boggs, Spin Art: Mastering the Craft of Spinning Textured Yarn

Equipment Review

Schacht bulky plyer flyer for the Sidekick

Fiber & Processing Review

You can email Elizabeth Hubbard at hubbardranch at centurytel dot net; her Etsy shop can be found here.

Morro Fleece Works, Morro Bay, CA

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

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.

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