Judith MacKenzie, in class
First off, dear spinsibs, it’s the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, not Festival. Duh. And you can find the website here.
Sally Melville’s website
Judith MacKenzie’s DVD, The Spinner’s Toolbox
And, last but not least, the wonderful Woodland Woolworks, from whom I rented my ladybug for classes
Under $25
Goodies Unlimited Solid Lotion Bars
Greensleeves Bare Bones Spindle
$25-$50
Dyed Fiber
Crown Mountain Farms Corriedale pencil roving
Spunky Eclectic Organic Merino
Susan’s Spinning Bunny Polwarth
Three Waters Farm Blue Faced Leicester/Tussah Silk
FBN Plastics spinning wheel cup holder
Instructional spinning videos from Interweave
$50-$100
Spinning Loft super fiber sampler
$100-$200
Schacht bobbin winder and storage bobbins
Greensleeves Flagship Lizzy Kate
$200-$400
Blue Mountain Handcrafts Comb and Hackle set
Woolee Winder and three bobbins
Two pounds of cashmere/tussah top from Crown Mountain Farms
$400 and up
A wheel (this I can’t help you with).
A drum carder. Check out the Pat Green and Strauch brands.
A trip to a fiber festival. There’s a list of them here.
Opening Chatter
Donate $5 or more to the podcast in the month of January and you’ll be entered to win the podcast donation incentive for the month of January, a bump of stunning fiber from Bee Mice Elf. It is 80% Merino and 20% silk; the colorway is called “Land of Snow.”
You can see a picture of the bump here.
Check out my review of the Bee Mice Elf fiber club here.
Out for a Spin
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Things I Learned from Knitting . . . Whether I Wanted to or Not
Manx Loughtan yarn
Manx Loughtan swatch
Cotswold yarn
Cotswold swatch
Hand-combed Shetland top
Shetland yarn
Shetland swatch
Leicester Longwool on the combs
Leicester Longwool hand-combed top
Leicester Longwool yarn
Equipment Review
The Bosworth’s website
My cedar Maxi
Fiber Review
Carol Sulcoski’s books: Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn; Knit So Fine
Magazine Review
The Organized Spinner
Above are the “medium size” comforter bags from Cleaner’s Supply, the larger size I use.
They will hold about 5 lbs of unprocessed fleece.
Medium size bags on the bottom, “extra small” bags on the top
My sweater drying rack. It’s like a hammock for your wet fleece.
A groovy three-tier sweater drying rack from Amazon, great if you’re short on space
Beth Smith’s Knitty article on washing locks
Opening Chatter
The donation incentive for the month of January is this stunning fiber from Bee Mice Elf (check out my review of the Bee Mice Elf fiber club here). It is 80% Merino and 20% silk; the colorway is called “Land of Snow.”
Photo © Bee Mice Elf, used with permission
Donate $5 or more to the podcast in the month of January to be entered in a drawing to win this lovely stuff. There’s a button in the left-hand column that will take you right to PayPal.
SpinDoctor Rare Breeds Challenge thread on Ravelry
Equipment Review
Fleece and Processing Review
Foxhill Farm: P.O. Box 6, 380 Maple St., Lee, MA 01238; (413)243-2558
Fleece a la Topaz
Topaz’s fleece, processed into roving by Morning Sun Fiber Barn
Some yarn from Topaz
Fiber Review
North Ronaldsay yarn
North Ronaldsay swatch
Gulf Coast yarn
Gulf Coast swatch
Manx Loaghtan roving
Portland Roving
Boreray roving
DVD Review
Rita Buchanan, How I Spin in the SpinDoctor Amazon store
Pattern Review
Laura Chau’s Simple Yet Effective Shawl
The pattern page on Ravelry, where you can see lots of different versions
My version:
Opening Chatter
The podcast donation incentive for November and December is from Mary Ann Pagano at Three Waters Farms. Donate $5 or more to the podcast before December 31, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win four ounces of BFL/Tussah Silk top in your choice of Three Waters Farms Colorways. There’s a donate button in the left-hand column of this page that will take you right to PayPal.
The Ravelry thread in which to weigh in on the question of a retreat
The SpinDoctor Wool Breeds Challenge thread
Reviews
My Henry’s Dervish, in Purpleheart
Houndesign dealers: The Spinning Loft and The Wheel Thing
BFL/Tussah in Pomegranate
Pomegranate spun into a three-ply
Sweet Georgia Yarns online store and list of dealers
Musgrave Melody
Sunset Swing
Morningside Mambo
Chatter
The podcast donation incentive for November and December is from Mary Ann Pagano at Three Waters Farms. Donate $5 or more to the podcast before December 31, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win four ounces of BFL/Tussah Silk top in your choice of Three Waters Farms Colorways. There’s a donate button in the left-hand column of this page that will take you right to PayPal.
Interview with Deb Robson
You can find out more about Deb here.
Deb’s blog, The Independent Stitch, is here
The SpinDoctor Wool Breeds Challenge
The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust
The Wool Breeds Challenge thread in the SpinDoctor Ravelry group
Oona
Picture coming soon, promise!
Review: Wood Beams
The Bosworth’s (not the Boswells) site
Review: Schacht Niddy Noddy
Schacht’s list of dealers
Opening Chatter
Donate $5 or more to the podcast during the month of November to be entered in a drawing to win four ounces of BFL/Tussah from Three Waters Farm, dyed in your choice of Three Waters colorways. The donate button is in the left hand column of this page.
Blue Mountain Handcrafts, makers of the wonderful combs I used on the Rhinebeck Romney fleece
World’s Best Yarn. Just sayin’.
Deb Robson’s blog
The Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat
The retreat thread in the SpinDoctor Ravelry group
Reviews
My Tom Forrester spindle
Tom Forrester’s dealers: Gemini Fibers; The Wheel Thing; The Spinning Bunny
The Spin Off article on Tom Forrester is in the Summer 2007 issue
Viola’s Etsy shop
Merino/Silk top from Viola in “Winter Juniper”
Merino top in “Vineyard”
“Vineyard” in the skein (the color in this photo is a little off)
Merino/Silk pencil roving in “Prince’s Swimming Pool”
“Prince’s Swimming Pool” in the skein
indigodragonfly’s group on Ravelry
Opening Chatter
Donate $5 or more to the podcast during the month of November to be entered in a drawing to win four ounces of BFL/Tussah from Three Waters Farm, dyed in your choice of Three Waters colorways. The donate button is in the left hand column of this page.
The winner of the Red Scarf Project knitalong contest is juliaknit. Congratulations!
Deb Robson’s blog
Rhinebeck
My fiber from Into the Whirled
A batt from Loop
A Spontaneous Spinning Cloud from Loop
CoggieTM and friend
The Savvy Girls
Jess a/k/a frecklegirl
Casey
Review
Christine Johnson, Johanneshof Romneys, Groton, NY. Chris’ email is: johnson dot chris123 at yahoo dot com. You know what to do.
Hello, Spinsibs!
Minimal show notes this week.
Top Ten List
The New York Sheep and Wool Festival
The Ravelry group for Rhinebeck
Interview with Beth Smith
Beth’s article in Knittyspin, Winter 2008: “Locked Up: Washing and Spinning Cormo Locks and Other Fine Wools”
Beth’s article on “How to Finish Manufactured Fibers: Viscose, Lyocell, and Azlon” appeared in the Summer 2010 Spin Off.
Review: In Sheep’s Clothing
Review: The Knitter’s Book of Wool
Opening Chatter
The Go Diagonal/Red Scarf Project contest thread in the Ravelry group
The New York Sheep and Wool Festival at Rhinebeck on October 16th and 17th
The Rhinebeck thread in the Ravelry group
The Woodstock Fleece Festival in Woodstock, Ontario on October 23
The Woodstock Fleece Festival thread in the Ravelry group
The Royal Winter Agricultural Fair in Toronto, Ontario
The “what should I review” thread in the Ravelry group
FeltStudio UK
Felt Studio UK’s Etsy store
FeltStudio UK batts
FeltStudio UK yarn, spun woolen
FeltStudioUK yarn, spun worsted, in a swatch
Crosspatch Creations
Crosspatch Creations list of vendors
Interview with Joan Contraman on askthebellwether
Crosspatch Creations batt in “Shades of Cherry”
Crosspatch Creations three-ply yarn
Craftypuppylover
Craftypuppylover’s Etsy store
Craftypuppylover’s “Pink Party I” batt
Pink Party yarn
Franquemont Fibers
Franquemont Fibers list of vendors
The “Abby batt”
The Abby batt on the bobbin
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