Modern Wool
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsLydia Christiansen shares the secrets of sustainable, small batch wool straight from her mill on Whidbey Island. Explore modern topics, questions, and techniques affecting fiber farms, cottage mills, and discerning hand crafters.
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The Trifecta of Sheep Breeds
April 14, 2023 01:49 - 22 minutes - 23.5 MBLinks & Highlights Romney Lamb - DK - Yarn Chocolate Romney - DK - Yarn Oatmeal Romney - DK - Yarn Gray Romney - DK - Yarn Romney Pearl - Roving Romney Rose Gray - Roving Romney Little Black Lamb - Raw Wool Romney Little Brown Lamb - Raw Wool Wool Pellets
What are we going to do with all this wool?
April 04, 2022 03:48 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode, we'll unpack some of the dilemmas and opportunities with small batch wool, and consider some options for wool that don't involve yarn.
The Wide World of Dyes
April 13, 2020 07:16 - 37 minutes - 26.5 MBLinks & Highlights Place an order online now through the end of April 2020 to be entered to win one of our weekly Gift Basket Giveaways! Enter Coupon Code COLORFIX at checkout for 25% off all Wool Tincture Color Packs. Get our Verdant DK Weight yarn overdyed in our Spring Palette. Learn more about the research on the effects of color on mood and behavior. Learn more about the treatment of migraines with green light. Pickup a copy of Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. Checkout this ...
Royal Sheep
March 19, 2020 07:15 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBLinks & Highlights Verdant Yarn Kimberlee Jacobs - Jacobs Ranch American Rambouillet Sheep Breeders Association Wikipedia - Rambouillet Sheep
Finnsheep
March 06, 2020 00:05 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBHighlights and Links in Today’s Episode Vogue Knit Live Seattle — Event Postponed! The show has been postponed in response to the evolving situation with COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington. Learn more about some of our local shepherdesses Emily Tzeng of Local Color Farm and Fiber Sarah Pope aka whistlinggirlknits of San Juan Woolworks Brittany & Devin Boblitt of Fiber & Flame Finnsheep Breeders Association — Official Registry for USA Finnsheep since 1971 Winter Isle Mitt Kit — Local S...
The Secrets of Josef & Anni
February 19, 2020 08:04 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MBHighlights and Links in Today’s Episode Josef & Anni Yarn https://abundantearthfiber.com/products/yarn-josef-anni Spincycle Metamorphic https://spincycleyarns.com/collections/metamorphic Modern Wool - Episode 3: Scouring Wool https://abundantearthfiber.com/blogs/modern-wool/wool-scouring-003 Josef Albers - Interaction of Color https://albersfoundation.org/ Help us name the new yarn https://abundantearthfiber.com/pages/survey-play-the-name-game US Targhee Sheep Association http://...
Spinning Stories
May 21, 2019 22:47 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBSpinning a yarn about spinning yarn, in this episode you’ll find stories about hand spinning that you don’t have to be a spinner to appreciate. I’ll also share some notes on creativity and how it affects us at the mill, plus an opportunity to try out the role of Yarn Designer by creating your own small batch of roving or yarn. Highlights Listener questions on handling wool scouring waste water [2:19] Hand Spinning Story: Letting Go [8:23] Hand Spinning Story: The Broken Wheel [12:33] Ex...
Wool Scouring
April 24, 2019 19:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBIn this episode we’ll unpack the nuance of one of the greatest barriers to sustainability of small batch yarn, wool scouring. We’ll share the 4 essential requirements for scouring, discuss fermented suint, reveal 3 types of scouring baths we use at our mill and also pro-tips on how to tell whether you’ve washed your wool effectively. Highlights Lydia tells the story of her first time washing a fleece [2:36] Four essential requirements for scouring wool [11:50] Choosing a vessel [12:52] ...
Wool Quality
April 02, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 24.2 MBFlash primer on sheep [1:50] Learn how to ‘read’ a fleece [7:48] Listen in on a skirting conversation with Sarah Pope [11:11] Dual breed East Friesian [15:22] Discover the interesting history of Romeldale and CVM [17:49] Wool Study [23:42] Links Sarah Pope of WhistlingGirlKnits Ravelry Instagram Glendale Shepherd Signature Blend - Roving Field Guide to Fleece
Welcome to Modern Wool
March 26, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 27.1 MBThought Experiment on finding our connection to the natural world [4:25] A walk through where yarn comes from [8:06] Examining a fleece is like reading a story that only gets told once [9:20] From spinning wheel to fiber mill [11:15] An answer to the important question: What do I want to do? [14:44] What does local and sustainable mean? [20:37] What’s happening with wool in the United States right now? [24:08] Celebrating the value of our small family farms [25:30] Links About Our ...