Yarnspinners Tales's Podcast
225 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsJoin me as each time I either prep fiber for spinning, or sit at my spinning wheel. There is also music and stories while we spin our fiber into yarn.
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YST Episode 108 Dyeing Alpaca
April 25, 2014 00:21 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAlpaca comes in many lovely natural colors, but also does very well in the dye pot. I talk about two ways that I dyed some alpaca fiber with acid dyes in this podcast. If you would like a good source for dyeing alpaca with natural dyes, check out www.jennydean.co.uk I will have pictures of the dyed alpaca on my blog Music in today's podcast is from Musicalley with spring color theme. The interlude music was TPIA Spring Colors and the ending song was Hint of Dawn by Kendra Springer.
YST Just the fact April 2014
April 01, 2014 18:35 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBAll the information about the podcast, where to find episodes and what they are about as well as other facts you would like to know from the podcasts.
YST Episode 107 Final British Rare breeed reviews
March 16, 2014 13:41 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBI review the last two breeds from the sampler purchased from Hilltopcloud etsy store. The breeds are Manx Loaghtan and Hill Radnor. To see more pictures of this fiber and yarn go to my blog. Music for the show continues the snow theme used during this series, in honor of the Winter Ravellenic event. Today's song is from Music Alley and is by Emile Menasche. It is call Watercolor Winter.
YST Just the facts March 2014
March 02, 2014 03:51 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBThis is a ten minute podcast that I will release on the first of each month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me and how to get your very own spinners' journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in the YST podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, just liste...
YST Episode 106 A Day off and Spinning
February 23, 2014 02:37 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBStill spinning as part of the Ravellenic2014 event but I took a break and did a few different yarns. I also talk about putting a new drive band on your spinning wheel. Music is from Music Alley and today's song Winter Empire is by Dan-O A mention of a previous podcast in this one is referring to Episode 73, when I interviewed some fiber folk. Photos can be found on my blog
YST Episode 105 Portland wool review
February 18, 2014 16:06 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThe review of British rare breeds continues with one of the current rarest beeds, the Portland. I focus some on worsted and woolen spinning with this sample. To understand better just how your spinning wheel works, try listening to episode 19 How does that wheel work. Music is from Music Alley and today's song, Winter is by Sara Spade. Photos for this fiber can be seen on my blog
YST Episode 104 Whitefaced Woodland wool review
February 15, 2014 04:06 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThe reviews of the British Rare breed sheep continues in this episode. The fiber came from Hilltopcloud.uk.com Music is from Musicalley and todays song called Winter is by Jakki Jelene Photos of the yarn can be found on my blog
YST Episode 104 Whitedfaced Woodland wool review
February 15, 2014 04:06 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThe reviews of the British Rare breed sheep continues in this episode. The fiber came from Hilltopcloud.uk.com Music is from Musicalley and todays song called Winter is by Jakki Jelene Photos of the yarn can be found on my blog
YST Episode 103 Norfolk Horn fleece review
February 11, 2014 06:32 - 25 minutes - 24 MBThis is the first of several episodes that will be reviewing British rare breed fleeces. I am doing this project during the Ravellenics. This episode covers the Norfolk Horn breed. Music is from Music Alley and in by Jon Schmidt, a powerful paino piece called Winter Wind. The website I mentioned for sheep breed info is sheep101.info
YST Just the facts podcast Feb 2014
February 01, 2014 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBThis is a 10 minute podcast that I will release on the first of every month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me, and how to get your very own spinner' journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in this podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, just listen i...
YST Episode 102 Spinning alpaca
January 31, 2014 03:03 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBAdventures with alpaca continue in this podcast as I talk about combing and carding alpaca and then spinning it. Music is from Music Alley with today's song by Tim Oneal, called January.
YST Episode 101 machine washing alpaca
January 11, 2014 18:49 - 41 minutes - 38 MBA new year brings a new fiber experiment, alpaca fiber washed in a washing machine. This episode tells all about that, and my fiber new year's resolutions in a YST while I spin. Music is from Music Alley and includes a bit from Atomsplit with the Resolutions six feet long song, and the closing song from J.E.L.L.i with a not so traditional version of Auld Lang Syne. My theme song is provided by Jon Caspi. Photos for this episode can be found on my blog.
YST Just the facts
January 01, 2014 14:29 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBThis is a 10 minute podcast that I will release on the first of every month. It has all the information about how to find specific episodes, where to contact me and how to get your very own Spinners' Journal. I listen to many podcasts and get tired of hearing the podcaster's information over and over before we get to the podcast. I have decided that to avoid that in this podcast, I would put all this information here and release it once a month. If you need the information, it is here....
Episode listings with dates of publication
December 26, 2013 19:25Beta 10/09/07 Episode 1 Using Combs / Shetland 10/28/07 Episode 2 Spin In 11/13/07 Episode 3 Raising Angora Rabbits 12/01/07 Episode 4 Christmas Music 2 episodes 12/16/07 Episode 5 Spinning Angora 01/18/08 Episode 6 Spin In Border Leicester and BFL 02/02/08 Episode 7 Skirting a Shetland Fleece 02/16/08 Episode 8 Spin In Cheviot and Corriedale 03/02/08 Episode 9 Washing a Fleece 04/02/08 Episode 10 Spin In Finn and Perendale 04/22/08 Episode 11 Book Reviews: Your Handspinning/ Creative Spinni...
Episode listings
December 26, 2013 18:26Beta Episode 1 Using Combs / Shetland Episode 2 Spin In Episode 3 Raising Angora Rabbits Episode 4 Christmas Music 2 episodes Episode 5 Spinning Angora Episode 6 Spin In Border Leicester and BFL Episode 7 Skirting a Shetland Fleece Episode 8 Spin In Cheviot and Corriedale Episode 9 Washing a Fleece Episode 10 Spin In Finn and Perendale Episode 11 Book Reviews: Your Handspinning/ Creative Spinning, Weaving & Plant Dyeing/ The Encyclopedia of Handspinning Episode 12 Cotton Dyeing P...
YST Episode 100 Finishing Yarn
October 20, 2013 15:18 - 1 hour - 72 MBFrom the ways to make a skein to the why and how of washing it, this podcast is all about finishing your hand spun yarn. Music is by Mano Reza and is called The Time Needed to Finish. It is found on Musicalley. I reference many books for the research I did for the podcast. The list is verbal on the podcast, here is a written list: Big Book of Handspinning Alden Amos Joy of Spinning Carol Kroll Spinning Merino and Super Fine Wools Margaret Stove Handspinning Eliza Leadbeater Handspi...
YST Episode 99 Book Review
September 09, 2013 01:55 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBSweaters by Hand Designs for Spinners and Knitters by Helene Rush and Rachael Emmons is the subject of todays book review podcast. Music is from Music Alley, a timeless classic by Dust Rhinos, Wild Mountain Thyme.
YST Episode 98 TdF 2013 final update
July 30, 2013 04:07 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBWeek three and the final week of the TdF found me washing more fleece, and finally spinning some yarn. Photos will be on my blog. Music is from Music Alley Interlude music is Someday by Stan Williams. Closing song is Waiting for Someday by Lee Alexander The Spinners Journal, is the book I created to help you keep track of all of your spinning projects. Check it out!
YST Episode 97 TdF catch up report
July 19, 2013 01:51 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBHomelife, work, travel, but still spinning! Music is from Music Alley. The song is Day by Day and is composed and performed by Vitor Cunha.
YST Episode 96 TdF13 Days 6 to 9
July 09, 2013 00:02 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBA quick update of my fiber persuits during days six through nine of the Tour de Fleece. Todays's music interlude is Five More Minutes by Brandon Wolfe and can be found on Music Alley. I couldn't resist the title. After all knitters are always saying, let me just finish this row, but we spinners' really can't get away with 'let me finish this bobbin'. So....Five Minutes More.
YST Episode 95 TdF day 3,4 and 5 report
July 06, 2013 00:35 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThe real challenge came along with Monday, combining these TdF goals along with the day job! Today's music is Wheels by inglas and can be found on Music Alley.
YST Episode 94 TdF Day 1 and 2 report
July 02, 2013 14:11 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWe're off and spinning fiber into yarn as the cyclist tour France. I have set daily goals and hope to release reports periodically during the TdF. Music today is Mountains by Katy Pfaffl and can be found on MusicAlley.
YST Episode 93 Preparing for the TdF
June 25, 2013 16:30 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBOnce again Team YST is planning to spin every day of the Tour de France for Ravelry's Tour de fleece. Come join all the fun and cheerleading and inspirations. I talk about the decision to do lots of fiber processing for this year's challenge. Just a hint, there's lots of Shetland! Music in todays podcast is by Dan Montgomery and is called Spinning My Wheels, appropiate! It can be found on Music Alley. You can find me on Twitter here which will give the links to the audioboos I will try...
YST Team for Tour de Fleece
June 07, 2013 15:48 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBWe'd all love as many of you listeners to come and join us on Ravelry for the annual Tour de Fleece June 29th through July 21st. Team Yarnspinnerstales can be found at the Tour de Fleece group under the wild card team thread, or search the groups for Team Yarnspinnerstales and you should find it. See you there!
YST Episode 92 Yarn and a book review
May 31, 2013 03:13 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBNot all of my experiments with spinning work, and in the first part of this podcast I talk about my recent attempt and non success making a yarn. The review is for the book The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs by Sarah Anderson. Music in today's podcast can be found on Music Alley The interlude is from Spin Win It by Ex Norwegian. The closing song Learning to Balance is by Daniel McCormick.
YST Episode 91 What I learned
April 26, 2013 23:29 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBA follow up on the skein plied with commercial yarns. I split each type and washed one half in order to compare and see if it made any significant difference in the yarns. The second part of the podcast is a ramble about what I learned about myself as a spinner, as I prepared a fiber swap box for a swap partner. Music is from Music Alley. The theme song is by Jon Caspi and the First Gun. An interlude around the word twist included music by Filip Marian and M C Robin. A second interlude...
YST Episode 90 Plying with commercial yarns
March 16, 2013 04:09 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThe why and hows of plying your handspun singles with commercial yarns. Music is from Music Alley and includes an interlude called Yarn by Cyrusfx and the closing song Mistreating Yarn Blues by Jacob Haller. Photos of the yarns can be found here on my blog.
YST Episode 89 Thinnest threads
February 04, 2013 20:58 - 51 minutes - 47 MBThis podcast episode is another review of a spinners' exchange. This time the challenge was to spin as fine a thread, fondly known as froghair spinning. In the podcast I review what the spinners and myself learned with this challenge. Music is from Music Alley and has the theme 'thread'. The interlude is Hyperthread by Podcast Troubadour. The closing song is Threads of Time by Jennifer Avalon.
YST Episode 88 A Different Exchange
January 27, 2013 15:13 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBToday's podcast reviews a time when a dozen different spinners all decided to spin angora and share their samples with each other. Music is from Music Alley and is very nicely named All Things Rabbit by Michael Bellar.
YST Episode 87 A fresh start
December 31, 2012 15:08 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBGoodbye 2012! It was a good year for spinning projects and other things in my life. This short podcast talks about how I look at the new year. Music is from Music Alley provided by various musicians who willing share their music with podcasters. In return, I hope you give them your support, if you like their music. Theme song: Spin-A song for all children by Jon Caspi Interlude: A Fresh Start by The Havenots First ending song: It's a New Years Day by Denise Moser on the Cyber PR Lab...
YST Episode 86 Porch spin in and breed review
December 10, 2012 05:10 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThe first section of the podcast is a review of the Katahdan breed, also called the hair sheep. Because these fleeces contain a large amount of hair like fiber, I also discuss the process known as dehairing. Carolina Homespun is one of the mills that currently has a machine to do this process, and they show it being done in this Youtube video. I mentioned previously talking about pygora, and that I would list the episode link, but right now I can not find that I actually did talk about th...
YST Episode 85 Five Years
October 31, 2012 02:25 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBThis podcast is the five year mark for the Yarnspinnerstales podcast. In this episode I review some of it's history and also some of it's future. To celebrate this anniversary, I have started using a brand new theme song found on Music Alley by Jon Caspi and The First Gun It is called Spin..a song for children...of all ages. I also play Spinning by The Fast Sails. YST has taken a big jump into 'the future is now' and now is available on the Stitcher app for your smart phone or Ipad
YST Episode 84 Positive Spin
October 05, 2012 16:07 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBToday's episode talks about putting a positive spin on that fiber stash we all own. The yarn in today's photo is some I spun from Natural Obsession. I talk about the final process of plying this yarn in the episode also. Two links for finding things I mention in the podcast. My blog is here and here is the Spinners Journal, the book I created to help you keep track of all the process of creating your hand spun yarn. Music is from Music Alley and features Whitney Kelly with Autumn Air ...
YST Episode 83 Ravellenic review part 2
September 17, 2012 16:58 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBTwo more breeds' fleeces are reviewed in this podcast that were part of my Ravellenic challenges for 2012. The first is Ryeland and the second, not really a breed at all but a location, is Salish. Both wools turned out to be wonderful for spinning woolen with carded batts. Pictures of the resulting yarns are on my blog, for Ryeland and for Salish. If you are interested in the many breeds of rare sheep a good website is the OK EDU website. Cowichan Knitting is from the Vancouver Island ...
YST Episode 82 Ravellenic project review part 1
August 16, 2012 23:59 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBNew name but old event that Ravelry has done this for years. The idea is to challenge yourself with goals to start at the beginning of the Olympics and finish with the close. I chose to join the spinning team and selected five projects to complete. I was able to finish four of them and review two of those in this podcast. Each required washing of raw fiber, processing by combing/carding and then spinning a skein to review. The first is a rare breed I have not reviewed before, California ...
YST Episode 81 The Finish Line
August 07, 2012 16:26 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIt's the podcast for the finish line of the 2012 Tour de Fleece! A short but very satisfying recap for all of our spinning during the tour. Music is from Music Alley and is a very appropiately named The Finish Line by Steve Parsons.
YST Episode 80 Finished Yarn and Fractal Spinning
August 02, 2012 17:40 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThis is the third and final week of the Tour de Fleece, and I must say there's not much finished yarn in my projects, but there definately is for Digitaldurga. I also discuss the technique of splitting and spinning dyed roving called fractal spinning. Here's a link to a discussion of the technique in Knitty. Music is by the artist Will Kriski and is called Kerrys Jig, found on Music Alley.
YST TdF An Explanation
July 20, 2012 17:59 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBI started these frequent updates on the Tour de Fleece spinning projects, and found I was so chatty in most of them that I have used up my allotted storage space. Not to worry though, for the MB archive thirty days from when they are uploaded. After Aug 1st, I will start having space open up again, and Digitaldurga and I will continue with the updates. I do apologize to the team for not crossing the finish line with them in these podcasts, but be assured I will be along shortly. Meanwhil...
YST Episode 79 How the Fiber Talks to Me
July 18, 2012 13:23 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBHow do decide just how a fiber should be spun? I talk about this and the continuing Tour De Fleece spinning projects in this podcast. In today's music you hear the usual podcast intro and at the end the rest of the song, Spinning Wheels by Clare Dowling, found on Music Alley. A big thank you to her for sharing this song, so appropiate for the podcasts' intro music!
YST Episode 78 Two types of plying
July 15, 2012 11:57 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWe are more then half way through the Tour de Fleece, and so it seems time to make some yarn from all those singles we have been spinning. In this podcast two types of plying are described, chain (navajo) plying and working with a plying ball. Music is by the artist Caledonix and is called Braveheart-Came Ye Oer Frae France. The music was provided by the artist on Music Alley.
YST Episode 77 Is it the rest day yet?
July 11, 2012 01:14 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBThe Tour de Fleece spinners have been spinning ten days now and are looking forward to the day of rest. This update covers the three days right before that. The music is from Music Alley and is by the group Great Big Sea (who have lots of songs on Music Alley for you to buy and support these great musicians.) Today's song is French Shore.
YST Episode 76 Listen to you Inner Spinner
July 08, 2012 03:32 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThis is the third installment of the daily updates for the Tour de Fleece spinning event. Be sure to check out the different threads posted on Ravelry to see my fibers and yarns as well as many others by all the great spinners. Music is from Music Alley (which seems to be working again) and is Jillian LaDage Midsummer Night.
YST Episode 75 The Wheel Keeps Spinning
July 05, 2012 15:04 - 39 minutes - 36 MBHere's the second Tour de Fleece update podcast. Today Digitaldurga (ravelry name) joins me with her updates too. Mohair I talk about is from Majora Acres Natural Obsessions fiber can be found here Music is from Music Alley and is the song Feather Lullaby by Tangential Cold
YST Episode 74 Let the Game Begin
July 02, 2012 16:12 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBDaily Tour de Fleece updates, that is the new experiment I am doing for this podcast. All during the Tour de France cycling event, Ravelry members, especially spinners, get out their spinning wheels, set goals for themselves, and keep those wheels spinning as much as possible. I love this event and use it to challenge myself back into spinning something everyday. This year I decided to add the goal of short podcasts about each day's spinning, combining several together into a podcast. So...
YST Episode 73 Chatting with the fiber folks
May 26, 2012 12:47 - 1 hour - 55 MBStraight from the meet up at a fiber festival we have interviews of three phat fiber folks. Don't know about Phat Fiber? Listen in to learn, and then go to their website or find the Ravelry group by searching groups for phat fiber sampler box. The indie dyer in the meet up is found at NaturalObsessions fiber and is a wonderful source for non wool fibers. The fiber producer of the group is found at her Etsy shop or at Fluffington Farms blogspot site. The fiber festival I went to is the I...
YST Episode 72 Support Spindles
April 28, 2012 13:56 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBTwo sections of the post for support spindles, a book review and a discussion of my recent experience spinning angora on my three support spindles. The book Fleegle Spins Supported is available here. A YouTube video of me spinning cotton on the Royale Hare brass support spindle is found here and the spindle is available to order from her Etsy shop here. I apologize for saying on the podcast that the spindle was not readily available, I did not look up the link until after I did the record...
YST Episode 71 Digital Sheep
March 31, 2012 18:44 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBOK so I'm playing on words with today's podcast title. I do two sheep breed reviews, Columbia and Rambouilette. Then I talk about the explosion of spinning information going digital. Hence, digital sheep. A few links: Closing song is by Triple6RFusioN and is called First Day of Spring. You can find this and other music played on the podcast at Music Alley. My blog is here and if you are looking to buy the Spinner's Journal, click here. Spinning daily is where you will find all th...
YST Episode 70 Drumcarding
February 21, 2012 02:33 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIt's actually magic, taking washed but clumped fiber, putting it through the drum carder and getting fluffy batts ready to spin. It's a spinning project I only do now and then, after accumulating those piles of fleeces and other fibers ready to blend. Then I spend several months, in an hour here and there, creating the batts. After that, the fun begins, as I get to spin them and see what those blends will look like in yarn. In today's podcast, I talk about my recent drumcarding projects,...
YST Episode 69 Four Reviews
January 07, 2012 15:33 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThere are four reviews in today's podcast, two rare sheep breed's fiber, a spinning DVD and my trip to Stitches East. The Oklahoma State University's website is a good place to start if you are looking for information on any animal including rare breed sheep:Breeds of sheep There are many wonderful resources for sale at the Interweave press website, books, ebooks, DVD, videos, books and magazines.Interweave press The specific DVD I review in this podcast "Spinning for Lace" by Margaret S...
YST Episode 68 Interviews with two scholar spinners
November 16, 2011 15:30 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBJanilee and Chris are both post graduate students at the Manchester England college. Both are spinners and weavers, but have two different concepts for their doctorial thesis. I was able to interview each and had a wonderful time talking to them. Listen in, and learn about early weavers and spinners, and the modern day archeological study of them. Interlude music in today's podcast is from Music Alley and is by the group Celtic Stone. The title is Drowsy Maggie. Looking for a link to b...