The Sheepspot Podcast offers quick, actionable tips that you can use right away to make better yarn, use that yarn in ways that delight you, or otherwise enrich your practice as a fiber artist by deepening your knowledge of spinning techniques or materials.
Episodes
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
In this episode, Sasha reviews Jillian Moreno’s 12 (Plus!) Ways to Spin a Batt, shares her favorite ways to spin a batt, and talks about how she’s spinning her Viajante batts.
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Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
In this episode, Sasha talks about the two kinds of sampling spinners do and how they differ. The first kind is sampling to decide how to spin a fiber; Sasha talks about this in episode 15. Here she focuses on how to sample when you want to produce a particular fabric.
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Viajante, by Martina Behm
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
In this episode, Sasha tells all about a batt-making misadventure.
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Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
In this episode, Sasha picks up where last episode left off, and offers some advice to new spinners.
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Abby Franquemont, Drafting: The Long and Short of It
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
In this episode, Sasha tells the story of how she learned to spin.
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Abby Franquemont, Choosing Your First Spinning Wheel (blog post)
Check out the show notes for pics of Sasha’s early yarns: sheepspot.com/podcast/episode56.
Saturday Jun 29, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
In this episode of the podcast, Sasha talks about creating a color palette for a particular project.
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Viajante by Martina Behm
Deb Menz, Color in Spinning
Deb Menz, Colorworks: The Crafter’s Guide to Color
Deb Menz, Color and Yarn Design for Spinners
Deb Menz, Color Magic: Color Families
Deb Menz, Color Magic: Value & Harmony
Deb Menz, Color Works for Spinners
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Friday May 24, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
In this episode of the podcast, Sasha talks about her trip to PlyAway, her recent time off, and what’s next on the podcast and for Sheepspot.