Modern Wool

Links & Highlights

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• 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...

Highlights 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 — Officia...

Highlights 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:/...

Spinning 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 Sto...

In 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 essen...

• Thought 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 ...