Wool n" Spinning Radio

01:33:49

Reinventing Wool with Melissa Littlefield

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/10/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Rachel and Rebecca sat down with Melissa Littlefield to discuss how she got into knitting, spinning, and blogging, and how online and local fiber communities have evolved. Melissa spends time explaining the origins and research behind her book, Reinventing Wool, focusing on how wool was transformed and marketed in the mid-20th century, the rise of synthetic detergents, mothproofing, Superwash, and the cultural narratives that framed wool as a

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01:22:07

Pursuing & Completing a Spinning Certificate with...

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/09/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and Rachel sat down with long-time member Rebecka Roy, known to all of us as Becca, to chat through a post-mortem of her Spinning Certicate of Achievement. Through questions and general discussion, Becca shared her experience completing a UK-based spinning certificate program, which took 5.5 years to complete. Part of the discussion that people may find particuarly helpful was around the program's structure, which requires

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00:42:45

Tour de Fleece & Fleece Femmes Recap

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/08/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. We sat down togeher towards the end of Tour de Fleece to recap how the tour had gone, plans for finshing strong and looking forward to Tour de Fleece Femmes. Wool n' Spinning has fielded a Wildcard Team for Tour de Fleece, which runs through the same dates with Challenge and Rest days, with Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes. We're wondering how the Tour has gone for you? Many of us set goals for ourselves through the Tour. Did you

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01:01:16

Knitting with Ève

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/07/01

Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. We wanted to welcome Ève from Knitting with Ève on YouTube for quite a long time, and Dionne, Rebecca and I were able to sit down with her and have an absolutely lovely conversation earlier this spring. Thank you to Ève for being so forthcoming, for sharing her spinning journey and for being here with us today. We chatted about her being a relatively new spinner, her explorations and her deep dive into understanding wool, as well as the Longway Homestead breed

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00:46:27

Spinning for Summer Knits

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/06/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and I sat down to chat about Summer Spinning and Knitting. We wanted to clarify terms and discuss what we mean when we talk about summer knits, particularly when we're talking about blends and add-ins. Depending on where in the world you are listening to this, it might not apply at this time! But for those of us who are looking for some lighter garments, whether from warm bodies or warm temperatures, this is the episode for you

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00:47:34

Shearing Life w/ Aaron Goulet {Part II}

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/05/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On WnS Radio. This is Part II of Rebecca and my conversation with sat down to chat Aaron Goulet, discussing his experience to date with learning to shear. Aaron talked a lot in our conversation about working with the animals, empathy and visiting smaller farms where the animals are treated more like pets, rather than large farming operations that we often think of when agriculture conversations come up. He discussed visiting the farmers who are learning themselves,

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00:45:00

Shearing Life w/ Aaron Goulet {Part I}

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/04/06

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On WnS Radio. Rebecca and I sat down to chat with Aaron Goulet to discuss his experience to date with learning to shear. Aaron saw a demonstration of sheep shearing a couple of years ago, leading him to begin looking into learning the trade himself and enrolled in a shearing school in California. Following that experience, Aaron began working and gaining experience. He has since completed three more weeks of formal training, both at the school in California and in the

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01:00:31

Showcasing Technique & Ideas in Textured Yarns

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/03/01

Today. On WnS Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and I had the opportunity to sit down with Crystal Hesser, @spin_up_girl on Instagram, once again. We always love having Crystal on the show! Today, we talked about her process and background in design, what she wants to create and say through her textured yarns, and finally, as Rebecca finishes up tail spinning through the month of February, some tips and tricks for tail spinning.Find Crystal on Instagram @spin_up_girlI hope you enjoy our conversation and of

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00:53:08

If Your Yarn Could Talk & More Silly Questions

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/02/01

Today. On WnS Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and I were feeling very punchy after the holiday season in Early January. We brainstormed some silly questions to ask each other, and they didn’t disappoint in this packed episode! This episode is all about celebrating our absurd, relatable and delightfully nerdy questions that hand spinners (and any fibre people listening along) will instantly recognize.For the list of questions we were working from, please use the link in the down bar to access the show notes

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01:02:18

Year in Review & Looking Forward

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2026/01/01

Today. On Wool n’ Spinning Radio. Rebecca, Dionne and Rachel sat down to discuss how the year went. We reflected on some end-of-the-year maker questions, spending some time looking back on the year. Because I didn’t want to get too mired down in only looking backward, we included some discussions about what we want more of in our making in the coming year and what we are each consciously wanting to let go of. It was a fun conversation and I hope you enjoy it. Show notes are available here.***Buy

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01:16:06

The Continued Mystery of Textured Yarns

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2025/12/01

Today. On WnS Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and I got together with Crystal hesser of @spin_up_girl to discuss all things art and textured yarns. Crystal spins a myriad of art yarns that she often sells in her booths at various fibre events around her area. A prolific spinner, Crystal has written for PLY magazine, as well as other publications, and she teaches how to make these yarns to eager students. Some of the topics we got into today around art and textured yarns are nuanced, multi factorial and

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01:16:00

Wool Porosity w/ Melissa Goulet (MellyKnits)

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2025/11/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n’ Spinning Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and Rachel were joined by Melissa Goulet of MellyKnits to discuss the nuances of wool processing and blending. There is an idea out there that if we blend and blend and blend, that fibres will just go together and combine. It’s not widely discussed that some fibres just won’t blend together, no matter what we do with them and no matter how many times we put them through a carder or comb on combs. Often fibres like silk and alpaca

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01:03:14

Knit City 2025 Recap & Porosity of Wool

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2025/10/04

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Dionne sat Rebecca & Rachel down to quiz them about Knit City Vancouver 2025. Rebecca & Rachel had spent the weekend exploring the marketplace, meeting with everyone in our community & of course, shopping. We share some of the trends we noticed emerge this year, including maching knitting, crochet (yay!) and more. Lots of fleece talk this month - we fell into a bit of a rabbit hole at the end of the show about a property of wool that Melissa

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01:01:42

Art vs. Textured Yarns

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2025/09/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio, Dionne, Rebecca and Rachel attempted to sow dissent and debate the merits of calling those handspun yarns that are not conventionally spun as 'novelty', 'art' or 'textured'. Increasingly, we are seeing people describe their textured or art yarns as what they actually are, be it 'corespun' or 'supercoils' or any other number of yarn structures that we know and celebrate on a regular basis. It's important to celebrate those in our wider

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00:56:59

Post Tour de Fleece 2025 Recap

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2025/08/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n’ Spinning Radio. We sat down together to discuss how Tour de Fleece went for each of us, what we accomplished and what went well. We each had some finished spins and Rebecca shares spinning while travelling again this summer, focusing mostly on her supported spindles. Dionne spun an incredible amount of fibre and shares her favourites. Thank you for joining us in another episode!I hope you enjoy our conversation. If this is your first time tuning into Wool n’

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01:06:09

Interior Designing with Dionne Carter

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2025/07/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n’ Spinning Radio. Rebecca and Rachel sat down with Dionne Carter, a long-time pillar of the Wool n’ Spinning Community. Dionne joined the community in 2021 and became an integral member right from the get-go. Her colour sense, experimentation and fearlessness with her spinning, and support and encouragement of others has helped innumerable people in our community feel more confident approaching their yarns, ideas and projects. Always trying something new, Dionne

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00:55:11

When the Going gets Tough: Blending Boards & More!

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2025/06/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n’ Spinning Radio. Debbie Held is a freelance journalist that I had the immense pleasure meeting in person in 2022, after following each other online for many years. Debbie’s love of blending boards started in 2015 when she began playing with this humble fibre preparation tool and began pushing it to its limit. While our conversation covered many topics about how Debbie began her spinning journey with a spindle from a friend in a time of need, to writing her book,

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01:14:37

A Room of One's Own

Wool n" Spinning Radio ·

2025/05/07

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Rebecca and I were so pleased to be able to record this episode with Lisa Schweitzer, a pillar and leader in our community. For those who haven't met Lisa yet, she is a weaver, handspinner, knitter and maker, long-time member of the Wool n' Spinning community and lives in a remote area of Iowa, USA. Lisa is an eloquant speaker and I hope you enjoy our conversation about making in remote locations. Both Rebecca and Lisa live in remote areas,

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01:04:48

Works in Progress, Stash Age & More!

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2025/04/01

Dear Spinning Circle,This month on Wool n' Spinning Radio, Rebecca and I sat down to 'try on' some segments that will be a regular part of the Radio show going forward: From what we're working on while recording to things we've aquired (and moved on) to events in our lives that are bringing us joy. So much to cozy up to this month: We hope you enjoy the show!Previous Episodes are available hereIf you have questions about what we discussed in today’s episode, please post them in the community, either

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00:52:09

Imaginary Inspirational Yarns & Garments

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2025/03/01

Dear Spinning Circle,Today. Rebecca and Rachel sat down to have a fun chat about those imaginary yarns and garments we would love to spend time making but just don’t get a chance to do it. It’s not that they’re yarns we’re particularly motivated to actually make, it’s more that they are yarns we dream about. Think frivolity and fun. Just messing around with possibilities – what would happen if I did this to create that? I hope you enjoy our conversation!Projects talked inthe episode {Ravelry Project

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