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In this, the second to last episode of the season, I talk to Jeane deCoster of Elemental Affects about her start with Shetland Wool and branching out into other breed-specific yarns. Then we talk to Deb Robson about Shetland Wool.

Show Notes:

• Elemental Affects website


• Shetland Sheep
  
  


• Suri Alpaca


• Mulberry Silk


• What is a Double Coated (or Dual-Coated) Fleece


• A bit about Micron Count


• Icelandic Sheep


• Navajo Churro, another multi-coated fleece


• Natural colors of Shetland Wool
  
  


• Helena, Montana


• Judith McKenzie, Spinning Teacher Extraordinaire


• Sheep for range management


• My Metamerism Pullover, in Heirloom Romney (and on Ravelry)


• Tawanda Farms


• Elemental Affects Cormo yarn


• Elemental Affects Civility yarn (Merino/Silk Blend)


• Check out the colors that overdyeing the natural shetland colors gives!
  
  


• Amy Herzog’s Custom Fit System


• The jeans I made myself, from the Ginger Jeans Pattern from Closet Case Files

Technical stuff:

• Deb Robson’s website


• Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook (affiliate link)


• Shetland Sheep Breeding Association


• Shetland Fleece Types


• Shetland Colors

Something from this episode that really struck home with me is that we all knit for different reasons. I knit as a job, and because it gives me something productive to do with my hands, but I also knit because it makes me feel magical. Like I’m turning something simple into something extraordinary. It feeds the creative part of my brain while soothing the bit of OCD that I have to be doing SOMETHING. And I’m wondering about you? What does knitting mean to you? What do you get from your knitting? I’d love to get your emails, or if you want to just talk to me, you can use your smartphone to record an audio clip and send it to me that way. Most smartphones have an app to record audio, but if you don’t have one, there are plenty for free. I use one called Voice Recorder from quality apps on my Android phone. It records mp3s, which you can then send anywhere you want as attachments. I’d really love to hear from you!

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This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

I’ll be back in 2 weeks with the final episode of this season, talking with Kristin Ford of Woolfolk.

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