Wool n' Spinning Radio
by Rachel Smith, Rebecca Osborn
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New Wave Fibre with Emily McIvor
New Wave Fibre with Emily McIvor
About this podcast
Rachel & Rebecca sit down to talk about all things handspinning, yarn, fibre, and community. Join them to deepen the conversation in the Wool n' Spinning community.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 133 episodes
- New Wave Fibre with Emily McIvor · 53 min · Episode 134The crew sat down with Emily McIvor of New Wave Fibre, based in British Columbia, Canada, to chat about Emily's business, her growing flock of sheep and living in a relatively…
- Reinventing Wool with Melissa Littlefield · 1 h 33 min · Episode 133Melissa 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…
- Pursuing & Completing a Spinning Certificate with Rebecka Roy · 1 h 22 min · Episode 132Dionne, 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…
- Tour de Fleece & Fleece Femmes Recap · 43 min · Episode 131Today. 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…
- Knitting with Ève · 1 h 1 min · Episode 130Today. 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…
- Spinning for Summer Knits · 46 min · Episode 129Today. On Wool n' Spinning Radio. Dionne, Rebecca and I sat down to chat about Summer Spinning and Knitting.
- Shearing Life w/ Aaron Goulet {Part II} · 48 min · Episode 128This is Part II of Rebecca and my conversation with sat down to chat Aaron Goulet, discussing his experience to date with learning to shear.
- Shearing Life w/ Aaron Goulet {Part I} · 45 min · Episode 127Rebecca and I sat down to chat with Aaron Goulet to discuss his experience to date with learning to shear.
- Showcasing Technique & Ideas in Textured Yarns · 1 h 0 min · Episode 126Dionne, 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…
- If Your Yarn Could Talk & More Silly Questions · 53 min · Episode 125Rebecca 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…
- Year in Review & Looking Forward · 1 h 2 min · Episode 124Rebecca, Dionne and Rachel sat down to discuss how the year went.
- The Continued Mystery of Textured Yarns · 1 h 16 min · Episode 123Dionne, 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…
- Wool Porosity w/ Melissa Goulet (MellyKnits) · 1 h 16 min · Episode 122Today. 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.
- Knit City 2025 Recap & Porosity of Wool · 1 h 3 min · Episode 121Today. 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…
- Art vs. Textured Yarns · 1 h 1 min · Episode 120Today. 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…
- Post Tour de Fleece 2025 Recap · 57 min · Episode 119We sat down together to discuss how Tour de Fleece went for each of us, what we accomplished and what went well.
- Interior Designing with Dionne Carter · 1 h 6 min · Episode 118Today. On Wool n’ Spinning Radio. Rebecca picks Dionne’s brain about colour related to interior decorating today – namely how to choose colour, how Dionne thinks about colour and…
- When the Going gets Tough: Blending Boards & More! · 55 min · Episode 117Debbie 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…
- A Room of One's Own · 1 h 14 min · Episode 116Rebecca 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…
- Works in Progress, Stash Age & More! · 1 h 4 min · Episode 115This 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…
