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Yarnspinners Tales's Podcast

Welcome! This is a periodic podcast all about my experiences making yarn through the process of spinning. All areas of the process are discussed, and there will be something here for any spinner, novice or experienced. There is a Ravelry group for podcast listeners, called Yarnspinnerstales Spin In. Please join us there.

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YST Episode 172 Black Welsh and White Welsh fiber

May 16, 2020

This podcast is a review of spinning the fibers from two Welsh sheep breeds. The Black Welsh Mountain is commonly known in the US, but it considered a conservation breed, due to it's small number of animals. The Welsh mountain sheep is white, and not raised much in the US.

I had reviewed the BWM breed in several...

YST Episode 171 East Fresian Sheep fiber review

May 1, 2020

This is another short breed review podcast. The East Fresian fiber I spun was a lovely brown color and very easy to spin in roving.

There is a short information portion included at the end for a breed of hair sheep called Barbados Blackbelly. Unfortunately I have not been able to get a fiber sample yet for this Shave...