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Voices in Wool features conversations with people around the world whose lives touch, and are touched by, wool. Hosted by New York Times-bestselling author Clara Parkes and made possible by members of The Wool Channel.
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My name is James and I'm using this channel for uploading my knitting podcasts. I love to hear from viewers from all over the world, so please do get in touch. If you like my videos, subscribe to save you having to find me again. :) I record every Wednesday, with updates going live around Wednesday evening, Thursday morning UK time. Find me online: Ravelry Group - http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast This is where all the chat, photos, banter, and general good times happens. It' ...
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In this episode, Clara talks with Canadian wool advocate, fiber farmer, and mill owner Anna Hunter of Long Way Homestead. Until a few years ago, Anna was happily ensconced in East Vancouver running a yarn store. But in 2015, the country beckoned. She and her husband Luke moved to Eastern Manitoba to start a family and a farm. When she discovered th…
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It takes a special kind of person to choose a life with sheep. It's not easy. It's not glamorous. It's not the kind of career path that comes with stock options or a private jet. It comes with something even better: Sheep. Spend any significant amount of time with sheep and you're bound to form friendships, attachments, connections. In this episode…
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In honor of this being New York Sheep and Wool Festival weekend in Rhinebeck, New York, this episode's voice in wool is Clara herself. So make yourself a cup of tea and enjoy story time as she reads the New York Sheep and Wool Festival chapter from her New York Times bestseller, Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World. This is a special Voices in Wool…
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What could washing your breakfast dishes and preventing wildfires possibly have in common? Marie Hoff may be able to help with that question. In 2013, she took on a small flock of ouessant sheep and launched Cappella Grazing in Sonoma County. Her clients were mainly vineyards, orchards, farms, and private land owners who wanted a quieter, more effi…
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She Tortures Wool for a Living: Meet the Woman Helping Revive Commercial Wool Testing in the US
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In 2020, the American wool industry lost an extremely important link in its production chain when the Yocom-McColl wool testing lab closed. That lab had been in operation for more than 50 years. And by the time it closed, it was our only remaining commercial wool testing lab in the country. Why does this matter? Because any kind of trade, whether i…
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Today's voice in wool never set out to be a voice in wool. In fact, he doesn't say a word about wool at all. His interest—and quite an infectious one at that—is in the sheep themselves, how they move and navigate both the natural terrain and one another. In this episode, Clara talks with Lior Patel, a 42-year-old professional drone photographer fro…
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The Swiss Shepherdess on Living a Good Life, Taking Great Leaps, and What We can Learn from Goats
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Swiss sheep aren't known for their wool. But they still play a vital role in the Alpine ecosystem: that of agile and incredibly efficient lawnmowers. Which is exactly why Claire Jeannerat and her husband Damien began farming in 2014. From their farm in Crans Montana, they raise rare and indigenous breeds of sheep and goats that are highly adapted t…
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Recorded on Thursday, 17 December 2015 Episode 29 – Better late than never Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/da…
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Recorded on Friday 6 November 2015 Episode 28 – Not all here Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dancinggeek-podc…
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Recorded Wed 21 October 2015 Episode 27 – Yarn for everyone! Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dancinggeek-podc…
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Recorded on Wed 7 October 2015 Episode 26 – Yarndale 2015 Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dancinggeek-podcast…
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Recorded Thursday 24 September 2015 Episode 25 – Anniversary Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dancinggeek-podc…
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Recorded on Monday 7 September 2015 Episode 24 – Holiday’s over Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/dancinggeek-p…
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Guess who forgot to hit publish?! Show notes to come when I’m less busy! Video download link: http://archive.org/download/DancingGeekPodcast/Episode023.MP4James Bartley
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Recorded on Friday 17 July 2015 Episode 22 – Birthday! Find me online: Ravelry – http://www.ravelry.com/people/DancingGeek Instagram – http://instagram.com/DancingGeek YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/DancingGeek Ravelry Group – http://www.ravelry.com/groups/dancinggeek-podcast –Show notes– -WIPs & FOs- FO – Oranges & Lemons – http://www.ravel…
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I kept a video log of my first attempt at dyeing yarn. I’d planned to edit it all together into a fun little video, however several weeks later I am suffering from editing fatigue! So here’s part 1, and part 2 will be a little more ‘rustic’ when I post it. ;P Video download link: http://archive.org/download/DancingGeekPodcast/Episode021cDyeingProce…
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EVERYTHING I know about how to spin singles on a drop spindle! Made for a complete beginner to learn how to spin, there’s lots of content for anyone interested in drop spindle spinning basics and how I spin. I walk you through making your first single yarn, going through each step with you. In my usual style there’s all sorts of tidbits of info I s…
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