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Bristol Ivy

Dianna Walla

Shannon Cook

Melanie Berg

Kristine Vejar

Kim Werker

Andrea Mowry

Sylvia McFadden

Romi Hill

Maryanne Moodie

David Ritchie

Chris Barnes

Jillian Moreno

Anna Graham

Carson Demers

OwlTail

This week, Felicia is chatting with Rachel Price and Kate Burge of Spincycle Yarns. Spincycle Yarns is a very unique yarn company as they create small batch mill-spun yarn, spun from fibre that they hand dye so the yarns look and feel like handspun! You have probably seen Spincycle Yarns featured in such designs like Andrea Mowry's The Shiftcowl and Nightshift shawl among many others. Join Felicia, Rachel, and Kate as they chat about all things colour and spinning!   "...the first time we ever hung out  it was Easter Sunday and we went to my... house... and we had... a pound of fibre and we're like 'Alright, let's go crazy and dye it' and we did and it was like so much fun  and we just... I don't know like as opposed to crafting by yourself, when you find your crafting soulmate to work with it's so much more fun." -  Kate Burge on meeting her best friend (and future business partner) Rachel Price In this episode, we talk about:  1:21 Rachel and Kate introduce themselves 3:05 Rachel and Kate chat about how they started spinning yarn 4:32 What made Rachel and Kate make the decision to go into business together? 7:03 How do you go from selling handspun yarn to production dyeing and spinning? 9:33 Sport Weight vs Fingering Weight: What's the difference and does it really matter? 11:43 Where Spincycle Yarns sources its fibre from and how they choose what fibre goes into their millspun yarns 15:30 Can yarn construction techniques be experimented with when you have your own mill? 17:34 How many colourways is Spincycle Yarns producing right now? 20:32 How do Rachel and Kate draw the boundaries between work and play when running a yarn business? 26:36 Felicia asks Rachel about how she learned how to weave in Harrisville 30:07 Do Rachel and Kate teach textile arts to the public? 32:35 What changes have Rachel and Kate seen in the knitting world over the years? And the fun of collaborating with Andrea Mowry 40:10 Where to find Rachel and Kate online! Also you can find Spincycle Yarns at Knit City in Vancouverthis year at the Starlight Knitting Society booth! 43:32 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!    Here's Where You Can Find Spincycle Yarns: Website: www.spincycleyarns.com Instagram: @spincycle_yarns   Enter the Giveaway for 2 Free Skeins of Spincycle Yarns: If you want to get your hands on Rachel and Kate's beautiful yarn, enter our contest to win 2 free skeins of their brand new colourway: Castaway! Thank you so much to Rachel, Kate, and the hardworking Spincycle gang for making this giveaway possible! Click here to enter the giveaway »   Thanks for Listening! Thank you so much for joining us this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your fellow fibre art friends. And if you like what we're doing here, please leave a rating and review on iTunes for the show. We read each and every email and bit of feedback, whether it’s on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, so we welcome your comments. Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!   Music Credits: Playbook of Happiness – by RimskyMusic Click to subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Radio Subscribe on Spotify

This week, Felicia is chatting with Rachel Price and Kate Burge of Spincycle Yarns. Spincycle Yarns is a very unique yarn company as they create small batch mill-spun yarn, spun from fibre that they hand dye so the yarns look and feel like handspun! You have probably seen Spincycle Yarns featured in such designs like Andrea Mowry's <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-shift" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Shift</a>cowl and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nightshift" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nightshift</a> shawl among many others. Join Felicia, Rachel, and Kate as they chat about all things colour and spinning!   "...the first time we ever hung out  it was Easter Sunday and we went to my... house... and we had... a pound of fibre and we're like 'Alright, let's go crazy and dye it' and we did and it was like so much fun  and we just... I don't know like as opposed to crafting by yourself, when you find your crafting soulmate to work with it's so much more fun." -  Kate Burge on meeting her best friend (and future business partner) Rachel Price In this episode, we talk about: <ul> <li>1:21 Rachel and Kate introduce themselves</li> <li>3:05 Rachel and Kate chat about how they started spinning yarn</li> <li>4:32 What made Rachel and Kate make the decision to go into business together?</li> <li>7:03 How do you go from selling handspun yarn to production dyeing and spinning?</li> <li>9:33 Sport Weight vs Fingering Weight: What's the difference and does it really matter?</li> <li>11:43 Where Spincycle Yarns sources its fibre from and how they choose what fibre goes into their millspun yarns</li> <li>15:30 Can yarn construction techniques be experimented with when you have your own mill?</li> <li>17:34 How many colourways is Spincycle Yarns producing right now?</li> <li>20:32 How do Rachel and Kate draw the boundaries between work and play when running a yarn business?</li> <li>26:36 Felicia asks Rachel about how she learned how to weave in Harrisville</li> <li>30:07 Do Rachel and Kate teach textile arts to the public?</li> <li>32:35 What changes have Rachel and Kate seen in the knitting world over the years? And the fun of collaborating with <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/designers/andrea-mowry" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Andrea Mowry</a></li> <li>40:10 Where to find Rachel and Kate online! Also you can find Spincycle Yarns at <a href="https://www.knitsocial.ca/vancouver/welcome" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Knit City in Vancouver</a>this year at the <a href="https://www.starlightknittingsociety.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Starlight Knitting Society</a> booth!</li> <li>43:32 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!</li> </ul>   Here's Where You Can Find Spincycle Yarns: Website: <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.spincycleyarns.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spincycle_yarns/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@spincycle_yarns</a>   Enter the Giveaway for 2 Free Skeins of Spincycle Yarns: If you want to get your hands on Rachel and Kate's beautiful yarn, enter our contest to win 2 free skeins of their brand new colourway: Castaway! Thank you so much to Rachel, Kate, and the hardworking Spincycle gang for making this giveaway possible! <a href="https://sweetgeorgiayarns.com/giveaways/2-free-skeins-of-spincycle-yarns-castaway-colourway" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to enter the giveaway »</a>   Thanks for Listening! Thank you so much for joining us this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your fellow fibre art friends. And if you like what we're doing here, please leave a rating and review on iTunes for the show. We read each and every email and bit of feedback, whether it’s on <a href="https://instagram.com/sweetgeorgia/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/heysweetgeorgia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SweetGeorgiaYarns" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, so we welcome your comments. Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!   Music Credits: Playbook of Happiness – by RimskyMusic <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-sweetgeorgia-show/id1021295179" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click to subscribe on iTunes</a> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=70164&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Stitcher Radio</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3hbXsfMIU2wu3GfbigRtKx?si=JNe4xQ8MS2usSwI09UeKHA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Spotify</a>

089: Spinning up a Storm with Spincycle Yarns

In this episode we talk with Rachel Price and Kate Burge, the Spinsters behind Spincycle Yarns in Bellingham, WA. Then expert talk with Deb Robson about Corriedale, Rambouillet, and Columbia wools. Show Notes: Spincycle Yarns Website: https://spincycleyarns.com/  Their signature yarn line – Dyed In the Wool: https://spincycleyarns.com/collections/dyed-in-the-wool-sport-weight I mention the Local Food movement and Eat Local. Rachel mentions Mulesing, which is a questionable practice in the wool industry as it does harm the sheep. Tolt Yarn &amp; Wool in Carnation, WA is focused on breed specific and wooly yarns and working for sustainable supply chains. Andrea Rangel is designing patterns for wooly yarns and active people. Corriedale Sheep    Rambouillet Sheep    Columbia Sheep    Check out Spincycle’s Merch that really shows their great branding! Julia Farwell-Clay’s Tambourine Cardigan  Technical stuff:  A bit about Micron Count: http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/fibre_size.html Rams are the male sheep, Ewes are the female sheep. It matters which breed is in what position when you’re breeding. In the breed discussion we also mention Lincoln Rams and Merino Ewes.  This is a Lincoln Ewe, not a Ram, but check out those locks!  For a lot more breed info and fleece knowledge, check out Deb’s book Fleece &amp; Fiber Sourcebook (affiliate link). Combing vs. Carding Woolen vs. Worsted  I’d love to get your feedback on this first episode, so if you’d like to leave a comment or shoot me an email that would be great. That email is miriam@yarnstoriespodcast.com, and you can find that in the show notes as well. This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Mandy Moore and Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder. Next episode in 2 weeks! Enter here for 2 skeins of Spincycle’s new yarn Versus!                  (function() {                     var se = document.createElement('script'); se.type = 'text/javascript'; se.async = true;                     se.src = '//cdn.rewardsfuel.com/embed.js';                     var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(se, s);                 })();                  Contest by Rewards Fuel.

In this episode we talk with <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/pages/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Price and Kate Burge</a>, the Spinsters behind <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spincycle Yarns</a> in Bellingham, WA. Then expert talk with <a href="http://www.drobson.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deb Robson</a> about Corriedale, Rambouillet, and Columbia wools. <h3>Show Notes:</h3> Spincycle Yarns Website: <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spincycleyarns.com/</a> <ul> <li>Their signature yarn line – Dyed In the Wool: <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/collections/dyed-in-the-wool-sport-weight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spincycleyarns.com/collections/dyed-in-the-wool-sport-weight</a></li> <li>I mention the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Local Food</a> movement and <a href="https://localfirst.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eat Local</a>.</li> <li>Rachel mentions <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulesing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mulesing</a>, which is a questionable practice in the wool industry as it does harm the sheep.</li> <li><a href="https://www.toltyarnandwool.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tolt Yarn &amp; Wool</a> in Carnation, WA is focused on breed specific and wooly yarns and working for sustainable supply chains.</li> <li><a href="https://www.andrearangel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrea Rangel</a> is designing patterns for wooly yarns and active people.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corriedale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corriedale Sheep</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambouillet_sheep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rambouillet Sheep</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_sheep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbia Sheep</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Check out <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/collections/bling-miscellany" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spincycle’s Merch</a> that really shows their great branding!</li> <li>Julia Farwell-Clay’s <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tambourine-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tambourine</a> Cardigan</li> </ul> <h5>Technical stuff:</h5> <ul> <li>A bit about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool_measurement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Micron Count</a>: <a href="http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/fibre_size.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/fibre_size.html</a></li> <li>Rams are the male sheep, Ewes are the female sheep. It matters which breed is in what position when you’re breeding.</li> <li>In the breed discussion we also mention <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_sheep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lincoln</a> Rams and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merino</a> Ewes.</li> </ul> This is a Lincoln Ewe, not a Ram, but check out those locks! <ul> <li>For a lot more breed info and fleece knowledge, check out Deb’s book <a href="http://amzn.to/2xKgDFJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fleece &amp; Fiber Sourcebook</a> (affiliate link).</li> <li><a href="https://www.interweave.com/article/spinning/carding-and-combing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Combing vs. Carding</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hilltopcloud.co.uk/blog/woolen-vs-worsted" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Woolen vs. Worsted</a></li> </ul> I’d love to get your feedback on this first episode, so if you’d like to leave a comment or shoot me an email that would be great. That email is <a href="mailto:miriam@yarnstoriespodcast.com">miriam@yarnstoriespodcast.com</a>, and you can find that in the show notes as well. This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarnageddon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mandy Moore</a> and Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive <a href="https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakmaster Cylinder</a>. Next episode in 2 weeks! Enter here for 2 skeins of Spincycle’s new yarn <a href="https://spincycleyarns.com/collections/versus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Versus</a>! (function() { var se = document.createElement('script'); se.type = 'text/javascript'; se.async = true; se.src = '//<a href="http://cdn.rewardsfuel.com/embed.js';" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cdn.rewardsfuel.com/embed.js';</a> var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(se, s); })(); <a href="http://Rewardsfuel.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Contest by Rewards Fuel.</a>

Episode 101 | Spincycle Yarns

Rachel Price

Kate Burge

Sponsor: Fuzzy Goat is a charming yarn shop in Historic Downtown Thomasville, Georgia created by Cadence Kidwell in 2014. Their whimsical lodge, luxurious yarns from independent, Southern and US sources, including Spincycle Yarns and focus on attainable challenges makes them a fun and memorable place to drop in. Whether you’re new to handcrafts or an experienced knitter, crocheter or weaver, you’ll find an appealing space to build your fiber community and exquisite materials and classes at Fuzzy Goat. Make yourself comfortable and feel welcome to discover your next project, letting the yarns speak for themselves and the Fuzzy Goat team will find the right moment to help you turn an idea into a project ready to cast on. Make Fuzzy Goat a destination when near Thomasville, Georgia and find a list of classes and other info at fuzzygoatyarns.com. And follow along on Instagram @fuzzy_goat.  Fiber folk: I had a great time visiting spinsters Rachel Price &amp; Kate Burge in their cozy studio in downtown Bellingham earlier this year. Coincidentally, the very building that their studio resides in is where I met my husband 11 years ago. It was great to be in these old haunts with new friends and to hear […]Music by Despatches. 💖Click! to learn more and become a member of our monthly crafty content membership, BRIGHT Collective. Download the Making app and join our amazing community of makers by visiting themakingapp.comIf you'd like to give a crafty shout-out, have a question that you'd like us to answer on the podcast, or are interested in sponsoring Making Conversation, email us at hq@makingco.com.See you in the Making app!ps- We talk about our values a lot. Just in case you're curious, take a peek.

Sponsor: Fuzzy Goat is a charming yarn shop in Historic Downtown Thomasville, Georgia created by Cadence Kidwell in 2014. Their whimsical lodge, luxurious yarns from independent, Southern and US sources, including Spincycle Yarns and focus on attainable challenges makes them a fun and memorable place to drop in. Whether you’re new to handcrafts or an experienced knitter, crocheter or weaver, you’ll find an appealing space to build your fiber community and exquisite materials and classes at Fuzzy Goat. Make yourself comfortable and feel welcome to discover your next project, letting the yarns speak for themselves and the Fuzzy Goat team will find the right moment to help you turn an idea into a project ready to cast on. Make Fuzzy Goat a destination when near Thomasville, Georgia and find a list of classes and other info at <a href="http://fuzzygoatyarns.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fuzzygoatyarns.com</a>. And follow along on Instagram @fuzzy_goat.  Fiber folk: I had a great time visiting spinsters Rachel Price &amp; Kate Burge in their cozy studio in downtown Bellingham earlier this year. Coincidentally, the very building that their studio resides in is where I met my husband 11 years ago. It was great to be in these old haunts with new friends and to hear […] Music by <a href="https://despatches.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Despatches</a>. 💖 <a href="https://makingzine.com/products/bright-collective-subscription" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click!</a> to learn more and become a member of our monthly crafty content membership, BRIGHT Collective. Download the Making app and join our amazing community of makers by visiting <a href="https://themakingapp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themakingapp.com</a> If you'd like to give a crafty shout-out, have a question that you'd like us to answer on the podcast, or are interested in sponsoring Making Conversation, email us at hq@makingco.com. See you in the Making app! ps- We talk about our values a lot. Just in case you're curious, <a href="https://themakingapp.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">take a peek</a>.

Episode 57: Rachel Price & Kate Burge: Oil industry, tree-sitting, wannabe Amish, farmers market and Spincycle Yarns