Sue Blacker's guest appearances

Sue Blacker

Making Conversation

eCommerce MasterPlan

The Leaders Council Podcast

Ian Smith

Davies Roberts

Rachel Bingham Kessler

Benjamin Hole

Laurie Gonyea

Thayne Mackey

Gigi Jack

Julie Hoover

Susan Cropper

Romi Hill

Allison Volek Shelton

Elaine Vandiver

Moeke Yarns

Beatrice Perron Dahlen

Nan Bray

OwlTail

Sue Blacker is a self-employed business support consultant and managing director of The Natural Fibre Company, a wool mill based in Launceston, Cornwall.

Sue Blacker is a self-employed business support consultant and managing director of The Natural Fibre Company, a wool mill based in Launceston, Cornwall.

In Conversation: Sue Blacker 

Sue Blacker runs the Online Only eCommerce business Blacker Yarns, which is the retail side of her yarn spinning mill The Natural Fibre Company. Sue balances production, wholesale and retail to grow her business to over £500,000 Turnover. This is a business which embraces its niche customer base by understanding their needs, holding true to it's own values, and celebrating the provenance of every product they create.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy

Sue Blacker runs the Online Only eCommerce business Blacker Yarns, which is the retail side of her yarn spinning mill The Natural Fibre Company. Sue balances production, wholesale and retail to grow her business to over £500,000 Turnover. This is a business which embraces its niche customer base by understanding their needs, holding true to it's own values, and celebrating the provenance of every product they create. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - <a href="https://podsights.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podsights.com/privacy</a>

Blacker Yarn's Sue Blacker on celebrating your values and sold out limited editions

Kim Goodling

I’m very excited to share the fifteenth episode of the Woolful podcast. Today we get to meet two fiber folks, both women with a special love for Gotland sheep and both with unique fiber journeys that have taken them to interesting and inspiring places…Sue Blacker of Blacker Yarns and The Natural Fibre Company and Kim Goodling of Vermont Grand View Farm. Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Portfiber, a wonderful shop in Portland, Maine, specializing in one of a kind, hand-dyed fiber and yarn. Casey has curated an incredible collection of spinning fiber including yak, Chiri, Alpaca, Polwarth and hand-dyed blends. You can visit Portfiber in person when in Portland Maine or shop online at portfiber.com Fiber folk 1: Kim is a passionate ambassador and breeder of Gotland Sheep, dyer, entrepreneur and hardworking mom. She runs a beautiful farm in Vermont where she hosts farm stays and a great selection of fiber related classes. She recently launched her online shop of Gotland yarns and fibers at gotlandwoolcompany.com You can find her at grandviewfarmvt.net and on Instagram @vtgrandviewfarm. For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked a handful of fiber enthusiasts to answer a question, shared by Cady in our Raverly group. “What […]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.

I’m very excited to share the fifteenth episode of the Woolful podcast. Today we get to meet two fiber folks, both women with a special love for Gotland sheep and both with unique fiber journeys that have taken them to interesting and inspiring places…Sue Blacker of Blacker Yarns and The Natural Fibre Company and Kim Goodling of Vermont Grand View Farm. Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Portfiber, a wonderful shop in Portland, Maine, specializing in one of a kind, hand-dyed fiber and yarn. Casey has curated an incredible collection of spinning fiber including yak, Chiri, Alpaca, Polwarth and hand-dyed blends. You can visit Portfiber in person when in Portland Maine or shop online at <a href="http://portfiber.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">portfiber.com</a> Fiber folk 1: Kim is a passionate ambassador and breeder of Gotland Sheep, dyer, entrepreneur and hardworking mom. She runs a beautiful farm in Vermont where she hosts farm stays and a great selection of fiber related classes. She recently launched her online shop of Gotland yarns and fibers at <a href="http://gotlandwoolcompany.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gotlandwoolcompany.com</a> You can find her at <a href="http://grandviewfarmvt.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">grandviewfarmvt.net</a> and on Instagram @vtgrandviewfarm. For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked a handful of fiber enthusiasts to answer a question, shared by Cady in our Raverly group. “What […] 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 15: Kim Goodling and Sue Blacker – Gotland sheep, building a fiber mill, raising kids on a farm and rare breeds.