Wool n' Spinning Radio
Rachel Smith, Rebecca Osborn
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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.
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DEC 1, 2025
The Continued Mystery of Textured Yarns
Dionne, 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 her booths at various fibre events around her area. A prolific spinner, Crystal has written for PLY magazine, as well as other publications, and she teaches how to make these yarns to eager students.
76 MIN
NOV 1, 2025
Wool Porosity w/ Melissa Goulet (MellyKnits)
Today. 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.
76 MIN
OCT 4, 2025
Knit City 2025 Recap & Porosity of Wool
Today. 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, meeting with everyone in our community & of course, shopping. We also fell into a bit of a rabbit hole about porosity as it applies to wool and blending.
63 MIN
SEP 1, 2025
Art vs. Textured Yarns
Today. 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 'novelty', 'art' or 'textured'.
61 MIN
AUG 1, 2025
Post Tour de Fleece 2025 Recap
We sat down together to discuss how Tour de Fleece went for each of us, what we accomplished and what went well.
56 MIN
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