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Episode 46: Summer in December
Hi everyone! Three weeks have passed . . . and I missed you all! We just celebrated American Thanksgiving–which meant some travel and a break from work and everyday life in Illinois. But I’m back at it and this episode … Continue reading
Episode 40: A June Cashmere Yarn Story
Hello happy fiber folk! I have a fun-filled episode for you all about cashmere–and June Cashmere in particular. I am fortunate enough to be doing some sample knitting for their fall line and became really interested in the story behind … Continue reading
Posted in cashmere, community, East Neuk Hoodie, episode, FO, information, June Cashmere, knitting, knitting podcast, laceweight, LB Hand Knits, LB Handknits, review, sample knitting, video, WIP, yarn, yarn review
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Episode 15: FOs All Over!
In today’s episode, I chat about my FOs: the Aileas Cardigan and Loop Shawl! I take a trip to Ravelry for some excellent new patterns that I’ll be knitting up: the Ella Cardigan and Rebel Shawl (brioche!!). And, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Aileas, big projects, Ella, episode, FO, information, knitting, Loop Pattern, project bags, spinning, Uncategorized, video, Woodhouse Knits, yarn
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Indie Dyer Feature: Knitting in France
Well folks, today I have a follow-up to the awesome giveaway we did over the last couple of weeks: I’m so happy to feature an interview with Bogga of Knitting in France. Plus, she has generously offered a coupon code … Continue reading
Posted in community, dyeing, indie, indie dyer, information, inspiration, interview, knitting, Knitting in France, spinning
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Review: Electric Eel Wheel
**If you are looking for the Pigeonroof Studio’s awesome giveaway, follow this link to YouTube, Episode 3 of the knittingthestash podcast and leave a comment 🙂 As promised, this week I have an interview with Maurice Ribble, inventor of the … Continue reading
Spinners Speak: Rachel Smith
As you know, I feel like I found a real treasure last month when stumbled upon Rachel Smith’s Wool n’ Spinning podcasts. She is an accomplished handspinner, knitter, teacher, and demonstrator. She is the force behind WelfordPurls–an excellent online resource for … Continue reading
Posted in community, handspun, information, interview, Spinners Speak, spinning
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YouTube Channel Launch & A Giveaway!
Hello everyone! I’m so excited to announce that knittingthestash now has its own YouTube channel! Spencer was kind enough to move all of my Melissa Spins and Melissa Knits videos over to their new location. (Thank you!) The channel will … Continue reading
Posted in experiment, giveaway, information, spinning, technique, video, yarn, YouTube
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Hap Hap Happening!
If you are not on the Kate Davies email newsletter list . . . now is your moment. Her new project, The Book of Haps, is coming! Pre-orders begin Thursday, May 19th! I’ll admit that Kate Davies’ books are a particular … Continue reading
Posted in books, community, designs, history, information, inspiration, Kate Davies, not-so-local, patterns, people
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Video Tutorial: Spinning Lap Waste (Mill Ends)
Hi everyone! I’m off to a conference this week . . . and things are, well, a bit crazy! But my posting policy: better late than never 🙂 As many of you know, my dear partner in all things fiber (and … Continue reading
Posted in fiber, fiber prep, How To, information, instruction, lap waste, mill ends, preparation, spinning, tricks and tips, Uncategorized, video
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Lap Waste: A Definition
After posting this Tuesday’s Spring Single, I got to thinking . . . what is “lap waste” anyway? And is it different from “mill ends”? I was sold “mill ends” and “lap waste” from different sources and they pretty much … Continue reading
Posted in big questions, definition, fiber, history, information, lap waste, mill ends, tricks and tips
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