The Sheepspot Podcast Sasha Torres
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The Sheepspot Podcast offers quick, actionable tips that you can use right away to make better yarn, use that yarn in ways that delight you, or otherwise enrich your practice as a fiber artist by deepening your knowledge of spinning techniques or materials.
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Episode 109: Community as a Source of Inspiration, or The "Scenius"
In this episode, Sasha talks about the inspiring effects of community.
Mentioned in this episode:
Scenius: why creatives are stronger together
Wired.com, Scenius, or Communal Genius
You can find the transcript for this episode HERE.
You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot’s free online community for inquisitive spinners.
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Episode 108: What to look for in a healthy spinning community
In this episode, Sasha talks about what to look for in a healthy spinning community.
You can find the transcript for this episode HERE.
You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot’s free online community for inquisitive spinners.
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Episode 107: Spinning Communities as Learning Communities
In this episode, Sasha talks about a particular kind of learning community: the community of inquiry. She describes the essential components of communities of inquiry, using The Guild by Sheepspot as an example of such a community. And she proposes some specific questions you should ask when you're considering joining an online spinning community.
You can find the transcript for this episode HERE.
You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot’s free online community for inquisitive spinners.
Here's the link to the Podcast search page and playlists.
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Episode 106: What I learned about plying from my e-spinners
In this episode, Sasha talks about how plying on an e-spinner challenged her thinking about twist and plying.
You can find the transcript for this episode HERE.
You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot’s free online community for inquisitive spinners.
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Episode 105: How to be sure your yarn has even ply twist throughout the skein
In this episode, Sasha talks about how to ensure that your yarn has even ply twist throughout the skein when working with a treadle wheel. E-spinning aficionado? We'll talk about ply twist and your e-spinner next week.
You can find the transcript for this episode HERE.
You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot’s free online community for inquisitive spinners.
If you're interested in Sheepspot's Spinning for the Soul Retreat, you can find all the details here. And if you'd like to join the "Inspired to Spin Challenge," you can do that right here. -
Episode 104: How Much Ply Twist? The Plyback of the Ply and the Question of Balance
In this episode, Sasha talks about how to figure out how much ply twist to use in your yarn and whether spinners should obsess over whether or not their yarns are balanced.
You can find the transcript for this episode HERE.
You can comment on and discuss this episode here in The Flock, Sheepspot’s free online community for inquisitive spinners.