100 episodes
The Sheepspot Podcast Sasha Torres
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- Education
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 101: Combination Drafting vs. Combination Spinning
Confused about the difference between "combination drafting" and "combination spinning"? You're not alone! In this episode, Sasha defines and explains each technique, and talks about how she's using both techniques for a current project.
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Episode 100: The Woolen Drafts
In this episode, Sasha talks about the long and short of woolen drafts.
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Episode 99: Drafting with Your Feet?
In this episode, Sasha talks about the crucial role your feet play in creating consistent yarns.
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Episode 98: How I learned to stop worrying and love predrafting
In this episode, Sasha talks about predrafting: what it is, how to do it, why you might (or might not) want to do it, and her own evolving relationship with this controversial practice
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Episode 97: When Handspun Attacks!
In this episode, Sasha talks about mistakes she's made (repeatedly!) when knitting with handspun.
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Episode 96: How to Use Ravelry to Make Better Projects with Your Handspun
In this episode, Sasha talks about how she uses Ravelry to make better projects with her handspun yarn.