119 episodes
The Sheepspot Podcast Sasha Torres
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4.9 • 48 Ratings
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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 114: Spinning Commercial Fiber Blends with Mixed Staple Lengths
In this episode, Sasha talks about the strategies she's developed when spinning commercial fiber blends with mixed staple lengths.
Mentioned in this episode:
Episode 15: All About Sampling
Episode 66: Twist is a Choice
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 113: 4 Tips on Creating Wool/Silk Blends with a Drum Carder
In this episode, Sasha offers four crucial tips for creating wool/silk blends with a drum carder.
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 112: An Easy Fiber Blending Project: My Chemo Hat Recipe
In this episode, Sasha shares an easy fiber blending project; her chemo hat recipe.
Mentioned in this episode:
Episode 100: The Woolen Drafts
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. Also in The Flock, you'll find the freebie for this episode.
And if you do try this, please share pictures in The Flock or on Instagram with the hashtags #sheepspotpodcast and #chemohatrecipe!
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Episode 111: Get Started Blending Fiber
In this episode, Sasha offers some tips and resources on creating unique fiber blends.
Mentioned in this episode:
Sarah Anderson's Spinning Exotic Fiber Blends
The Fiber Imp: Sheepless Fiber Sampler
Hand Cards:
Schacht link
Clemes & Clemes link
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. Also in The Flock, you can download the freebie mentioned in this episode by clicking here.
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Episode 110: Spinning and mental health II: a conversation
In this episode, Sasha talks about some of the resources linking handwork to happiness and healthy brains. She is joined by two members of The Guild by Sheepspot - Suzanne R. and Susan C.
Mentioned in this episode:
Episode 102: Spinning and Mental Health
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 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.
Here's the link to the Podcast search page and playlists.
Customer Reviews
My absolute favorite fiber arts podcast
Sasha is incredibly knowledgeable, and coveys that knowledge in such a genuine way. It's very easy to listen to this podcast while spinning or doing anything else, and the episodes are brief, so they're easily consumable.
Best spinning podcast out there
Sasha is great at explaining techniques and describing fibers, tools, etc. You cannot listen to her podcast and not learn something new.
Exactly what I was looking for!
I was looking for an informative but friendly spinning podcasts and this was the one I’ve been searching for!!!!
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