100 episodes

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.

The Sheepspot Podcast Sasha Torres

    • Education
    • 4.9 • 46 Ratings

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.

    Episode 100: The Woolen Drafts

    Episode 100: The Woolen Drafts

    In this episode, Sasha talks about the long and short of woolen drafts.

    • 18 min
    Episode 99: Drafting with Your Feet?

    Episode 99: Drafting with Your Feet?

     In this episode, Sasha talks about the crucial role your feet play in creating consistent yarns.

    • 9 min
    Episode 98: How I learned to stop worrying and love predrafting

    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

    • 27 min
    Episode 97: When Handspun Attacks!

    Episode 97: When Handspun Attacks!

    In this episode, Sasha talks about mistakes she's made (repeatedly!) when knitting with handspun.

    • 13 min
    Episode 96: How to Use Ravelry to Make Better Projects with Your Handspun

    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.

    • 12 min
    Episode 95: Three Tips for Knitting with Handspun Yarn

    Episode 95: Three Tips for Knitting with Handspun Yarn

    In this episode, Sasha offers three tips for how to get great results when knitting with handspun yarns.

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
46 Ratings

46 Ratings

Stafford Dean ,

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.

OhioGalJoanie ,

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.

Dncshaha ,

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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