Show Notes:
Podcasts which inspired me:
Knitpicks, Lime & Violet, Sticks-n-String, Cast-On.
Look here to find out who Rodney Copperbottom is.
What is Blue Faced Leicester?
My spinning Matriarchs/Patriarchs, some now harder to find than others: Lee Raven, Celia Quinn, Deb Robson, Patsy Zawatowski, Stephanie Gaustad & Alden Amos, Harry & Olive Linder
Some modern-day instructional inspiration: Abby's Yarns, Spider Spinning Jenny.
I gotta learn to use my Skype!
Ravelry - A mecca for knitters, crocheters, spinners and other fiber enthusiasts.
Susan Druding and Straw into Gold.
SpinOff's Index
Fibergal's Cotton Blog is here
Sally Fox's Fox Fiber at Vreiseis
The colored cottons below are Sally's, and the 3 small skeins on the lower left are natural whites, along with the knitted sample and matching skein.
*SOME* of my cotton samples from a California Co-op! OI!
And this is drum carded cotton yarn and knitted cloth
Strauch Finest Carder
Knitter's Review Form is here
Sheep In The City's My So Called Scarf
Music: Sunday Afternoon, by Heavy Mellow, from the Album Horizons. Thanks to Magnatunes!
12 comments:
Wow you got it going. I'm downloading right now & will listen to it after work today.
Excellent job! I find it hard to believe you just discovered podcasts! (Isn't it a blast? How did we ever live before podcasting? OK, and Ravelry.)
There was a hum for some of the 'cast, I noticed it when it stopped. And then it started up again and I quit noticing. I listened outside so I'm not the one who can tell you more about sound quality.
Thanks for the kudos, Nosenabook! I knew about the hum. I'm using/learning Audacity - and my mic input level was low (until I noticed it when the majority of my recording was done). I'd "turn it up" for the addendums, and the hum was gone on those. I think the hum came from when I amplified the original quiet recording.
More! More! I drink up spinning content! Loved hearing about cotton!
You did a great job, Ann! Now, when is the next one coming out?
i'm online again. but my speakers are broke.
tomorrow's to do list:
groceries
knit
GET SPEAKERS TO LISTEN TO ANN'S PODCAST
play on ravelry
pretend to be a dibetic
maybe get off my arse and exercise
dad fixed the speakers and i just finished listening (though to be honest i forwaded thru the music)
nice job, punkin. i have to say that the spinning techniques were beyond me as a non-spinner, but the factoids about cotton are nifty.
oh, and the quality sounded fine to me. 8)
Congratulations on your first podcast. The info about the cotton was great; it made me wonder, though.... If cotton must be boiled to remove the waterproof "wax", how can we be sure that the cotton yarn we buy commercially has been boiled? Some yarns I buy for dishcloths just don't seem as thirsty as others.
Mindy, I can almost guarantee that all commercial washclothes have been boiled. The textile industry is very rigorous and even the dying process alone would be enough to heat the cotton past the point of melting the wax.
I have run across this also, and can only muse that there must be a wee teeny bit of acrylic/poly blend with the cotton.
Thanks for the comment! :)
I loved your very first ever podcast! I really enjoyed the secret knitting pattern to play with as we listened to your happy voice and your informative "spin" on cotton. (little pun there) Good job!
Wow... that was great! Thank you so much. I listened while spinning cotton and felt like I was really multi-tasking! I'm looking forward to the next one. And you mentioned Lee Raven. I'm trying to get her book "Hands On Spinning", but it's kind of hard to find because I'm told it's out of print. I do have another book of hers though. Anyway, great job!
Michelle - Hands On Spinning is still available through amazon.com for around $15.00. It was my first "How To" spinning book. Invaluable.
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