Modern Wool
Lydia Christiansen shares the secrets of sustainable, small batch wool straight from her mill on Whidbey Island. Explore modern topics, questions, and techniques affecting fiber farms, cottage mills, and discerning hand crafters.
Episodes
Links & Highlights
- Romney Lamb - DK - Yarn
- Chocolate Romney - DK - Yarn
- Oatmeal Romney - DK - Yarn
- Gray Romney - DK - Yarn
- Romney Pearl - Roving
- Romney Rose Gray - Roving
- Romney Little Black Lamb - Raw Wool
- Romney Little Brown Lamb - Raw Wool
- Wool Pellets
Links & Highlights
- Place an order online now through the end of April 2020 to be entered to win one of our weekly Gift Basket Giveaways!
- Enter Coupon Code COLORFIX at checkout for 25% off all Wool Tincture Color Packs.
- Get our Verdant DK Weight yarn overdyed in our Spring Palette.
- Learn more about the research on the effects of color on mood and behavior.
- Learn more about the treatment of migraines with green light.
- Pickup a...
Links & Highlights
Highlights and Links in Today’s Episode
- Vogue Knit Live Seattle — Event Postponed! The show has been postponed in response to the evolving situation with COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington.
- Learn more about some of our local shepherdesses
- Finnsheep Breeders Association — Officia...
Highlights and Links in Today’s Episode
- Josef & Anni Yarn
- Spincycle Metamorphic
- Modern Wool - Episode 3: Scouring Wool
- Josef Albers - Interaction of Color
- Help us name the new yarn
Spinning a yarn about spinning yarn, in this episode you’ll find stories about hand spinning that you don’t have to be a spinner to appreciate. I’ll also share some notes on creativity and how it affects us at the mill, plus an opportunity to try out the role of Yarn Designer by creating your own small batch of roving or yarn.
Highlights
- Listener questions on handling wool scouring waste water [2:19]
- Hand Spinning Sto...
In this episode we’ll unpack the nuance of one of the greatest barriers to sustainability of small batch yarn, wool scouring. We’ll share the 4 essential requirements for scouring, discuss fermented suint, reveal 3 types of scouring baths we use at our mill and also pro-tips on how to tell whether you’ve washed your wool effectively.
Highlights
- Lydia tells the story of her first time washing a fleece [2:36]
- Four essen...
- Flash primer on sheep [1:50]
- Learn how to ‘read’ a fleece [7:48]
- Listen in on a skirting conversation with Sarah Pope [11:11]
- Dual breed East Friesian [15:22]
- Discover the interesting history of Romeldale and CVM [17:49]
- Wool Study [23:42]
Links
- Thought Experiment on finding our connection to the natural world [4:25]
- A walk through where yarn comes from [8:06]
- Examining a fleece is like reading a story that only gets told once [9:20]
- From spinning wheel to fiber mill [11:15]
- An answer to the important question: What do I want to do? [14:44]
- What does local and sustainable mean? [20:37]
- What’s happening with wool in the United States right now? [24:08]
- Celebrating the ...
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