All the wool is a vlog all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.
This episode starts in the mill at the picker as we blend up Shetland wool and Suri alpaca. Then more picking with Shetland wool and dyed up tussah silk. Off to the carder we go with these fibers and of course a little handspinning. There is also a quick visit to the farm to see the pigs, alpaca, June the pony and the sheep.
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https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/
Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/
Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill
Handspun audio podcast
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https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page
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https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/products/2256545
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Mentioned in this episode:
Link to Conditioning your wool at home
http://www.beingewethful.com/blog/making-a-carding-conditioning-oil
Breakwater Beach Vest
Designer: Irina Anikeeva
knitted with Ewetopia Yarn
NYTimes articles re: pronatalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-birthrate-proposals.html
Foreign Affairs magazine November/December 2024 edition
Article referenced: The Age of Depopulation: Surviving a World Gone Gray
Author: Nicholas Eberstadt
Other sources I follow
Nathan Tankus
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/business/economy/tariffs-apparel-american-made.html
Chad Scott
https://www.youtube.com/@UCO1ydt_TOAZfwEgJpgOx2jQ
Keds Economist
https://www.youtube.com/@UC-L8bPaJ_aJznCLLtUHxnLA
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/@UCQlJ7XpBtiMLKNSd4RAJmRQ
Reuters, Al Jazeera, NYTimes, NPR, Foreign Affairs
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Woolery
https://woolery.com/?aff=352
Mission at Ewethful:
My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.
00:00 Welcome and picking Shetland wool and Suri
15:23 Carding wool
26:09 farm visit
29:02 Handspinning wool
35:59 current knitting project
40:06 Maker's soapbox
53:21 goodbyes