Soulful Spinning: Wool Craft 

as a woman of a certain age i world love to watch you make a quilt...

Lisa, every video you have shared is a joy to all of us. Your knowledge of spinning and fiber has been such an inspiration to me. I am also a woman that enjoys many different crafts, and I go in waves. Right now I'm sewing as I watch you share your purchase of another lovely fleece... Kate is genuine just like you Lisa. 😊 So share as much as you like. This is your journey and you are taking us along ... How fun 😊

I agree with everybody who says how much we enjoy your channel and the varied interests you bring to the show. You do you. Go where your heart leads you and we will follow along, whether it’s sniffing fleeces vicariously or sewing a quilt or simply chatting. I love how genuine you are. Isn’t it great when we finally reach a stage in our lives where we don’t feel the need to be anything other than what we are? That what I love about Kate’s channel too. She just putters along doing what interests her and I find it all so relaxing and gentle. Just like your channel. Thanks again for the effort you go to for us.

Yes to all you do I watch and even wait anxiously for your channel please continue I do relate to all that you do

Yeah, I sat here giggling while the fleece was expanding. Everyone who has ever unpacked a fleece was giggling too, I know you all were. And then the look on your face that had that kind of fleece-inebriated look and half laugh as you dove face first into the wool.... well, just saying I know the feeling! To a great extent you already have a podcast that is similar to Kate's and some others' that are so calming and peaceful. And just adding in a few other kinds of creativity just adds more loveliness to what you already do. You are a blessing in more ways than you realize.

I love seeing snippets of your regular life, whatever you happen to be working on 😊

Hi Lisa , I too am a woman of a certain age who loves to make and learn about all the things. I would enjoy following along in the process of whatever you are making at the moment. Thank you for all your efforts. That fleece is amazing 😮! Hugs to Peaches ❤

Yes please! If you feel so, do film your crafty journeys and take us along with you! I love so much your podcast, you're such a source of inspiration! I was crocheting while watching this episode but now, after it's finished, I feel an urge to spin 😄 So I'm going to spin some lovely batts of Ovella Galega, a native sheep breed of the region of Galicia which is in West-North of Spain.

Vera is one of my favorites, too.

Yes it's nice to see people doing their life.. I never heard of Kate so I'm going to check her out. The flowers at the end were nice to see. I live in Central Wisconsin and we got some snow last night. My apple and pear trees are ready to bloom as soon as the warm weather hits. Thanks again Lisa

“Do I need more wool - No” Do I want more wool- YES”😂😂😅🤣. I love it.🥰

I would love your videos any way you wish to do them! I watch Kate, too! I have a YT channel, as well, but it is focused on Papercrafting at the moment….I thought that would be a good place to start my YT, since I wouldn’t have to show my face, just my projects and hands!😂 But, I am a long time fiber artist and sewist. Maybe a new channel for that? Haven’t decided yet…! Your channel will shine if you follow what you really want to do, so go for it! I’ve one more year to retire from teaching, so I truly am living vicariously through your channel, right now! I dream of having every day to focus on my fiber arts and working on our antique home and gardens…..hmmm, might be a good way to start that new channel…..! Can’t wait for your beautiful videos, they are serene, funny, inspiring and your music selections are perfect for this gentle craft we all love so much. Thank you, Lisa for taking us along on your journey! Hugs from New England!

I would love watching more everyday life/craft content from you. Love watching you; thank you for sharing ❤

Lisa I would definitely be interested in a vlog of your daily life 💜

Your podcast is charming - and I would enjoy watching whatever you feel like exploring. I love your honest, peaceful and musical productions. :)

Lisa, I enjoy every bit of your podcasts. I have followed Kate too, but your love of fleece and the joy you find in the slow, time consuming processes of getting fleece to yarn and finished product is quite incredible. The smile on your face when you sniffed that gorgeous greasy fleece you were hugging was priceless. You just keep being you and we will follow along.

I seen you had a few flowers they put in the story. Like Madam Blue Berry makes a brew with forget-me-not and thyme to restore your memories memories

Thank you for sharing Kate’s channel today. I’m excited about the May Mitten KAL and definitely will have to join in the fun 😊 My philosophy is you can never have enough wool. Thank you so much for sharing Lisa and I personally would love to see anything you make as I’m a multi-crafter and like learning new things.

I love your sweater!!! It’s inspiring to see your hand spun made into beautiful garments

you do you Lisa, we love watching a woman of a certain age with a fibre addiction. I have just discovered a lot of you tube videos of peg looms, they look like a great way to eat up a lot of fibre in various forms, be it cushion covers or rugs.. Found a lovely channel called Highland Colours and she made a huge cushion cover from unspun fleece, she also does natural dying. Btw, all those dandelions would give you a lovely pale yellow dye

I love Kates pod cast style …. Go for it. I haven’t made a quilt so … maybe it will be a way of using my fabric.

I, too, watch Kate and it is always interesting to me to see people doing their craft so whatever you chose to do, I will be watching (unless it is reading the phone book. I might skip that. Oops, forgot, phone books are a thing of the past; I just really dated myself). I also realize making videos has to be a real time eater so I will be happy with whatever your schedule will tolerate!

I am intrested in your quilting journey and fleeceing also I do the same thing. So nice to join you.❤

Kate is lovely to watch, and such a talented and adventurous crafter and artist, as are you! I am grateful to both of you for sharing your crafting life with us!

Thank you for the knee high sock book suggestion!

Hi Lisa! Thank you so much for the content you create and the pieces of your crafting life you share. I love the clips of you crafting with music, it's become one of my most relaxing weekend activities to sit early morning with my tea while the house is still quiet and spin or knit while watching your videos. I learned so much during your breed study, you inspired me to work with more breeds. Recently, I purchased a Shave 'em to Save 'em passport and set a goal of working with every breed in it. The April Sky's batt you made is gorgeous, I look forward to seeing how dying goes for you, but I also love seeing all the natural colors.

I laughed out loud after you unpacked your expanding fleece.... you had just said you didnt need another fleece, then saw you holding it with a funny smile saying "but i did it anyway!". Yes, i have been watching Kate for a couple of years, after Arle and Carlos recommended her channel. She is kind of slowing down a bit, but I still enjoy what she posts. Her cooking episodes are great! Took a class on making fractals on a carder with Clemes and Clemes at PLYaway... one of the other students was Deb Robson from Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook! I know that is one of your favorite books!

Yes! Would love to follow along.

Hello Lisa it's nice to see you. I've sort of dipped my toes into my own little channel. 😄 That black and white sweater is so beautiful so far. Beautiful projects Do take time and love.😊🌺🌸🌱🌼🧶

I love your fleece quote… and unboxing. I’ve just ordered my first two fleeces. I’ll be processing them myself. Very excited. Love seeing how happy you are opening them ❤

Hi, film what ever you like on your fiber journey. I always learn something every video!!! Just a suggestion, stick shuttles come in many lengths, maybe a shorter shuttle would be more comfortable. Love your channel !! Have a great week !!

I have the two original mitten books from Robin. So glad to see it’s still in print. I’ve made many of those mittens over the years. They are the best mittens I’ve ever made! Just started following you. Glad to see another spinner!

Hi Lisa 👋 Yes, I love hearing how your progress of projects are going. Look forward to your future podcasts. The fleece is absolutely beautiful!! I love the smell sheep fleece .😅 I like the idea of May Mitten making...may follow your lead! 😊 Have a Great Day ❤

I fully understand why you had to have that wool, it is exquisitely beautiful, I loved watching it unfold! You inspired me to knit some mittens for my 2 year old granddaughter who keeps losing hers because the cuffs are not long enough. I like your suggestion for a video but what I really love about yours is catching up with what you have been doing and learning from them. I love it!

I love seeing what you are up to and any format you choose will be enjoyable. I’m still smiling from watching you play with that gorgeous white Corriedale. I wish I would get back to sock knitting because I like wearing hand knit socks I found a good fitting sock that stayed up had ribbing around the leg and stockinette on the sole.

I don't need more fleeces either. That never stops me.😂 I don't even enjoy washing fleece, but i love working with hand processed fleeces. I already find your episodes calming and relaxing. I'm sure however you decide to proceed will be fine with me. I'd be interested in sewing as well.

I finally had an opportunity to sit down and visit with you! I’ve missed you but certainly understand that you needed a rest after your winter breed study. That Corriedale fleece is so bright and beautiful!! I am working on a shawl (I joined the woolly thistle knit-along. Who am I!?) and I am knitting with my spindle spun Corriedale from the first year that I started spinning. It’s an amazing and gratifying process to use your own yarn in a project. I can hardly wait to see your finished sweater. Gorgeous. I really enjoy any and all content that you offer, Lisa. A conversational take-along vlog here and there would be lovely. (And thanks for the wee shout-out 🐑🧶❤️) I sure hope you’re feeling better.

Dear Lisa, I have been a big fan of The last homely house for many years and I can tell you that your podcast is also one of my favorite because you are just like Kate, truly dedicated to your passion. It would be nice to see all of your stash😂 do you know about CiasBod podcast she is Really inspiring too. Isabelle

Hole in the head 😮I must have many, yesterday I came home with 2 Shetland fleeces and some britch wool for socks … waiting for 2 more bags of rooed lamb. (It was Local Yarn Day, I come with fleeces … I think it’s crucial to remind people to shake maximum dirt VM from fleeces before washing. I created my own hell processing fleece with VM, I washed suint method. Not all fleeces come as clean as your cordiale 😊 Also I encourage you to try suint wash … no detergent, but a lot of patience is needed. Lovely wool handling - wool washes itself.

Absolutely! I'll come along on your journey; spinning, weaving, knitting, quilting, whatever takes your fancy. Most of us, I would venture to guess are multi-crafting folks anyway. Love Kate and the Last Homely House! Your podcast has the same quiet pace & serene vibe. That fleece was supreme! You couldn't pass it up. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you for taking the time to film it.

I love watching Kates podcast! I was wondering if you have ever spun long draw from a cloud preparation ? I would be interested in seeing you do that.

Yes, I would love to see a create-along with you. Kate is lovely to watch and that sounds like so much fun. I’m in the 30s and find “women of a certain age” to be so open and real. It’s really refreshing

I think it would be wonderful to spend time with you while you are traveling on your making journey. Not many of us live in a place like Kate’s. But for me, at least, it’s like spending time with a friend at their house. Kate’s house is, like when she quotes Tolkien. Your house is a treasure in fiber. A world of kindness that we would love to accompany you as you share your ventures into other parts of your world.

I love the fleece opening. Pure joy. I used to quilt but the love of spinning took over. Much of my leftover fabric is headed to the weaving frame for rag rugs. Speaking of fleece joy...if you want to zip over to Eastern NY next month, I will be helping with the skirting of the shearing of 80 Romneys, you could sniff until.... well you know. LOL. I'm so excited, I will be bringing home all of the ram wool for my peg loom weaving. Hopeful Clean Fleece NY will be scouring them for me as it could be 100#. Ok who is a crazy fleece lady? Happy spinning dear lady.

Yes, would love you to take us on your journeys, no matter what crafts. I’m in England so spending time with someone elsewhere in the world is amazing. I also spin and make quilts but have never been interested in weaving until I found Ivana of The Republic of Me, but I am now! Her episode which begins ‘Goats came to visit…’ would explain why as she uses a lot of her own handspun. Thank you for sharing your books with us too. I spent last summer using ourGuild’s combs so your episode on using different ones was truly helpful. I now want my own! Take care, Jackie ❤

Of course we would love for you to take us along the simple moments in your everyday life dear Lisa. Seeing Peaches in the end was so nice, and the joy on your face while holding the new fleece... priceless. ❤❤❤

I lived in Michigan for three years and late winter early spring was absolutely beautiful! Everything was in bloom, I loved it!

Lisa, I love watching your channel and would definitely enjoy seeing you work on your projects! On another note, I have an Ashford Knitter’s Loom 12-inch and have found it easy to use and portable. You will enjoy it if you get one. As always, your show was delightful. … Suzanne

What a lovely video to wake up to today! That fleece was so lovely I was almost sniffing it myself! I’ve still got a Herdwick and half a Shetland fleece waiting to be scoured so I’m limiting myself to buying only one raw fleece this year (we’ll see how that goes! ) Mittens are on my summer project list this year too. I’m going to do the gorgeous Patronus mittens from Tanis Gray’s Harry Potters Knitting Magic book which use commercial Shetland yarn and are lined with gorgeous merino/ silk craft yarn. They are in stranded colour work so I also need to learn that technique. Without wanting to influence you down another crafting dark path, have you tried nalebinding? I’ve recently got hooked on this ancient craft and made a few accessories. It’s really portable and quite addictive!

Oh wow, this fleece looks so beautiful 🤩 I really would like to watch a video about your quilting. I've never done it, but would like to. Thanks Lisa

I really look forward to your videos. You are such an inspiration. I just cleaned up my weaving shed and I too have an abundance of fleeces. I can’t get over how beautiful your fleece is. I am a teacher too and about to do a Navajo weaving project with my gifted middle schoolers. Thank you for sharing with us each week.

I'll watch you sew. Anf I love garden tours. The best way to wear knee socks is on top of leggings, no slipping down. So when I wear my knee socks without leggings, I fold the leg over in half. Those socks have shaping too. My regular socks never slip down.

Omg…loved your smile when you opened the fleece! I know the feeling! Good for you. I too feel that I have too much yarn, fiber, weaving looms, but then I let that go for a while. Gorgeous fleece.

Sewing is fine. You do a great job communicating with your audience. I’m sure you’ll be wonderful at sewing. I look forward to it!

I love your videos, I am so excited about your plans for sewing and hope you take us along with you. We seem to be at the same time of year for the flowers you show, I am in North Yorkshire, UK. Please keep going as you are.

I would have bought that fleece too! And as soon as you showed it I wished for smell-a-vision! I am also a wool sniffer! Lol Very pretty

I love your relaxed style of presentation when you sit and chat to us, and also enjoy watching you at work with fleece or weaving etc - and chatting while you are working would also be enjoyable (I do love Kate and the Last Homely House!) but I’m happy to watch whatever you do! Thank you for keeping me company while I work on a new knitted bear this afternoon. x

Hello again, Lisa… yes… it is a great idea to take us along with you while you are spinning, sewing, baking, walking… I would love that 👍 Enjoy your week!

Small world, I also just found Kate on youtube and she is lovely to watch!! I would love to know where you purchased the latest fleece that you purchased. If you don't mind sharing?? I would love to follow your crafting journeys!! Take care!!

I love the journey you take us on Lisa. You give us a good balance of knowledge, inspiration, and beauty. Any idea you might have for your podcast. Go for it as long as it makes you happy. A big yes to your quilt journey😀 and a big thank you for sharing with us💗

Oh you know I'll be here however you decide to record 😊 I've had to go to those kind of "along for the day" videos and they're just easier for me to make ( tho maybe my quality isn't as good) Thank you for the mention dear friend, and I'm so glad you'll be making mittens with me! And you know I swooned when you opened that Corriedale fleece - my first and forever favorite wool ❤

Peaches wants a cookie first😂 I don’t blame her! I enjoy all of your content, Lisa, and I’m happy to watch you do whatever you’d like to share! 🤗

I enjoy all your videos, and if you don't change a thing that will be fine with me!

Yes it would be lovely to follow you in your crafting adventures!

Dear Soulful Spinner - I am watching you with your new fleece. I love this and am now curious where you would find such a fine fleece with NO veg matter. Amazing!!! I have been playing with fleece that our Shepard son-in-law has given me and since I am new to this I soooo appreciate what you are describing. 70% yield is amazing!!! If I get 50 I’m happy and there is still plenty of veg matter. What are you willing to share about this reputable breeder and how they keep their sheep so they are so clean.

Oh you did make me laugh when unpacking your fleece, the look on your face said it all and I'm sure we all totally know that feeling! 😄 I've watched Kate's podcasts for quite a while and always enjoy them - I think it's a lovely idea of yours to do similar. Thank you for another lovely, interesting, and amusing episode and hope that you feel better and well again real soon x 😊

Hi Lisa, you have your very own endearing personality, just as Kate does. I would enjoy any of your content in whichever format you choose. Really enjoyed everything you shared. Thanks and have a great week!

I really enjoy watching you and seeing what you’re up to. I would like for you to take us on your journey however you like! Such a beautiful fleece! It would be fun to follow what you do with it. Peaches looks like she just was groomed. She is beautiful and I always enjoy seeing her ❤!

I love watching process videos too! The surroundings won’t matter as you are a very warm, inviting relaxed person to watch 😊

Как интересно🤔💭, чувствуется любите свою работу. 👍

Oooo, more RU-vidrs to check out….❤ it! Lisa, your content is always great; trying something new….heck, yas! I’m game. Hope you feel better soon; sending you feeling better vibes. And most importantly, happy early birthday, Peaches!

Hello Lisa, so nice to see you again 🙂 … your colourwork sweater looks good. I love the dark chocolate brown colour. Kate Atherley’s Sock book is very detailed. I bought it a few years ago and I definitely plan to work with it to knit a well fitted sock for myself. Have a lovely week! 🌷

Hi Lisa! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful woolly world! You have inspired me and my wheel is out and have started to spin some fibre, BFL, thick and thin, oh well, that doesn’t matter, it will get better. Would be lovely to see more woolly adventures of you spinning, prepping the fibre, etc, it’s always so enjoyable. Thanks so much for sharing as always. Vasco 🧶

I found your podcast this week and have been watching backwards as well as a few special titles that caught my attention. I’m so glad I watched this one because I wanted to respond to your question of “would we like to watch…”. Yes!, yes, please, take us along with you as you go about your making life. I’d love to see carding and spinning, quilting, sewing, knitting, weaving. All of those are things I enjoy as well. Well, the opening boxes of fleece, carding, and spinning are just dreams so far, but the rest are in my world as well. I love videos like that. Thank you for offering up your time to make friends you will likely never meet. I’m enjoying your podcast.

Wonderful program as always! I so look forward to your programs. It's so relaxing to watch. I think whatever direction you take,n it will be great. I enjoy watching you soon, weave, and listening to you talk. If you add other crafting, that will be good too! Personally, I'm hoping you show video of you quilting. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.

I'm a Kate Fan, too! I must have started about the same time as Carol. I was watching Arne and Carlos make a wooden star at Christmas time to hang on their house and they suggested their viewers to check out Kate. I've been a subscriber for at least two years. Just keep doing what you are doing, Lisa. You are more like Kate than you realize. I'm looking forward to your quilting and sewing adventures. I'm a spinner, knitter, weaver who also felts, quilts, and dyes. I ordered the Big Stitch book you recommended a couple of weeks ago and I'm looking forward to applying those techniques to my next quilt project. Thanks for your time you so generously share with us. Loved the walk with Peaches and your husband today. I live in NE Iowa and we are way behind you with the spring flowers. Love the Bleeding Hearts and Lilac!

Peaches is so precious.❤️

I'm from the Midwest (northwestern indianan) and I love that you are representing our general area as an everywoman from the suburbs. My whole extended family is from the Chicago area and everything about your videos is so homey and familiar to me. My mother and grandmother taught me to craft with fibers, yarn and fabric, and now I get to learn even more from you and all the lovely people of fiber arts community. Its hard to find people from my area to learn from, and enjoy crafting together. Thanks for sharing, truly. I am looking into Kate's channel next ❤

For that sweeter, I hope you use the light color at the end of the sleeves and bottom line. I am at work. I ask other workers on lunches to help write ✍️ a short story using the names of flowers and plants 🪴 in the garden center. While you look around your garden, maybe you try a short story of tiny fairies 🧚‍♂️ using different things they spin and weaving for clothes. Gather Spiders web 🕸. When you write this story, add it to your scrapbook. They could knit as well. We named the fairies Lotus and Lily that hang out by the pool and streams. That fleece looks so sulf and nice. I still hope you do another 🙏 breed of studies.

I love your videos and will follow along wherever you wish to take us - as often as you can. As long as it's not stressing you out to make them - none of us want that! Woolly Mammoth Fibres is another podcast I really enjoy - Emma shares beautiful treks along the Northern Irish coast, her garden, knitting, and natural dyeing business. And she has a lovely dog, Rufus.

Hi Lisa would love to watch a vlog style of carding and making nests weaving, quilting. Anything really. Just loved seeing your face light up with the new corriedale fleece 😂 I'm also obsessed with the raw fleece to garment process too

I really enjoy your videos and am always happy and excited to see a new one posted. I’d love to see more of a day in the life type videos from you. On a side note a spin dryer is a game changer big time for fleece washing. I think you’d love it and wonder why you didn’t get one sooner.🥰

I love what you are working on, those gorgeous soft blues and the new fleece looks so light and fluffy! I laughed at the never ending warp comment, as I'm finishing off a piece of weaving that I started just before I went away for the summer last year! I love Kate's podcast too, I was looking for a tutorial on English paper pieceing and I started following her from then on, as she built the gorgeous quilt she made for her Granddaughter.

So enjoy spending time with you. It is always so calming. I have learned so much. One of my favorite episodes was the one about your family. I need to wash up a fleece also. I still quilt a little also and I am learning how to weave. 😊 🌺 Take care.

Oh my I have that exact same sock yarn in my stash, not sure what to make with it. I love the yellow cuff you made and so I think I will make socks with it.😄💕thanks so much!!

Lovely podcast! I have to learn to spin - I have an Ashford Travelor, but just haven’t spent enough time with her.

I love to watch everything you put out so yes, traveling along with your crafting would also be great! That fleece was fabulous ….even if you didn’t need it 😂

I love the word poorly, it's one that is used in England where I am from, but unusual to hear from one lady that lives in Chicago. Hope you are feeling rested now and ready to tackle that Corriedale.

Hi I really enjoy your vlogs . You have a lovely soothing quality. Yes, it would be good to join you on the journey of a new creation 😊 I also like your book reviews. Take care 🧶🐑

love the content and dont worry about not being able to match someone for the North of England .... to someone living in the North of Scotland your views / culture what fibre / craft things that are available and your normal are not necessarily mine so exciting .... and then there is a shared love in fibre crafts and life in general that links us . Kerrie

Lovely as always. You have energy for making but present it in such a calming way. Much appreciated.

Did you include the light tips in your spin the the sweater?

Oh I love love the fleece! Only wish we could smell it 🥰 love everything about every one of your podcast! Thank you 💜

Yes, would love to see some quilting. I am just about to start on fr my grandson…been quilting for 40+ years.

hallo Lisa, yes , it would be great to follow you on your creative journey ! Love your videos, thank you ! Wishing you a very nice day !

I can see myself☺️. Lovely episode Lisa 👏👏👌💕🥰. Enjoyed every bit👏👏😍

I would find those videos relaxing! And it must be much warmer where you are our trees haven't started getting leaves yet. We still have some snow

I like your current format, and will happily come along for the ride if you want to try other things! ❤ Keep up the wonderful work!

Yes yes yes! I would love to craft along with you. I live alone and craft alone. An every woman of a certain age is perfect. Loved the fleece too.

Thanks for sharing your journey! I always feel calmed. Thanks for the into to Kate as well.