The Shades of Shetland (Knitting & Hand Spinning)

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In this jam packed episode of Soulful Spinning I share finished hand spun yarn and give an update on my Shetland sheep breed study. I demonstrate how I wash and finish woolen yarn as well as share some fleecy goodness. Get a peak of some of my favorite books on traditional shetland knitting and a join me for a brief review of the book, 'In the Footsteps of Sheep" by Debbie Zawinski. Stay tuned to the end for some plying on my e-spinner.
* The name of the episode should really have been, 'How many times can Lisa say katmoget " 😆
I hope you enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Overview of the episode
3:42 Jacob spin
4:42 Finishing woolen yarn
10:27 Cold Valley Farm 'Reno"
15:16 Jason Riley combs
18:10 Shetland breed study progress
46:37 Books
57:36 Farewell and end credits
Thank you for watching and subscribing. I would love to hear from you! Connect with me at
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Ravelry Group:
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Music Credit: Drift (Sequoia)
Waterway Music, licensed at
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Links:
Whispering Pines Shetlands:
whisperingpinesshetlands.blogs...
www.etsy.com/shop/SoftShetlan...
Rooing Video: • Rooing a Soft Shetland...
Combs Featured:
rileywoodandfiberart.com/
My Wool Combs Video
• Wool Combs
Cold Valley Farm: Carl Fredericks & Becky Rehl
/ coldvalleyfarm
www.coldvalleyfarm.com/?fbclid...
Books:
In the Footsteps of Sheep
thewoollythistle.com/products...
and other book shops
Shetland Hap Shawls Then and Now
E-book available at Sharon Miller's Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/listing/26955482...
Heirloom Knitting: revised edition available at her shop
www.etsy.com/listing/27112464...
A Legacy of Shetland Lace
shop.shetlandtimes.co.uk/prod...
Beth Smith's article re the cost of sheep
bethsmithtextiles.com/the-cost...

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@michelleg6899 6 месяцев назад

Hi Lisa, I have been watching and LOVING all of your episodes. The Shetland yarn you have spun are so very beautiful! I think my heart skipped a beat! I need a Shetland fleece to process and turn into some beautiful yarn. Thank you for all you share. I am learning so much.

@stampgalaxy 2 года назад

You are fascinating to listen to, and have inspired me. A personal thank you from me, as you are literally pulling me through a double stroke. Stuck in a hospital bed, missing family and friends and crafts, I literally had one of your videos pop up, and you have become my personal Angel inspiring me to fight and get back to my spinning, with a lot of information from you. Never doubt that yourself. Xx

@SoulfulSpinning 2 года назад

I pray you get well again soon. Know that your spindle and wool are waiting patiently for you. Thank you for writing as I have struggled to produce any videos these past several months, but you are inspiring me to come back. I will have much more time soon to devote to my channel. It’s viewers like you that encourage me. Thank you. 🥰

@kathleennolan584 3 года назад

I SO agree with you - we don't pay enough for the time and care of a spinner's flock fleece.

@SoftShetlandWool 4 года назад

Hi Lisa - I am so overwhelmed and flattered by your comments about our wool! I can tell you have really done your homework on your journey to understand and appreciate the Shetland breed and wool - I am looking forward to future podcasts and expect I will learn many things from your very thorough and careful reporting on your research. I am on episode 3, and am now officially binging on your podcasts while I flick and spin and I am enjoying every second. I love when you sing words and when you chuckle at your own jokes and stories! I find myself foolishly grinning while listening to your descriptions and enjoying your passion for fiber. I am hoping at some point you go into a discussion on the different weights you talk about, I get asked what weight my handspun yarns are and have no response as I don't really understand how to measure them. Thank you very much for featuring our farm and wool.

@faithlinkministries 3 года назад

don't feel any pressure I just like to watch you knit or spin on the wheel and chat it so soothing you don't have to be Einstein just relax you are lovely

@SoulfulSpinning 3 года назад

Jennifer Kirby ☺️ Thank you for your sweet words. Another video will be up soon. Have a lovely day ❣️

@libellula3313 2 года назад

Thanks for the video. I’m a lapsed spinner living in France, taking up spindle and wheel again, now I have more time. I really found your video very informative and comforting.

@SoulfulSpinning 2 года назад

Thank you so much for all your kind comments. I am so glad you have time at your wheel and spindles!

@jenm4721 2 года назад

You're growing because you have such great content and a very personable manner!

@SoulfulSpinning 2 года назад

You are too kind. I am planning to come back soon!

@krankywitch 3 года назад

I loved watching this episode - all the colours 🥰😍 I cracked up when you said koo koo burra! 😂 I’ve never heard it pronounced that way before but it sounds really cute. Down here at the dag-end of the world, we say Cook A Burra. The syllables are short. It’s one of the few Aussie words we don’t drawl. There’s a Kookaburra family kacking right now in the tree beside the dam. Poetic 😊

@SoulfulSpinning 3 года назад

Hilarious! Thank you for watching 😂💕.

@jacquiwilson1483 3 года назад

Lisa your channel is so informative but most of all restful and peaceful. I have for the past 70 years adored sheep.i love the animal the lovely fleece the textures when it's being cleaned right through to the day when you can spin the yarn. Ah such a joy. Your channel for me reflects my life. Thank you. I hope to be with you for years to come.

@jenniferbrighty5120 3 года назад

Hi Lisa, I've watched this a few times & honestly don't know why I haven't commented before now. Love all your fleece's, youre vlog/casts. They are so inspiring & infectious. Thankyou for all your hard work. Take care, stay safe,. Lots of love Jen xxxx

@SoulfulSpinning 3 года назад

Jennifer Brighty Thank you dear Jen. I hope you are staying safe and coping with this horrible situation. Your messages of support and love really mean a lot to me. Take care. 💜

@deborahhassler 4 года назад

Another great podcast, Lisa! It’s becoming my weekly accompaniment to fiber processing every Sunday this summer. I have the Footsteps book and used it as inspiration when we traveled across Scotland two years ago. Farmers welcomed hikers through their fields (as long as we closed the gates behind us) and I collected loads of locks from fence rows and scrubby bushes to spindle spin along the way. A delight! I’m so glad to see your audience increasing and more enjoying your delightful episodes. Thank you for the wonderful information and beautiful video.

@CondorsCroft 4 года назад

Lisa you've clearly fallen into the shetland rabbit hole! I got lost down there after my first fleece! Listening to you reminds me of myself just before starting my shetland colorwork project!

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Yes, Stephanie. I am in love with the breed and dream of making a handspun hap someday 💕.

@CondorsCroft 4 года назад

Soulful Spinning that will be lovely!

@TRaceTK 3 года назад

Thanks so much for another awesome and educational episode!! What makes the episodes wonderful, is not the quantity of “things to talk about” but your quality in talking with us about anything in such a calm in manor 😁

@houselabelfibres4758 4 года назад

Hi Lisa, I found your podcast today and instantly subscribed. You are my people :) I love all things fibre and have been spinning for a year and currently have 10 fleeces that I am slowly working through, I have Shetlands, Cheviots and black welsh mountain fleeces. I live in the Scottish Borders and actually know Debbie Zawinski she is a member of my spinning group.

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Hello! You have a wonderful stash of fleeces there. So lucky you know Debbie Zawinski. I am in the North Ronaldsay chapter of her book and it’s wonderful. Thank you so much for your message. In these times if isolation it feels so good to know we are connected in our love of fleece and spinning 💕.

@susanfletcher3329 2 года назад

Love the yarn you made

@PamelasCrochetKnitCorner1 3 года назад

I am not a spinner, I am a crocheter who knits a bit! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and I learned so much! I subscribed!

@andreamarshall9677 4 года назад

Hi Lisa, yes, I have read “In the Footsteps of Sheep”, and you will enjoy it! I could not put it down, and lived vicariously through her adventures, since I am a bit home bound the years now, caring for my 96 year old mother, and am a traveler and wanderer by nature!

@morningrose428 3 года назад

I'll second that commendation for that book! It's incredible, and made me want to go walking through sheep country So Badly.

@sueking6543 4 года назад

I really enjoyed this vlogcast, it was the first time watching yours. I loved seeing your fleeces and going through them. ❤️❤️

@laurenecrafts9219 2 года назад

Thank you Lisa, a great listen once again. Lovely to have your company while spinning. With love, from Ireland.

@ingridspinknitlove1192 4 года назад

Another week of great content. I love your breed specific episodes. I always learn something new.

@ildikoknight3236 4 года назад

I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the content you just produced and I always learn so much from you. Thank you Lisa from the bottom of my heart!

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

You are so very kind to say so. Thank you for watching 💗.

@1235adriana 4 года назад

Lol, placed a order with Jen for some fiber. Thank you for sharing!

@ululafable8854 3 года назад

katmoget just means dark on the undersides, doesn't mean brown, could be black, grey, etc. In fact i find black to be more common to find than brown shades a lot of the time

@pollogmoody5746 3 года назад

Wow! Those are beautiful Shetland fleeces! I have never spun a rooed fleece but would love to. Thank you for sharing. Spinning beautiful fleece is my favorite pastime.

@twisteddyekitchenmyfiberjo4577 4 года назад

Fabulous as always...I need to stay on my Fleece diet...this is killen me, lol! Great podcast!

@angieproper297 4 года назад

Another wonderful episode! Thank you!

@aeastman59 4 года назад

these are gorgeous skeins you have spun! the natural colors are so wonderful and you will be able to knit great things with all of it! Compared to the wild and crazy colors and art yarns you spun in the past! What did you do with all those crazy colored skeins you spun a few years ago? I couldnt think what you would knit with them other than mittens and hats! they were fun to look at but very hard to think what could be knit from those colors and textures! thank you for showing us the process of your shetland study, its really fun to see how its all done!

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

My art yarn sits and gets admired every one and then. Haven’t used it yet. 🤔 I am loving my natural soothing shades at the moment.

@aeastman59 4 года назад

@@SoulfulSpinning yes, they are both beautiful in different ways....this podcaster used her rainbow spun yarn in brioche and made a gorgeous shawl you might enjoy seeing... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ACoKcTtrS0c.html&feature=em-uploademail

@jennywren2395 4 года назад

Lovely cast Lisa, I was knitting whilst I watched. What is great, is while some of us do not have access to the variety you show and talk about we can live vicariously through your generosity in making these casts. I thank you whole heartedly for what you do. I definitely don't think you should feel pressured to produce, we are here because you are you and whatever you want to do is enough. Regards, Jenny(NZ)

@brittahkoch 4 года назад

Thank you ! I enjoy your podcasts so much. They are all so inspiring and give me much new information.

@rowenabooth14 4 года назад

Great content Lisa. I'm glued to the podcast every episode. Can't wait to see the Shetland knitted.

@daveterryprehara576 4 года назад

Enjoyed very much!

@Snowcrystalsfalling 4 года назад

Hello from New Zealand. Just found your podcast and I am so thankful I did. Thank you for ALL the time you put into sheep and wool studies, spinning as well,much appreciated. You inspire me in all things sheep and spinning🐑🐏💚💖💜

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Thank you so much!

@jessicawright1656 4 года назад

Wonderful content Lisa. I look for to your shows. Thanks for taking the time to include so much information.

@anitateigen9637 4 года назад

Thanks once again for a wonderful episode. I love Shetland fleece, and now I have a new source!

@MaryWalker6460 4 года назад

I really enjoy your videos and love following your spinning journey. I find them educational and appreciate your taking the time to do them.

@beverleylawton6899 4 года назад

Lisa, your videos are brilliant! Yours is one of the most interesting and stimulating series of podcasts and I always learn so much - thank you! I love your breed studies and your book reviews. Your skeins are amazing - I can’t imagine being such an accomplished spinner - especially right now as I have literally just plied my first woolen long draw mule fleece and made a terrible skein - my worst ever! I have never seen a yarn with such energy and chaos😬! I thwacked so much that I scared the dogs and now I wait to see what magic might occur overnight!! 🥴I recently read the Golden Fleece and really enjoyed it... Thanks again for your wonderful videos😊

@simonamaloney5258 4 года назад

Enjoyed the time spent watching the podcast, thank you for all the work you put in it! Blessings!

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Thank you so much Simona 💕 !

@jhankri 4 года назад

This video was a wonderful start to my day. I started spinning with an English mixed fiber. Shetland was my second wool fiber and Jacob is my third. Your videos have given me so much info and inspiration. At the rate I'm spinning I'll be knitting all winter while looking after my elderly housebound mom 24/7. Spinning is so relaxing. I like knitting but I think I love spinning. The creative possibilities are endless and something new to learn every day.

@YarnNYarns 4 года назад

Thank you so much for another beautiful episode Lisa. Your two new fleeces are just gorgeous. I have just finished washing two shetland fleeces that I recently purchased and I have to say I am in love. As you know I am new to raw fleece preparation (in large part thanks to your inspiration) but these are by far my favourite so far. Please don't feel any pressure, you are such a lovely person and your genuine love of fibre and wool really shines through in your episodes. I could sit and knit, or spin, with my cup of tea and happily listen to you talk about wool and fleece forever :D x

@kimgreuel7659 4 года назад

You just inspired me to go play with my fleeces. It’s been a year. 🥰thank you!!

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

I am so glad! I am finding fleeces I did not know I even had 😉.

@orlamcgettrick8309 3 года назад

Thank you for the spinning inspiration. I have some washed fleece from my dad's farm and might finally start carding it this month. 🤩

@barbarahudak8496 4 года назад

Lisa, I absolutely love your videos; so much information and inspiration!! I’ve written down every book...and I’ll be honestly, I hang on every word...( but no pressure 🥰)! Simply wonderful...💟

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

😊 thank you. I’ll keep on putting them out here as long as I have wonderfully viewers like you 💕!

@colleenconlan5227 3 года назад

Boy, you really make me want to buy a fleece...until I remember the fleeces I already have. Such great inspiration to dig into my trove of fiber and experiment. Thanks for another excellent episode. I've been binge-watching your channel and now I'm sad that I'm almost caught up to the present!

@VascoKnits 4 года назад

Hello from the south of England! I have just discovered your podcast. Just wanted to say, how inspiring it is, truly wonderful. I am just about to start my spinning adventure, rather nervous about it but I cannot wait. Thank you so much for your lovely and very informative videos. Thanks again Lisa and hope you are keeping well. V

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Thank you! How exciting to begin your spinning journey. It’s a wonderful hobby 💕. Let me know how you get on and if you have any questions.

@polloggertie4376 3 года назад

I like having a variety of different kinds of fleeces in order to combine them and get different textures. I am obsessed with wool and it’s texture. I love prepping a fleece just as much as spinning it. I just got my first Icelandic fleece. It is a lambs fleece and it is soft and the two fibers combine so well together.

@guzzisue 4 года назад

Hi, this podcast was the background to my fibre prep this morning, Romney rather than Shetland though. I took a copy of in the footsteps of sheep to read on our trip to the Outer Hebrides last year ( still chapter or two to read on our next trip) really enjoyed reading it. I'm very fortunate to be in the position where I'm familiar with many of the locations mentioned in the book x I also love spinning shetland and rather envious of your fleece. We don't have coated fleece over here but also the prices are probably somewhat less, this year I have acquire an assortment of fleece varying from GBP2 per fleece at the farm gate to GBP10 per kilo sorted and graded from a regular seller. The lack of fibre festivals also means a large amount being spent on postage, sometimes more than the cost of the fleece ( one farmer threw in a fleece for free to make the weight up). Also more farmers are selling the fleece rather than take the poor Wool Marketing Board price this year. Happy spinning, Sue x

@KnittingsAndSewings 3 года назад

Lisa - I love the idea of doing a gradient project with the different colors. If you look on page 34 of this current issue of Spin Off (Spring 2021), there is an article on "Katmoget Shetland - Spinning a Natural Gradient". I want to do that!!! Oh my gosh, that is Jen from Whispering Pines who wrote the article.

@n.ayisha 4 года назад

two summers ago, i arrived at a local(ish) fiber festival just in time to catch the sheep shearing demonstration. it was a Shetland lamb with a beautiful dark-brown fleece. my hand shot up instantly when the announcer asked if anyone was interested in purchasing the wool. a few hours later, i unfolded the still-warm fiber in the middle of my apartment, and began the incredible journey of turning it into yarn. this was my first time working with Shetland wool, and i was afraid that it would prove too scratchy for me to even spin. boy was i wrong! it was incredibly soft, and the bounce/crimp in the fiber was beyond anything i could have expected from the breed. being the animal's first fleece, it was a small one, so i blended it with some Targhee to produce a sweater's worth of finished yarn. however, i would love to have enough Shetland fiber to spin up a garment worth of fiber one of these days.

@lindaturgeon1618 4 года назад

Hi Lisa, I love what you have done with your Shetland! Amazing spinning. I have never seen such a fine fleece. I will definitely check out Jen Johnson. The yarn they have at the yarn shop that they all Shetland does not hold a candle to yours. If you want to spin very fine yarn I suggest you get a vintage or antique saxony wheel with the tiny oriface. I know, more equipment to purchase! I had two Louet wheels and I never could spin so fine as I can now that I have my Country Craftsman wheel that I purchased last December. It is very fast , but it spins yarn that is just like fine thread . It was a learning curve to tackle spinning on it, but I have mastered it. I can’t wait to try knitting lace with the yarn I have spun on it. I am really enjoying your videos. In my opinion they are the best on Utube on the subject of spinning and knitting🥰

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

You are too, too kind! Thank you 💜 . I really want a CPW (Canadian Production Wheel) someday. (shush, don't tell me family 😉 ) My Lendrum Saxony maxes out at 25 to 1.

@SheepShenanigansArt 3 года назад

Loved this episode. We have wonderful Shetland here in New Mexico. Would you share your scouring process with us?

@SoulfulSpinning 3 года назад

Hello LuAnn. I’ll need to make a short video on my souring process. Basically a cold soak for fine fleeces followed up by one or two hot scours in mesh bags with unicorn Powerscour or kookaburra. Very little disturbing of the lock structure throughout.

@annetten4166 2 года назад

Just found you, enjoyed your video.

@sharonking7978 4 года назад

You have almost inspired me to order a small fleece. I don't have a drum carder or combs yet. I do have paddle combs and a blending board. How much do you think l could get done? I like the idea of a fleece that is just pulled and not cut. We will see how brave l get. Thanks for doing the podcast to help us all dream of the maybes.

@KimmieHD 4 года назад

Hi! I recently discover your channel and I love how calm and relaxing it is. I love to work with fiber just like you. I have been watching your videos while processing my own fibers. I enjoy it very much. I was wondering if you can spoil our eyes with images of spinning wheels or fiber tools or wool sitting in the background?

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

That is a great idea! Thank you for watching.

@pathowes32 4 года назад

Very interesting podcast today. I always thought Shetland wool was scratchy. Now I know. Thank you. Also are there any other sheep who roo their fleece.

@atingirolyat4660 3 года назад

Today was the first time I see your video. I love the way you explain and the passion that you have about what you do. I am from Peru. I wonder if you would like to try alpaca fleece from the Peruvian Andes... Our alpaca Fleece is100% organic... Peruvian alpacas eat only the natural andeans plants located at 9000 to 16000 feet above sea level... Really I would love if you could try one of our fleeces... I know a lot of alpaca growers... That would be so glad see one of their fleeces in your channel......My best Regards Haydee.....

@SoulfulSpinning 3 года назад

I would love to process and spin some Peruvian 🦙 alpaca! It would be interesting to see how it compares to alpaca from the states. I imagine it being fiber? You can connect with me through my email: soulfulspinning @gmail.com But I do think shipping would be quite expensive. Thanks for watching and I hope you are well 💕.

@atingirolyat4660 3 года назад

I will email you... Thank u for replying to me... I just love your channel ....

@TheLOLificator 4 года назад

Lovely episode as usual. I just purchased some fleeces from my local farmer, including a flecket Shetland who came from Yell, Shetland and the most stunning blue faced Leicester all for a pittance despite willingly paying over 5 times of what he would be paid by the wool marketing board! I loved reading In the Footsteps of Sheep, such a great book. How do you decide whether to comb or card your fibre?

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Generally if the staple length is over 3 inches I comb, under 3 inches card. I have decided to card these Shetland fleeces on my finest drum carder after flicking out the tips with a small flick carder to reduce to noils in the batt. Then it’s long draw I think! Your fleeces sound amazing. Thank you for tuning in 🤗.

@carolharrington2014 3 года назад

Lisa, I truly enjoy watching your podcasts!!! What is the name of the farm that you got the shetland fleece from? Please keep making podcasts!!!

@catherineb.8284 4 года назад

Hi Don't be nervous, I think we are all enjoying this! That book has been on my wants list for ever. Maybe I will buy it this month. The shetland looks great, I'm looking forward to trying mine, unfortunately there is just too many wips at the mo'. I will whittle them down and then start the spinning again. Take care. C

@jacquelinepirotta 2 года назад

Hello Lisa, I am guessing that you might not remember me - I reached out last year for some advice on spindles. I finally got to attend a spinning wheel class this past Saturday and my next goal is to buy a wheel. Can you recommend which episodes to watch to learn about wheels and how to purchase or where to purchase fleece? thank you

@wendyhumphreystebbutt5782 3 года назад

Hi Lisa, Just a question re an almost hot water wash followed20mins later with a cool rinse. I was taught to make sure the rinse water wasn't cooler than the wash water temp...to avoid felting. Your thoughts??

@jacquelinepirotta 2 года назад

Sorry Lisa - 3rd comment. I have recently published a couple of patterns that would be lovely with your handspun - i am jpknits1 on ravelry... check out Saldo and Ceniza patterns - I used Garthenor sport weight, but you can use any weight. If you like either of the patterns let me know and I would be happy to put them in your ravelry library.

@SoulfulSpinning 2 года назад

Thank you. I’ll go check them out! My finished yarn tends to be sport to fit weight so your patterns sound perfect.

@susanchapman6080 4 года назад

Shetland ❤️ my second favorite. An old friend of mine I think was a founding member of this association too. She sold off her flock about 10 yrs ago. Hers was all micron tested. He old website I think is still up and may have some info for your fleece study.( bostonlakefarm.blogspot.com/p/shetland-sheep.html?m=1 ). I was able to help her with skirting one year, omg 🤩 I have 3 of her fleeces still. I found a woman up in the UP who breeds the fine Shetland. I have two of her fleeces but it’s super, super fine.

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Those fine Shetland fleeces are really something, very special. Thank you for this link 💕.

@OrchardcottagefarmCo 3 года назад

I love your channel. Can you get a microphone? I can hardly hear you with my computer and your channel turned up high.

@SoulfulSpinning 3 года назад

Thank you. I will make adjustments to my mic.

@lindalycett4138 2 года назад

Never thwacked in my life. The yarn still settles into its twist and fluffs up when its dry.

@SoulfulSpinning 2 года назад

I don’t thwack anymore. I just put my hands through the loop of the wet hank and gently distributed the twist.

@susanhollers7935 4 года назад

Check out wooly_delight on Instagram she has a great array of fibers from her herds. She is in Eugene Oregon, I think you would be delighted with her fleeces.

@SoulfulSpinning 4 года назад

Always interested in new shepherds. Thank you!

@susanhollers7935 4 года назад

Soulful Spinning Wonderful❤️I love watching your posts. Thank you for making them.