Episode 8: Tea & Orchids 101

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Today's Beverage: TEA!  Whaaat??
Nepalese Gold from Tea is the Way
India Tellicherry Peppercorns, cracked
Cracked Ginger
Fennel Seed
Peppermint

FOs:
* Hat:  Favorite Knit Slouchy
* Cowl based on Favorite Knit Slouchy
* Sweater based on Pull Me Over in Miss Babs Yowza
* Skipperling in Sugarloaf Alpaca Co. Alpaca/Merino Fingering
* Bubble Baby Blanket in Lion Brand Heartland

WIPs:* crochet Star Blanket

Wool Pigery:
KnitSpinFarm roving and batts
Hobbledehoy batts

PLANTS!
A rambling introduction to Phalaenopsis orchids.  For more coherent information, see my article on these plants here.

Episode 7: "ee ee eeee"

Folks - there was some sort of video snafu around the 54 minute mark which caused the loss of ~9m worth of footage. I think we were just yakking about chocolate stains and steeking during that time.

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Today's Beer:
Green's Gluten Free India Pale Ale

Wine Discussed:
Hazlitt Red Cat

Jen's FOs:
* No Sew fleece blanket

Julia's FOs:
* Sweater based on Ginny's Cardigan in KP Merino Style
* Ripple Effect Fingerless Gloves in Solitude Wool Clun Forest
* Shetland handspun, 3-ply, Marl technique using natural colors (from fleece)
* Llama lace handspun, 2-ply (from fleece)
* Pink handspun, 2-ply, One ply Hobbledehoy batts (smooth), one ply polwarth/silk top
* Blue/green handspun, 2 ply, Hobbledehoy braid

Items mentioned:
* Akerworks Bobbins
* Kromski Wheels (Mazurka is a discontinued model)
* Morning Street Wheel, Overland Handcraft (shop seems closed, here's a photo)
* Hansen Crafts MiniSpinner wheel

Jen's WIPs:
* English Paper Piecing Star
* Re-purposed envelope
* Purse
* Mosaic coster(s); tools discussed

Crochet true confessions

~~VIDEO PROBLEM~~

Julia's WIPs:
* Icelandic sweater (called Maren in the Craftsy class), in Seacolors, Melissa Jean Designs buttons

Episode 6: Its a bit small...

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Join us on our anything goes Tour de Fleece! Prizes shown in this episode!

Today's wine: Carpineto, Dogajolo Toscano Bianco I.G.T.
 
Julia's FOs:
* Holden by Mindy Wilkes in Green Mountain Spinnery, Simply Fine
* Frisson by Brittany Wilson in handspun (Single from Hobbledehoy cuckoo classic batts)
* hanspun Hobbledehoy Merino/Silk top, "Jet Pack", ~620yds

Jen's FOs:
* Intersect Hat by Lara Smoot in Patons Classic Wool Worsted Passion Heather
* Stork

Julia's WIPs:
* CVM Fleece (combing)
* Longwool (for Tour de Fleece!!!)

Jen's WIPs:
* Orange Shawl, Magrathea by Martina Behm
* upgraded sweatshirt

Episode 5: KAL Big Finish!

Y'all, don't know what our parents were doing upstairs while we were recording. Lets have a game to decide what the background noises are!

Today's wine: Anna de Codorniu Brut Cava

Intersect KAL - results & prizes

Lots of handspun & a needle case

Visit us on Ravelry and join us for unofficial "Tour de Fleece" fun (non-spinners welcome!) -> We will have bait prizes!

Field Day Extra: Skirting a Fleece

In which SapphireChild skirts a Babydoll Southdown fleece from Sweetwater Farm and talks about fleece, skirting, and Babydoll fiber in particular.

Hope you find it interesting!  Please share your comments with us on the Ravelry group.
Separate video of shearing day to follow.