Episode 5 - Fiber

Word of the Day - Fiber Word suggested by listener Bobbie Ashe, thanks! Fiber for hand spinning or felting. Left to right front: Gray wool, merino, angora/corriedale. Back: Blue Face Leicester Mainly for our listeners that aren't already involved in the crafts, a quick overview about fiber used to make local yarns, types of wool used to spin and felt, Why local wool yarns aren't itchy like commercial preparations. Why you should spend a little more on good yarn and fiber for your projects. Beth gets to fondle fiber and yarn. A theoretical and quick history of hand spinning and a bit about felting. We didn't mention yurts in our discussion but we should have! Rising Meadow Farm in Liberty, North Carolina The Art of Eating, by M. F. K. Fisher A Little Sweet... Leslie's catastrophic fail with the Kathleen Sweater Leslie's completed Lily Mitts, an original Greenberry House design, made in hand dyed fingering weight wool yarn by Woolybuns. A Little Tart... Splendid Apparel by Anna Zilboorg A Little Unexpected... Recent floods, 28 inches of rain, and the beauty of a Meadows of Dan autumn. We Bought a WWII Bomber by Sandra Warren Beth reads a story, "A Fruitcake Theory" by Calvin Trillin, from the book, The Dreaded Feast:Writers on Enduring the Holidays, edited by P. J. O"Rourke and Taylor Plimpton. Your hosts wind things up by asking that a Word of the Day be suggested by a listener. Comment on the blog or on our Facebook page. The first word suggested will be our Word of the Day for next time. Music AttributionReverie (small theme) by _ghost featuring Pitxccmixter.org/files/_ghost/25389CC Attribution (3.0)