https://welfordpurls.com A handspinning podcast. Some knitting with handspun. And lots of talk about my learning, challenges and successes with my handspun. Focused on spinning lots of different breeds, local and sustainable sourced fibre, as well as the monthly Fibre Club from Sweet Georgia Yarns. Tue, 19 May 2026 20:42:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 46584831A handspinning podcast. Some knitting with handspun. And lots of talk about my learning, challenges and successes with my handspun. Focused on spinning lots of different breeds, local and sustainable sourced fibre, as well as the monthly Fibre Club from Sweet Georgia Yarns. A handspinning podcast. Some knitting with handspun. And lots of talk about my learning, challenges and successes with my handspun. Focused on spinning lots of different breeds, local and sustainable sourced fibre, as well as the monthly Fibre Club from Sweet Georgia Yarns. Rachel Smith Anderson Rachel Smith Anderson Copyright 2015 Rachel Smith Anderson no false spinning,knitting,handspinning,handspun,knittingwithhandspun,knittingpodcast,spinningpodcastspinning & learning.rachel@welfordpurls.comRachel Smith Anderson https://welfordpurls.com/2026/05/19/continuing-with-a-daily-cotton-practice-when-life-is-busy-wool-n-spinning-ep-337/ https://welfordpurls.com/2026/05/19/continuing-with-a-daily-cotton-practice-when-life-is-busy-wool-n-spinning-ep-337/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 20:42:24 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14611 https://welfordpurls.com/2026/05/19/continuing-with-a-daily-cotton-practice-when-life-is-busy-wool-n-spinning-ep-337/feed/ 0 14611rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In today’s episode, we explore what happens to our making when life is pretty full-on. Lot’s happening and not a lot of quiet time! Continuing with my daily practice of spinning on my charkha, which I plan to continue for Spindle Spun Season (starting soon!), I have found that those […] Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In today’s episode, we explore what happens to our making when life is pretty full-on. Lot’s happening and not a lot of quiet time! Continuing with my daily practice of spinning on my charkha, which I plan to continue for Spindle Spun Season (starting soon!), I have found that those […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2026/05/05/fine-gauge-takes-time-wool-n-spinning-ep-336/ https://welfordpurls.com/2026/05/05/fine-gauge-takes-time-wool-n-spinning-ep-336/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14566 https://welfordpurls.com/2026/05/05/fine-gauge-takes-time-wool-n-spinning-ep-336/feed/ 0 14566rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In today’s episode, we are discussing those projects that just take a bit of extra time. Whether it’s a fine yarn and, therefore, stitch count, or small weaving sett, these projects take comitting to the distance. First, continuing with my ongoing cotton project and singles spinning, I’ll recap where I’m […] Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In today’s episode, we are discussing those projects that just take a bit of extra time. Whether it’s a fine yarn and, therefore, stitch count, or small weaving sett, these projects take comitting to the distance. First, continuing with my ongoing cotton project and singles spinning, I’ll recap where I’m […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2026/04/21/coping-with-post-project-drift-wool-n-spinning-ep-335/ https://welfordpurls.com/2026/04/21/coping-with-post-project-drift-wool-n-spinning-ep-335/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:14:00 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14530 https://welfordpurls.com/2026/04/21/coping-with-post-project-drift-wool-n-spinning-ep-335/feed/ 0 14530rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In this episode, we will cover all the sweater finishing I worked on throughout the end of March! I cast on my SweetGeorgia Yarns Combo Spin last week to knit a fun, quick and immensely satisfying vest. I’ve never worn vests before but had bought one back at Christmastime. I […] Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In this episode, we will cover all the sweater finishing I worked on throughout the end of March! I cast on my SweetGeorgia Yarns Combo Spin last week to knit a fun, quick and immensely satisfying vest. I’ve never worn vests before but had bought one back at Christmastime. I […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2026/04/04/finding-joy-in-the-s-word-sampling-wool-n-spinning-ep-334/ https://welfordpurls.com/2026/04/04/finding-joy-in-the-s-word-sampling-wool-n-spinning-ep-334/#respond Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:37:33 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14476 https://welfordpurls.com/2026/04/04/finding-joy-in-the-s-word-sampling-wool-n-spinning-ep-334/feed/ 0 14476rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In this epsiode, after taking a couple of weeks off for Spring Break here in the PNW where it’s been raining non-stop for >2 weeks, I share my projects I’ve been steadily working my through to finish! First, I wanted to share my big sampling project that turned into a […] Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In this epsiode, after taking a couple of weeks off for Spring Break here in the PNW where it’s been raining non-stop for >2 weeks, I share my projects I’ve been steadily working my through to finish! First, I wanted to share my big sampling project that turned into a […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2026/03/03/on-getting-a-bit-bogged-down-wool-n-spinning-ep-333/ https://welfordpurls.com/2026/03/03/on-getting-a-bit-bogged-down-wool-n-spinning-ep-333/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14405 https://welfordpurls.com/2026/03/03/on-getting-a-bit-bogged-down-wool-n-spinning-ep-333/feed/ 0 14405rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In this epsiode, we pick up where we left off last week with an homage to all these projects I’ve been working my through! First, I have finished the MellyKnits Advent plying. Second, we will get into the weeds about sweater knitting and handspun yarn substition, a topic we come […] Dear Spinning Circle, Welcome All. In this epsiode, we pick up where we left off last week with an homage to all these projects I’ve been working my through! First, I have finished the MellyKnits Advent plying. Second, we will get into the weeds about sweater knitting and handspun yarn substition, a topic we come […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2026/01/20/make-nine-2026-mellyknits-delightful-advent-spindecember-terrazzo-pullover-wip-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-330/ https://welfordpurls.com/2026/01/20/make-nine-2026-mellyknits-delightful-advent-spindecember-terrazzo-pullover-wip-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-330/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14309 https://welfordpurls.com/2026/01/20/make-nine-2026-mellyknits-delightful-advent-spindecember-terrazzo-pullover-wip-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-330/feed/ 0 14309rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, This post accompanies the show notes for the podcast, also found on Patreon and hosted on YouTube. Welcome All. It’s been a busy start to the new year and our weather here has been absolutely lovely. Those burried in snow at the moment – how are you all doing?! Make Nine is […] Dear Spinning Circle, This post accompanies the show notes for the podcast, also found on Patreon and hosted on YouTube. Welcome All. It’s been a busy start to the new year and our weather here has been absolutely lovely. Those burried in snow at the moment – how are you all doing?! Make Nine is […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2025/12/16/spindecember-prep-spin-migraineur-promo-grist-handspun-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-328/ https://welfordpurls.com/2025/12/16/spindecember-prep-spin-migraineur-promo-grist-handspun-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-328/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:37:31 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14209 https://welfordpurls.com/2025/12/16/spindecember-prep-spin-migraineur-promo-grist-handspun-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-328/feed/ 0 14209rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, We had a lip-sync issue in the Live Stream and I’ve edited the video post-stream. Hopefully it will be easier to watch! It’s not PERFECT but it’s close: There were a few technical difficulties during the show and I didn’t share my YEAR OF MAKING YARN 2025 with you all! It can […] Dear Spinning Circle, We had a lip-sync issue in the Live Stream and I’ve edited the video post-stream. Hopefully it will be easier to watch! It’s not PERFECT but it’s close: There were a few technical difficulties during the show and I didn’t share my YEAR OF MAKING YARN 2025 with you all! It can […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2025/12/02/sweetgeorgia-combo-daschel-spin-vintage-sweater-bitmap-towels-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-327/ https://welfordpurls.com/2025/12/02/sweetgeorgia-combo-daschel-spin-vintage-sweater-bitmap-towels-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-327/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14151 https://welfordpurls.com/2025/12/02/sweetgeorgia-combo-daschel-spin-vintage-sweater-bitmap-towels-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-327/feed/ 0 14151rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, This fall is moving along as breakneck speeds! We have been at my mom’s place for almost a month now and things are moving along with the house quickly. There hasn’t been a lot of time for making but I’ll share with you what I have been making, as well as, some […] Dear Spinning Circle, This fall is moving along as breakneck speeds! We have been at my mom’s place for almost a month now and things are moving along with the house quickly. There hasn’t been a lot of time for making but I’ll share with you what I have been making, as well as, some […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2025/11/18/daschel-polwarth-spin-sweetgeorgia-combo-spin-prep-vintage-cardigan-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-326/ https://welfordpurls.com/2025/11/18/daschel-polwarth-spin-sweetgeorgia-combo-spin-prep-vintage-cardigan-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-326/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:25:22 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14122 https://welfordpurls.com/2025/11/18/daschel-polwarth-spin-sweetgeorgia-combo-spin-prep-vintage-cardigan-more-wool-n-spinning-ep-326/feed/ 0 14122rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, Whew! November started off with a bang! We are settled at my mom’s house for the next number of months – four at least – and getting into our new routine. The weather is cooler and I have a lot to share with you this time! The Remembrance Day assembly at James’ […] Dear Spinning Circle, Whew! November started off with a bang! We are settled at my mom’s house for the next number of months – four at least – and getting into our new routine. The weather is cooler and I have a lot to share with you this time! The Remembrance Day assembly at James’ […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson) https://welfordpurls.com/2025/10/21/haunui-fog-fo-2025-dashel-spin-bflsilk-point-twill-fo-metamorphic-wip-a-sneak-attack-project-wool-n-spinning-ep-324/ https://welfordpurls.com/2025/10/21/haunui-fog-fo-2025-dashel-spin-bflsilk-point-twill-fo-metamorphic-wip-a-sneak-attack-project-wool-n-spinning-ep-324/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:13:21 +0000 https://welfordpurls.com/?p=14037 https://welfordpurls.com/2025/10/21/haunui-fog-fo-2025-dashel-spin-bflsilk-point-twill-fo-metamorphic-wip-a-sneak-attack-project-wool-n-spinning-ep-324/feed/ 0 14037rachel rachel false false Dear Spinning Circle, As seems to be the case at this time of year, the days are just flying by! I celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving with a few dear friends over breakfast at an amazing bakery in Vancouver, BC: A lot has been released already this month, please check the Slack Channel #general for updates & […] Dear Spinning Circle, As seems to be the case at this time of year, the days are just flying by! I celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving with a few dear friends over breakfast at an amazing bakery in Vancouver, BC: A lot has been released already this month, please check the Slack Channel #general for updates & […] rachel@welfordpurls.com (Rachel Smith Anderson)