Join me as each time I either prep fiber for spinning, or sit at my spinning wheel. There is also music and stories while we spin our fiber into yarn.
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CITY SLANG is a weekly radio show and podcast featuring killer tunes and actually good interviews with your favourite bands! Produced and hosted by Emmanuel Sayer and Travis Boisvenue.
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YST Episode 189 Spinning cotton and picking wool
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In this podcast, I talk about what I learned about cotton and spinning cotton in a class at SAFF this year. I also had the chance to do some fiber and fleece shopping, and talk about that experience. I mentioned that I would list the four currently grown species of cotton plants and their details. Gossypium hirsutum Known as upland cotton and nativ…
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A short podcast talking about the last five skeins in the yarn wash up, and my recent spinning. I mention fiber from a Phatt fiber box, they can be found here. The other fiber I have been spinning awhile is from Hobby Lobby. I finally looked it up online and can provide a link. I am spinning Yarn Bee Showstopper in the Winter Solstice colorway.…
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After I spin a skein of yarn, it needs to be washed. I put this off until I have enough to take several days of washing. I also talk about doing a burn test on fiber to determine the fiber content. One was a very big surprise! The flow chart I was using for this burn test can be found here. My pack of luxury fibers contained white angora and it is …
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This podcast is for the week of Sept 5th, and talks about prepping cormo fiber for the dyepot, and spinning a merino silk bamboo blend. I also refer to two past podcasts so here are the links: Episode 38 talks about buying a fleece. Episode 39 talks about buying non wool fibers and how to store all fibers. Also the ghost story that I wrote is at th…
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A catch up podcast talking about Stashdash, the state fair and a black and white Shetland fleece. Stashdash is a challenge created by the podcast TheKnitGirlls. The young spinner I mention in the state fair has grown up and now has her own fiber business at Cedar Ridge Fiber Farm. If you would like to see the daily streams I did during Tour de Flee…
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Just a brief note to fill those of you that haven't heard of my Mom's illness. I have to stop the podcast for awhile, as I spend time with her.
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A tiny but perfectly acceptable spinning wheel is being 3D printed by Dreaming Robots. I have the smaller version called the Nano and I talk about it in this podcast. I purchased it at the Hoosier Hill fiber fair at the booth for Susan's fiber shop. I referenced the book Big Book of Handspinning by Alden Amos. This is just one source for the book.…
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The podcasts will have a new format starting with this one. The good news is they will be more frequent, and the maybe or maybe not bad news is they will be shorter. For years I have been using this podcast to teach many things about the spinning of yarn. Those are available on the website by checking under archives. There is even listings of the e…
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Travis interviews Sook-Yin Lee about loss, the pandemic, and surviving the four walls of your own home for a year. Plus we discuss great films with a single location, Herman Hesse, cooking face masks in Instant Pots, and bad karaoke memories. *** Recent Works Death and Sickness (film) 2020. Written, directed, acted, produced, shot, recorded, edited…
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Podcasting for me is on the back burner at this time. I plan to return with the Tour de Fleece in July 2021.
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YST Episode 182 Welsh Sheep breeds review
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Last podcast of 2020 and maybe the last breed reviews I do for awhile. It is time to move forward into other areas of spinning and the new year seems a good time to start. The breeds reviewed today are Llanowag and Lleyn. The fiber was part of a Welsh breed study pack from Wychwood Spinners This podcast was created from the audio of a livestream I …
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YST Correction on Livestream Archiving information
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In the last two podcasts, for some reason I said the livestreams were archived on Facebook, which is not true. I didn't even catch it as I was editing. Instead of the tedious process of edit and releasing the episodes, I decided to record this separate little audio. The livestreams originate on Twitch.TV under Yarnspinnerstales The videos will stay…
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YST Episode 181 Hebridean sheep breed review
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The Hebridean sheep have long dual coated wool in various colors. I used my study to not only spin the fiber but to show on live stream how to separate the two coats. The fiber was purchased from Wychwood Spinner Etsy shop. A short video on Twitch.tv show how to pull for long tog from the short thel using this fiber.…
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First up in the podcast is a report on my study of the Lonk Sheep Breed. It's short so I went on to talk about all the spinning projects I have currently going that involve the Merino Breed. Later, I will do a more complete breed study for that breed. Finally, I talk about the second Tour de Fleece that ran from Aug 26th to Sept 20th, and what I sp…
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In this unusual year, even the Tour de Fleece was affected. The Tour de France did not run in July as usual, but was celebrated on Ravelry anyway. Then when the Tour did ride in Sept, we did it again. This podcast is about what I spun and learned during the first Tour. I also included the breed review for Yak fiber, since spinning it was one of my …
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The Coopworth Sheep breed is a relatively new breed, as sheep breeds go. The sample I worked with was from a lamb and contained long lovely locks. I cover in this podcast how to wash and spin locks, and the specifics of this sampling. Information on the Breed is from the Fleece and Fiber Source Book. Another book I mention is Merino by Margaret Sto…
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YST Episode 177 Ryeland sheep breed review
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A new computer meant a whole new learning curve on new software to record and edit podcasts. I think I finally have a set up I am happy to release. In this short podcast, I review one of the 52 weeks of sheep breeds, called Ryeland. I talked about this breed in the first part of a previous podcast, you can access that with this link. The Ryeland fi…
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So much behind that title! I am not stopping the audio podcast. I am moving forward on the wave of technology and taking my concept for YST with it. I have set up a channel on TwitchTV You can find me under the same name as the podcast, yarnspinnerstales. I plan to live stream twice a week and during those videos you can join me, chat by typing, wa…
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YST Episode 176 White face Woodland breed review
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The breed White Face Woodland was studied by the 52 weeks of sheep group on week 14. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain a sample of this fiber yet. But this breed is not new to me, I reviewed it way back on Feb15 2014. It is Episode 104 and I encourage you to hit the link and listen to it again. The picture I show with this podcast are the tiny …
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This breed review, second of the three I did at the same time, covers the Shropshire breed, another Down breed from the British Isles. I had two sources of the fiber. The first, a small sample, came from Wychwood Spinner. The second was from Marie Redding Fiber Arts Etsy store. The samples were completely different, so I combined them into one yarn…
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For this month, I am releasing three shorter podcasts, all reviewing sheep breeds. These do not ave to be listened to in any specific order, it was just how I recorded and edited these. The sample I used to review the fiber was part of a Down Breed study from Wychwood Spinner. I also refer to the book The Fleece and Fiber Source Book by Carol Ekari…
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YST Episode 173 Gulf Coast Native Breed Review
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The sheep breed for this podcast was new to me, after all my years of reviewing. The Gulf Coast Native was raised long ago for it's tolerance to the conditions of the deep US south regions. But it lost it's favored position, and is now on the critical list of sheep breeds. The group 52 weeks of sheep included it this year in it's list to study. I p…
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YST Episode 172 Black Welsh and White Welsh fiber
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This podcast is a review of spinning the fibers from two Welsh sheep breeds. The Black Welsh Mountain is commonly known in the US, but it considered a conservation breed, due to it's small number of animals. The Welsh mountain sheep is white, and not raised much in the US. I had reviewed the BWM breed in several previous podcasts, so I will provide…
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YST Episode 171 East Fresian Sheep fiber review
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This is another short breed review podcast. The East Fresian fiber I spun was a lovely brown color and very easy to spin in roving. There is a short information portion included at the end for a breed of hair sheep called Barbados Blackbelly. Unfortunately I have not been able to get a fiber sample yet for this Shave 'Em to Save 'Em passport breed.…
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This is the first of a series of sheep breed fleece reviews. Today's episode is about the Cheviot sheep. I was able to spin sample from two different families of this sheep, the Classic Cheviot from the US farm Yucca Farm. I was not able to find a web link for them on Google. The Brecknock Hill Cheviot sample came from Wychwood Spinner. It was part…
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Travis and Emmanuel talk to the charming PHIL ELVERUM of THE MICROPHONES and MOUNT EERIE! We cover precisely why The Grateful Dead sucks, scoring free things at the dump, and nerding out over Eric's Trip. Plus we get deep on Phil's highschool road trip across Canada, performing Smashing Pumpkins covers at open mics, and taking baby passport photos.…
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Travis talks to Patrick Flegel of CINDY LEE and WOMEN about obscure Japanese movies, which Cormac Mccarthy novels suck, and why pop music is boundless.By CITY SLANG
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Today's podcast includes an interview with Deborah Niemann, who has the wonderful job of working for the Livestock Conservancy organization. In our interview, she shares all the details of the next two year program to introduce spinners and fiber artists to the 22 rare and recovering breeds of sheep through the Shave 'Em to Save 'Em program. I rece…
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YST Episode 168 Bleu du Maine and Charollais sheep breed
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One of my year long projects is being a part of the FaceBook group called 52 Weeks of Sheep. Each week we study a different breed of fiber producing animals, mostly sheep. In this podcast I talk about the last month of those studies, and go into detail on two new to me breeds. Both are French in origin, the Bleu du Maine and the Charollais. One thi…
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Happy New Year! 2020 oh my. I start out this podcast with a yarnspinnerstales, about seeing life with perfect vision. And speaking of new, Santa brought a brand new mic set up for the YST studio. It meant a new learning curve, and I think the sound will improve more as I work with it, but all in all I am happy with it. Over the next two years, I am…
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We interview Detroit's Deadbeat Beat outside of Cinqhole in Ottawa! We get deep into record nerd talk about King Crimson, Sparks, and 7" records with a single song on both sides. Plus we discuss shooting videos outside of nuclear power plants, and the time Deadbeat Beat got the best compliment possible from Robert Pollard!…
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Absolutely wild episode. After a surprise family reunion at a Woolworm/Necking show in Ottawa, we put both bands through the CITY SLANG questionnaire! We learn some wild first shows from Russia, a hilarious heckle from the Richmond Night Market, and a harrowing tale of stolen handsome sheet ghost at a Halloween party!…
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The book Spinning Wool beyond the Basics is by Anne Field. This podcast is a review of the book. There are two editions of this book. The first, published in 2010 by Trafalgar Square Publishing is shown here on Ebay. Google book link is here. The second edition was published by A & C Black Publishers. It seems to be the same book and information, a…
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Chris Murphy picks a set of three tunes, including Guided By Voices, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, and Thrush Hermit! Plus a story about the time Sloan played a Guided By Voices cover at a Guided By Voices show, and a bonus tune from Chris' band Tuns! Guided By Voices Smothered in Hugs The Kinks - Strangers The Velvet Underground - She's My Be…
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This podcast continues from episode 164, for Oct 2019. I talk about a few problems I had to solve during the Spin Together, with my wheel and spinning. The strange title of this podcast. is all about a major reorganization I did of my fiber. The 100 year shawl along I mention, can be found as a group on Facebook. That is also true of the other grou…
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Chris Murphy of SLOAN joins us out of nowhere, invoked like a Canadian demon after we spoke about them during our 90s episode! Emmanuel has a wide-ranging conversation with Chris about how his hardcore and punk past informed Sloan, their Nirvana crossover, the time Chris' baby was a fashion critic on Canadian Entertainment Tonight, and we find out …
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PEACE AND LOVE: an important City Slang announcement
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Big announcement! Emmanuel got a sweet new job like a total dummy, and it means from now on we're PODCAST-ONLY, and will no longer air on campus and community radio! But we're not going anywhere, and we have a giant new episode for you out now! Thanks for listening, and thanks to all the stations that supported us throughout the years!…
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So much happening on the spinning front for me this month, that I needed two podcasts to talk about it all. So this is the first one, and Episode 165 will continue with more spinning goodness. As promised, some links to people mentioned in the podcast: A lovely squishy package arrived at my house one day full of Baby Doll South down fiber. It was p…
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YST Episode 163 A review of the video World Spinning Techniques
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This podcast is very different and so you have a choice. There is a library based video website called Kanopy. I found a very interesting video on spinning throughout the world. I wanted other spinners to see it too, but they may not have access unless their library card (and their library system) grants access to Kanopy. The reason I do not includ…
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MINI SLANG 7: Heather Rappard, director, photographer, video artist!
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A Mini Slang episode that got lost in the archive is resurrected! You might remember the amazing video for Tough Age's "Me in Glue" from a few months ago. Well, we loved it and got in touch with director Heather Rappard to discuss the video, her video for Old and Weird (a City Slang fave), and the time the only way out of making a bad video was to …
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In this bonus episode, Kait of BIG EYES picks a set of 3 tunes, including The Nice, and fellow Long-Islanders Blue Oyster Cult and The Lemon Twigs! Plus we put together a set inspired by our interview with Kait, including the Cheap Trick song that named her band, Hawkwind, Utopia, and a King Crimson song Travis thinks can make anyone like King Crim…
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I was able to do so much during this Tour de Fleece, it took two podcasts to tell you all about it. See the previous podcast for part one of this two part series. The first fiber I talk about spinning is called Fake Cashmere, due to it softness. It is however, 100% nylon. I bought my fiber from a dyer whose business is Jazz Turtle. It seems most pe…
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Kait Eldridge of BIG EYES joins us after her show at BLACK SQUIRREL BOOKS to discuss the obscure sci-fi she found, the historic event that nearly killed Cheap Trick in Ottawa, her unlikely gateway band, and we somehow discuss Magic: The Gathering on the show for the second time this year! An all-around nerdy episode with one of our fave guests!…
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In this CITY SLANG SELECTIONS bonus episode, last episode's guest Deliluh picks three tracks to play on the show! It's a wild set spanning the three genres of music: Country, Italian electronic, and Members of The Fall.By CITY SLANG
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This is the first of a two part podcast, because I had so many projects to tell you about for the Tour de Fleece. In this podcast I talk about spinning cotton sliver on the Majacraft Aura, not a very traditional way to spin cotton. My challenge day project was finally achieving those beautiful tight rolags on my blending board. I also completed two…
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It's our 90s episode! A full hour of the most 90s indie/college/underground rock, including a big set of cancon classics, lesser known gems, and a monumental Australian alt-rock hit that will you probably haven't heard, but it's about to blow your mind! The whole episode is just an elaborate excuse to play it! Plus lots of reminiscing about taped o…
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DELILUH joins us to discuss ghosts, screwdriver toilets, playing in an abandoned subway station, what bands they'd boot off a cliff, and Michael Caine's coked out birthday! PLUS, it's the episode where we win an award! The NCRA awarded us with the best Syndicated Radio Show at this year's NCRA awards for our tribute episode to Peter Eichhorn! Thank…
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YST Episode 160 Spindle Spinning From Novice to Expert
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Here is the first of the book review only podcasts I mentioned in a previous podcast. After years of podcasting, I realized that the book reviews will be easier to find if in their own individual podcast. This podcast reviews the book Spindle Spinning from Novice to Expert by Connie Delaney. Links to possible sources for this book can be found on A…
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It's that time of year, and the tents are up and the vendors hopeful as the cycle of yearly fiber fairs continue. I mention in the podcast my 'blue sky' dream of hitting them nationwide some year. A van full of fiber to sell, and be replaced by purchases, sounds just right! The photo for this podcast shows the Pegosa alpaca fiber I am currently spi…
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