Shetland wool, Suri alpaca, a farm visit. Handspinning yarn and a Maker's Soapbox

All the wool is a vlog all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. To watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/DO7my6WrTy4 This episode starts in the mill at the picker as we blend up Shetland wool and Suri alpaca. Then more picking with Shetland wool and dyed up tussah silk. Off to the carder we go with these fibers and of course a little handspinning. There is also a quick visit to the farm to see the pigs, alpaca, June the pony and the sheep. Find me at: https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/ Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/ Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill Join Ewethful’s Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMill To ask me a question https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_link Free hand spinning resources - " Ewethful's Wool School" https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-education For details and to purchase the online course to learn to handspin on wheel https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-page For details and to purchase the online course to learn to spin longdraw https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/products/2256545 Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibers https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collections Mentioned in this episode: Breakwater Beach Vest Designer: Irina Anikeeva knitted with Ewetopia Yarn NYTimes articles re: pronatalism https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-birthrate-proposals.html Foreign Affairs magazine November/December 2024 edition Article referenced: The Age of Depopulation: Surviving a World Gone Gray Author: Nicholas Eberstadt Other sources I follow Nathan Tankus https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/business/economy/tariffs-apparel-american-made.html Chad Scott https://www.youtube.com/@UCO1ydt_TOAZfwEgJpgOx2jQ Keds Economist https://www.youtube.com/@UC-L8bPaJ_aJznCLLtUHxnLA The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart https://www.youtube.com/@UCQlJ7XpBtiMLKNSd4RAJmRQ Reuters, Al Jazeera, NYTimes, NPR, Foreign Affairs Affiliate link: Woolery https://woolery.com/?aff=352