Sun, 8 April 2012
Fiber Beat, Episode 27: "The Manly Art of Retreat" featuring Jon McCoy & Doug Upchurch  There's a million crafters in Fiber City and we've all got a yarn to spin.  This episode of Fiber Beat is made possible with the support of Entangled magazine, our brand new sponsor from New Zealand! Entangled is a new digital only, quarterly fibercraft publication. Issue Four featuring Stella Lange, Rosalind Aymes, Jacey Boggs and Donna Druchunas is out now and available through Zinio This year marks the 5th year of the Men's Knitting Retreat events. The spring retreat will be happening in upstate New York this coming May while the Men's Fall Knitting retreat will return to dreamy WA state in early September. Other retreats across the US and even around the globe, while not as established as the spring & fall retreats, are gaining popularity and promise to continue this worthwhile practice.  In September 2011, the 4th annual Men's Fall Knitting Retreat was host to two very special gentlemen & entrepreneurs: Jon McCoy of Pocket Wheel & Doug Upchurch from White Bear Fibers. Jon was a guest lecturer & workshop leader, while Doug was attending his very first Men's Knitting Retreat. I spoke with both them during breaks in the manly activities of the event. You know, I met both of these gentlemen at a Men's Knitting Retreat and I cannot stress enough what an enriching experience it is for men to come together and celebrate their creativity. This year we are very fortunate to be able to offer a scholarship to attend the Men's Fall Knitting Retreat this September over Labor Day Weekend. If you know a male knitter whom you'd like to nominate - even if it's yourself - do so on the Men's Knitting Retreat site or send me, WonderMike, a private message on Ravelry. I recently ordered some yarn from Doug called Texas Wild Flowers and it's such a great name and a fabulous colorway. If you haven't seen or heard about White Bear Fibers, do we have a special treat for you. Check out the contest for this episode and see what cool yarn from White Bear Fibers you can win for yourself! Details below.  The following people, places & things are mentioned in this episode:
Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 27 Doug has generously offered 4 skeins of White Bear Fibers' Northern Silk Sock (BFL & Silk) in a custom dyed colorway chosen by one lucky winner. This is an incredibly generous offer from Doug and we're excited to be able to offer it as prizing. In addition to this, I'm going to offer the two spindles that yours truly made during Jon's "Make Your Own Spindle" workshop. I'd like to give a tip of the hat to wheelsmith Jon McCoy and a big bear hug to Doug Upchurch for allowing me to interview them at last year's MFKR. Big shout out to Fiber Beat sponsor, Entangled magazine. Finally, the most manly embrace to all of you, our loyal and patient listeners, for downloading and listening to our first THIRTY FOUR episodes (audio/video) of Fiber Beat! If you like what we do, please consider leaving a review on iTunes. We used snippets of all the songs below in this episode. If you like the music, please support the artists (links provided for your convenience):
My name is WonderMike and I'll see you at the Men's Spring Knitting Retreat and the Men's Rocky Mountain Retreat & the Men's Fall Knitting Retreat AND on the Fiber Beat!!
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Sun, 4 March 2012
Fiber Beat, Episode 26: "Red Hot" featuring Ysolda Teague  There's a million crafters in Fiber City and we've all got a yarn to spin. This episode of Fiber Beat is made possible with the support of Entangled magazine, our brand new sponsor from New Zealand! Entangled is a new digital only, quarterly fibercraft publication. Issue Four featuring Stella Lange, Rosalind Aymes, Jacey Boggs and Donna Druchunas is out now and available through Zinio Just the mention of Ysolda Teague sets many a knitter's heart to fluttering. She's new to the scene but already firmly established. Ysolda has impressed her fans with clever and classic designs that enhance the figure but never compromise on style. Most people will know her from one of her very first designs, a lovely shawl called Ishbel, but others have fallen under the spell of the Whimsical Little Knits series and her contributions to books such as My Grandmother's Knitting & Brave New Knits.  If you've listened to the previous episode of Fiber Beat, "Fiber Best 2011" you already know that my favorite e-Book from 2011 is Ysolda's Little Red In the City. And, there's a funny RELATED story behind why this episode has taken a bit of time to actually come to fruition. The following people, places & things are mentioned in this episode:
Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 26 Now, for this episode's contest, we've got a signed copy of her book - her tour de force - Little Red in the City. Included with this hard copy (and, in fact, with all hard copies) is a code for a PDF version of the book. It is storable in your Ravelry library and compatible mobile devices. A whimsical little hug to Ysolda, Kristine & Aday for performing the opening Little Red Sketch. Big shout out to Fiber Beat sponsor, Entangled magazine. Finally, the most fairy-tale revivifying kiss to all of you, our loyal and patient listeners, for downloading and listening to our first THIRTY THREE episodes (audio/video) of Fiber Beat! If you like what we do, please consider leaving a review on iTunes. We used snippets of all the songs below in this episode. If you like the music, please support the artists (links provided for your convenience):
My name is WonderMike and I'll EAT you, er, see you on the Fiber Beat!!
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Wed, 1 February 2012
Fiber Beat, Episode 25: "Fiber Best 2011" featuring my media faves of 2011  There's a million crafters in Fiber City and we've all got a yarn to spin. This episode of Fiber Beat is made possible with the support of Entangled magazine, our brand new sponsor from New Zealand! Entangled is a new digital only, quarterly fibercraft publication. Issue Three featuring Margot Selby, Rachel Lawrence, Jacey Boggs and Donna Druchunas is out now and available through Zinio Hello everyone and Happy New Year! As the title of this episode suggests - today Iʼll be doing an overview of the books, ebooks and DVDʼs that I thought were standouts this past year. My top books (from number 10 to number 1) are:
My top E-books from (number 10 to number 1):
My top DVDs & Multimedia (in no particular order):
If I had to choose the one publication that simply slayed me, it would definitely be the Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook paired with the Handspinning Rare Wools DVD. Both of these gems were the product of a massive amount of research and writing from Deb Robson (F&FS/HRW) & Carol Ekarius (F&FS only). If you have the opportunity to acquire any of these pieces for your personal library, you will be most pleased. I encourage you to explore the book section of your local yarn store. If they don't have them, I bet they can order them for you. You might pay a bit more than ordering them online from a certain discount seller, but you'll be supporting a local economy & quite possibly make some new fiber friends in your own backyard. Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 25 For this episode we've got an awesome contest for amazing prizes. I've got (1) a signed copy of Stephen West's WestKnits Book One & Two, (2) a copy of 10 Secrets of Laidback Knitters by Lisa Souza and Vickie Steifel, (3) a copy of Knitter's Life List by Gwen Steege, (4) a copy of Maggie Casey's Getting Started on a Drop Spindle DVD AND (5) a copy of Beth Brown Reinsel's Knitting Ganseys DVD. All you have to do to enter is answer the following question. What are YOUR favorite media picks for 2011? They can be print, digital or video. You can give me as little or as much information as you like but be sure to include authors and/or publishers so we can get our own copies. You can leave your answer on fiberbeat.com or on the Fiber Beat Ravelry forum. One unique winner for each of the five prizes will be randomly selected from all the entries. DEADLINE FOR ENTERING IS FEBRUARY 22, 2012. A warm hug to Rodrigo for letting me use some of his photographs from the "Ornaments & Patterns found in Iceland" book. Big shout out to Fiber Beat sponsor, Entangled magazine. Finally, the most rejuvenating hug to all of you, our loyal and patient listeners, for downloading and listening to our first THIRTY TWO episodes (audio/video) of Fiber Beat! If you like what we do, please consider leaving a review on iTunes. We used snippets of all the songs below in this episode. If you like the music, please support the artists (links provided for your convenience):
My name is WonderMike and I'll see you on the Fiber Beat!!
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