# spinning (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover spinning. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lir Shilton, Ribblr](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s15e4) _2026-08-08 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ As a budding crochet designer, Lir Shilton ran into obstacles and annoyances that many beginning crafters face. But instead of learning to live with them, she and her partner decided to make a platform that offers a different approach. Lir loved to crochet, and she especially loved creating designs to share with other makers. But crochet patterns vary significantly depending where you are in the… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/3d05ff42-7f52-46e8-973d-ed5cc793048c.mp3) ## [Emily Whitted, Texile Historian](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s15e3) _2026-07-25 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ A pair of silk stockings, mended again and again below the ankle, set Emily Whitted on the path of discovery that has led her through archives and museums of early American history. The stockings belonged to Philadelphia’s Stephen Girard, who was one of the wealthiest men in America. Museum records didn’t mention the mends, though the socks had been repaired several times, making them as invisible… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/4148fbd9-8606-4865-88f6-5e759328f7ee.mp3) ## [Books off the Beaten Path: The Yarn Barn of Kansas List of Hidden Gems](https://longthread.fireside.fm/yarn-barn-book-club-2) _2026-07-18 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ Book Club Podcast: What lesser-known treasures do Yarn Barn fiber artists love to share? Susan and Melissa share some of their favorites in weaving, spinning, and knitting. Liz Gipson drops by to talk about one of her books that Susan and Melissa adore. Book-loving crafters generally have a few special titles tucked on the shelf between the major must-have references: a self-published monograph, a… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/ba26a16d-37c7-4e89-b477-362f6a507d54.mp3) ## [Loretta Pettway Bennett, Gee's Bend Quilter](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s15e2) _2026-07-11 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ A fifth-generation quilter from the legendary community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, Loretta Pettway Bennett turns well used cloth into her own expressions of color and community. Loretta Pettway Bennett began her quilting journey as a child, threading needles for her mother as she sewed scraps into bedcoverings. The women in the town of Gee’s Bend pieced quilt tops and got together to hand quilt their… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/3beb1382-f9aa-4910-81f1-ee8103210f74.mp3) ## [Diana Wiley, Handspun Hope](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s15e1) _2026-06-27 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ With no background in fiber but a calling to help women in need, Diana Wiley built a thriving organization on handspun yarn, needlefelted gorillas, and a holistic community for over 200 women. Stepping into the Handspun Hope booth at a fiber festival feels like entering a luxury boutique filled with natural fibers, colorful yarns, handmade buttons, and whimsical sculptures. It would be easy to… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/f2ac30bc-c466-4527-b77f-35bd682f01f2.mp3) ## [brand awareness](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/brand-awareness) _2026-06-19 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ i am the brand aware it’s dying i wear my jacket of ash and burn the more intensely insulated oxidizing at the rate of a sun yearning for the mantel urn i am an ember in a forest all afire i wear my jacket of ash and burn my heart’s a furnace and my flame a dance of devilish repetition in the faces and eyes arranged around a campfire saucers glazed as all about us wildfire rages branches crack… ## [Pamela K. Schultz, Spin Off](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s14e10) _2026-06-13 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ As Spin Off nears 50 years old, editor Pamela K. Schultz sees herself as the host of a wonderful spinning party that welcomes one and all. Taking a day off from the grind of law school, Pamela Schultz visited an art fair and saw a spinner with a spinning wheel. A longtime knitter, she had resisted suggestions that she learn to spin, but the rhythm of treadling and drafting offered an antidote to… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/a868b285-ef1e-4ce7-8e52-d97639c23934.mp3) ## [Reweaving Marguerite Porter Davison’s Handweaver’s Pattern Book](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s14e9) _2026-05-30 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ Among four-shaft weavers, A Handweaver's Pattern Book is commonly referred to by just the author’s name—Davison—or as “the green book,” a reference to the iconic cover of many of the book’s printings. Since Marguerite Porter Davison first published it in 1944, it has been a foundational reference, the first book that many weavers buy and the one they keep close at hand. Packed with drafts and… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/9a22fec5-8917-4a26-8adc-495e997b5b37.mp3) ## [Kate Larson, Farm & Fiber Knits](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s14e8) _2026-05-16 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ Editor, teacher, and shepherd Kate Larson makes the case that every knitter is already part of the farm-to-fiber story—whether they know it or not. Kate Larson is the editor of Farm & Fiber Knits and a beloved teacher of spinning, knitting, and weaving. She took time out from lambing season to talk about the magazine’s goals. Kate Larson isn’t making a magazine only for farmers and handspinners.… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/657df8a9-4c29-44bd-92e6-f9e5faea4b2f.mp3) ## [You Need This Book! The Yarn Barn of Kansas Required Reading List](https://longthread.fireside.fm/yarn-barn-book-club-1) _2026-05-10 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ Book Club Podcast: Fiber art veterans Susan Bateman and Melissa Parsons compare notes with host Anne Merrow about the books every weaver, spinner, knitter, and crocheter should have on the bookshelf—plus big news about a classic weaving directory. They’re the first books you reach for, the ones you’ll never part with, and the first thing you recommend to every new crafter. If you have only one… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/55155c77-a465-49fb-a564-577094641f85.mp3) ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6hkbb3PUSfnQ) _2026-05-10 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [replenish the dark](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/replenish-the-dark) _2026-05-09 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ come our fire is bright ascending and the stars still dance to the dark of night here huddle round as embers dwindle let us dream aloud of distant things that may not come to pass under the scrutiny of a noonbound sun things no one asks after and we tell no one eyes lurk reflective between tall stems of cane and the lapping lake the soundless shadow of an owl cuts short the courtship of a… ## [Angela Tong, Multidisciplinary Maker](https://longthread.fireside.fm/s14e7) _2026-05-02 · support@longthreadmedia.com (Long Thread Media) · The Long Thread Podcast_ Knitters and crocheters know Angela Tong as a designer with hooks and needles, while weavers recognize her work in rigid-heddle and pin looms. Visitors to galleries and artisan markets know her as a potter. Angela thinks of herself simply as a maker, always drawn to creating beauty with her hands. Her first professional job set the tone: after earning a degree from the Fashion Institute of… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/15a95ab5-9a25-491c-9e40-3f3928d9c495/b9f3547b-3d21-4572-a65e-1436198d4e5f.mp3) ## [unblinding light](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/unblinding-light) _2026-04-29 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ nearly invisible the oval dark of a waning moon but for the annihilation of galaxies and a spinning neediness in me to see her unenlightened features she’s a bright pair of horns there’s a grainy texture to an umbral moon the actual thing in the actual sky resembling an ancient amateur photograph of itself blown up to billboard size at low res my need to know is pitted with impact craters i praise… ## [curtain grommets](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/curtain-grommets) _2026-04-20 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ swept up in the sway of twinkle lights and curtain grommets a guardian saguaro a breath of moisture in a winter desert your dorsal curvatures and the pink each evening of west reflected east i find my edges giving sway to twinkle lights and curtain grommets as i have taken flight from within a ribcage to the spinning mysteries of east reflected west the pink curvature of your chin and chest and… ## [east of the divide](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/east-of-the-divide) _2026-04-14 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ the rotunda’s split almost in two along a jagged line of coffers in the dome wider at the top than at the bottom for a ringside view of the second coming ohio missouri mississippi all run brown from cityscape to delta farm tying blue ribbons around a nation from appalachia to the rockies it’s a fire in the bellies of mountains a bulging mantle of iron will that rips a continent apart the need of… ## [What's Spinning? April Has Arrived](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/whats-spinning-april-has-arrived) _2026-04-02 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Spilling the tea on Trump's Iran Address, my travels to CPAC 2026 in Dallas, and the Hadrian Alabama ribbon cutting ceremony ## [porch stories](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/porch-stories) _2026-03-27 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ her bungalow porch is flanked at either end by lattice-climbing vines that wrap around the posts and up the eaves to block the neighbors them renters to the west don’t go to church can’t cut the grass or keep the peace from friday night to monday noon on this side good people the heinrichs bill works for the city he shares the driveway and the white garage gramma don’t drive in return he takes… ## [March Musings](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/march-musings) _2026-03-03 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Patching in with a welcome, some recommendations, and insights into what's In My Orbit. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189722582/be48522c19b391aadf01452f3ebb7fb4.mp3) ## [What's Spinning: A Lenten Greeting](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/whats-spinning-a-lenten-greeting) _2026-02-18 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ And a hearty welcome to all the new subscribers. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188437740/b40f40980cb2a631f69486f7caf465eb.mp3) ## [Merry Christmas!](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/merry-christmas-e76) _2025-12-11 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ 2025 flew by like Santa on Christmas Eve. ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/T69Wz1X5U3yP) _2025-12-11 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [What's Spinning? Back at the Helm, and a Written and Video Analysis on Five Years of California's AB5](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/whats-spinning-back-at-the-helm-and) _2025-10-23 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Welcome to my new subscribers! Here's what has been In My Orbit over the last few months. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173960851/e67f9cc365028a831f9ce1a04908afdf.mp3) ## [What's Spinning? My Head](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/whats-spinning-my-head) _2025-09-12 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ The assassination of Charlie Kirk and the 24th anniversary of 9/11 have made for a weighty week. ## [to and from](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/to-and-from) _2025-07-29 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ this is our history this is our home the wheel rocks to and from we pose no challenge to the equilibrium the wheel rocks to and from the scale of things that encompass a cranium is more than embodied brains contain the wheel rocks to and from all life is violence all violence is is a change in chemistry and o yes a crust congealing on a sea of iron the wheel rocks to and from red rifts lash out… ## [haiku for sleeping alone](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/haiku-for-sleeping-alone) _2025-07-16 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ i steal the covers ## [a witness to the unseen](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/a-witness-to-the-unseen) _2025-07-06 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ i am the night wind that brushes the hair of a cloud that no one knows is there except the stars go dark they are aware i’m the rain too in the desert afternoon that evaporates above the ground a smear of dark unsaturated blue in the forest i’m the root you trip over where overlapping leaves laugh up above and below where sunlight never does i haven’t got all day to explain myself i’m a pock on… ## [The Month That Was: June Recap](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/the-month-that-was-june-recap) _2025-07-01 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ June burst out all over and seemed to linger for a quite a while. It was a good thing! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/167275382/b363be8f929022a7d38f5b249fa113ce.mp3) ## [It’s Not Complicated](https://iennivens.substack.com/p/its-not-complicated) _2025-06-25 · Ien Nivens · Ien Nivens_ Justice In the Making: Relating, Participating, Communicating ## [Full Interview: Danny Gianfrancesco Continues His Call for Justice from Katy ISD for His Assault-Victim Daughter](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/full-interview-danny-gianfrancesco) _2025-05-09 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ This story that fell into my lap is rousing people's ire and hopefully their support for the family. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/163141574/3f87aa2b7450043cc9b8b78e2c546715.mp3) ## [Jennifer Sey of XX-XY Athletics Talks About the Battle for Girls and Women's Sports](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/jennifer-sey-of-xx-xy-athletics-talks) _2025-04-04 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Despite federal recognition and protections being sought to restore sanity, the fight for exclusive and safe spaces for women and young girls continues. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/160545164/dbb58ba7ec7f939725fd7cdee553d132.mp3) ## [What's Spinning](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/whats-spinning-49d) _2025-04-04 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ It's been a minute! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/160551995/d7c261fb48c637b15f8e97d2f5e47331.mp3) ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6qErHILPbmPL) _2025-04-04 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [At the 71st Shoals Republican Club Meeting, AL State Auditor Andrew Sorrell Vision Casts the Future for the State](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/at-the-71st-shoals-republican-club) _2025-02-13 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ This political rising star projects greater things for the state of Alabama and its elections. ## [Los Angeles Is Burning, and Leaderless](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/los-angeles-is-burning-and-leaderless) _2025-01-10 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Pray that the citizens survive, and that these leaders be removed. ## [Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/merry-christmas-and-happy-hanukkah) _2024-12-25 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Glory to the Light of the World, and all the things that bring us Joy. ## [The Girl at Christmas: What's Spinning, Holiday Edition](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/the-girl-at-christmas-whats-spinning) _2024-12-09 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, post-election musings, and Thank You, new and faithful subscribers! ## [Aging Gracefully](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/aging-gracefully) _2024-12-08 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Or at least trying. As we close out 2024, we have been featured twice about our "retirement" journey. Here's all the delicious details. ## [Election Day Closing Arguments](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/election-day-closing-arguments) _2024-11-05 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ The ads say it all. If you haven't already, go out and vote! ## [Like Drinking Water from a Firehose: Home Stretch Edition](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/like-drinking-water-from-a-firehose-d12) _2024-11-02 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Kamala's closing argument knee-capped by Biden, and some thoughts before the mother-of-all elections comes to a denouement. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/150999898/794a095b63ca70c6df059a52ec2b4016.mp3) ## [Full Interview: Joseph B. Sweeney Talks His Book, "Dangerous Injustice"](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/full-interview-joseph-b-sweeney-talks) _2024-10-26 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ An ex-CIA General Counsel spills the tea and offers solutions on the weaponization of our national security. ## [Full Interview: Kash Patel Talks Trump Assassination Attempts, The Secret Service, and His Latest Book, 'Plot Against The King 3'](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/full-interview-kash-patel-talks-trump) _2024-10-24 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ Kash is always an excellent person to speak with on Trump security and his new book. ## [Trump at McDonalds: The Art of the Troll](https://asthegirlturns.substack.com/p/trump-at-mcdonalds-the-art-of-the) _2024-10-21 · As the Girl Turns · In My Orbit with Jennifer Oliver O'Connell_ How Donald Trump won the news cycle, and may well win the election.