It was raining pretty hard that day, so no exterior shot, I'm afraid.  You can get an idea of the cool Sheep that look out onto the street here.  And also a bit of the spindle selection.

Beth has some of the softest roving ever. 

The main desk.  That's Beth in the middle, Chelsea on the side, and the beautiful wool that was delivered that day front and center.  For an even better picture of Beth, download the podcast file.

In the back room, you can explore and pick up some wool from all sorts of sheep breeds

Another view of the back room, including my fancy recording setup :)  See the Greatwheel?

From Peru.  Babywearing and spinning.  I love it!

I bought this zippered bag.  Besides the zipper, the pouch is all made on the loom, including the seam.  Impressive!

A special edition of the podcast!

I went to spend some time at The Spinning Loft in Howell, MI at the end of December.   This is not exactly a Yarn Crawl episode, more of an unfettered conversation with the funny and knowledgeable Beth Smith. 

Rule of thumb guide for what you can make with fiber by weight:

2-3 oz wrist warmers or fingerless mitts (or edging on a larger project)

4 oz mittens or a hat

6-8 oz scarf

1 lb vest

1.5-2 lb sweater

Add an ounce for sampling

Here are some of the workshops coming up at the Spinning Loft.  I know I was plotting some way to make it over there for some of these:

January 2011 Abby Franquemont / Backstrap Weaving

March 2011 Stephanie Pearl McPhee /  Knitting for speed and efficiency

April 2011 Anne Field of Spinning Wool:  Beyond the Basics

May 2011 Lisa Klakulak of Strong Felt / Wet felting

June 2011 Miriam Felton of Twist & Knit

July 2011 Jacey Boggs / Boucles

August 2011  Deb Menz / Dyeing intensive

September 2011 Amy King

October 2011 Sarah Lamb / Weaving with painted warps for clothing

November 2011 Shannon Okey / Recycled sweaters