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I have had my book Listen to the Wool in my heart for many years, but after I signed a contract with a U.S. publisher in October 2023 it has been for real. I have written regularly, but the writing took new proportions from March and then during the summer until I handed it in to my editor half-way through September. And of course I wrote the writing process here on the blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In The anatomy of a chapter<\/a> I explored the winding ways through a chapter and all its qualities, textures and secret passage ways. I went on a Writing retreat<\/a> in March and stayed in a tiny house and had the time and the space to just write my little heart out without bother anyone. And do some dancing. I also invited you Behind the scenes<\/a> of some of the photo sessions my husband and book photographer Dan and I did. Finally, in Press send<\/a> I took you to a second writing retreat where I finished the manuscript by reading it aloud. It took eleven hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In May and June I took the River of Words<\/a> online writing course by Beth Kempton and started a Substack account where I published most of the pieces I wrote during the course. Since then I have been writing there regularly and I invite you to come and have a read. If this blog is where I write mainly about wool and spinning and an occasional other craft, Substack is the space where I write for the sake of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through a few different fulling projects I have followed a fleece from fleece through yarn, weaving and eventually fulling. I presented the Fulling candidates<\/a> I had for my weekend At the fulling mill<\/a> with my wool traveling club in May. I turned three of the fulled fabrics into Fulled pillowcases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the fabrics that didn’t full very successfully in the mill got a rematch in a tub where I spent a few hours Walking waulking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Into the forest<\/a>, Unwritten, unread<\/a>, Doris and H\u00e4rvor<\/a> and I shear<\/a>, I took you through a few of the visits Dan and I made to sheep owners to photograph a few Swedish sheep breeds. I also wrote about Sheep with stories<\/a>, where the stories often were told to me by sheep owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I said no to most course inquiries, but I did teach my five-day course A spindle a day<\/a> at S\u00e4tergl\u00e4ntan Crafting institute. This was the fifth year I taught it and as always I learned a lot in the time I spent with the students. I also published two short lectures, Tease your wool<\/a> and Card your woo<\/a>l. Through the writing courses I have taken I have also connected to other writers and got lots of inspiration from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While I have invested most of my time on writing the book, I have had some time to dig my hands into fibers as well. Mainly wool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have also had some time for exploring both silk and flax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n After I had handed in the manuscript to my editor I got a rush of crafting inspiration. I have done lots of sewing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A little embroidery and sashiko stitching in A simple letter<\/a>, Sashiko pocket<\/a> and Embroidered tweed mittens<\/a>, some Japanese bookbinding<\/a> and a contemplation of crafting people in Hearts of sl\u00f6jd<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, on demand, a post about Cold baths<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A couple of weeks ago I got three suggestions for the front cover of my book Listen to the wool, and after the new year I expect to get an edited manuscript from my editor to dive in to, probably more than once. I look forward to it, even if I am a little scared too. But with my editor and my agent having my back I know I am in good hands, as is the book. I have no release date yet, but I am thinking the second half of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I will keep writing about spinning and other occasional crafts on the blog but also on Substack for the sake of writing. You are welcome to both of these spaces, all free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for reading what I write and for you sweet notes of appreciation. They mean the world to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy spinning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n A year has gone and it’s time for a 2024 recap \u2013 a walk through the posts and projects during the year. Pour yourself a cuppa and dive in! In the beginning of this year I wrote about my intentions for the years. These were I did lots of writing, both for my book and … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0824.jpeg?resize=525%2C394&ssl=1\")
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