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Read more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/josefinwaltin.substack.com\/p\/dear-you-8b2\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I am writing a book! <\/strong>In November 2025 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globepequot.com\/9780811776691\/listen-to-the-wool\/\">Listen to the Wool: A Why-to Guide for Joyful Spinning<\/a> <\/em>will be available. You can read more about the book <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/book-listen-to-the-wool\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I run an&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/josefinwaltinspinner.teachable.com\">online spinning school<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;welcome to join a course! You can also check out my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/courses-kurser\/\">course page<\/a>&nbsp;for courses in Sweden or to book me for a lecture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/posts\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;you can get early access to new videos and other Patreon only benefits.&nbsp;The contributions from my&nbsp;patrons are an important way to cover the costs, time and energy I put into the videos and blog posts I create. You can read more about my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/overview\">Patreon page<\/a>&nbsp;here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow me on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/josefinwaltin\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong>.<\/a>&nbsp; I announce new blog posts, share images from behind the scenes and post lots of woolliness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLBBuYv4kff8RQ_oY-PNEqg?view_as=subscriber\">youtube channel<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is where I release a lot of my videos.&nbsp;<em>Subscribe to be sure not to miss anything!<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/\">facebook page<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>where I link to all my blog posts,&nbsp;<em>you are welcome to follow me there<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the book&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/knit-spin-sweden\/\">Knit (spin) Sweden!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by Sara Wolf. 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