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After eight years of blogging I will publish my book Listen to the Wool<\/a><\/em>. I have you all to thank for making the book possible. This is my final blog post here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over eight years ago I shared my first documentary YouTube video, Slow Fashion, and it became very popular (in a spinning context anyway). I created the video through a desire to share my love for spinning and what it does to me mentally. I kept making spinning videos and after a while I started this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning through blogging…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sharing my spinning experiences has been my most important way to learn about spinning. By turning something inside out in the purpose of sharing, I go deeper and understand more. This has been a process that I have loved, so much that I nourished a longing for a whole book. The first documentation of that book dream comes from 2019, a photo of a mind map of what I wanted to write about in the book. The keywords are blurred in the photo, but the working title is clear: Listen to the Wool<\/em>. My book Listen to the Wool<\/a><\/em> is based on what I have learned about spinning through writing this blog and interacting with my readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The very first documentation I have of my book, Listen to the Wool<\/em>, comes from 2019. Before that it was only a dream in my mind for a couple of years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

… and writing a book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The book is at the printer’s as we speak, and my carefully crafted words will finally land physically in your hands. That alone feels outerworldly. I am truly grateful to each and every one of you for reading my words here. There would be no book without you, dear reader. You have made this possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The publication of my book is also the end of this blog. By having poured my heart out onto the page I can’t see myself going back to the blog format, it just doesn’t sing to me now that I have a book full of magic. And if it doesn’t sing, I can’t put my heart in it, and without heart it just won’t be nourishing for me. I will still write about spinning, wool and the process of making, be it in a different format and a wider perspective. Whether I hold a pen, needle or a spindle in my hand, they all dance out in squiggly lines that give me joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, this is my final blog post. I will keep the website open, and perhaps pop in for an occasional post. My main means of writing from now on, though, is long-form essays in my digital publication Of Words and Wool<\/a> and you are all invited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of Words and Wool digital publication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I started my digital publication<\/a> in April 2024, and since then I have written essays under themes like nature and the elements, writing, and crafting. Even if I may not focus on detailed descriptions of spinning and wool preparation, you will still recognize my voice in the pieces I write. These past few months I have also invested a lot of time making the publication beautiful and easy to navigate in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why a new platform?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I keep my digital publication in a different platform than the blog. This is because it feels more intimate, but at the same time it gives me better opportunities for a community. The platform also hosts lots of other creatives and their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My blog website will still be here, with course information, contact details, and over 400 posts. Read them, search for interesting topics, and comment. I will reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I started Of Words and Wool<\/a><\/em> in April 2024 I imported my email contacts, so many of you are subscribers already. If you get emails from me at Of Words and Wool<\/em>, you are subscribed. You can read the essays right there in your inbox if you like, you don’t have to visit my publication if you don’t want to. If you want to comment on the essay you can<\/p>\n\n\n\n