{"id":1430,"date":"2018-05-15T19:26:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2018-05-17T20:07:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:07:06","slug":"2018-wool-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 wool journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In previous posts I have written about the <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/the-wool-traveling-club\/\">wool traveling club<\/a>. Each year we make a wool journey together. <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wool-journey-2017\/\">On the 2017 wool journey<\/a> we visited a sheep farm and hired a professional wool classifier to teach classes for us. This weekend it was time for the 2018 wool journey.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t shoot a lot, but I managed to put together a short and silly video.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoox9gxNGFg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h1>The View by the river Indal<\/h1>\n<p>The 2018 wool journey took place at a spin and knit retreat at a place called <a href=\"http:\/\/utsikten.nu\">Utsikten<\/a> (&#8220;the View&#8221;) right by the river Indal in the middle of Sweden. And my, is that a view! The way the river carves its way across the landscape is just breathtaking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/img_2348\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?fit=1280%2C1159&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1159\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526197131&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00068823124569855&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2348\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The breathtakingly beautiful view of the river Indal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?fit=525%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?resize=525%2C475&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rive rIndal\" width=\"525\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?resize=768%2C695&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2348.jpg?resize=1024%2C927&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The breathtakingly beautiful view of the river Indal on the 2018 wool journey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The members of the club live in different parts of Sweden, but for me this meant a five hour journey to the north by train and bus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1438\" style=\"width: 1512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/img_2287\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?fit=1512%2C2016&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1512,2016\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526034791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;6&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2287\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nalbinding on the train&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Close-up of a nalbinding project, train window in the background\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?w=1512&amp;ssl=1 1512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2287-e1526318184673.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wool part of the wool journey starts on the train. I&#8217;m nalbinding a pair of socks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The site is owned by a Swedish-Tibetan family. They found it by accident last September when looking for a summer cottage and bought it without much hesitation. And one of the first events they did was a spin event in February and now this spin and knit retreat.<\/p>\n<p>We lived in a tiny cottage in bunk beds. When we got there I really had to go to the loo after the long journey, but I quickly realized that I couldn&#8217;t close the bathroom door. Somehow, the wood had expanded and the door got dead stuck in the threshold, with a 20 cm wide peek hole! I was not amused. It took the owner about three hours to plane the threshold down and finally prying it off completely.<\/p>\n<h1>Meeting new and old friends<\/h1>\n<p>The annual wool journey is, of course, a chance for us to dive into a wool topic head first and get an inspiration shot for future projects. But it is also about seeing each other and being able to investigate, explore and experiment and play with wool at our own pace and level. It is really rewarding to be able to have a conversation about wool and spinning without having to explain to people basic things like where the wool comes from. I think you all know what I am talking about. We can get right into it and look at a topic from our different perspectives. It is a powerful feeling and I learn so much from these cherished moments together.<\/p>\n<p>I also met new friends. One of those was E. Or, maybe she is and old friend. It sure feels like it. E was the first person I sent the <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/how-it-continued\/\">traveling spindle library<\/a> to three years ago. And we met for the first time now at the View. She is a talented and very humble spinner with lots of love for both wheel spinning and a wide variety of spindles.<\/p>\n<p>We sat in outdoors in the afternoon sun and exchanged ideas about spinning and wool.\u00a0I gave her some advice on how to spin on a <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/portuguese-spindle\/\">Portuguese spindle<\/a> and she pointed me in the right direction with my current embroidery yarn project (which may become a later post). I also got a chance to try her Balkan spindle. Spinning on a Balkan spindle is the same principle as other in-hand spindles like the <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/french-spindle\/\">French<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/portuguese-spindle-comments\/\">Portuguese<\/a>. It doesn&#8217;t have a spiral notch, though, but spinning semi-suspended is easy with the aid of a half-hitch. I found the spindle far too light, though, especially in the beginning when the shaft is all naked. My French and Portuguese spindles weigh around 32 g and this must have weighed half fo that. Do you have any experience with Balkan spindles? Is there trick to it?<\/p>\n<h1>Classes<\/h1>\n<p>I took two classes, in basic and advanced double knitting. The basic was no problem, after all I had done some double knitting about 8 years ago when I knit a double knitting hat for my daughter. But when it got to the advanced part (with different motifs on both sides) my brain got a little overheated.<\/p>\n<p>I also taught a private class for the members of the wool traveling club in <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/medieval-style-spinning\/\">medieval style spinning with a distaff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1439\" style=\"width: 1103px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/img_2309\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?fit=1103%2C1403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1103,1403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526134730&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2309\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Boel looks very cool and relaxed on the medieval spinning and distaff class.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?fit=525%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?resize=525%2C668&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A person spinning on a medieval style spindle and distaff\" width=\"525\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?w=1103&amp;ssl=1 1103w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?resize=768%2C977&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?resize=805%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2309.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boel looks very cool and relaxed in the medieval spinning and distaff class. She used our thrashed bathroom threshold for a belt distaff. And that&#8217;s a beautiful drafting triangle!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a lot of fun and also very educational for me. I haven&#8217;t taught distaff spinning before and I got an excellent chance to learn what it is that is difficult and how I need to organize my class to give the most value to the students. There are lots of simultaneous elements in distaff spinning that somehow need to be taught linearly, which can be a challenge.<\/p>\n<h1>More view<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1440\" style=\"width: 998px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/img_2297\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?fit=998%2C1383&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"998,1383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526118149&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2297\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?fit=525%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?resize=525%2C728&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ostrich-plume feathermoss\" width=\"525\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?w=998&amp;ssl=1 998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?resize=768%2C1064&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2297.jpg?resize=739%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ostrich-plume feathermoss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t spend all the time spinning, we also got a sip of nature. The View is situated halfway up the river canyon and one morning we went for a hike uphill. It was a very steep hike through a beautiful forest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1441\" style=\"width: 1362px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/img_2301\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?fit=1362%2C1682&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1362,1682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526120892&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2301\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fishbone beard lichen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?fit=525%2C648&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?resize=525%2C648&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fishbone beard lichen\" width=\"525\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?w=1362&amp;ssl=1 1362w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?resize=768%2C948&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?resize=829%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 829w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2301.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishbone beard lichen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had the best guides \u2013 Ellinor has a background in forestry, Anna in herbology and Boel is a keen bird watcher. All along the path we found traces of animal life. 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But it was a beautiful morning hike.<\/p>\n<h1>An angel on the train<\/h1>\n<p>The train ride home was crowded. I sat beside an eight-year-old girl. At first, she was playing games on her iPad, I was nalbinding a pair of socks. About an hour into the train ride she said: &#8220;Your knitting is pretty!&#8221;. And we started talking. I asked her about her favourite things at school. She said that she was going to think for a while and get back to me. After a while, she said that her favourite thing at school was meeting new friends.<\/p>\n<p>After another while, she added: &#8220;I also love crafting&#8221; but sadly she didn&#8217;t bring any crafting material for the train ride. I asked her if she knew how to do finger knitting. She did, and I gave her a ball of my handspun to help her fulfill her crafting needs. She started immediately. With a little help from me in Swedish and her father in Farsi, she knit away, happy as a clam. After a while and a couple of decimeters of finger knitting, she smiled and said &#8220;I also love how quiet and peaceful crafting is!&#8221;. There was a true crafting soul in her. It warms my heart that I was able to give her some crafting joy on the train.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember her name, but she said it meant Most beautiful angel in Farsi. A good name for a girl with crafting super powers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All in all, the 2018 wool journey was very successful. We are already planning for 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/img_2351\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?fit=1008%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1008,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526197349&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2351\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?fit=525%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?resize=525%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A blue door\" width=\"525\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?w=1008&amp;ssl=1 1008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?resize=768%2C975&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_2351.jpg?resize=806%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In previous posts I have written about the wool traveling club. Each year we make a wool journey together. On the 2017 wool journey we visited a sheep farm and hired a professional wool classifier to teach classes for us. This weekend it was time for the 2018 wool journey. I didn&#8217;t shoot a lot, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/2018-wool-journey\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2018 wool journey&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[40],"tags":[71,73,16,21],"class_list":["post-1430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-the-love-of","tag-distaff","tag-in-hand-spinning","tag-spinning","tag-wool-traveling-club"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2018 wool journey - Josefin Waltin spinner<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This blog post is about the 2018 wool journey with the wool traveling club. 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