{"id":7127,"date":"2021-11-06T07:43:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T06:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=7127"},"modified":"2021-11-06T07:43:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T06:43:29","slug":"close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/close\/","title":{"rendered":"Close"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Last week I elaborated on <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/the-memory-in-the-hands\/\">the memory in the hands<\/a> and how staying close to the wool with as few and simple tools as possible allows me to understand the wool better. In this post I stay with this topic, albeit in a more poetic style. Later today I will teach suspended spindle spinning two complete beginners. I hope they too will find the poetry in spinning as they learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"7142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_3518-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1634545302&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0057471264367816&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3518\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518.jpeg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3518-scaled.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A newly shorn Icelandic lamb&#8217;s fleece from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uppspuni.is\">Uppspuni mini mill<\/a> in Iceland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Just released from Icelandic mountains, a lamb is shorn\nFrom the tips that grew in the womb\nto the airy base,\nfilled with nutrients\nfrom the summer's pasture\nSwiftly relieved from its first coating\non a crisp autumn day,\na singular fleece gently chosen for me.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"7161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4038\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1636102239&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0078740157480315&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4038\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038.jpeg?resize=525%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7161\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4038\/\" class=\"wp-image-7161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4038-scaled.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"641\" data-attachment-id=\"7160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4037-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=2097%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2097,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1636102167&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4037 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7160\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4037-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-7160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=839%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 839w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C938&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1258%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1677%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1677w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4037-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Cut ends and tip ends of a raw Icelandic fleece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">As it comes to me\nI find it as it was,\nstill newly shorn,\nuntouched\nStaples still holding on\nwhere once there was a sheep.\n\nSide by side the cut ends look back at me,\nlayered, like pages of an open book,\nunfolded, receptive,\ninviting me to its stories.\nIn the other end streaming locks,\nholding on like pony tails\nskipping home from a day at the beach.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"7163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4072\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1636112254&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4072\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072.jpeg?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Cone shaped staples. Soft, strong, inviting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Outercoat long and slender,\nundercoat billowing, endless\nSharp waves and unruly foam of a streaming river\nSoft ice cream with chocolate ripples\nSki tracks atop untouched snow.\n\nAll over a glistening, vivid layer\nof lanolin\nsmelling faintly of sheep,\nlubricating the draft,\nsoftening my hands\non their journey through\nthe wool.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"460\" data-attachment-id=\"7162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4069\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2245&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2245\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1636102320&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4069\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Hands holding raw fleece.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;m listening to my Icelandic wool.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069.jpeg?resize=525%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C898&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C673&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1347&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4069-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1796&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>With my hands in the fleece I listen to my best teacher \u2013 the wool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Let me come close, explore,\nlet me learn\nand discover the soul of this mass,\nlet me honour the sheep\nthat gave me its treasure.\n\nBy shortening the lever\nbetween hands and wool\nI stay close\nTo the sheep\nTo the wool\nTo the spinning.\n\nThe fibers through my hands\nrepeatedly\nFeeling, meeting the fibers\nagain and for the first time\nin all the steps\nfrom staple\nto yarn.\nEvery time in a new shape,\na new context\na new phase.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"537\" data-attachment-id=\"7147\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?fit=2502%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2502,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1636028101&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C537&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015.jpeg?resize=525%2C537&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?resize=1001%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1001w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C786&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?resize=1501%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1501w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?resize=2002%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2002w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4015-scaled.jpeg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>I tease the wool with my hands and get additional information about how it behaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">I tease the fibers apart with my fingers\nSideways, strand by strand\nspreading the once bundled staple\ninto a glistening single layer web\nmy hands astonished,\nby the wool,\nin the wool\nlearning through every move.\n\nHow do they hold on?\nHow do they know\nwhen to hold on, slide or let go?<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"7164\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_4143\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?fit=1571%2C1681&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1571,1681\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1636116538&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4143\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?fit=525%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?resize=525%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?resize=957%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 957w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?resize=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?resize=768%2C822&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?resize=1435%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1435w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?w=1571&amp;ssl=1 1571w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_4143.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Spinning the yarn straight off the hand teased staple keeps me close to the wool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">I hold the teased wooliness\ngently, attentive\nAdding twist,\nlistening, feeling the draft\nJust like that,\nteased\nraw\nclose.\n\nMy two hands don't touch,\nyet the living twist connects them,\npasses the information\nback 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3510-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1445%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1445w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3510-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1926%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1926w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3510-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_3510-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">A lopi style singles yarn spun straight off hand teased raw staples of newly shorn Icelandic lamb&#8217;s wool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">My heart sings\nthrough learning,\nby leaning in,\nlistening.\nThe wool is my teacher,\nI treasure her wisdom.\n\nI stay close to the wool,\nfeel the connection to the sheep\nthrough my hands\nand what they learn\nby listening to the wool,\nand finding its soul.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some other blog posts written in a more poetic style:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/a-fleece-meditation\/\">A fleece meditation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/a-warping-meditation\/\">A warping meditation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/55-grams-of-wool\/\">55 grams of wool<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/dear-blanket\/\">Dear Blanket<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/little-ball-of-yarn\/\">Little ball of yarn<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Happy spinning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">You can find me in several social media:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/blog\/\">blog<\/a>&nbsp;is my main channel<\/strong>. This is where I write posts about spinning, but also where I explain a bit more about videos I release. Sometimes I make videos that are on the blog only.&nbsp;<em>Subscribe or make an rss feed to be sure not to miss any posts.<\/em><\/li><li>My&nbsp;<strong><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><li>I have a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/\">facebook page<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;where I link to all my blog posts,&nbsp;<em>you are welcome to follow me there.<\/em><\/li><li>I run an&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/josefinwaltinspinner.teachable.com\">online spinning school<\/a><\/strong>, welcome to join a course! You can also check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/courses-kurser\/\">course page<\/a> for courses in Sweden.<\/li><li>On&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/posts\">Patreon<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;you can get early access to new videos and other Patreon only benefits. <strong>The contributions from my patrons is an important way to cover the costs, time and energy I put into the videos and blog posts I create<\/strong>. Shooting and editing a 3 minute video takes about 5 hours. Writing a blog post around 3. You can read more about my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/overview\">Patreon page<\/a>&nbsp;here.<\/li><li>You are also welcome to make one-off donations on my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/josefinwaltin\">Ko-fi<\/a><\/strong> page.<\/li><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><li>Read the new book <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/knit-spin-sweden\/\">Knit (spin) Sweden!<\/a> <\/strong>by Sara Wolf. I am a co-author and write in the fleece section about how I spin yarn from Swedish sheep breeds.In all the social media I offer, you are more than welcome to contact me. Interacting with you helps me make better content. <em>My private Facebook page, however, will remain private.<\/em><\/li><li>I support <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\">Centro de textiles tradicionales del Cusco<\/a><\/strong>, a group of talented textile artists in Cusco, Peru who dedicate their work to the empowerment of weavers through the revitalization and sustainable practice of Peruvian ancestral textiles in the Cusco region. Please consider supporting their work by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.textilescusco.org\/index.php\/donate\/\">donating to their causes<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I elaborated on the memory in the hands and how staying close to the wool with as few and simple tools as possible allows me to understand the wool better. In this post I stay with this topic, albeit in a more poetic style. Later today I will teach suspended spindle spinning two &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/close\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Close&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7147,"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":[99,167,70,16,80],"class_list":["post-7127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-the-love-of","tag-fleece","tag-icelandic","tag-spindle","tag-spinning","tag-suspended-spindle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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