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Late Summer vlog | walks, tiny harvests, loom betrayal, sewing plans, new yarn and fibre colours

Dreaming of autumn weaving and yarn spinning, escaping sleeve island (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 72)

Blending fibres on a drum carder for my spinning project (hand-dyed wool and flax tow)

Summer crafting! Flax prep in the garden, weaving, knitting (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 71)

A very chatty Q&A: Designing knitwear, how I approach crafts, my favourite knitting needles and more

Spring green British wool and handspun yarn (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 70)

Hand-dyeing, spinning, weaving and sewing a skirt with British wool

Springtime craft projects: fibre prep, spinning, knitting and weaving (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 69)

Rescuing waste fibre: processing flax tow for spinning

British Wool Fleece, flax and local hand-dyed colour (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 68)

Knitting inspiration: Winter botanicals and plant-inspired knitting patterns

Snow, tiny basketry willow harvest & planning playful crafts (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 67)

I designed a Westcountry collection of knitting patterns using only local British wool (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 66)

Autumn beech trees, British wool & knitted cables (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 65)

Mending knitwear – Swiss darning a worn-out elbow on my hand-knitted jumper

Plant-inspired knitting patterns – leaves, vines and flowers in colourwork and cables

Episode 64 of the podcast - October mist, fallen leaves and cabled knits

How to heal wrist pain and knitting injuries fast (and stop them coming back)!

Episode 63 of the podcast - Sleeveless knits for Autumn layers (and a new loom!)

Preparing British wool fleece for spinning: flicking locks and carding fibre on a drum carder

Episode 62 of the podcast – Autumn is basically here so let's knit all the cosy wool layers

Episode 61 of the podcast – A giveaway for wannabe spinners, local farm yarn knitting and a soggy garden update

Episode 60 of the podcast – Back from a break with hand-spun yarn and new knit designs!

Episode 59 of the podcast – Knitting cardigans, new publications, hand-spun yarn and a little bit of crochet

Episode 58 of the podcast – Why yarn goes bobbly, cheerful colourwork knits and cardigan knitting

Episode 57 of the Podcast – A winter Make-Along, colourwork knitting in bright yarn and British wool spinning fibre

Episode 56 of the Podcast – A hand-spun outfit, local farm yarns and first frost

Episode 55 of the Marina Skua Podcast – Calm colours and weaving with hand-spun yarn

5 British wool breeds for serene spinning and delightful yarn

Episode 54 of the Marina Skua Podcast – Planty knits and Art Nouveau inspiration