Millcast Episode 125: Enchanted Forest

I really loved seeing a bit more detailed looked into what a pin drafter does and the workings of the spinner. So fascinating to learn how the yarn we buy is made. I spin a bit myself so I see the home craft aspect but to see an actual mill making yarn is quite a treat. And I think it makes us much more appreciative of how much goes into each and every skein. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Love both of your wips and watching you knit while recording. I wish you could show us close up and in slow motion how you hold your yarn in the right hand and it never leaves your project.

LOVE your sweaters and enjoyed watching the spinner in action. Can’t wait to hear more about lambing when it starts. I’m proud to have been on your Knit for Food team and at last check the team was in 4th place! This was my first year but I plan to take part again next year and contact more friends and family. It’s such a great Fundraiser for four very deserving and important charities.

What a fun podcast! I got my surprise bag. Such fast service. Thank you and hubby said what a yummy piece of candy. Have a great week and vacation.

Worth the wait to see the bobbins fill and finish. I was so afraid you’d give up and walk away, and I’d miss the magic moment of stoppage. This is my idea of fun!

The mill tours are so fascinating! Love the podcast, as always, and what a beautiful new color on Tracks Light!

Love seeing what’s going on in the mill!

Great tour of the mill. Love the sweaters you are both wearing. 🇬🇧

The tour was fabulous. My ancestry is in weaving and spinning and it is in my dna. Great millcast episode.

Todd's story about the turd had me laughing so hard. Y'all don't even need wine, you're just funny! Keep it up, ladies! XXOO

Thanks Amanda and Peggy. The sweaters you are wearing are so pretty. Thanks for the mill tour, so interesting. I’m only on social media for family and fiber related content. Unfortunately other nasties sneak in.

Yup we raised $529,000+. Knitters/crocheters are amazing. SO are those who create yarn.

So lovely to begin my Tuesday morning with the Millcast coffee and knitting. ttfn

Another great millcast, loved the kit I received with the yarn and syrup. Thanks for all you do.

Love that I found your RUclips channel.

very interesting mill walk through. i appreciate all the tech involved thank you for all the antics to bring a smile to our faces...

Thanks for the tour! I am making it a mission to get healthier and stronger to be able to make a visit home, to NE! JFM , is already a given. Keep up the good work.
I might have to show up for the last filling of the bobbins too, how fun! I know we can't go into the mill for Insurance reasons, so this was cool! Good luck with the lamb cam. 🕸🕷🙃

I so enjoy the mill tours and find it all so interesting!!! Thanks for another great podcast and Happy Knitting. 🧶 Leaving Florida in the morning to head back to Massachusetts for the summer. Keeping my fingers crossed that I can make it out to the Open House on 4/19. Happy and safe lambing!!!!

Look forward to Tuesday’s and the podcast!🧶🧶🧶

You guys have given me a reason to look forward to Tuesday! I have been enjoying working my way forward from the 1st episode so much!

Enjoyed the whole podcast especially watching the new spinner do its thing. You two are fantastic in so many ways! Keep up the good work.

I’d love to see you both two glasses in. That would be fun and entertaining and probably a lot of laughs.

Love watching keep it coming ladies

Always look forward to the millcasts!

My mental health is looking so much forward to seeing baby lambs as a sweet diversion!! For the Making Tracks, when you take the bobbins off the new machine to then ply them, do you pick the bobbins by the visible colors to balance them together or do you just randomly put the bobbins together?

Just received my we wool bag loved the colors.

Stay on our common theme of love of knitting and yarn. I enjoy seeing the working of the mill.

One of my favorite podcasts! Happy knitting 💚🧶🩷

Congrats on the money you raised for Knit for Food. I joined Erika Fields team and we did a great job for a small team too! And raising over all 500k was incredible!

I had strep in college, never knew it until I got a really high fever and turned red with Scarlett fever - go for you for getting everyone checked…..

Thank you for sharing your Junction Fiber history. I love both your sweaters you are wearing! Beautiful yarn 🎉colors! I was curious if you would ever sell roving for spinners? I'm one that is tied with loving yarn and spinning my yarn.🤔 love watching your mill segments 😊
Enjoy your vacation Amanda and Good Luck Peggy on lambing. Look forward in hearing about both!

Love your sweaters

Amanda, were you thinking of pilot? Love the blueberry!!! Enchanted forest, ahhh

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My pediatrician when one child tested positive for strep always made the whole family come in for tests .
My friend did not have a regular
Pediatrician, and did not do this ,,, her young son ended up with kidney problems due to undiagnosed strep ,
This happened to my brother when I was growing up as well .

Love everything about your mill, I think it’s the compact size of it, it’s a real version of a Richard Scarry illustration 😂

I just realized you are located very close to Quechee, VT, one of my favorite places in the whole wide world!

You’re thinking of the book Color Me Beautiful which is still available. Peg, I’m pretty sure you’re a Winter because you look really good in that silvery grey and plum sweater over a plum turtleneck. Amanda looks like an Autumn. I have found this all very helpful when choosing yarn or spinning fiber braids for a big project. It saves the heartache of working on something for months only to find I don’t enjoy wearing it because the colors don’t suit me. Speaking of spinning fiber, do you think you’ll ever offer dyed combed top or roving in some of those gorgeous colorways you have come up with?

As always I love watching the Millcast with my coffee on Tuesday morning. I haven’t heard you mention Maryland Sheep and Wool recently so I’m curious if you’re doing a festival colorway? Looking forward to seeing you there in a few weeks.

Gorgeous new colors and sweaters! You both have inspired me to learn how to knit. Can't wait to make a sweater someday.
Btw, anyone have recommendations for a first sweater pattern?

My best friend's daughter was due on the 9th on my birthday but was born on April Fools Day, what a mean joke 😅.

I was told that the name is about it being a railroad junction. Maybe it both.

Of course ya gotta do what ya gotta do, but I have pretty much given up Facebook and most social media. (I never used Tik Tok or Twitter.)