Bonus Podcast: Stephany Wilkes, Sheep Shearer & Author

Shearers have an up-close and personal relationship with both shepherds and sheep, a fundamental role in the wool industry that can’t be automated or outsourced. When you hold a skein of special yarn in your hands, you can thank the skilled hands of a shearer. In this bonus episode of the Long Thread Podcast, author and shearer Stephany Wilkes gives a shearer’s eye view of knitting and yarn.

About Stephany Wilkes: Stephany Wilkes is a sheep shearer and wool classer based in Northern California. Her 2018 book Raw Material: Working Wool in the West details her up close experiences in the fiber world.

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