This week’s guest is Alanna Wilcox: a Master Spinner, art educator, weaver, knitter, artist, author, and teacher! Alanna has also written an incredible book on spinning, A New Spin On Colour and a dyeing guide, Dyeing To Get The Colours You Want.
Please join Felicia and Alanna as they discuss spinning and Alanna’s massive dye formula project she is undertaking!
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“Think of cooking… if you’re somebody that has burnt toast, it’s really about your attitude… are you hungry enough that you’re going to try again and make a second piece of toast or are you just going to give up and go to a restaurant and buy food? … it’s not so much about… one’s natural ability… the only difference between me and someone else is just that I’ve made more mistakes than other people and I’ve worked through them.” – Alanna Wilcox on learning about how to work with colour
In this episode, we talk about:
- 1:45 Alanna chats about how she got into the fibre arts
- 4:01 Alanna shares her journey of becoming a Master Spinner
- 7:44 Felicia asks Alanna to share more details of the intensive Master Spinner course
- 10:10 Alanna discusses her personal goals with spinning
- 12:15 Alanna shares with us the massive dyeing project she is currently undertaking: colour matching dye formulas
- 17:55 Felicia and Alanna discuss the number of primary colours one can use while dyeing
- 21:36 When Alanna’s project will be available to the public (Note: as of this episode publication, her colour formulas are now available for purchase on her website!)
- 23:32 Felicia asks Alanna how she keeps track of all her swatches and samples while completing this project
- 25:20 Is colour sense and colour theory something anyone can learn?
- 27:17 Alanna chats about what it takes to teach fibre arts
- 30:56 Felicia asks Alanna how she manages to balance teaching, dyeing experiments, and having a family
- 32:52 Alanna chats about her 100 Day Project
- 35:04 Felicia and Alanna chat about electric spinners
- 37:43 Where you can find Alanna online
- 38:48 Felicia’s Final Notes
Here’s Where You Can Find Alanna:
Instagram: @spinnybuns
Website: www.alannawilcox.com
Colour Matching Dye Formulas: www.alannawilcox.com/colormatchingdyeformulas
Facebook: Alanna Rothschild Wilcox
Enter the Giveaway for a copy of A New Spin on Colour and 5 Free Dye Formulas:
Alanna is giving our listeners a chance to win an e-copy of her book A New Spin on Colour or 1 of 5 free dye formulas! If you’d like a chance to win one of these awesome prizes, click the link below and enter this episode’s secret word. Thank you so much Alanna!
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Music Credits:
Playbook of Happiness – by RimskyMusic