Episode 24: Hanahlie Beise – Alpacas, Canadian fiber production, Animal-Caretaker Relationships, and Natural Dyeing

Summary: I’m very excited to share the twenty-fourth episode of the Woolful podcast. Today we get to meet a special woman, Hanahlie Beise who’s passion has led her to dive into the world of fiber, raising a herd of alpacas and creating her yarn, <a href="http://hinterlandfarm.ca" target="_blank">Hinterland</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rav-forum-banner-486x60.jpg"></a><br> Sponsor: I wanted to thank one of our sponsors of this week’s episode, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tincanknits" target="_blank">Tin Can Knits</a>. Alexa and Emily have created several endearing collections of modern, clearly written patterns that feature accessories and garments each sized for babies, all the way up to 4XL. I really love their <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/road-trip" target="_blank">Road Trip</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/max--bodhis-wardrobe" target="_blank">Max and Bodhi’s Wardrobe</a> collections, and hope to make the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fly-away-2" target="_blank">Fly Away </a>blanket this Fall. They’ll be releasing the final pattern of the Max and Bodhi’s Wardrobe collection on June 11th, so make sure to find this and their other collections on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/tincanknits" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> and to keep up with all the going ons visit <a href="http://tincanknits.com" target="_blank">tincanknits.com</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tincanknits.png"></a><br> Fiber folk: I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know <a href="http://hinterlandfarm.ca" target="_blank">Hanahlie</a> since before the podcast launched, when she reached out to share what she’s been up to, raising Alpacas in British Columbia and creating yarn from her fiber and fiber she sources from other North American farms. As I learned more about what she was up to, I was moved and asked Hanahlie if she’d be interested in selling me her yarn so that I could offer it in the <a href="http://www.woolfulmercantile.com/" target="_blank">Woolful Mercantile</a>. What a special thing it is to create something from a yarn that was dreamed up and created by a now friend, a woman who’s heart is so kind and her determination to help the Canadian fiber industry, so inspiring. You can find Hanahlie at <a href="http://hinterlandfarm.ca" target="_blank">hinterlandfarm.ca</a> and on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/hinterland_textiles" target="_blank">@hinterland_textiles</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hinterland_farm_yarn_1.png"></a><br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hinterland_farm_yarn_2.png"></a><br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hinterland_Farm_yarn_3.png"></a><br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hinterland_farm_yarn_4.png"></a><br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hinterland_farm_yarn_5.png"></a><br> Man on the street: For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked the question, “If you could create your own yarn, what would it be? We had some great answers from Nikki <a href="http://instagram.com/woolenviolets" target="_blank">@woolenviolets</a>, Jessica <a href="http://instagram.com/northernheritagefarm" target="_blank">@northernheritagefarm</a> and Abby <a href="http://instagram.com/abbygoodknits" target="_blank">@abbygoodknits</a><br> Giveaway: The winner of last week’s giveaway, is Karen Latuchie! You’ve won the Moon Sprites hat pattern designed by <a href="http://paper-tiger.net" target="_blank">Dianna Walla</a> and three skeins of Lettlopi from <a href="http://toltyarnandwool.com" target="_blank">Tolt Yarn and Wool</a>. Congratulations!<br> The giveaway this week is sponsored by yours trulyand my little shop, the <a href="http://woolfulmercantile.com" target="_blank">Woolful Mercantile</a>,