Millcast Episode 25: Why We Started a Mill

[@erikafield7221]

That new teal color is gorgeous!

[@lindacanfieldchamberlain2073]

Amy Christoffers is a designer who lives in Vermont. Her garments in the Pressed Flowers pattern would be beautiful in Making Tracks. I’m planning to make the cardigan using MT.

[@junctionfibermill]

Hi! We love Amy!

[@Scout1052]

Ladies- the segment where Amanda unfurls the banner and hooks the top is fabulous. As she finishes with that “Tada” moment, the buckets of roving to her left are also unfurling, being lifted up to be spun into yarn. It’s a pretty stellar shot. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@junctionfibermill]

What a good eye!

[@kristiwood2926]

I so wish I was close enough to come visit all of the time! Thank you for telling us the story of why you started the mill!

[@annmorris6732]

Don’t buy the mill……may apply to a huge segment of the population, however, you both appear to approach life with a unique lense….problem solving, find a way to say yes, and enjoying the moment! What a beautiful match!❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks. We think you're right!

[@helenek228]

The box came, and the yarn is beautiful! What a wonderful, generous, and perfect first Mill Box. ❤

[@junctionfibermill]

So glad you like it!

[@constancemcconnell2128]

I'm a huge fan of the Icelandic Bind-off. It is an easy, beautiful, stretchy finished edge. Thanks for the origin story....never too much detail. (And, Peg, I'm with you on the multitude of colorful turtlenecks.)

[@junctionfibermill]

Turtle necks rule! So says Peg Thanks for the bind-off tip.

[@deniseengel1451]

Thanks for the Millcast and the story of how you decided to buy the mill. Great yarn and knits.

[@loribarrett5801]

Hello, I'm not sure if you consider Portland, Maine to be local but Andrea Mowry of drearenee knits lives there. I just finished her DRK Everyday Cowl in Making Tracks Seaglass and it's absolutely gorgeous!!

[@junctionfibermill]

We love Andrea Mowry!

[@NHKnitter]

I can't wait until the mill box is available again!! The suspense...

[@karenp603]

Another great Episode, Ladies! Looking forward to seeing you at NH Wool & Fiber fest soon. My favorite New England designers are Bristol Ivy, Jen Steingass, Thea Coleman, Amy Christoffers, & Andrea Mowry. Looking forward to learning about & supporting more local talent. Cant wait to see what was in the millbox.

[@janetd6445]

The mill box is fabulous! I opened it as soon as I got in the car at the post office yesterday. Peggy, your comment that owning the mill has been “a fabulous adventure” is so good. I think it’s why the millcast is so fun to watch; you are sharing this great ride with all of us. Thank you!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks so much! We're delighted that you like this first Mill Box.

[@genier7829]

I have done both tubular and Italian. Tubular has the additional set up rows, that actually creates a tube before the BO row. Italian (sewn) omits the set up rows. I like tubular for turtlenecks, but Italian for hems and cuffs, as it seems flatter.

[@junctionfibermill]

Flatter. Interesting! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@jetv1471]

Wow ! Thank you to the person that asked the question ! You have SO much to be proud of ! In such a short time . What a great story ❤❤❤. Book worthy? Hint ..hint …

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you so much!

[@manicspinner1959]

I LOVE your origins story! Never too much detail!!

[@karenp603]

I forgot to mention another NE designer, Alicia Plummer. She has many lovely designs.

[@lacreciabritton7097]

Oh please share the contents of the mill box in the next episode. It will be a great enticement for new subscriptions!

[@francescabrescianini7565]

I am very excited to see you in Deerfield which is very local to me and generally quieter than other yarn festivals….

[@junctionfibermill]

Stop by to say hi!

[@hirzst]

Hi Peg Amanda, love watching your channel. Regarding the Tubular bind-off, the tutorial that I found to be easy to follow is “Knitting with Suzanne Bryan”, Tubular Bind-off in the round without a Jog. Have a great week❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@jolager]

Thanks for sharing the story of how you started the mill! For local designers, Jen Steingass is a designer from NH who designs beautiful yoked sweaters. Take care!

[@junctionfibermill]

We love Jenn Steingass. She's quite the celebrity designer. But you're right, we should reach out and introduce ourselves.

[@jolager]

@@junctionfibermill Even celebrity designers are just regular people in their everyday lives. Look at you: celebrity mill owners. 😁

[@natalyakaganovich5604]

I already got my Millbox in Indiana! Just a couple of days! I was secretly hoping it would be what it actually was :))))) Yum! Now just waiting to get some more :)) Hope your equipment troubles get resolved - how stressful!

[@junctionfibermill]

So glad you like what's in the box! Send us pix of what you knit. The equipment gods have, in general, been very good to us.

[@bags-by-carol]

❤oh my goodness - the other Savage Farms colors - when will those be in the shop? Still dreaming of what to put with my box treats - but know more Making Tracks and Savage Farm yarns to put it all together - oh the purple and dk greens. Love the origin story of the mill and what others wrote - never too much history and mill backstory. Your sweaters are beautiful.

[@junctionfibermill]

We're still finishing up the dyed Savage Hart Farm. Hope to get those out there in the next week or so.

[@kathyzawadzki941]

I received my Mill Box on Saturday too! I am going to make DRK Everyday cowl with the 2 lighter color ones. And a hat with the darker one.

[@junctionfibermill]

Ohhhh! Nice. Please send pix!

[@saramartin3665]

God Bless Duct Tape!! ok ok and Todd and Cody for helping you both go for it!

[@lisadevos1246]

Peg and Amanda, you are so much fun to watch! I received the mill box and love the yarns. Now I need to figure out what to knit with them.

[@junctionfibermill]

Glad you like it. Send us a pix when you decide and knit something up!

[@jpat7726]

I received my Mill Box Monday, I'm in RI. It is beautiful! 🥰

[@junctionfibermill]

So glad you like it.

[@katiebonnell3756]

It’s always fun to see what the Mill is up to and to learn a thing or two each episode! Judy from The Autumn Acorn is a fun designer located in northern NH. 🙂

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks for the designer suggestion!

[@betsymathews3323]

Hurrah for another fine millcast! Now to a question: Which JFM yarn/s would you recommend for the Stockholm Slipover? Thanks from your CARDING/LATIN/THISTLE fan.

[@junctionfibermill]

We'd recommend any of our Farm Fresh yarns - they're all DK weight just like Amanda's yarn from her sheep. The Montadale + Cheviot is nice and soft and comes in a bunch of colors. We will also be launching the Savage Hart Farm yarn soon so stay tuned for that if you want yarn from practically the same flock of sheep as Amanda's.

[@angief.9612]

Hi ladies, first of all I love you guys! I found the millcast at the end of last week and fully binged it while knitting socks. You two are honestly so inspiring and such a pleasure to listen to and learn from! Talk about dreams 😍 I have some questions, if you'll humor me. 1) Without giving away your recipes I would love to hear more about your dye process at the mill for Making Tracks. Do you use a mordant like in natural dyeing? (I'm still learning about dye work with wool and you ladies make such amazing colourways!) 2) Does some of Peggy's wool from Savage Hart Farms make it's way into your farm fresh part of the shop? I am uniquely interested in your gorgeous natural browns and oatmeal yarns that you show off! 3) I'm in the western US and I was wondering if you attend any fiber festivals out closer this way? If not I'll just have to plan a trip to visit you (which I still plan to do)

[@junctionfibermill]

Hi Angie - the Savage Hart Farm yarn will be in the mill's online store shortly. Do you subscribe to our newsletter because when it's in the shop, the newsletter will let folks know. On the dyeing front - we use citric acid as our mordant. The other key is heat - we slowly heat up the dyed roving to about 180 degrees and let it "cook" for anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes! Hope that helps.

[@KimLomQld]

Peg, that cracked me up..

[@carolynbulson2081]

That looks like a funnel neck to me.

[@kathleenr.6549]

As per usual, I thoroughly enjoyed your mill cast. By a funny coincidence, I am just finishing the Petite Knit Weekend slipover which calls for the Italian bind off. I found her video hard to follow, reading the subtitles while I looked at what she did and pausing it frequently and almost always inadvertently moving the video back to the beginning! Anyway really struggled with the mohair strand getting tangled as I had far too long a tail. Got the body bind off done and was contemplating not doing it for the armhole but was encouraged by Amanda’s success so thought I would give it another try. Saw someone on Ravelry recommended this video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmamc2xrptmJlas) and it was easier to follow. I had no problem at all with the armhole bind off. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks so much for the comment and the link! Much appreciated.