Millcast Episode 82: Zip Ties + Zoom

[@susanzylstrahansen5168]

I woke up early to see that you posted a new podcast (adjusting back to Pacific time)- I’m the Californian who visited the mill and now back home watching the mill cast. Thank you so much for hosting the open house! I was so happy that my New England visit included seeing your mill. I’ve been following you from your mill cast beginning. We raised our family in New Hampshire (about 30 minutes from White River) and moved about the time you opened the mill. I miss the area so much. For all those followers who would love to visit the mill, please take Peggy and Amanda’s advice and plan a vacation to the area - there is so much to enjoy. I did all my favorite things - King Arthur Flour, Quechee Gorge hike, visit to Worthy Burger (South Royalton), Lake Sunapee (NH), Mt Kearsarge hike, Flying Goose Brew Pub and a visit to the best little fiber mill! Happy Trails Peggy and Amanda!

[@judithmuscroft8177]

I wish I could do a visit there.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you!

[@phyllisburke4141]

Lots of quilts were made from these flour sack fabrics. I’m going to to get to the next open house. Stephen West is amazing.

[@daniellejohnson3364]

That Sophie scarf is adorable Amanda 👏🏻❤ Have a fabulous trip Peggy!!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you!

[@sunnyw4148]

Love how everyone jumps in to fix your machines. I am sleeping on cotton sacks made into pillowcases by my grandmother who died in the 1960s. Very special making lady who made everything. Maybe you should bring a skein of making tracks to Stephen West when in Amsterdam.

[@junctionfibermill]

Good idea!

[@pathowes32]

OMG thank you ladies for sharing your story of how you met. Peggy, you are a wonder and thank God you were able to recover from your awful fall. Amanda, learning about sheep was amazing! Thank you for sharing your story

[@junctionfibermill]

You are so welcome

[@JennyFleming]

A “little red something” is very chic 😊

[@junctionfibermill]

Agreed!

[@therealtomkreider]

You are a “Super Team” with everyone knowing when to contribute to get the job well done! 👍

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks!

[@carolroy5435]

Weather on the prairies is great because we can see it coming and grab the laundry off the line. 😂 🇨🇦

[@sbedwards100]

Thank you for today's broadcast. Talinn is absolutely beautiful, and I only spent 1 day there. It will be a fabulous trip. Safe travels Peg!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks!

[@shellyneitzel6417]

Haptic and Hue is a wonderful podcast -I highly recommend it to all fiber enthusiasts. Additionally, my daughter and I took a few days of classes of classes at King Arthur in February and had a really wonderful experience! Your recommendations are spot on!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@theresamccarthy1684]

Peg (&Todd), even though you won’t see this before, sending all the good wishes for a wonderful vacation!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks!

[@babcilise2546]

I'm so thankful that I found you. I just watched how you met and cried through the whole piece. We homeschooled our two youngest and were blessed by the interaction and love of all the generations. I look forward to a visit soon. I just ordered some yarn and can't wait to feel the love that you put in it. ❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Awww...thanks!

[@kristiwood2926]

I don’t know that there is many on TikTok and that’s why I love that you guys got on there! There are crocheters and knitters but no mills.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks!

[@CindyHuntress]

I was visiting, from out of state, a friend in San Diego this weekend and was very excited to see your Making Tracks at Apricot Yarns! I was just telling her about a New England mill that I follow (we are both originally from New England) and turned around to see your yarn!! Made my day!

[@junctionfibermill]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@saramartin3665]

Barn envy haha, no more city girls here. Have a great trip Todd & Peggy! Enjoy and Relax.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks! 😃

[@LindaC1957]

And YES visit Stephen & Penelope. It’s terrific!!!!

[@ruthswarthout1115]

Loved your podcast today. Have a wonderful vacation Peggy. 😊 I went and watched your episode 18 very touching so happy that you have made a full recovery but out of circumstances you both gained a great friendship and lucky for us we benefit from it. 😊❤ I have been to Vermont and it is a very beautiful place. Got your yarn from Peggy's sheep and the pattern can't wait to knit it. The yarn is so very beautiful. ❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks so much!

[@melanietowner5870]

You are one of the few mills I’ve ever seen! Of course you are the best!

[@junctionfibermill]

Awww...thanks!

[@bgbaltuth]

Thank you Ladies. Oh so wonderful to get to Europe. Estonia. !? Latvian mittens.... Have a wonderful(safe) trip! Amanda thank you for holding the fort down. Great advert for Vermont and the upper valley of NH is really great! NH maple syrup . beautiful views. etc 😎❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks!

[@HillbillyKnitter]

I def want to listen to the feedsack podcast! My mother used to talk about how her mother would always make sure when they bought feed for the cattle or flour for the kitchen, she would get matching feed sacks so she would get enough material for a dress! At one time I still had a couple of old calico feed sacks! That is also where my family’s depression glass came from. It was given away for purchases. Grandma collected a specific pattern. I still have the glass. You definitely make me even more determined to visit Vermont some day

[@junctionfibermill]

we look forward to seeing you!

[@saramerrick3539]

I'm knitting a shawl with your Savage Heart Farm dark chocolate brown seconds and it's a beautiful yarn -- I miscalculated and went back for more!

[@junctionfibermill]

Glad you like it!

[@deniseengel1451]

Thanks for another Millcast Peg and Amanda. I LOVE Haptic and Hue podcasts. They are so interesting and I always learn something. Your red Sophie scarf looks so cute with your striped shirt Amanda. Have the best vacation ever Peg. I hope you will share some of your travel adventures on the Mill cast. I knit in public Saturday at my LYS.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks for watching!

[@judyperodeau4945]

You guys I was working putting yarn on shelves at a store that’s moving but had totally forgotten about” Knit in Public” day 😳🤪 oh well… love the show!!! Omgosh! Peggy! What an amazing physical journey you went on 🥹😢 …. Nothing kept you down and you seem stronger than ever and soo grateful for Amanda and her husband in your life and this Junction Fiber Mill journey!!! All the best😃👏🏼🧶🧶🧶🥰🙏🏼❤️

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks so much!

[@elaineenstone6834]

Have a wonderful holiday, Peggy. Good luck with the new ventures, Amanda. 🇬🇧

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you!

[@jetv1471]

Oh Peggy thank you 🙏 for sharing the view of the farm and sheep !! 🐑 Feel free to keep that coming !!😍😍 So happy 😀 to see you two again ! How sweet ❤is that lady from NC leaving you a sample ! I may have to make that hat ( may depend on global warming here in NJ … zero snow this year ). I got my savage heart light gray and love it ! And I liked hearing the connection to Pegs daughters too ! Not on Tik Tock ,,, too old to keep up with the pace , 29 year old daughter loves it .

[@junctionfibermill]

Glad you like the yarn!

[@estherrubin867]

Another Californian here who hopes to someday visit your mill. I did make it over to Avenue Yarns in Albany, CA who does carry your yarn and bought more MT Lite. This time I chose Aurora Borialis - Wow what a color. I’m going to use it for a colorwork yoke. The sport weight is perfect for California’s weather. Amanda, your red Sophie Scarf is just the touch! Tres Chic😊 Peggy, have a fantastic trip. You won’t see this before you leave, but I was thinking that maybe you could bring a few skeins of your MT in both weights to Stephen and Penelope to show them how beautiful it is.

[@junctionfibermill]

Good idea!

[@sheilafay1676]

Fun episode and glad to hear about the new things happening in the mill. For Knit in Public Day, I was doing a yard sale and things were slow, so pulled out my knitting to work the 2nd i-cord on My Constant Companion bag. Because as we know, as soon as you sit down to focus on knitting, someone comes along to interrupt. :) And it worked. Good yard sale and got the i-cord done.

[@junctionfibermill]

Yay!

[@melaniewetzstein8585]

Glad I'm not alone when it comes to barn envy 😊

[@bags-by-carol]

I’m definitely dreaming of a Vermont vacation one day - and of course, timing it around a mill visit- actually - my mills and yarn tour if I can get it all planned and end up in PEI. Always an enjoyable new episode - -have a safe and fun trip (I got teary all over again thinking of the episode origin story!!) - ❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks for watching!

[@wendysullivan5511]

Love the virtual appointment idea! I have been waffling about which solid color to use with some January Nights I got locally. This will be perfect! Your little red scarf looks great, Amanda ❤️. Have a great time on vacation Peggy😁

[@junctionfibermill]

Wonderful!

[@heathergeorgakis5118]

Another Californian here, very excited to hear about your virtual appointments! Have some Savage Hart yarn and will need some Making Tracks for the KAL…

[@junctionfibermill]

Yay!

[@robinphyfe5047]

In our part of NC, you can definitely wear wool hats and I do! Off the mountain…. Hmmm…. Not so much!!

[@BarbaraColes-fw5mz]

Another fun packed podcast. Have a great holiday Peg and look forward to hearing all about it in a few weeks time.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you!

[@LindaC1957]

OMG! My husband and I JUST went to the Hall art center the weekend before last!!! It was GREAT! Then we had lunch at Brownsville Butcher & Pantry just down the road. Lots to discover in VT and NH!!

[@junctionfibermill]

Yes - there is!

[@virginiaanderson8875]

Sounds so familiar - our son went to Dartmouth and we spent so many happy times up there - he met wife at college and married at Woodstock Inn - would love a trip again - just to revisit and go to mill

[@junctionfibermill]

Come on over!

[@marshasemple7108]

Peg, I hope you have a great, must deserved vacation! You surely won’t miss visiting Stephen and Penelope, Stephen West’s yarn shop in Amsterdam especially since your girls went to school with him! I’m sure he’d love to hear how they’re doing. Amanda will hold down the fort and then some while you’re gone!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you, I will

[@marybutz7687]

Safe travels Peg. I enjoyed all of the updates. Last weekend I attended a Yarn Swap and learning event near my home. One of the presenters shared about the livestock conservancy and Shave em to Save em. Have you two heard anything about that? I was amazed by the different breeds that are endangered etc. Have a blessed week.

[@junctionfibermill]

We have heard of it - sounds like a cool program!

[@mongrain8934]

Beautiful team work ! ❤❤❤

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you 🙌

[@jodiebanner6946]

I knit in public on the beach in Narragansett RI. It was extremely windy though so it only lasted about 10-15 mins but I think it counts.

[@junctionfibermill]

Absolutely!

[@trishkicklighter6279]

Yes I knitted in public. Our local yarn shop hosted a knit in public event at our concert hall’s lobby. We had about 20 people.

[@junctionfibermill]

Awesome!

[@maureenholian1560]

Hi Peggy and Amanda, Thanks for another enjoyable and inspiring episode! Have been following you from the very start! One of my Knitting goals is to plan a trip up to your Open House and visit the area someday! Great idea for virtual shopping ! ! Have a wonderful, healthy, well deserved and Happy vacation Peggy! Safe travels! Happy Knitting 🧶!!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks for watching!

[@helenek228]

Have wonderful time in Europe! Tallinn is a fantastic city, with so much to see.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you!

[@jo-annefalconer6280]

Wow what a story episode 18, Hope you have a great trip Peggy, you must visit Stephen and Penelope and tell him about your daughter's.

[@junctionfibermill]

Thanks!

[@sindypierre9141]

Hello! When people ask if you're worried about going close to Russia in regards to the war between Russia and Ukraine, there is nothing to worry about. I just came back from the Baltic countries and you can see many Ukrainian flags around , but nothing else. Enjoy your trip!

[@junctionfibermill]

Thank you!

[@manicspinner1959]

I don't think many mills do social media-- not like you two do.

[@junctionfibermill]

We are so glad to have so many folks joining us on our wool adventures!

[@phyllisburke4141]

Going to visit Stephen West?