HeyJaredOf words and wool
A soulful publication by Josefin Waltin; spinner, spinning teacher, author and writer in Sweden. Subscribe for evocative writing about the little things in a big world.
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Weaving round and round (opens the original)
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Hello, I’m Josefin, a spinner of wool and crafter of words. If you enjoy evocative writing about the little things in a big world, this space is for you. Bring your favourite tea mug and come sit beside me, I’ll be here.In mid-March I take a course in braided rugs, a technique that was almost forgotten. I read an article about Lena Håkanson who has done lots of research about it. She also teaches. Crafting techniques on the brink of extinction trigger me. I call my local handicraft association a
Swimmin’ in the rain (opens the original)
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Hello, I’m Josefin, a spinner of wool and crafter of words. If you enjoy evocative writing about the little things in a big world, this space is for you. Bring your favourite tea mug and come sit beside me, I’ll be here.Behind closed eyelids just after five a.m. I hear a drop against the window, then another, and in a second the rain pours down with a force I haven’t heard for weeks. The leaves are yellow and papery from drought rather than the turning of seasons. It creates a new sound when the
When an idea comes knocking (opens the original)
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Hello, I’m Josefin, a spinner of wool and crafter of words. If you enjoy evocative writing about the little things in a big world, this space is for you. Bring your favourite tea mug and come sit beside me, I’ll be here.– Hello?– Is anyone there? I’d like some attention please.– Hellooo…?– I’m still waiting…– Oi!!This is a common monologue from a creative idea, poking me in all my soft s
❀ Keep humming ❀ (opens the original)
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Dear community friends,how have you been? It’s been a while. I’m at the last two days of my six-week summer holiday. The mornings are cooler and the nights are coming just a little quicker.I’ve been writing a lot on my secret book project and it’s been such a joy. I haven’t decided on a structure for it yet. Instead I write in fragments. I have prepared a deck of prompts for the project. I pull one at random and write from it until the pen stops. The cards give me structure to cover the aspects
❀ July 2026 postcard: Log cabin ❀ (opens the original)
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Dear community friends,I hope you are all well. I’m in the middle of my summer holidays and enjoy the freedom that brings me. Today I have a video postcard for you, that I recorded during our ten days in a log cabin we have been renting every summer since 2014.In the video I talk a lot about silence and being able to listen to and hear sounds of nature without disturbing man-made sounds. I also talk a little about my secret book project.The spinning wheel is called Henrietta after one of my grea
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