I’m very excited to introduce you to Cat today, a kind and talented soul whose approach is rooted in the organic connection between land, wool, and the traditional ways to work it. I always love seeing what Cat is up to. She has the gift of spinning the most gloriously textured yarns and always brings the best out of the raw material with her minimal processing. Cat and I share a deep love of the unendingly rich colours of undyed wool, and last year she gifted me some gorgeous hand-spun yarns which were a real pleasure to use. I will show you what I made with them after the interview! Here is Cat, “Spinning, wearing a jumper knitted by my incredibly talented Norwegian aunt.” When and how did you start being interested in wool? “Probably my earliest important memory of wool is the damp wool smell that came with the historical re-enactment my family did (17th Century, also where I learnt the term “hodden”!). I associate that smell with being in layers of linen and wool and leather shoes,...