Episode 56: rum & knitting plants
Do you like plant yarns? I’ve been knitting bamboo, cotton and ramie yarns in my recent projects – and I’ve learnt so much! In this episode of my knitting podcast, I share recent summer knitting projects, and the different fabric characteristics of plant fibres. I’m doing an artist residency and research placement at the botanical gardens at Kew, working with their archival materials about collecting botanical specimens of textile and fibre plants. I chat about the placement and my hopes for the future in learning, making and sharing. Looking at this 150-year-old material is pretty exciting, although quite weird at
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Episode 55: summer knits, bobbles & yokes!
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Episode 54: the joy (horror) of beige
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Episode 53: just give me simple projects!
Life is complicated, knitting doesn’t have to be. In Episode 53 of my knitting podcast I share finished sock knitting, muse on unenjoyable colourwork, and
Episode 52: I finally get the mohair trend
Eek! Have I finally succumbed to the lure of a KNITTING TREND??? Cosy up for another episode of my knitting podcast, where I share what
Interview with Aroha Knits
Francoise Danoy is a Maori diaspora knitwear designer best known for her transformative use of Maori shapes and pattern. For her brand Aroha Knits, she
Episode 51: my first shawl design!
Welcome back to my knitting podcast! I’ve been busy exploring knitting and herbal remedies, healing through making and nature and food… In this episode, I
Sheep Skein Sweater 2: Exploring the yarn
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Sheep Skein Sweater 1: Negotiating a Collaboration
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Sheep-Skein-Sweater: behind the scenes of knitting design
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Interview with Natalie Warner, knitwear designer
On a very sunny summer afternoon, I visited knitwear designer, teacher and writer Natalie Warner in her garden. In this interview edition of my knitting
Episode 55: summer knits, bobbles & yokes!
Knitting wins, knitting fails, and everything in-between…This episode of my knitting podcast launches my very first sweater pattern – Sisymbrium!...
Read MoreEpisode 54: the joy (horror) of beige
Alert! When it comes to colour, beige is my vanilla. But is it safe and boring, or a yummy comforting...
Read MoreEpisode 53: just give me simple projects!
Life is complicated, knitting doesn’t have to be. In Episode 53 of my knitting podcast I share finished sock knitting,...
Read MoreEpisode 52: I finally get the mohair trend
Eek! Have I finally succumbed to the lure of a KNITTING TREND??? Cosy up for another episode of my knitting...
Read MoreInterview with Aroha Knits
Francoise Danoy is a Maori diaspora knitwear designer best known for her transformative use of Maori shapes and pattern. For...
Read MoreEpisode 51: my first shawl design!
Welcome back to my knitting podcast! I’ve been busy exploring knitting and herbal remedies, healing through making and nature and...
Read MoreSheep Skein Sweater 2: Exploring the yarn
To view this content, you must be a member of The's Patreon at £3 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a...
Read MoreSheep Skein Sweater 1: Negotiating a Collaboration
To view this content, you must be a member of The's Patreon at £3 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a...
Read MoreSheep-Skein-Sweater: behind the scenes of knitting design
Since last summer, I’ve been intermittently working on a sweater design collaboration with Black Isle Yarns in conjunction with the...
Read MoreInterview with Natalie Warner, knitwear designer
On a very sunny summer afternoon, I visited knitwear designer, teacher and writer Natalie Warner in her garden. In this...
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