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Spotlight: Cashmere on Ice
Season 12
You know about North Pole and the South Pole, where polar bears and penguins live. Have you heard of a third pole? West and south of the Tibetan Plat…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Tom Knisely, Generational Weaver
Season 12
When Tom Knisely decided to buy his first item in an antique shop, he had two strokes of luck: the spinning wheel that he chose included all the part…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Susan Strawn, Knitting Historian
Season 11
A lifelong lover of fiber arts, Susan Strawn’s career in textiles began in an unexpected corner: with training as a biomedical illustrator. She found…
1 year ago
Sissal Kjartansdóttir Kristiansen on Faroese Knitting
Season 11
Knitting and wool are so essential in the Faroe Islands that in the early 1800s, exports of sweaters and socks made up about half of the economy. Tod…
1 year ago
Shay Pendray, Stitcher, Entrepreneur, Cowgirl (classic)
Season 11
When young Shay Pendray told the head of her school that she wanted to learn to sew, he had a prerequisite: He would give her a lamb, and she would l…
1 year, 1 month ago
Robin Lynde, Meridian Jacobs
Season 11
Some shepherds research extensively and choose the breed that best matches their needs. Others come across an animal or a whole flock and everything …
1 year, 1 month ago
Laura Nelkin Knits for Food
Season 11
Listening to her college-aged daughter making calls for AmeriCorps in 2020, Laura Nelkin was surprised at how many people in her community faced food…
1 year, 2 months ago
Gabi van Tassell, Turtle Looms
Season 11
One day, while waiting outside her daughter’s weaving class, Gabi van Tassell became fascinated with an old-fashioned quilt. The Grandmother’s Flower…
1 year, 2 months ago
Lily M. Chin, Knitting & Crochet Rock Star
Season 11
In the early 2000’s, one episode of the Late Show with David Letterman boasted that a crocheter would make Dave a sweater over the course of the show…
1 year, 3 months ago
Jennifer B. Williams, Inkled Pink
Season 11
A lifelong crafter, Jennifer B. Williams had tried a wide variety of fiber techniques, but she felt something fall into place the first time she sat …
1 year, 3 months ago