The Fibre Muse Podcast
Latest Episodes
Season 2, Episode 4: Knitting as a form of Black Liberation with CheyOnna and The Yarn Mission
CheyOnna is a Colorado based maker, who loves to knit lace and hats. She
Season 2, Episode 2: Identities and Labels with Kate Sullivan
Kate O’Sullivan is a writer, photographer, and host of the Conversations From Our Days podcast. In addition to the podcast, Kate is a writer, and a natural light photographer, specializing in LGBT+ couples and their families.Located in Edinburgh with her
Season 2, Episode 1: Creating Color with Brooke of Fully Spun
Brooke was seeking something more creatively fulfilling than her day job - and found it with Fully Spun, her hand-dyed yarn company. Her mission is to provide high quality, colorful, beautiful yarn to fiber artists while staying genuine and authentic to w
Episode 7: Living a Creative Life Courageously
This past week I did something scary: I reached out to the Māori artists community and wrote a piece for Toi Māori Aotearoa (a nonprofit supporting the Māori arts and culture - I’ve been donating to them every month) talking about my mahi (work), feelings
Episode 6: All about the Upcoming Fibre Muse Quarterly Collection
With the next collection of the Fibre Muse Quarterly coming out next Tuesday, you'll be getting an in-depth look into the stories and inspirations for the pieces and learn how each pattern ties into its respective Fibre Muse. Which Fibre Muse are you? Whi
Episode 5: Transforming Myth and Legend into Knitwear Designs
Today's episode is 100% a stream of consciousness! I share two books that I've read over the past month that's had a significant impact on the way I view my work as a Maori knitwear designer. These texts set the foundation for the direction I'll be taking
Episode 4: The Importance of Supporting Diverse Fiber Folk in the Community: A Chat with Monica Rodriguez
In this episode I bring on my first guest of the series, Monica Rodriguez of Knits All Folks. We chat about our experiences of being crafters of color in the US knitting community that is predominately white, and why representation is so important. Monica
Episode 3: The Paradox of Slow Making and Fast Fashion
In this episode, I share my thoughts about Slow Fashion October, specifically the paradox I feel as a knitwear designer. How sustainable is it for a craft, such as knitting, which is inherently slow, to be put under the demands of the fast fashion model?