The Fibre Muse Podcast

The Fibre Muse Podcast


Latest Episodes

Season 2, Episode 4: Knitting as a form of Black Liberation with CheyOnna and The Yarn Mission
March 25, 2019

CheyOnna is a Colorado based maker, who loves to knit lace and hats. She

Season 2, Episode 2: Identities and Labels with Kate Sullivan
March 11, 2019

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
March 04, 2019

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
November 30, 2018

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
November 16, 2018

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
November 09, 2018

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
October 26, 2018

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
October 19, 2018

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?