This week Felicia is talking with writer and spinner: Debbie Held from Atlanta, Georgia. If you've been following our news at SweetGeorgia this year we created a brand new Ambassador Program this past August and introduced nine people in the knitting  and fibre arts world to help SweetGeorgia share the love of colour and craft and Debbie is one of those ambassadors. Debbie was chosen as an ambassador due to her passion for handspinning and her ability to share it with the community in such an encouraging and inviting way. She has written for Interweave, Schacht Spindle Company, Spin Off, Ply magazine, and more. And her writing has led to teaching opportunities all over the world.

We hope you'll join us for the chat today!

"...finding spinning has brought me an entirely new, incredibly rewarding life... I just feel lucky." - Debbie Held on how her life drastically changed when she was introduced to the art of spinning

 

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:24 Debbie chats about what got her into spinning in the first place
• 5:41 Felicia asks Debbie how she combined her creative life and her professional life
• 9:08 Debbie chats about how spinning helped her in her darkest times in life
• 13:15 How Debbie encourages people who want to spin for fun or for a career
• 17:30 Felicia chats about her new e-spinner with Debbie and how spinning can look different for everyone depending on their circumstances in life
• 20:57 What other kinds of fibre arts are in Debbie's life?
• 22:03 What kind of spinning trends Debbie is seeing lately
• 24:53 Debbie and Felicia chat about being multi-craftual makers
• 25:49 Debbie chats about the fear of creating and how it can hold you back
• 29:48 Debbie chats about her column "Her Handspun Habit"
• 34:24 Debbie chats about her exciting trip to Scotland to research some very rare spinning wheels
• 44:18 Where you can find Debbie online
• 47:34 Felicia's Final Thoughts

 

Here's Where You Can Find Debbie:

Website: www.debbieheld.com

Instagram: @doodler01

Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/doodler01

 

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This week on the show, Felicia is chatting with Claudia Gossens: the owner of the yarn shop Lanaphilia in Germany. Claudia has a joyful passion and excitement for yarn, fibre, knitting, and colour in everything she does and recently began sharing her experiences on her podcast: Wollinspirationen (available in German only).

It’s always wonderful to be able to chat with yarn shop owners from all over the world so we hope you’ll join Felicia and Claudia for their conversation!

 

  "...the feedback is enormous and I love it, it's just like having a huge amount of good knitting friends." - Claudia Glossens on how her podcast, Wollinspirationen enhances her fibre arts world

  In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:20 Claudia's nickname
• 2:31 How Claudia started knitting and how it became such a large part of her life
• 5:05 Knitting over language barriers
• 8:47 Claudia's favourite things to knit
• 9:45 Where Claudia finds inspiration for her knitting projects and her goals to finish before 2019 ends
• 12:45 Does Claudia have any other fibre interests other than knitting?
• 13:35 Claudia discusses her interest in spinning
• 15:21 What Claudia does with all her handspun and the difficulties and fun of blending certain colours with carding and knitting
• 19:00 Learning more about colour and the ones that suit you and bring you joy
• 21:32 How Claudia started running her yarn store: Lanaphilia and her biggest challenges in running a yarn store
• 27:01 Claudia chats about her Lanaphilia works as an online-only yarn store
• 27:45 Felicia asks Claudia about what knitting trends she's finding in Germany and online
• 29:45 Felicia asks Claudia if starting her podcast Wollinspirationen has affected what inspires her.
• 36:42 Where you can find Claudia online
• 37:56  Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway

 

Here's Where You Can Find Claudia:

Website: www.lanaphilia.de

Podcast: https://wollinspirationen.de

Instagram: @lanaphilia

Ravelry Group: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/lanaphilia

 

Enter to win a Copy of the Taurus Shawl Pattern:

Claudia is giving our listeners a chance to win a copy of her  pattern: Taurus a triangular shawl that plays with slipped stitches. Thank you Claudia!

Click here to enter the giveaway »

 

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Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!

 

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This week, Felicia is joined by Kara Gott Warner and Stephanie Palmer of The Knitter's Planner. Kara has been on our show not once, but twice before, as she is the former editor of Creative Knitting Magazine and is now the host of the Power Purls Podcast. She is also a coach for creative women and entrepreneurs and is now the editor of The Knitter's Planner. If you want to listen to Kara's previous episodes with us they are Episode 24 and  Episode 50. We are also joined by Stephanie who is the creator and publisher of The Knitter's Planner.

Please join us this week and get ready to nerd out about planning and time management!

 

"...we live in a hybrid time... we are in between two worlds in a sense... I do love my digital planners... but I think that there is just no replacement for putting a pen to paper... there's something meditative about it that you don't get with digital planning and there's a peaceful calming portion and there's a different level of commitment when you're thinking of your own goals and how you're structuring your time with pen to paper... that I just don't think digital can replace." - Stephanie Palmer on analog planners in a digital age

 

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:20 Stephanie and Kara introduce themselves to the listeners
• 4:12 Felicia asks Stephanie why she decided to first make The Quilter's Planner
• 5:40 How is The Knitter's Planner different from other planners?
• 9:03 Sunday-Starter vs Monday-Starter: the customization options in The Knitter's Planner
• 13:24 Discussing how to merge a digital and analog planning systems
• 17:05 How using a planner can make a difference for fibre artists who want to create more
• 22:34 Chatting about the fear of "ruining" a beautiful planner
• 24:28 Discussing everyones personal workflow around their planner
• 29:50 How to plan around the holiday season
• 33:06 Tips for people who are not planners, but want to become one
• 35:43 Where people can find The Knitter's Planner
• 37:22 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

 

Here's Where You Can Find The Knitter's Planner:

Website: www.knittersplanner.com

Instagram: @theknittersplanner

Facebook: www.facebook.com/KnittersPlanner

 

Enter the Giveaway to win a Free Knitter's Planner:

Stephanie and Kara are giving one of our lucky listeners the chance to win a free custom Knitter's Planner! This is a giveaway you certainly don't want to miss!

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Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!

 

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This week on the show, Felicia is chatting with Abby Glassenberg: a sewing pattern designer, craft book author, writer, and teacher. Since 2005 she's been writing a blog called While She Naps: which is about the home sewing industry and creative entrepreneurship with a focus on craft publishing, fabric manufacturing, feminism, and social justice. Ten years after she started the blog in 2015 she co-founded Craft Industry Alliance and now serves as its president.

Join Felicia and Abby as they chat about the crafting industry and the challenges makers have as they pursue the dream of turning their passion into a sustainable business.

"...I want to be where people are... and see what it's all about and not... live in fear... when I posted that there were a lot of people who were... really scared of Tik Tok... this is going to steal my privacy... and I understand the fear... about it but I just also feel like... get in there and play... see it with [your] own eyes... I would rather take a look myself than... believe the hype and... not make my own decision" -  Abby Glassenberg on crafters being on the new social media app, Tik Tok

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:29 Abby chats about when she began creating and how she stared her business
• 8:39 How Abby transitioned crafting from her hobby to a business and how it affected her audience base, and how business itself can be creative
• 13:58 Abby and Felicia discuss a common question in the industry: If you help other crafters succeed in their business, aren't you creating competition for yourself?
• 19:23 Abby chats more about Craft Industry Alliance and what it has to offer members
• 23:14 Felicia asks Abby what are the biggest challenges the craft industry and business owners are currently facing
• 26:53 The opportunities Abby is seeing in the creative industry space
• 29:44 Crafting and Tik Tok? Abby discusses the new social media app and how crafters could be a part of it
• 34:45 How Abby's business has changed now that her children are older
• 38:39 Abby discusses the team behind Craft Industry Alliance
• 41:03 What's coming up in the Craft Industry Alliance
• 45:33 Felicia's Final Notes and Special Discount Code for Craft Industry Alliance Membership

 

Here's Where You Can Find Abby:

Abby's Blog: www.whileshenaps.com

Craft Industry Alliance Website: www.craftindustryalliance.org

Abby's Instagram: @abbyglassenberg

Abby Glassenberg Design Facebook: www.facebook.com/pg/AbbyGlassenbergDesign

 

Get a Special Discount for Craft Industry Alliance Membership:

If you are a small business owner and are interested in joining the Craft Industry Alliance, Abby has created a special discount code for our listeners to receive 20% off the membership fee! Use the code: SWEETGEORGIA at checkout to receive your discount. Thank you so much Abby!

 

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This week Felicia is joined by weaver, teacher, and designer:  Kelly Casanova, from Melbourne Australia. Kelly runs an online weaving school called:  Kelly Casanova Weaving Lessons and has been working tirelessly to create ongoing weaving instruction, initially with a rigid heddle loom and now with multi-shaft looms. Kelly has been a huge inspiration for Felicia because Kelly was creating online weaving tutorials when there weren't any available.

Join Felicia and Kelly as they chat about the involvement and control that weaving offers a fibre artist and how to encourage others to start weaving.

  "...I felt like I was always looking for something really authentic, like I could do it from start to finish and have as much involvement in the process as I possibly could. And weaving was it for that because I could get the fibre, I could spin it, I could dye it, and then I could weave it, and then I could sew it..." -  Kelly Casanova on her love of weaving

In this episode, we talk about:

• 2:09 Kelly chats about how she first got into the fibre arts
• 3:43 What was it about weaving that captured Kelly's interest so much?
• 5:19 What is Kelly's favourite fibre or yarn to work with?
• 6:20 Kelly discusses her upcoming course on studying Japanese techniques of dyeing and weaving
• 8:37 Felicia asks Kelly how she comes up with her course ideas for her online school
• 12:38 Kelly explains what students can learn at her online school
• 14:05 Kelly gives advice to first-time weavers and how to get started
• 16:49 Felicia and Kelly chat about how to encourage more weavers to create content for the Internet
• 18:31 What are the differences Kelly sees between weaving on a rigid heddle looms weaving on a floor loom?
• 21:30 Felicia chats with Kelly about her Etsy shop and her experience selling on that platform
• 23:06 Kelly's tips for production weavers
• 25:19 Kelly describes why she loves the online weaving community
• 27:19 How Kelly finds the time for self-care in a busy life
• 31:29 What Kelly has planned for her online school
• 33:36 Where can you find Kelly online
• 34:12 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

 

Here's Where You Can Find Kelly:

Website: www.kellycasanovaweavinglessons.com

Online School: www.kelly-casanova-weaving-lessons.teachable.com

YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/kellycasanova

Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/kellycasanovaart

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kellycasanovatextileandfibreartist

Instagram: @casanova_kelly_weaver

 

Enter the Giveaway for 5 Free Weaving Patterns from Kelly's Etsy Shop:

If this week's conversation has inspired you to give weaving a try, then enter down below to win 5 free weaving patterns from Kelly's Etsy Shop! Thanks Kelly for giving our listeners a chance to win some of her gorgeous patterns!

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This week on the show, Felicia is talking with Cameron Taylor-Brown: an artist, weaver, and educator. Cameron studied fibre arts at the University of California, Berkeley with Ed Rossbach and then textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. Since 1985 she's lived in Los Angeles where she's still active in arts and education. Her work is widely exhibited and has been featured in many publications including Fibre Art Now, American Craft, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot. She teaches design and colour workshops at schools, guilds, museums, and conferences throughout the United States and at ARTSgarage: a teaching studio in Los Angeles. Cameron recently curated the exhibit Material Meaning: A Living Legacy of Anni Albers, which was on view at the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles.

Join Felicia and Cameron as they discuss Cameron's past and present in the arts.

  "... I always felt confident that I knew... the material well, but initially I was afraid of public speaking... that was my most nervous thing was standing up in front of a group of people... but what I realized was... when you're teaching... a visual medium the people that you're talking to are focusing on the medium that you're talking about, they're not focusing on you and so I began to realize I was the narrator, but they were looking at something else. The minute I figured that out... it was a lot less scary for me to talk to people... and then it's just about sharing something that you love and figuring out to explain it to people so that they own it, not you... one of the really important things when you're teaching is I don't want to create clones of myself. I want people to discover who they are and what their journey is and help them in their particular journey, and I think that's the art of teaching.  " -  Cameron Taylor-Brown on her transition from maker to educator

 

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:36 Felicia and Cameron chat about how Cameron used to be a sales rep for SweetGeorgia Yarns
• 2:35 Cameron talks about her "retirement"
• 3:56 How Cameron got into the fibre arts, specifically weaving
• 9:00 How Cameron made the jump from maker to educator
• 12:43 Cameron chats about her teaching studio: ARTSgarage
• 19:45 Felicia and Cameron chat about the difficulty of knowing where to start when you want to pursue a new fibre arts skill
• 23:00 Felicia asks Cameron if she has any suggestions for anyone wanting to turn their textile art into a business
• 35:50 Felicia and Cameron chat about the exhibit she recently curated called: Material Meaning: A Living Legacy of Anni Albers
• 46:18 Felicia's Final Notes

 

Here's Where You Can Find Cameron:

Website: www.camerontaylor-brown.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CameronTaylorBrownStudio

Instagram: @camerontaylorbrown

 

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This week on the show Felicia is joined by Angela Smith, the founder and creative director of Purl & Loop. Felicia has mentioned Purl & Loop many times before on the SweetGeorgia YouTube channel because, as an avid weaver, she is a huge fan of their looms. Please join Felicia and Angela as they discuss all things weaving and the big challenges faced when starting out a small business

"...it's an industry I was drawn to because, unlike real estate... well in real estate everyone thinks everything's an emergency... there are no emergencies in fibre. No one was ever going to call me up at 9 o'clock on a Friday night and tell me they had to look at 10 different looms by 9 am on Saturday morning... " -  Angela Smith on what inspired her to transition from the world of real estate to the world of fibre arts

In this episode, we talk about:

• 0:51 Felicia and Angela chat about how they first met
• 1:27 Angela describes her company, Purl & Loop
• 2:57 Angela chats about some of Purl & Loops newest projects , including a "delicious" sounding Cord Taco
• 4:29 How Angela got into the world of fibre arts and started Purl & Loop
• 7:18 Felicia asks Angela how she transitioned from the world of real estate to owning a fibre arts supply store
• 11:57 Angela chats about the studio space Purl & Loop occupies
• 15:45 Angela discusses how the partnership with Liz Gibson helped advance Purl & Loop into a larger studio space
• 22:15 Chatting about the laser cutter and process that goes into creating the looms
• 25:15 Discussing the amazing team behind Purl & Loop
• 26:46 Is Purl & Loop going to venture out beyond weaving supplies?
• 29:07 Angela chats about Purl & Loop's new circle looms
• 30:58 What does the future hold for Purl & Loop?
• 32:47 Where you can find Purl & Loop online
• 33:38 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

 

Here's Where You Can Find Purl & Loop:

Website: www.purlandloop.com

Instagram: @purlandloop

 

Enter the Giveaway for a Free Circular Loom from Purl & Loop:

If this week's conversation has inspired you to give weaving a try, then enter down below to win a free circular loom from Purl & Loop! Thanks to Angela and her team for giving our listeners a chance to win one of these gorgeous looms!

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This week on the show, Felicia chats with Abbye Dahl: a Vancouver-based knitwear designer and professional photographer. Abbye is no stranger to SweetGeorgia Yarns as she created a collection of hat patterns using our yarns called: Cloche Knits. Abbye has also designed a follow-up collection called Cloche Knits 2. If you haven't seen the photos in Cloche Knits, they are stunning and elegantly shot. Now Abbye is about to share her deep photography knowledge and experience with knitters and she is created a course specifically teaching knitwear designers how to photograph their garments.

  "...one of the things I love about knitting... is the colours and the textures are so rich and... as I was doing it I was like 'Ah these things are... calling out to be photographed' So then I would spend time with my knitting just taking pictures of it... just being really inspired by all the different textures and then I was sitting at home and I'm like 'Well I have all of these awesome pictures of my knitting... just sitting on my hard drive, what can I do with this? How can I start sharing this with other people?' So I would honestly say it was the photography that got me to start designing just because I felt like I really wanted people to see these pictures of knitting, so I might as well write a patter to go with the pictures. " -  Abbye Dahl on what inspired her to start designing knitwear patterns

  In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:30 How did Abbye get into the fibre arts?
• 4:46 Abbye chats about the cloche-style hats she designs and what she loves about them
• 8:11 Felicia and Abbye talk about the Louise Poncho that Abbye designed for her Rockies collection
• 10:38 Felicia asks Abbye about her experiences in photography school
• 13:21 It's a small world after all: Abbye chats about her connections to two of our former podcast guests: Mariana Frochtengartenand Katrina Stewart
• 15:14 Discussing Abbye's upcoming Photography for Knitwear course
• 20:10 How designers can work effectively with knitwear models
• 27:02 The challenges of self-portraits
• 30:50 Abbye's chats about editing and re-touching knitwear photography
• 32:41 How Abbye's new photography course can be for non-designers as well
• 34:38 Where you can find Abbye online
• 36:09 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

 

Here's Where You Can Find Abbye Knits:

Website: www.abbyeknits.com

Knitwear Photography Course: www.abbyeknits.com/photography-for-knitwear

Instagram: @abbyeknits

 

Enter the Giveaway for Abbye Dahl's Cloche Knits Book:

If you want to see Abbye's beautiful photography and patterns for yourself, enter our giveaway to win one of two Cloche Knits books! Thanks so much to Abbye for generously donating copies of her beautiful hat collection to our listeners!

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Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!

 

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This week, Felicia is chatting with Rachel Price and Kate Burge of Spincycle Yarns. Spincycle Yarns is a very unique yarn company as they create small batch mill-spun yarn, spun from fibre that they hand dye so the yarns look and feel like handspun! You have probably seen Spincycle Yarns featured in such designs like Andrea Mowry's The Shiftcowl and Nightshift shawl among many others. Join Felicia, Rachel, and Kate as they chat about all things colour and spinning!

  "...the first time we ever hung out  it was Easter Sunday and we went to my... house... and we had... a pound of fibre and we're like 'Alright, let's go crazy and dye it' and we did and it was like so much fun  and we just... I don't know like as opposed to crafting by yourself, when you find your crafting soulmate to work with it's so much more fun." -  Kate Burge on meeting her best friend (and future business partner) Rachel Price

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:21 Rachel and Kate introduce themselves
• 3:05 Rachel and Kate chat about how they started spinning yarn
• 4:32 What made Rachel and Kate make the decision to go into business together?
• 7:03 How do you go from selling handspun yarn to production dyeing and spinning?
• 9:33 Sport Weight vs Fingering Weight: What's the difference and does it really matter?
• 11:43 Where Spincycle Yarns sources its fibre from and how they choose what fibre goes into their millspun yarns
• 15:30 Can yarn construction techniques be experimented with when you have your own mill?
• 17:34 How many colourways is Spincycle Yarns producing right now?
• 20:32 How do Rachel and Kate draw the boundaries between work and play when running a yarn business?
• 26:36 Felicia asks Rachel about how she learned how to weave in Harrisville
• 30:07 Do Rachel and Kate teach textile arts to the public?
• 32:35 What changes have Rachel and Kate seen in the knitting world over the years? And the fun of collaborating with Andrea Mowry
• 40:10 Where to find Rachel and Kate online! Also you can find Spincycle Yarns at Knit City in Vancouverthis year at the Starlight Knitting Society booth!
• 43:32 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

 

Here's Where You Can Find Spincycle Yarns:

Website: www.spincycleyarns.com

Instagram: @spincycle_yarns

 

Enter the Giveaway for 2 Free Skeins of Spincycle Yarns:

If you want to get your hands on Rachel and Kate's beautiful yarn, enter our contest to win 2 free skeins of their brand new colourway: Castaway! Thank you so much to Rachel, Kate, and the hardworking Spincycle gang for making this giveaway possible!

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Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!

 

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This week, Felicia is joined on the show by Mariana Frochtengarten: a textile artist and art educator with an extensive background in dyeing. Specifically, she's had more than 20 years of experience in resists dyeing techniques like batik and shibori. A few years ago, Mariana worked at SweetGeorgia as one of the dyers in our dye team but now has begun teaching art. This past summer, Mariana has once again been reunited with us as we recorded a course for The School of SweetGeorgia all about shibori dyeing techniques. Join Felicia and Mariana as they chat about textile arts and it's many different values in our society.

  "...focusing on technique, teaching technique but also just... approaching textiles as a language, as a form of expression, as a way of doing something that... is in a way... is so present in every culture and in everybody's life so that was really a way for me to... link with community, link with people..." - Mariana on why she enjoys being an art educator

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:24 Mariana chats about her background in dyeing
• 4:23 Mariana and Felicia discusses the struggles of making a living off of your craft without feeling you are losing the personal, handcrafted quality of the product
• 9:45 Mariana chats about how her production dyeing turned more towards community work and teaching people about textiles
• 12:58 Felicia asks Mariana about her experience in art therapy and using art therapy to help new immigrants to Canada adjust to their new life
• 20:19 Chatting about the importance of the process of creation
• 23:08 Felicia asks Mariana about how her values have changed over time
• 26:01 Felicia and Mariana chat about the loneliness of dyeing and how to make it a more social process
• 29:16 Discussing Mariana's Shibori Dyeing Basics course on The School of SweetGeorgia and the element of surprise that goes with resist dyeing
• 32:20 Where you can find Mariana online
• 35:26 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

 

Here's Where You Can Find Mariana:

Instagram: @nanafro

Email: [email protected]

Shibori Dyeing Basics Course Forum Page: www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/community/forum/shibori-dyeing-basics

  Enter the Giveaway for a Free 3-Month Subscription to The School of SweetGeorgia:

If you want to check out Mariana's course on shibori dyeing and all of our other fibre arts courses in The School of SweetGeorgia, enter our contest to win a free 3-month subscription! 

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Thank you so much for joining us this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your fellow fibre art friends. And if you like what we're doing here, please leave a rating and review on iTunes for the show. We read each and every email and bit of feedback, whether it’s on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, so we welcome your comments.

Thank you all so much for your continued support of our show! Until next time, enjoy colour!

 

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On this week's episode, Felicia is chatting with Eli: a London-based Norwegian knitting pattern designer highly influenced by traditional Norwegian knitting. She is also the hostess of the Skeindeer Knits podcast and has published over 100 episodes! Join Felicia and Eli as they chat about colourwork knitting!

"...me personally I think you can change things that have been a certain way and it will still be that thing and ok but even if it's not that thing anymore... that's how things take on new forms and become interesting and new things... either way I think that's cool" - Eli on wether a design is truly considered a traditional Selbu mitten or not

 

In this episode, we talk about:

• 0:49 Felicia and Eli chat about Vlogmas and when Eli visited the SweetGeorgia studios for a knit night
• 3:30 Eli discusses how she first got into knitting and knitwear design
• 9:37 Felicia and Eli chat about Selbu mittens and why Eli is hesitant to accept her nickname "The Queen of Selbu Mittens"
• 14:30 Discussing the thumb of the Selbu mitten
• 15:43 Eli discusses the unique features of Norwegian stranded colourwork knitting
• 20:05 Felicia asks Eli if she feels any pressure as a Norwegian knitwear designer to uphold the traditions of Norwegian knitting styles
• 21:24 Felicia asks Eli about how she started her YouTube podcast
• 27:04 Eli gives advice to anyone wanting to start their own YouTube channel
• 30:50 Eli chats about being a PHD student and knitwear designer at the same time
• 33:10 Felicia asks Eli about her plans for after she gets her PHD
• 34:47 Where to find Eli online
• 36:12 Felicia's Final Notes

 

Here's Where You Can Find Eli:

Website: www.skeindeer.com

YouTube Podcast: www.youtube.com/skeindeerknits

Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/designers/skeindeer-knits

Ravelry Group: www.ravelry.com/groups/skeindeer-knits

Instagram: @skeindeer

 

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Playbook of Happiness – by RimskyMusic

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