Fiber Nation https://www.interweave.com en Golden Peak Media, All Rights Reserved. Join host Allison Korleski as she brings you stories from all corners of the yarniverse. From Victorian murder mysteries to the trenches of the Western Front, from deadly dyes to futuristic fabric, each episode explores the connections between fiber, history, and humanity.  https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f937f0ee-304b-11ea-8a18-9bd111dc70cc/image/fiber_nation_final_square_3000px-370.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Fiber Nation https://www.interweave.com no episodic Tales of Textiles, Craft, and Culture Interweave Join host Allison Korleski as she brings you stories from all corners of the yarniverse. From Victorian murder mysteries to the trenches of the Western Front, from deadly dyes to futuristic fabric, each episode explores the connections between fiber, history, and humanity.  Join host Allison Korleski as she brings you stories from all corners of the yarniverse. From Victorian murder mysteries to the trenches of the Western Front, from deadly dyes to futuristic fabric, each episode explores the connections between fiber, history, and humanity. 

]]> Interweave podcasts@goldenpeakmedia.com Bonus Episode: "The Cloak of Invisibility" https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/cloak-of-invisibility/ What does it take to disappear? So-called cloaking technology is common on things like fighter jets, but recent advances at MIT have created flexible "fabric" surfaces capable of bending light. It might sound like Harry Potter hocus pocus, but it’s quite possible, in the next decade, to have clothing that makes the wearer invisible. Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/cloak-of-invisibility/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:00:00 -0000 Bonus Episode: "The Cloak of Invisibility" bonus Interweave The art and science of invisibility What does it take to disappear? So-called cloaking technology is common on things like fighter jets, but recent advances at MIT have created flexible "fabric" surfaces capable of bending light. It might sound like Harry Potter hocus pocus, but it’s quite possible, in the next decade, to have clothing that makes the wearer invisible. Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/cloak-of-invisibility/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What does it take to disappear? So-called cloaking technology is common on things like fighter jets, but recent advances at MIT have created flexible "fabric" surfaces capable of bending light. It might sound like Harry Potter hocus pocus, but it’s quite possible, in the next decade, to have clothing that makes the wearer invisible.

Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/cloak-of-invisibility/

 

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]]> 630 no Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/twisted-tales-of-travel/ You go on a trip, and stuff happens. You lose your luggage or miss your plane. But what if the stuff that happens is a little more epic? Like war zone, poisonous snakes, engines-falling-out-of-your-plane kind of epic? Could you roll with that?  Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/twisted-tales-of-travel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0000 Everything Will Be Fine: Twisted Tales of Travel full 6 27 Interweave Linda Cortright and Wild Fibers Magazine You go on a trip, and stuff happens. You lose your luggage or miss your plane. But what if the stuff that happens is a little more epic? Like war zone, poisonous snakes, engines-falling-out-of-your-plane kind of epic? Could you roll with that?  Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/twisted-tales-of-travel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You go on a trip, and stuff happens. You lose your luggage or miss your plane. But what if the stuff that happens is a little more epic? Like war zone, poisonous snakes, engines-falling-out-of-your-plane kind of epic? Could you roll with that? 

Find Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/twisted-tales-of-travel/

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]]> 1745 no The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 2 https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-two/ The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire lasted fewer than 30 minutes and killed 146 people, most of them young women. The disaster’s aftermath would lead to sweeping labor reforms and workplace safety regulations we still have today. It would transform Democrats into a progressive party. And it would, more than 20 years down the road, help elect Franklin D Roosevelt president, paving the way for the New Deal. Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-two/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0000 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 2 full 6 26 Interweave The Inferno The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire lasted fewer than 30 minutes and killed 146 people, most of them young women. The disaster’s aftermath would lead to sweeping labor reforms and workplace safety regulations we still have today. It would transform Democrats into a progressive party. And it would, more than 20 years down the road, help elect Franklin D Roosevelt president, paving the way for the New Deal. Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-two/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire lasted fewer than 30 minutes and killed 146 people, most of them young women. The disaster’s aftermath would lead to sweeping labor reforms and workplace safety regulations we still have today. It would transform Democrats into a progressive party. And it would, more than 20 years down the road, help elect Franklin D Roosevelt president, paving the way for the New Deal.

Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-two/

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]]> 2170 no The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 1 https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-one/ On a warm spring day in 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. Within minutes it engulfed the top three stories of the factory building. 146 people died in the blaze; 123 of them young women who worked there. It was one of the worst industrial disasters in the United States. The fire and its aftermath would transform US politics and shape the growing labor movement for decades. But to really understand the events of 1911, we need to go back two years and tell a much larger story than that of a single factory. Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-one/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0000 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Part 1 full 5 25 Interweave The Strike On a warm spring day in 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. Within minutes it engulfed the top three stories of the factory building. 146 people died in the blaze; 123 of them young women who worked there. It was one of the worst industrial disasters in the United States. The fire and its aftermath would transform US politics and shape the growing labor movement for decades. But to really understand the events of 1911, we need to go back two years and tell a much larger story than that of a single factory. Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-one/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On a warm spring day in 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. Within minutes it engulfed the top three stories of the factory building. 146 people died in the blaze; 123 of them young women who worked there. It was one of the worst industrial disasters in the United States.

The fire and its aftermath would transform US politics and shape the growing labor movement for decades. But to really understand the events of 1911, we need to go back two years and tell a much larger story than that of a single factory.

Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/triangle-factory-fire-part-one/

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]]> 1817 no Fiber Nation Knit Night: Reindeer Recipes and Attractive Cowpeas https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-knit-night-reindeer-recipes/ We’re excited to announce another Fiber Nation Live Knit Night! Bring your knitting, and join us Wednesday, December 8 at 6 pm EST for a talk with Danielle Dreilinger, featured on the “Home Economics vs. Hitler” episode. Since it’s the holiday season, we thought we’d change things up and talk about food, festive or otherwise. (Quite possibly otherwise.) Danielle will introduce us to some wonderful cookbooks and recipes from the Bureau of Home Economics, including 99 Ways to Share the Meat and Attractive Ways of Cooking Cowpeas. We might even tackle the history of Jell-o salad! Notes and registration: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-knit-night-reindeer-recipes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:40:44 -0000 Fiber Nation Knit Night: Reindeer Recipes and Attractive Cowpeas bonus Interweave We’re excited to announce another Fiber Nation Live Knit Night! Bring your knitting, and join us Wednesday, December 8 at 6 pm EST for a talk with Danielle Dreilinger, featured on the “Home Economics vs. Hitler” episode. Since it’s the holiday season, we thought we’d change things up and talk about food, festive or otherwise. (Quite possibly otherwise.) Danielle will introduce us to some wonderful cookbooks and recipes from the Bureau of Home Economics, including 99 Ways to Share the Meat and Attractive Ways of Cooking Cowpeas. We might even tackle the history of Jell-o salad! Notes and registration: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-knit-night-reindeer-recipes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We’re excited to announce another Fiber Nation Live Knit Night! Bring your knitting, and join us Wednesday, December 8 at 6 pm EST for a talk with Danielle Dreilinger, featured on the “Home Economics vs. Hitler” episode.

Since it’s the holiday season, we thought we’d change things up and talk about food, festive or otherwise. (Quite possibly otherwise.) Danielle will introduce us to some wonderful cookbooks and recipes from the Bureau of Home Economics, including 99 Ways to Share the Meat and Attractive Ways of Cooking Cowpeas. We might even tackle the history of Jell-o salad!

Notes and registration: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-knit-night-reindeer-recipes/

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]]> 95 no Lifting the Hem on Scottish Kilts https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/scottish-kilts/ We look at the evolution of men’s fashion, and how it helped turn an obscure ethnic costume into one of history’s most famous garments. We talk about how tartan patterns became a marketing scheme in the 1800s, and, scandalously, we discover that the Scottish kilt we know today…may have been created by an Englishman. Find our Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/scottish-kilts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000 Lifting the Hem on Scottish Kilts full 5 24 Interweave Men's fashion, imperialism, and the unexpected story of Scottish kilts We look at the evolution of men’s fashion, and how it helped turn an obscure ethnic costume into one of history’s most famous garments. We talk about how tartan patterns became a marketing scheme in the 1800s, and, scandalously, we discover that the Scottish kilt we know today…may have been created by an Englishman. Find our Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/scottish-kilts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We look at the evolution of men’s fashion, and how it helped turn an obscure ethnic costume into one of history’s most famous garments. We talk about how tartan patterns became a marketing scheme in the 1800s, and, scandalously, we discover that the Scottish kilt we know today…may have been created by an Englishman.

Find our Show Notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/scottish-kilts/

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]]> 1677 no The Sheep & Cattle Wars https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-and-cattle-wars/ The American West is this mythic place…the land of Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane, cattle drives, and cowboys. Myths aside, it's also the land of the western range wars, where cattlemen and sheepmen battled over access to grass and water. Dozens of sheepherders were killed and 100,000 sheep were slaughtered, all before a Colorado congressman ended the violence in 1934. But a mere generation later, it's the sheep owners who had the last laugh. Follow along on the show notes page: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-and-cattle-wars/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000 The Sheep & Cattle Wars full 5 20 Interweave Myth vs. reality in the American West The American West is this mythic place…the land of Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane, cattle drives, and cowboys. Myths aside, it's also the land of the western range wars, where cattlemen and sheepmen battled over access to grass and water. Dozens of sheepherders were killed and 100,000 sheep were slaughtered, all before a Colorado congressman ended the violence in 1934. But a mere generation later, it's the sheep owners who had the last laugh. Follow along on the show notes page: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-and-cattle-wars/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The American West is this mythic place…the land of Wyatt Earp and Calamity Jane, cattle drives, and cowboys. Myths aside, it's also the land of the western range wars, where cattlemen and sheepmen battled over access to grass and water. Dozens of sheepherders were killed and 100,000 sheep were slaughtered, all before a Colorado congressman ended the violence in 1934. But a mere generation later, it's the sheep owners who had the last laugh.

Follow along on the show notes page: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-and-cattle-wars/

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]]> 2021 no The Crochet Coral Reef https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/crochet-coral-reef/ In this episode, we dive into a place where art, ecology, science, and math come together into something extraordinary. And we learn how a 2300-year-old geometric system was blown out of the water by a woman crocheting blobby things. Welcome to the Crochet Coral Reef. Link to show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/crochet-coral-reef/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0000 The Crochet Coral Reef full 5 22 Interweave Where art, ecology, science, and math meet. In this episode, we dive into a place where art, ecology, science, and math come together into something extraordinary. And we learn how a 2300-year-old geometric system was blown out of the water by a woman crocheting blobby things. Welcome to the Crochet Coral Reef. Link to show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/crochet-coral-reef/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode, we dive into a place where art, ecology, science, and math come together into something extraordinary. And we learn how a 2300-year-old geometric system was blown out of the water by a woman crocheting blobby things. Welcome to the Crochet Coral Reef.

Link to show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/crochet-coral-reef/

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]]> 1875 no I'm Sorry, Dave. I Can't Knit That. https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/ai-knitting-im-sorry-dave-i-cant-knit-that/ Today’s episode is all about artificial intelligence—AI. What it is, what it ISN’T, what it can and can’t do. What happens when you try to teach a computer how to knit? Can a neural network match the creativity of a human? And what might happen if the Terminator became a knitwear designer? Find Show Notes links here. https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/ai-knitting-im-sorry-dave-i-cant-knit-that/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0000 I'm Sorry, Dave. I Can't Knit That. full 5 21 Interweave Fun with AI and Knitting Today’s episode is all about artificial intelligence—AI. What it is, what it ISN’T, what it can and can’t do. What happens when you try to teach a computer how to knit? Can a neural network match the creativity of a human? And what might happen if the Terminator became a knitwear designer? Find Show Notes links here. https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/ai-knitting-im-sorry-dave-i-cant-knit-that/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today’s episode is all about artificial intelligence—AI. What it is, what it ISN’T, what it can and can’t do. What happens when you try to teach a computer how to knit? Can a neural network match the creativity of a human? And what might happen if the Terminator became a knitwear designer?

Find Show Notes links here.

https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/ai-knitting-im-sorry-dave-i-cant-knit-that/

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]]> 1749 no Home Economics vs. Hitler https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/home-economics-vs-hitler-sewing-wwii/ On today’s episode, we explore the radical origins behind home economics. Hear how it became important enough to have its own federal agency. And learn how one particular sewing magazine became a game-changer during WWII.  Find Show Notes here. https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/home-economics-vs-hitler-sewing-wwii/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0000 Home Economics vs. Hitler full 4 20 Interweave Sewing in WWII On today’s episode, we explore the radical origins behind home economics. Hear how it became important enough to have its own federal agency. And learn how one particular sewing magazine became a game-changer during WWII.  Find Show Notes here. https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/home-economics-vs-hitler-sewing-wwii/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On today’s episode, we explore the radical origins behind home economics. Hear how it became important enough to have its own federal agency. And learn how one particular sewing magazine became a game-changer during WWII. 

Find Show Notes here.

https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/home-economics-vs-hitler-sewing-wwii/

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]]> 2081 no Manx for the Memories: Saving a Sheep https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/next-up-in-fiber-nation-manx-for-the-memories/ We travel to the Isle of Man and hear the story of one of its oldest inhabitants: the Manx Loaghtan sheep. A sheep that’s been on the brink of extinction not once or twice, but THREE times. And we’ll talk about not just how it was saved, but why some things are worth saving in the first place. Find Show Notes here. www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/next-up-in-fiber-nation-manx-for-the-memories/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:00 -0000 Manx for the Memories: Saving a Sheep full 4 19 Interweave A sheep back from the brink. We travel to the Isle of Man and hear the story of one of its oldest inhabitants: the Manx Loaghtan sheep. A sheep that’s been on the brink of extinction not once or twice, but THREE times. And we’ll talk about not just how it was saved, but why some things are worth saving in the first place. Find Show Notes here. www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/next-up-in-fiber-nation-manx-for-the-memories/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We travel to the Isle of Man and hear the story of one of its oldest inhabitants: the Manx Loaghtan sheep. A sheep that’s been on the brink of extinction not once or twice, but THREE times. And we’ll talk about not just how it was saved, but why some things are worth saving in the first place.

Find Show Notes here.

www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/next-up-in-fiber-nation-manx-for-the-memories/

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]]> 1971 no Lycra: The Fabric of Our Lives https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/spandex-fabric-of-our-lives/ Up to now, our daily dose of fiber has always focused on the woolly natural stuff. However, even the best diet has to succumb to a bag of Cheetos now and then. Consider this episode, about the crotch-hugging antics of spandex, as our cheat day. Show notes are here: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/spandex-fabric-of-our-lives/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:57:00 -0000 Lycra: The Fabric of our Lives full 4 18 Interweave Crotch-hugging antics of spandex! Up to now, our daily dose of fiber has always focused on the woolly natural stuff. However, even the best diet has to succumb to a bag of Cheetos now and then. Consider this episode, about the crotch-hugging antics of spandex, as our cheat day. Show notes are here: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/spandex-fabric-of-our-lives/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Up to now, our daily dose of fiber has always focused on the woolly natural stuff. However, even the best diet has to succumb to a bag of Cheetos now and then. Consider this episode, about the crotch-hugging antics of spandex, as our cheat day.

Show notes are here: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/spandex-fabric-of-our-lives/

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]]> 980 no Song Quilts: Stitching Together Women's Stories https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/song-quilts/ Eliza Hardy Jones was a professional musician and an amateur quilter. Until a once-in-a-lifetime offer made her change her tune. Find out how she turns traditional folk music, sung by women, into a craft traditionally done by women. Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/song-quilts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:51:00 -0000 Song Quilts: Stitching Together Women's Stories full 4 17 Interweave Stitching Together Women's Stories Eliza Hardy Jones was a professional musician and an amateur quilter. Until a once-in-a-lifetime offer made her change her tune. Find out how she turns traditional folk music, sung by women, into a craft traditionally done by women. Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/song-quilts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Eliza Hardy Jones was a professional musician and an amateur quilter. Until a once-in-a-lifetime offer made her change her tune. Find out how she turns traditional folk music, sung by women, into a craft traditionally done by women.

Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/song-quilts/

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]]> 1920 no Sheep, Wind, and Fire https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-wind-and-fire/ In today’s episode, we talk to a shearer of sheep. And while there are all kinds of cool things to learn about wool and economics and how to make a sheep sit on its butt, there’s a larger story here, about how people with the weirdest career path ever helped rescue their communities from calamity. Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-wind-and-fire/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:42:00 -0000 Sheep, Wind, and Fire full 4 16 Interweave The weirdest career path helped rescue communities from calamity! In today’s episode, we talk to a shearer of sheep. And while there are all kinds of cool things to learn about wool and economics and how to make a sheep sit on its butt, there’s a larger story here, about how people with the weirdest career path ever helped rescue their communities from calamity. Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-wind-and-fire/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In today’s episode, we talk to a shearer of sheep. And while there are all kinds of cool things to learn about wool and economics and how to make a sheep sit on its butt, there’s a larger story here, about how people with the weirdest career path ever helped rescue their communities from calamity.

Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/sheep-wind-and-fire/

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]]> 1932 no Hemp: The Fall & Rise of a Forbidden Fiber https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/hemp-forbidden-fiber-episode-15/ From its roots in Asia to its importance in the colonial US, from WW2 to the war on drugs, hemp has a curious and complicated history. Plus, we talk a lot about smoking pot. Show Notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/hemp-forbidden-fiber-episode-15/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0000 Hemp: The Fall & Rise of a Forbidden Fiber full 3 15 Interweave From its roots in Asia to its importance in the colonial US, from WW2 to the war on drugs, hemp has a curious and complicated history. Plus, we talk a lot about smoking pot. Show Notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/hemp-forbidden-fiber-episode-15/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From its roots in Asia to its importance in the colonial US, from WW2 to the war on drugs, hemp has a curious and complicated history. Plus, we talk a lot about smoking pot.

Show Notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/hemp-forbidden-fiber-episode-15/

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]]> 1839 no The Pig War https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-the-pig-war/ In 1859, a small island off the coast of Washington state was the site of a war almost no one has heard of. It lasted 12 years, involved 5 British warships, 14 American cannons, 34 uncooperative sheep tossed into rowboats, and General George Pickett. And in the end, it sustained only a single causality: a pig. Show Notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-the-pig-war/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0000 The Pig War full 3 14 Interweave In 1859, a small island off the coast of Washington state was the site of a war almost no one has heard of. It lasted 12 years, involved 5 British warships, 14 American cannons, 34 uncooperative sheep tossed into rowboats, and General George Pickett. And in the end, it sustained only a single causality: a pig. Show Notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-the-pig-war/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 1859, a small island off the coast of Washington state was the site of a war almost no one has heard of. It lasted 12 years, involved 5 British warships, 14 American cannons, 34 uncooperative sheep tossed into rowboats, and General George Pickett. And in the end, it sustained only a single causality: a pig.

Show Notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-the-pig-war/

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]]> 809 no A Tale of Two Sweaters https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/tale-two-sweaters/ In today's episode, we hear a tale of two radically different sweaters. But while we begin by exploring the world of luxury knitwear, we end up discovering something completely different…and completely new. Read the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/tale-two-sweaters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:01:00 -0000 A Tale of Two Sweaters: Paco Vicuna full 3 13 Interweave Paco Vicuna In today's episode, we hear a tale of two radically different sweaters. But while we begin by exploring the world of luxury knitwear, we end up discovering something completely different…and completely new. Read the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/tale-two-sweaters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In today's episode, we hear a tale of two radically different sweaters. But while we begin by exploring the world of luxury knitwear, we end up discovering something completely different…and completely new.

Read the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/tale-two-sweaters/

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]]> 1754 no Fiber Nation wants to give you yarn, again! https://interweave.com/fiber-nation/ Did you know Oct 10 is I Love Yarn Day? Neither did we. but no matter. Listen to hear how you can win a box of fluffy goodness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:32:34 -0000 Fiber Nation wants to give you yarn, again! bonus 3 Interweave Did you know Oct 10 is I Love Yarn Day? Neither did we. but no matter. Listen to hear how you can win a box of fluffy goodness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Did you know Oct 10 is I Love Yarn Day? Neither did we. but no matter. Listen to hear how you can win a box of fluffy goodness.

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]]> 85 no The Forgotten Woman of Fashion https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/godeys/ On the eve of the Civil War, Godey’s Lady’s Book was the most successful fashion and literary magazine in the US. That is, until its editor destroyed it, along with her own place in history. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/godeys/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:55:00 -0000 The Forgotten Woman of Fashion full 3 12 Interweave Sarah Hale & Godey’s Lady’s Book On the eve of the Civil War, Godey’s Lady’s Book was the most successful fashion and literary magazine in the US. That is, until its editor destroyed it, along with her own place in history. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/godeys/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On the eve of the Civil War, Godey’s Lady’s Book was the most successful fashion and literary magazine in the US. That is, until its editor destroyed it, along with her own place in history.

Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/godeys/

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]]> 2125 no Encore Episode: The Donner Party Revisited https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-podcast-donner-party-doll/ Almost one year ago we released this episode, but its story of disaster and resilience has even more relevance today. As we prepare Season 3, we hope you (re)discover the story of Patty Reed and her doll. In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0000 Encore Episode: The Donner Party Revisited full 2 11 Interweave Almost one year ago we released this episode, but its story of disaster and resilience has even more relevance today. As we prepare Season 3, we hope you (re)discover the story of Patty Reed and her doll. In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Almost one year ago we released this episode, but its story of disaster and resilience has even more relevance today. As we prepare Season 3, we hope you (re)discover the story of Patty Reed and her doll.

In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party.

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]]> 2084 no The Mystery of Gunnister Man https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/gunnister-man-mystery/ 1n 1951, near Gunnister, Shetland, two men discovered a body in a shallow grave. They called the police, who quickly determined there was something very strange about this burial. The body wasn’t actually a body; it was a full set of woolen clothing that had once contained a body. And that clothing was almost 300 years old.  Who was Gunnister Man? How had he come to be in such a remote spot, and what exactly had happened to him there?   Read the show notes! https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/gunnister-man-mystery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:08:00 -0000 The Mystery of Gunnister Man full 2 10 Interweave Allison seeks to unravel a mystery that starts in a shallow grave, then unfolds in an unexpected, woolful way. 1n 1951, near Gunnister, Shetland, two men discovered a body in a shallow grave. They called the police, who quickly determined there was something very strange about this burial. The body wasn’t actually a body; it was a full set of woolen clothing that had once contained a body. And that clothing was almost 300 years old.  Who was Gunnister Man? How had he come to be in such a remote spot, and what exactly had happened to him there?   Read the show notes! https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/gunnister-man-mystery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 1n 1951, near Gunnister, Shetland, two men discovered a body in a shallow grave. They called the police, who quickly determined there was something very strange about this burial.

The body wasn’t actually a body; it was a full set of woolen clothing that had once contained a body. And that clothing was almost 300 years old. 

Who was Gunnister Man? How had he come to be in such a remote spot, and what exactly had happened to him there?  

Read the show notes! https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/gunnister-man-mystery

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]]> 1983 no The Socks that Won WWI https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-9-world-war-socks/ The First World War was the first truly “modern” war, with its wireless communication, tanks, and poison-gas attacks. In the trenches of Belgium and France, however, one of the most important items in a soldier's kit—right up there with a rifle and a gas mask—was a pair of hand-knit, woolen socks.   *** SHOW NOTES*** https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-9-world-war-socks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 25 May 2020 17:55:00 -0000 The Socks that Won WWI full 2 9 Interweave Explore the importance of the sock to the World War I soldier. The First World War was the first truly “modern” war, with its wireless communication, tanks, and poison-gas attacks. In the trenches of Belgium and France, however, one of the most important items in a soldier's kit—right up there with a rifle and a gas mask—was a pair of hand-knit, woolen socks.   *** SHOW NOTES*** https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-9-world-war-socks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The First World War was the first truly “modern” war, with its wireless communication, tanks, and poison-gas attacks. In the trenches of Belgium and France, however, one of the most important items in a soldier's kit—right up there with a rifle and a gas mask—was a pair of hand-knit, woolen socks.  

*** SHOW NOTES*** https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-9-world-war-socks/

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]]> 1917 no Fabric Fails & Textile Triumphs https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/ When it comes to history, wars and plagues and art and science are the exciting stuff. Linen bed sheets are not. But fiber—fabric— is an integral part of human progress. From Neanderthal caves to Egyptian pyramids, from Viking ships to spaceships, we journey through almost 40,000 years of human advancement. And humble cloth is the springboard. View the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-8-textile-history/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0000 Fabric Fails & Textile Triumphs full 2 8 Interweave 40,000 years of textile history in 30 minutes When it comes to history, wars and plagues and art and science are the exciting stuff. Linen bed sheets are not. But fiber—fabric— is an integral part of human progress. From Neanderthal caves to Egyptian pyramids, from Viking ships to spaceships, we journey through almost 40,000 years of human advancement. And humble cloth is the springboard. View the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-8-textile-history/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When it comes to history, wars and plagues and art and science are the exciting stuff. Linen bed sheets are not. But fiber—fabric— is an integral part of human progress. From Neanderthal caves to Egyptian pyramids, from Viking ships to spaceships, we journey through almost 40,000 years of human advancement. And humble cloth is the springboard.

View the show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/episode-8-textile-history/

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]]> 1977 no A Handmaid's Knit - Introducing the Knitting Nerdcast https://www.interweave.com/category/knitting-nerdcast/ We're hard at work on our next episode of Fiber Nation. In the meantime, we wanted to feature a new podcast called the Knitting Nerdcast, where host Hannah Baker goes deep into her random knitting obsessions with friends. In this first episode, Hannah and Andrea Lotz nerd out about knitwear they've been noticing in various prestige television shows, including the Hulu show A Handmaid’s Tale. Enjoy! SUBSCRIBE to the Knitting Nerdcast - https://megaphone.link/GPM2560551780 Show notes and photos for A Handmaid's Knit - https://www.interweave.com/knitting-nerdcast/handmaids-tale-knit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0000 A Handmaid's Knit - Introducing the Knitting Nerdcast bonus 1 Interweave Introducing the podcast for nerds who knit out on nerding. We're hard at work on our next episode of Fiber Nation. In the meantime, we wanted to feature a new podcast called the Knitting Nerdcast, where host Hannah Baker goes deep into her random knitting obsessions with friends. In this first episode, Hannah and Andrea Lotz nerd out about knitwear they've been noticing in various prestige television shows, including the Hulu show A Handmaid’s Tale. Enjoy! SUBSCRIBE to the Knitting Nerdcast - https://megaphone.link/GPM2560551780 Show notes and photos for A Handmaid's Knit - https://www.interweave.com/knitting-nerdcast/handmaids-tale-knit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We're hard at work on our next episode of Fiber Nation. In the meantime, we wanted to feature a new podcast called the Knitting Nerdcast, where host Hannah Baker goes deep into her random knitting obsessions with friends. In this first episode, Hannah and Andrea Lotz nerd out about knitwear they've been noticing in various prestige television shows, including the Hulu show A Handmaid’s Tale. Enjoy!

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]]> 2164 no The Deadliest Dyes: A Colorful History https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/deadly-dyes/ As knitters and makers, we understand the siren song of color all too well. But did you know that some colors come at a price? And throughout history, people—not just knitters—have been willing to pay it. From poison dresses to a dye that helped destroy an empire, this episode of Fiber Nation explores our fatal fascination with hues throughout history. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/deadly-dyes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0000 The Deadliest Dyes: A Colorful History full 2 7 Interweave Of all the dyes on the color wheel, which is the deadliest? As knitters and makers, we understand the siren song of color all too well. But did you know that some colors come at a price? And throughout history, people—not just knitters—have been willing to pay it. From poison dresses to a dye that helped destroy an empire, this episode of Fiber Nation explores our fatal fascination with hues throughout history. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/deadly-dyes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices As knitters and makers, we understand the siren song of color all too well. But did you know that some colors come at a price? And throughout history, people—not just knitters—have been willing to pay it. From poison dresses to a dye that helped destroy an empire, this episode of Fiber Nation explores our fatal fascination with hues throughout history.

Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/deadly-dyes/

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]]> 1901 The Black Sheep of Wyoming Wool https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/black-sheep-wyoming-wool/ When Karen Hostetler’s children started school, she thought about starting a small business. A gift shop, maybe, selling Wyoming souvenirs to tourists on their way to Yellowstone or Montana. But when she discovered that you can't buy Wyoming wool in Wyoming, her desire to sell wool bunnies and blankets took a sideways turn into something much bigger—the largest wool mill in the American West. In this episode, we share the story of how Karen upended her life and started spinning wool, in an attempt to save the struggling Wyoming sheep ranchers and historic Basque shepherding culture of her home state.  See our show notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/black-sheep-wyoming-wool/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0000 The Black Sheep of Wyoming Wool full 2 6 Interweave In a twist of fate, one woman finds herself disrupting the Wyoming wool economy. When Karen Hostetler’s children started school, she thought about starting a small business. A gift shop, maybe, selling Wyoming souvenirs to tourists on their way to Yellowstone or Montana. But when she discovered that you can't buy Wyoming wool in Wyoming, her desire to sell wool bunnies and blankets took a sideways turn into something much bigger—the largest wool mill in the American West. In this episode, we share the story of how Karen upended her life and started spinning wool, in an attempt to save the struggling Wyoming sheep ranchers and historic Basque shepherding culture of her home state.  See our show notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/black-sheep-wyoming-wool/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When Karen Hostetler’s children started school, she thought about starting a small business. A gift shop, maybe, selling Wyoming souvenirs to tourists on their way to Yellowstone or Montana. But when she discovered that you can't buy Wyoming wool in Wyoming, her desire to sell wool bunnies and blankets took a sideways turn into something much bigger—the largest wool mill in the American West. In this episode, we share the story of how Karen upended her life and started spinning wool, in an attempt to save the struggling Wyoming sheep ranchers and historic Basque shepherding culture of her home state. 


See our show notes here: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/black-sheep-wyoming-wool/

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]]> 1899 no The Half-Knit Stocking: A True-Crime Tale https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/new-season-of-fiber-nation-podcast/ In this episode we look at the darker side of fiber history, with a surprising twist. Because in Victorian England, newspapers were filled with stories of murder victims, suspicious deaths, and tragic ends. And we’ll learn why, at the heart of so many of those lurid stories, was a woman knitting.  Learn more about these stories and our guest Penelope Lister Hemingway on our show notes page: www.interweave.com/article/knitting/new-season-of-fiber-nation-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:10:00 -0000 The Half-Knit Stocking: A True-Crime Tale full 2 5 Interweave With Penelope Lister Hemingway In this episode we look at the darker side of fiber history, with a surprising twist. Because in Victorian England, newspapers were filled with stories of murder victims, suspicious deaths, and tragic ends. And we’ll learn why, at the heart of so many of those lurid stories, was a woman knitting.  Learn more about these stories and our guest Penelope Lister Hemingway on our show notes page: www.interweave.com/article/knitting/new-season-of-fiber-nation-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode we look at the darker side of fiber history, with a surprising twist. Because in Victorian England, newspapers were filled with stories of murder victims, suspicious deaths, and tragic ends. And we’ll learn why, at the heart of so many of those lurid stories, was a woman knitting. 

Learn more about these stories and our guest Penelope Lister Hemingway on our show notes page: www.interweave.com/article/knitting/new-season-of-fiber-nation-podcast/

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]]> 1678 no Coming Soon - A New Season! Stay tuned! Fresh episodes featuring tales of textiles, craft and culture are coming soon with the new season of Fiber Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0000 Coming Soon - A New Season! trailer 2 Interweave A new season of episodes is arriving soon. Stay tuned! Fresh episodes featuring tales of textiles, craft and culture are coming soon with the new season of Fiber Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Stay tuned! Fresh episodes featuring tales of textiles, craft and culture are coming soon with the new season of Fiber Nation.

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]]> 70 no The Donner Party and the Doll https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-podcast-donner-party-doll/ In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party. Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-podcast-donner-party-doll/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:35:00 -0000 The Donner Party and the Doll full 1 11 Interweave We bill Interweave’s podcast Fiber Nation as “a knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting.” Up to now, though, we haven’t strayed too far beyond, focusing on sheep, wool, and the survival of textile traditions in general. Our newest episode, In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party. Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-podcast-donner-party-doll/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party.

Show notes: www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-podcast-donner-party-doll/

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]]> 1890 no Fiber Nation Podcast: From Russia with Love https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/from-orenburg-russia-with-love/ Hello Fiber Nation listeners! We're re-publishing this episode to celebrate Galina Khmeleva joining us for Yarn Fest Loveland, 2023. Learn more and sign up for classes with Galina at https://www.interweave.com/yarnfest/loveland/ Hand-drawn knitting charts are not normally the target of armed robbery. When you are starting a business in 1990's Russia, however, anything goes. In this episode, we meet Galina Khmeleva and hear a dual story: one about a 300 year-old knitting tradition, and another about the remarkable woman who helped preserve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 May 2019 23:32:00 -0000 From Russia with Love full 1 3 Interweave Hello Fiber Nation listeners! We're re-publishing this episode to celebrate Galina Khmeleva joining us for Yarn Fest Loveland, 2023. Learn more and sign up for classes with Galina at https://www.interweave.com/yarnfest/loveland/ Hand-drawn knitting charts are not normally the target of armed robbery. When you are starting a business in 1990's Russia, however, anything goes. In this episode, we meet Galina Khmeleva and hear a dual story: one about a 300 year-old knitting tradition, and another about the remarkable woman who helped preserve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hello Fiber Nation listeners! We're re-publishing this episode to celebrate Galina Khmeleva joining us for Yarn Fest Loveland, 2023. Learn more and sign up for classes with Galina at https://www.interweave.com/yarnfest/loveland/

Hand-drawn knitting charts are not normally the target of armed robbery. When you are starting a business in 1990's Russia, however, anything goes. In this episode, we meet Galina Khmeleva and hear a dual story: one about a 300 year-old knitting tradition, and another about the remarkable woman who helped preserve it.

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]]> 1672 no Fiber Nation Wants to Give You Yarn (Really) https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-give-you-yarn/ We hope to get your help to bring attention to Fiber Nation! Listen to our fresh clip to find out how your help may be rewarded with yarn. It's all about us wanting to hear from you, the yarn loving listener (and maybe a few of your friends). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 May 2019 15:47:16 -0000 Fiber Nation Wants to Give You Yarn (Really) full 1 Interweave Congrats to Anna T. of St. Paul, Minnesota! - Stay tuned to Fiber Nation for more opportunities to win goodies and get special coupon codes! We hope to get your help to bring attention to Fiber Nation! Listen to our fresh clip to find out how your help may be rewarded with yarn. It's all about us wanting to hear from you, the yarn loving listener (and maybe a few of your friends). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 121 no Fiber Nation Podcast: Country Life https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/country-life/ Say you start knitting, and get into yarn. Maybe you start spinning, and get obsessed with fiber. This is how an obsession with sheep might begin. Spin Off magazine editor Kate Larson just happens to have her own flock of sheep. In this episode, Kate walks us through animal husbandry, harvesting fiber, and the hard choices that sometimes come with ranching. Have you ever considered integrating sustainable agriculture into your life? Learn more about the possibilities on this episode of Fiber Nation. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/country-life/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:02:00 -0000 Country Life full 1 2 Interweave A knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting. Say you start knitting, and get into yarn. Maybe you start spinning, and get obsessed with fiber. This is how an obsession with sheep might begin. Spin Off magazine editor Kate Larson just happens to have her own flock of sheep. In this episode, Kate walks us through animal husbandry, harvesting fiber, and the hard choices that sometimes come with ranching. Have you ever considered integrating sustainable agriculture into your life? Learn more about the possibilities on this episode of Fiber Nation. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/country-life/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Say you start knitting, and get into yarn. Maybe you start spinning, and get obsessed with fiber. This is how an obsession with sheep might begin. Spin Off magazine editor Kate Larson just happens to have her own flock of sheep. In this episode, Kate walks us through animal husbandry, harvesting fiber, and the hard choices that sometimes come with ranching. Have you ever considered integrating sustainable agriculture into your life? Learn more about the possibilities on this episode of Fiber Nation.

Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/country-life/

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]]> 1712 no Fiber Nation Podcast: Not What I Expected https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/not-what-i-expected/ From the khamak embroidery of Afghanistan to Mayan rug hookers in Guatemala, see how women are changing their lives with creativity, courage, and old t shirts. Publisher Linda Ligon takes us around the world with Thrums Books, and reflects on how the best intentions can sometimes backfire. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/not-what-i-expected/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 20 Mar 2019 06:10:00 -0000 Fiber Nation: Not What I Expected full 1 1 Interweave Read the show notes on this podcast episode to learn more! From the khamak embroidery of Afghanistan to Mayan rug hookers in Guatemala, see how women are changing their lives with creativity, courage, and old t shirts. Publisher Linda Ligon takes us around the world with Thrums Books, and reflects on how the best intentions can sometimes backfire. Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/not-what-i-expected/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From the khamak embroidery of Afghanistan to Mayan rug hookers in Guatemala, see how women are changing their lives with creativity, courage, and old t shirts. Publisher Linda Ligon takes us around the world with Thrums Books, and reflects on how the best intentions can sometimes backfire.

Show notes: https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/not-what-i-expected/

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]]> 1795 no Introducing: Fiber Nation Podcast https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/fiber-nation-podcast/ Stay tuned for the first episode of Fiber Nation, a knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting. Join host Allison Korleski as she talks with people from all corners of the yarniverse: designers and dyers, shepherds and spinners, publishers and pathfinders. From family farms in the American heartland to a woman’s cooperative in Afghanistan, each episode explores what connects us as knitters and makers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:10:49 -0000 full Interweave Fiber Nation is the knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting. - Linda Ligon is the subject of the premiere episode of Fiber Nation. - The first episode of Fiber Nation is coming to your knitting podcast download queue on Friday, March 22, 2019. Stay tuned for the first episode of Fiber Nation, a knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting. Join host Allison Korleski as she talks with people from all corners of the yarniverse: designers and dyers, shepherds and spinners, publishers and pathfinders. From family farms in the American heartland to a woman’s cooperative in Afghanistan, each episode explores what connects us as knitters and makers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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