Fiber Nation

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, “The Donner Party & the Doll,” is definitely about survival, but of the human kind. It’s also our most dramatic episode yet.

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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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.

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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. Linda Ligon, founder of Interweave and current explorer of craft in world cultures, weaves a tale for host Allison Korleski about her travels to Afghanistan. Join Allison as she talks with people from all corners of the yarniverse: designers and dyers, shepherds and spinners, publishers and pathfinders. Each episode explores what connects us as knitters and makers. Learn more at https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/