Knit 15
4 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -A series of niche talks for knitters, recorded in front of a live audience, at our wool shop in Clapton, east London.
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Episodes
Episode 4
May 28, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBTake a dive into colour pooling and the journey that your multicoloured hand-dyed skein of yarn takes when you begin knitting it into fabric. Helen Reed, AKA The Wool Kitchen, and Wendy Peterson of Yarnsub.com explore the maths and magic that can make the difference between colours emerging as star dust or a smear across your sweater. Images and links to the yarns shawl and app mentioned in this episode are all available on the Knit15 Episode 4 web page.
Episode 3
April 19, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBCelebrating the extraordinary and hidden lives of unsung heroines in knitted squares, the Balance for Better Blanket was created to mark the 2019 International Women’s Day. In Episode 3 of Knit 15, Felicity Ford tells the story of a knitted blanket, of a friendship and of the 30 women who inspired it. Presented by Anna Feldman Produced by Damian Zane
Episode 2
March 02, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBUndaunted by the initial disdain she received from local mill bosses, Rosa Pomar’s single-minded determination to source and manufacture wool from local flocks of sheep, is now not only respected by Portuguese wool industry chiefs, but also celebrated by knitters and knitwear designers around the world. In Episode 2 we hear from Rosa on how her fascination with Portugal’s rich history of woollen textiles and knitting traditions, turned into a mission to put sustainability and integrity back ...
Knit 15, Episode 1
February 03, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBFit your sweater perfectly around your shoulders and the rest will follow. In Part 1 of this episode, Renee Callahan AKA East London Knit, makes the case for abandoning our preoccupation with bust measurements as the starting point for measuring up for the perfect fit. Beyond shoulders or any other part of our bodies for that matter, lies the engineering of the stitches of our knitted fabric. In part 2, you'll hear yarnsub.com's Wendy Peterson asking us to follow the yarn on its journey to...