Latest Niche talks Podcast Episodes

Episode 4

Knit 15 - May 28, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutes
Take 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 s...

Episode 3

Knit 15 - April 19, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes
Celebrating 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 inspir...

Episode 2

Knit 15 - March 02, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes
Undaunted 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 th...

Knit 15, Episode 1

Knit 15 - February 03, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes
Fit 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 o...